RiderRN

Screw the Lido! We work in the ED not the freeking PACU or Same Day Surg. Our patients are here because they are SICK, and have life threatening issues that need urgent interventions. Lido is a luxury, not a necessity. If you are sick enough for an IV, say you are dehydrated, vomiting, having terrible pain that an IM/PO med isn't enough, then you can have an 18g to better and more quickly hydrate you, or what if your terrible pain is related to your appendix rupturing and you need to go to the OR? That OR staff will appreciate the 18g over a 22g. And for all those patients with 10/10 pain, what's a IV start next to your 10/10 migrane that you've had for the past three weeks, and yesterday it took 8mgs of Dilaudid to help? Come on people, I'm not trying to be uncompassionate, I was recently hospitalized and in the ED, and fabulous nurse inserted a 20g in my R wrist, and YES it hurt! I remember feeling the shooting pain, looking down and asking if she put an 18g in! But, it was over fast, and she and I were on our ways,... This is ED people! And for kids, why would you prolong the situation???? I've always felt that with kids you go in, and go out, as fast as possible. Get everything done in one fell swoop. So why would you torture them for the lido, then plead with them that they then won't feel anything? No! You are honest with them, YES it will be a little owie, but it will be over quickly, and you deliver. Lido prolongs the discomfort, makes the sight edematous and takes too long.

I'm considering University of Phoenix's ADN-BSN for it's convenience. I want to start school ASAP, as in not wait for "spring" or "fall" enrollment and I want a 100% online curriculum. My husband works in HR, and is all into the prestige of schools, and how the name of a good university looks on your resume. He APPALLS University of Phoenix and doesn't respect it's graduates, in ANY aspect. I've told him they are fully accredited by all the national nursing associations, and it's a REAL degree, but he won't listen. I want to know what other nurses opinions are of University of Phoenix. Personally, I work with half a dozen nurses who completed the ADN-BSN program, and two are currently in the MSN program. I don't think anything less of them for having a degrees from University of Phoenix! It's a degree! Regardless! What do you think? What are you opinions on the cirriculum? Do you recommend another ADN-BSN that is 100% online?

Someone said this is the more expensive of the RN-BSN programs,... what is there out there that's cheaper, but still all online? I'm almost done with the admission process @ University of Phoenix, and I was quoted 22k, and a BSN in 19 months. I have an ADN, and have been working almost a year. I don't want to take a bunch of lower division classes again, like statistics, more anatomy and physio, ect,... which is what I've been told at all the local state schools. Any insight as to other 100% online RN-BSN programs would be appreciated.

I considered medical school when I was considering nursing school and the cost kept me from pursuing it. Also, now that I am a nurse, I would never want to be a doctor because of the amount of responsibility they have. It's so much stress! I work in an ED and feel I have enough autonomy, and respect from the practitioners that I work with to collaborate on care plans, and they listen to my assessments and suggestions for diagnositic imaging, lab tests or meds. I always question them when I don't fully understand their reasoning, and I always suggest or ask their opinions about stuff I would expect to happen when it doesn't. This I believe gives me the best of both worlds. Good luck in making your decision. You could be working as a CRNA by the time you are 25 or 26, but as an independant MD, you would be 31-32.

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OMG, I'm recovering from bulemia... In my recovery I have found it easier to not eat than to deal with food drama. Especially while at work. It's so easy to forgot your own needs when you are focused on everyone else's. I've gone through 13 hours at work, peeing 1 time, eating minimally and drinking less than 16 oz of water. I'm not at all proud of this, infact I'm terrified that I'm doing this to my body. My hospital has strict rules about food and drinks at the nurses station making it difficult to leave the floor for any reason. I get 1- 15 minute break a day, and 1 - 30 minute lunch break. Let's face it, that's not enough time to take care of 13 hours of bodily maintenance! I too struggle with not eating/drinking enough while at work. How does anyone deal?????? Please help!!!!

Hey DS930! I just wanted to share my experience and hope to inspire you! I just transitioned from ER Tech to ER RN this month! When I realized I wanted to be a flight nurse, I got my pre-reqs for nursing school completed and still faced a 1 and a half year waiting list. Soooo, I took a 1 semester class, got my EMT certificate and got a job in a local community hospital's ER and have been there for the past 2 and a half years. I graduated from nursing school in December, and started work as a RN this month. I was the first in my class to have a job, and feel like I gained invaluable experience as a Tech! I am such a better RN because of my experience, and I think my co-workers would say the same. If you are interested in Emergency Medicine, DEFINITELY work on becoming an ER Tech. In my ER, Tech's weren't allowed to draw blood, or do anything invasive, BUT we did do cool stuff like splints, casts, dressings, CPR, help in codes, run to codes, stock, transfer patients, and all the CNA type stuff. I learned so much "behind" the scenes stuff, like orders, how to get supplies, where to find stuff, etc. that it's been a much easier transition to RN. I wish you the best of luck. :redbeathe:redbeathe