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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    Notanewnurse

    Nurse SMS replied to OneRN50's topic in General Nursing

    See your doctor. Perimenopause brings about a lot of hormone flux that can impact memory and
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    Social Media and Doxxing - Your Thoughts???

    Nurse SMS replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I am of the opinion that anyone silly enough to post at or about work and don't use good judgment as to the subject matter, the tone and the information given, they pretty much deserve what they get...
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    Can good nurses work in bad facility

    Nurse SMS replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

    This is kind of a weird question. Good nurses work EVERYWHERE. Even bad facilities. If the facility is bad that doesn't mean the nurses that work there are bad. It means they are being given less than...
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    Is It Too Demeaning to be a CNA?

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    EMT isn't going to get you what you are looking for, if being exposed to nursing is the goal. Generally they can be hired to be an ER technician, but they don't get hired elsewhere in the hospital and...
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    Negotiating pay rate as new grad RN

    Nurse SMS replied to Peditra's topic in Nursing Career

    I am glad it all worked out. Congratulations on your first RN
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    Promotion advice?

    Nurse SMS replied to Emm_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Starting reading/listening to books about mentorship and leadership. Start following trailblazers on social media. Think about the people in charge of you in the past - everyone from charge nurses to...
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    I am lost

    Nurse SMS replied to apmarquez's topic in General Nursing

    Stop focusing on your current job. You aren't going to be there, so just do what you need to do to stay safe and be ready to move on. Your new opportunity sounds
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    Is It Too Demeaning to be a CNA?

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Are you a
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    How would you feel if a dentist was your boss?

    Nurse SMS replied to FrancineRNfrannie's topic in General Nursing

    Signed. How
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    Ultimate Goal is to become a Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner but I don't know how to get there

    Nurse SMS replied to Nursing3000shots's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would think it
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    Ultimate Goal is to become a Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner but I don't know how to get there

    Nurse SMS replied to Nursing3000shots's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you have a BSN then you should have what you need to find this answer. You will need to apply and be accepted to an Advanced Practice program for pediatrics. That is an MSN level or higher. For...
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    Ultimate Goal is to become a Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner but I don't know how to get there

    Nurse SMS replied to Nursing3000shots's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Is it an OR in a pediatric
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    Graduate Nurse Working in Pain Clinic as First Job

    Nurse SMS replied to crush_RN's topic in Nursing Career

    I think the job sounds really perfect for you. You do NOT have to spend time in the hospital to "count" as a nurse. Take the job and don't look back. Feel the sigh of relief come over
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    Ultimate Goal is to become a Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner but I don't know how to get there

    Nurse SMS replied to Nursing3000shots's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Not enough info. Why do you want to do this and why so specific? Are you in high school? A nurse already? A grown up but not a nurse
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    Need help on what to do!!!

    Nurse SMS replied to sweetredRN's topic in General Nursing

    Pick up shifts at the hospital PRN. The longer you stay out of acute care, the less marketable you will be and the more rusty your skills will
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    RN pay in Houston, TX

    Nurse SMS replied to ineedachange1's topic in General Nursing

    You are a new grad. That pay grade is generally flat. The experience you got in positions that did not require an RN license will not count as RN experience...because it wasn't. Even if you were an...
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    Rejected by RN Programs- Should I Take the LPN Program?

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Yes, you should take it. You can go back to school in an LPN to RN program afterward and with proven higher grades when you
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    Running late?, during report stay on topic so I can go home!

    Nurse SMS replied to Workitinurfava's topic in General Nursing

    I still remember the morning that I was coming off my 3rd 12 hour shift. The nurse relieving me was pregnant and had her ultrasound the day before. Instead of coming to get report she hung out at the...
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    Does it get better ?

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

    I didn't realize how much better I was doing until the next round of new grads hit the floor. Suddenly how far I had come began to be clear to me. Yes, it will get better. Very
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    New Grad off of orientation....Struggling

    Nurse SMS replied to DH1234's topic in General Nursing

    Needing help the first night off orientation is not "Needing help all the time". Beware of all or nothing thinking. It isn't accurate. Don't believe everything your brain tells you. You would be...
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    right med, right dose, wrong route... ouchhhh

    Nurse SMS replied to rvzohfeld's topic in General Nursing

    She stated she was hospitalized and out of work for a week, so of course there is financial consequence. She should be made
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    Graduated, didn't take a job right away

    Nurse SMS replied to Superuomo's topic in Nursing Career

    Right now you are still within the first year since graduation so you are okay in terms of finding work. However, the window is rapidly closing. Once you are more than a year since graduation you are...
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    The College of Healthcare Professions

    Nurse SMS replied to Guest1007726's topic in Texas Nursing

    Most of them are for-profit schools with abysmal reputations in the medical community and abysmal NCLEX pass rates. You will want to research attrition rates for any school you are considering. This...
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    Documentation

    Nurse SMS replied to LovingLife123's topic in General Nursing

    It was not obvious from you post..... obviously ? I hope you got some rest and are feeling
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    The College of Healthcare Professions

    Nurse SMS replied to Guest1007726's topic in Texas Nursing

    $42K for an ADN is the very definition of