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

    What are my chances

    Nurse SMS replied to Ladi_Taurus11's topic in Texas Nursing

    You will probably do fine, especially since it sounds like you are not being picky. Good
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    Dealing with Students in Clinicals: What would you like to see?

    Nurse SMS replied to bsf312's topic in General Nursing

    We have a clinical instructor coming here now who has been telling her students to use their clinical time to do care plans, BRADEN scales and the like. We have had to request she stop this. The...
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    Case Study: Why Is She Having Hallucinations? The Mystery of The Dog in A Fedora

    Nurse SMS replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical Care

    I was also going to say B-vitamin deficiency. The obvious things seem too
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    UoP and WGU BSN??

    Nurse SMS replied to les22703's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know much about UofP but I got both my BSN and MSN from WGU and work with a lot of people who have as well. It is accredited and an excellent way to get your degree on your time and is...
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    Scared? What to do?

    Nurse SMS replied to Shelly0928's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered becoming an educator in the hospital
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    Pay cuts

    Nurse SMS replied to KSjo88's topic in General Nursing

    No raises for PRN is not unusual. The rest of it is. I would look for greener pastures. The only impact nurses can have in this situation is to vote with their
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    Shift Report: Listening, no writing...

    Nurse SMS replied to mtmkjr's topic in General Nursing

    We are moving hard toward a paperless floor and report is to be given at the bedside utilizing the EMR. I wager she is an auditory learner and that she then reviews the chart, which solidifies what...
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    Dealing with Students in Clinicals: What would you like to see?

    Nurse SMS replied to bsf312's topic in General Nursing

    What we want from students and what I tell them when they orient here: 1. You are in scrubs. Therefore, in the eyes of the patients, you are a nurse. They don't differentiate between a student and a...
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    Anyone Else have to Sub in classrooms??

    Nurse SMS replied to rnknsn's topic in School

    Wow. I would be quitting without notice in a situation like that. The position I am in now told me I would have to provide day care services for our nurses in the case of inclement weather with school...
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    Racial Discrimination in the Nursing Profession

    Nurse SMS replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    I am not trying to shame anyone as much as suggest that, due to our past history, perhaps it is time to approach things from a perspective that it very well could be a bias, conscious or otherwise. I...
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    CNA to RN

    Nurse SMS replied to Millshel's topic in General Nursing

    No need to do LPN. Just get into an RN
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    Racial Discrimination in the Nursing Profession

    Nurse SMS replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    A brave article that brings to light something that most would rather pretend isn't happening. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately?) the current political and social climate has thrust the truth of...
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    What to do when a patient doesn't listen?

    Nurse SMS replied to cc290133's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I give them the information they need, document that it was given, document patient reaction/questions/lackthereof and then I move on. Motivation is largely internal. The best we can do sometimes is...
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    Do you ever get concerned about certain users on here?

    Nurse SMS replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    There is only one poster whom I had genuine concerns about. They left, returned under another name and now are gone again (or doing a better job of masking who they are). That individual genuinely...
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    Should I tell my manager I applied internally?

    Nurse SMS replied to Cieritaqt's topic in General Nursing

    I am glad you have decided to stay. What you have found in your manager is extremely rare. You will likely never find it
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    What You Need To Know About Older Nurses: Myths and Realities

    Nurse SMS replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Another one: Older nurses can't adjust to new technology. Personally I ADORE working with older nurses. They have more experience and interventions stored in their pinky finger than I can ever hope...
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    Harrison closing

    Nurse SMS replied to dreamer30's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is a common misinterpretation I see here, that people think community colleges are easier than universities to get into. Truth is, the education takes less time and pays the same as a four...
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    Did I cause this rapid response?

    Nurse SMS replied to ns808's topic in General Nursing

    You did not cause the RRT. The low blood sugar definitely contributed to it. Now you know - always check a blood sugar reading when your patient isn't acting right, whether diabetic or not. Its a good...
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    service dogs

    Nurse SMS replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Healthcare workers? Nope. Lots of patients bringing them in though and our facility policy is that the dog is what the patient says it is. This has been known to cause
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    Denied from nursing school...

    Nurse SMS replied to callmeachilles1's topic in General Students

    Entry is competitive. It isn't that those things are there as much as that they were NOT there for other applicants, thus placing them above her in the selection process. Most nursing programs,...
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    Report or not when administrators have favorites

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

    So is this then about revenge? Why wouldn't you want better for her than you had since you know how hard it
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    Report or not when administrators have favorites

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

    If you were that nurse in that same situation, how would you hope someone would handle this? Personally I would be extending them quite a bit of grace. I hope you will consider doing so as
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    Seeking tips for nursing in Hawaii

    Nurse SMS replied to shawest21's topic in General Nursing

    Get experience before you even attempt it. Research whether you really want to do that before you even attempt it. Talk to some real nurses over there before you even attempt it. Compare what they...
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    Clinical Educator with an MPH?

    Nurse SMS replied to marienm, RN, CCRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Yeah, I definitely do more than onboarding and annual competencies. Tons of classes on other stuff and patient-centered care is not an uncommon theme. But I would not base my whole career on a degree...
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    Uh, what?

    Nurse SMS replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    I am wondering if the teacher is now feeling some kind of push-back from the student's parents and thus is looking for further info to get themselves out of a pickle of some kind. Thus the delay and...