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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    RN Salary in Dallas, Texas (2017)

    High 30s/hr, maybe 40sih depending on the
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    Conflicted about an upcoming change

    Who Moved My Cheese is a fantastic read for anyone facing a big
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    MSN Leadership - Is it worth it?

    All the leaders in my organization have an MSN or MBA or MHA. Sadly, the FNP designation is starting to lose ground. I would steer clear unless being an NP is what you really want to do....
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    Pediatric resp distress

    I would assess my patient and intervene based on the assessment. There are a lot of reasons for this to happen, so there is no one answer. What caused it to drop? How far down is it? Is the patient in...
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    Nursing Mistakes

    I gave a guy an extra dose of Norco. He had a good nap and I was his favorite nurse during his stay. But it rattled me. This was during my third shift working independently. I hung an antibiotic but...
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    Conflicted about an upcoming change

    Ah, but what if this change is exactly what you needed? What if the lower pay means higher staffing and good people to precept you and help you through the transition? What if you fall in love with...
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    Nicu residencies

    It is great that you have a goal to drive you through nursing school. I would encourage you to stay open, as most of us went into nursing school believing we knew exactly what we wanted to do....
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    Dayshift

    Well, that was your mistake. Don't try to be "normal" on your off days. You can flex your hours a bit but if you are going back and forth on your wake cycles between work days and off days, not only...
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    Rejected by Patient

    When my son was in the hospital for a very long time, I requested not to have a nurse who seemed to have no idea how to use the IV pump and would sit in there for long amounts of time pushing the...
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    Already Changing Jobs?

    You are less than a year in - you could apply for a pediatric or OR residency elsewhere since you are technically still a new grad. You might potentially have a shot at those still. You don't mention...
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    Help! I Want a Management Position

    Yes, it would be an advancement in your career. Infection control specialist and educator will open more doors to you in the future. These are leadership roles with increased responsibilities that...
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    New Grad RN

    Trying to "remember everything" about your patients is how errors are made and things are missed. Have your brain with you at all times and check your charts frequently. Getting time management down...
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    Dayshift

    I wouldn't ask that during the interview. If it comes down to you or another person, even an external candidate, who seems more than happy with nights, you will not be the chosen
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    Help! Preceptor Issue

    Since you aren't even a new grad, frankly that makes this even more of a nonissue. Your precepting in this regard is mostly learning where things are, the policies of the new institution and the like....
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    Advice for a New Pediatric Hematology/Oncology RN

    Remember that when someone has cancer, the whole family has cancer. The parents are NOT going to be at their best and you will need to extend them as much grace as you can
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    Is this a Med Error?

    Well no, not really. Her legal obligation is to the patients she was assigned to. If she gives chase and a patient codes, calls, falls - then what? Or if she herself is hurt by the eloping patient...
  17. Just a side note - if you DO have what you feel is a very good idea for an app or a business or side jam, what have you, the very last thing you want to do is post it on the Internet for opinions. It...
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    A Fishy Healthcare Operation?

    I agree with JKL. All you can do is report it. If there is validity, it may take a while but it WILL come out in the
  19. We have three education teams - the unit educators, which have 1-2 educators per unit. Then we have the individuals who run the new grad internship programs. Finally, we have educators that service...
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    Nurse bringing child to work

    It is the kind of thing that will irk me until I find out why the kid is there and then I get irked with myself for being irked. Bottom line is just do like the quote says - be kind; everyone is...
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    Help! Preceptor Issue

    She/he was assigned a different
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    Something I posted in 2001

    Experienced nurse here. I agree with a little of this and disagree with a lot of it. The last line implies satire, which puts it in a different light. Sort
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    Guys, I'm an unintentional job hopper.

    Tuned down a sweet young nurse for a job just this week due to five jobs in four specialties in the four years she has been a nurse. She was sure the opening we were interviewing her for was “it”....
  24. Nope. The less I worried about others the happier I was and the better I
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    How would you handle this ....

    Sounds like a case for the ethics committee to determine proper course of