ghillbert MSN, NP

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    Why are so many Doctors hostile towards the DNP?

    ghillbert replied to Meesterjojo's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I'm currently completing masters in NP - but I can't see the point of a DNP. It gives me no more practice ability than the masters degree. The classes aren't additional clinical classes to make me...
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    Hello my name is.......and I am OBESE

    ghillbert replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what an inspirational post...
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    Why are so many nurses so bad these days?

    ghillbert posted a topic in General Nursing

    First off, I am not talking old school vs new school, or hospital-trained vs university trained etc arguments. I just wonder, since becoming the carer for my terminally ill mother, why there are so...
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    stopcocks

    ghillbert replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I moved from Australia to the US and was calling them 3 way taps (as we do) until one day the CRNA said "I have no idea what you're talking about." I explained and she said "We call them STOPCOCKS in...
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    Can someone please explain this ECG statement?

    ghillbert replied to karyan06's topic in General Nursing

    Because you have 10 physical leads on, but then you are looking from different angles. Look up something called the Einthoven triangle, it shows how the leads are calculated. For example, if you...
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    Why are so many nurses so bad these days?

    ghillbert replied to ghillbert's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your responses, I appreciate the input. A few clarifications: - I work in the US but have been on leave in Australia to look after my mother since December, when the drs told me she had...
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    *Sigh* another vent. My poor pt died. Long...

    ghillbert replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. What an a-hole. I would have to call him on that one... that's not a medical order and I do not complete secretarial functions for physicians... because I don't work for them.
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    National Registration

    ghillbert replied to Sophia36's topic in International Nursing

    Check the website, they clearly explain what happens if you just renewed your state registration, and when it runs out. I sincerely doubt it will be $500 or more. I'd guess
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    Australian Citizen needing help with e3 Visa nursing in America

    ghillbert replied to Aunurse1's topic in International Nursing

    I can't imagine why E3 recipients would use that agency, because it is really the most simple work visa to get, and anyone can do it by themselves. jehnsenigoe, an LCA is not the same as a job offer....
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    Will Be graduating soon...Needs Advice.

    ghillbert replied to dissonant's topic in International Nursing

    How have you maintained your permanent residency if you've been overseas for school for 4
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    Hello my name is.......and I am OBESE

    ghillbert replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly I think the answer to most obese people's problems (mine included) is more intensive psychological therapy than diet advice. Trust me, overweight and obese people are the diet EXPERTS - they...
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    Endorsement Application to Vermont

    ghillbert replied to Ona7's topic in Immigration Advice

    $14/hr is barely a living wage. Even where I live, where housing and cost of living is very cheap, the lowest pay rate I know of for new nurses is around
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    job offer

    ghillbert replied to yfke's topic in International Nursing

    I would expect that most job offers would be lost.. what type of employer can wait 5+ years for someone to start working for
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    Can US RN with Associate's degree work in Australia

    ghillbert replied to aliviasims13's topic in International Nursing

    I would not bother contacting state boards given that the national board goes into effect in 3
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    H1b Visa for nurses under FY 2010

    ghillbert replied to LemuelRN's topic in Immigration Advice

    I have been working the US for the past 2.5 years. I do not have an
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    How to obtain social security number in us for international nurses

    ghillbert replied to thomask4's topic in International Nursing

    I don't know why you don't understand this. Just because you keep asking in a different way, or because you want it to work, doesn't mean that the answer will change. You cannot get a SSN to get a...
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    Visa assistance?

    ghillbert replied to vcar001's topic in International Nursing

    Yes, the requirement for a bachelor degree as minimum entry into the position on offer is clearly
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    H1b Visa for nurses under FY 2010

    ghillbert replied to LemuelRN's topic in Immigration Advice

    Sorry but there is definitely an exact answer: you need it. I also got a working visa and never needed to show my VSC, but you have to have it whether or not someone asked to see if before granting...
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    What's your personality like?

    ghillbert replied to Black Jade's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely don't have the gift of the gab with strangers, although I admire it a lot and wish I did. My boss is the best I've ever seen at making people feel good, and remembering things about their...
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    surgical wound - silvadine cream

    ghillbert replied to lynne smith's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Medihoney! About MEDIHONEY™
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    Hyperdynamic circulation

    ghillbert replied to aCRNAhopeful's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    No, treat the patient and not the numbers - they are a guide. I would only treat if I had the patient on inotropes and I could wean some off; and watch in case pt gets too
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    The best nursing advice you've ever received

    ghillbert replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    - Treat the patient, not the numbers/machines. - If it isn't documented, it didn't happen. - If you have even a fleeting second thought about a drug, don't give it; recheck. - (ICU): Label all your...
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    What's your personality like?

    ghillbert replied to Black Jade's topic in General Nursing

    My mother used to say I went into ICU nursing because the patients are unconscious and can't answer back. She wasn't far wrong... ! I can have a bad temper, but it takes a lot to peeve me. I mostly...
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    H1b Visa for nurses under FY 2010

    ghillbert replied to LemuelRN's topic in Immigration Advice

    that is absolutely not correct. anyone applying to work in the us in a healthcare or allied health profession, who is not applying based on family-based immigration, requires the vsc. this is clearly...
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    EMTs

    ghillbert replied to shinobuchan's topic in International Nursing

    Me too - a bunch of people in my ICU postgrad course did it so they could get credit when they applied for ambulance