Nurse SMS MSN, RN

Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development

You did what you knew how to do; when you knew better, you did better. - Maya Angelou

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  1. Nurse SMS

    I feel like I'm stuck

    Nurse SMS replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    In your current situation I would advise just hanging in there. It may not be your ideal job but most people work in a job that isn't their ideal. You will be okay. After baby comes and you are...
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    RN that Graduated from non accredited

    Nurse SMS replied to perl4eva's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    No. You can try to get into an accredited program and if you are accepted they will do a review of your transcript to let you know what classes will be accepted to transfer in. You would then have to...
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    RN to MSN Programs

    Nurse SMS replied to susie1969's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I did mine through WGU. Very affordable, with a flat fee structure as opposed to charging by credit hours. It is competency based and self paced. They are fully accredited. Got my BSN and MSN. I...
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    Forget financial aid if youre an adult over 50

    Nurse SMS replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I am trying to wrap my head around needing a loan for 2 credits. Where are you going to school?? And I second the above...credit is more than employment. Its based on one's history of reliable...
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    Nursing students who want to be NP's

    Nurse SMS replied to Teaching the future's topic in General Nursing

    I think the concern is more about brand new nurses who are skipping the 3-5 years acute care experience required for most advanced nursing roles. This leaves them not only without the necessary...
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    Used CPR on my neighbors toddler today... it wasn't enough... warning, graphic..

    Nurse SMS replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    If his lungs are damaged he may be on ECMO. Thank you for all you did. I pray peace finds
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    RN shortage

    Nurse SMS replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    The nursing shortage is a myth. There are plenty of active and voluntarily lapsed licenses to fill every opening out there. As mentioned above, the "shortage" is from individuals unable or unwilling...
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    Graduate School?

    Nurse SMS replied to shimmybean's topic in General Nursing

    I recommend you work as an acute care nurse before worrying about graduate school. That probably sounds abrupt and mean, but I do not mean it that way. Nursing education positions require 3-5 years...
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    That wasn't cool

    Nurse SMS replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in General Nursing

    Nobody is forcing you to come here. If you don't want to be on this forum, you don't have to be deleted. You just have to not show up. No need for the drama of "goodbye cruel Nursing bulletin
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    Making a move to Dallas and looking for info!

    Nurse SMS replied to Bethanypwatson's topic in Texas Nursing

    Your hirability is excellent. The Medical Center of Plano (now known as Medical City Plano) is the nearest Trauma hospital. I think they are now going for Level I trauma center. Other nearby hospitals...
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    Recently fired during orientation...help

    Nurse SMS replied to Nursemag's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Also the best thing you can hope for from an employment lawsuit is to be given your job back. Why would anyone let go in this way want
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    The Insidious Nature of Compassion Fatigue

    Nurse SMS replied to cwentworth's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent article. I would add intolerance/political angst to the list of compassion fatigue symptoms. I have many friends who are generous by nature, but who are casting votes against their nature...
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    Preceptor burnout

    Nurse SMS replied to QuarterLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel like not only should we be allowed to decline having a student/new grad but that it is imperative that if we aren't up to it for any reason at all, we have a responsibility to say so. Nobody...
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    Help. No pay for orientation and buy their uniform?

    Nurse SMS replied to HappyCNA's topic in General Nursing

    What a bunch of nonsense. Keep
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    Not going so well?

    Nurse SMS posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I started my first job in professional development last week. I learned right before I started that the Director is moving on one week after I start and that the assistant for the department left one...
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    When Your Patient is an Addict...How to Deal

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    It was a story. I know what she told me and I believed her. I did not call her an addict OR an abuser. Her printout from the pharmacy listed no narcs. Texas has a centralized system to check if people...
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    Nursing Student From Hell

    Nurse SMS replied to DWelly14's topic in General Nursing

    I want to offer you sympathy for being put through this. What a horrible situation for that miserable individual to suck you into. Thank you for doing your job even when it is hard. She needed to...
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    Do nurses have to work from home?

    Nurse SMS replied to lilythorburn's topic in General Nursing

    In general floor nursing doesn't occupy formal work time outside of work hours. Other types of nursing do. It just depends on the role, the institution, the project being worked on
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    When Your Patient is an Addict...How to Deal

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't always "addicts" either. I had a lady of advanced age who was in for a chronically recurring problem. She always requested Dilaudid be the narc prescribed from the hospitalist and, at this...
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    Frustrating

    Nurse SMS replied to nursebeth77's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, exactly where the crackles, rales and absence of air movement does matter. Also not being snarky, but things can change fast and having the initial assessment to compare to is just good...
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    What's the hardest or one of the hard parts about being an rn?

    Nurse SMS replied to Drizzle203's topic in General Nursing

    I smell a
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    I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

    Nurse SMS replied to CRC12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh....and remember....orientation isn't only about YOU building confidence in YOURSELF. It is also about your employer and coworkers finding confidence IN YOU. Humility...appropriate...
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    I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

    Nurse SMS replied to CRC12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had 8 weeks of orientation when I was a new grad on a busy ICU stepdown floor. By the end of it I felt ready to be on my own. My floor made me very aware that I could ask questions, seek help and...
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    How do you feel about being a nurse?

    Nurse SMS replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse. It taps into the best side of myself and places me in a role that allows me to have a great feeling of meaning in my life. There are things that are very hard about being a nurse...
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    Deathbed visions **UPDATED**

    Nurse SMS replied to ag_man's topic in General Nursing

    The first death I experienced as a brand new nurse was a young woman (in her 40s) with metastatic cancer. She was on a morphine drip, but did not want it on very high, so we titrated up and down based...