Tony35NYC

Tony35NYC

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  1. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    Tony35NYC replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Well, I don't see my BSN degree as a waste of time. You do learn things about management, budgeting, organization, wellness and community health, professional writing, and nursing research that are...

  2. Yelled at by NA for shaving pt.

    Tony35NYC replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

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  3. Mount Sinai

    Tony35NYC replied to DeepNurse's topic in Florida Nursing

    Deep, I've been in around south Florida quite a bit myself recently because I plan on moving there for grad school next year. I'm afraid you're going to find there's no such thing as 'decent but not...

  4. New graduate nurse fired for not having experience after 30 days .....

    Tony35NYC replied to spiri1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    IMO, this experience is a nonexperience and also one to be forgotten. This facility should never have hired an inexperienced new grad to be a charge, and the nurse should also have known better than...

  5. nurse practioners and surgery

    Tony35NYC replied to nev's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Guage, In NY state, the line between primary care medicine and the type of nursing that DrNPs will be practicing is blurry at best. For one thing, The Board of Regents gave full autonomy to DrNPs so...

  6. CRNAs we are losing the battle.

    Tony35NYC replied to badass's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    From a purely legal point of view, the ruling makes sense. I'm sure the justices made their decision partly based on the badly worded NJ Nurse Practice Act. One of my CRNA friends works with a group...

  7. CRNAs we are losing the battle.

    Tony35NYC replied to badass's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Politically, this is an important decision for the A$A in NJ, but, financially, I don't think things will play out very well for NJ MDAs in the long run---at least, not as good as they had it before...

  8. take time off or go back right away?

    Tony35NYC replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Post Graduate Students

    To the OP, Don't know about your state, but New York is pretty progressive when it comes to NPs. I feel that in future we're going to see more autonomy for NPs in other states, too. I would...

  9. InteliStaff vs Kforce

    Tony35NYC replied to JustJulesy's topic in Agency Nurses

    I'm curious to know exactly how much the agencies bill the hospitals per nurse to cover all these expenses. Must be quite a

  10. Removing a Catheter from a male pt

    Tony35NYC replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    No amount of 'rubbing' should ever be necesary for inserting or removing a catheter. (Ok, during the cleansing with the iodine you have to swab a couple times with cotton applicators---hardly enough...

  11. Kaplan is frustrating me!

    Tony35NYC replied to Kitty-MayRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I also used the Kaplan program, but before I attempted any questions in their Qbank I bought and read their prep book for the NCLEX-RN exam. The whole point of their program is to teach you strategic...

  12. Should I break my contract?

    Tony35NYC posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took a scholarship from a hospital group a year ago on condition that I would work for them for two years after I graduate. It all seemed like a great deal at the time but here's the situation: 1....

  13. Future of CRNAs

    Tony35NYC replied to badass's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Its probably true that fewer MDs will specialize in anesthesia in days to come. It has to be obvious to them that in a healthcare industry thats increasingly cost conscious, their $400k+ salaries...

  14. Should I break my contract?

    Tony35NYC replied to Tony35NYC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, I followed up with this by going straight to the source---the scholarship coordinator for the hospital. As I imagined she might be, she was a little shifty and tried to dodge some of my...

  15. Inconsiderate nurse managers!!!!

    Tony35NYC replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Another way of looking at this is that maybe you're better off not getting a job at this place. If the nurse manager didn't care enough to respond to you in a professional manner then maybe she's not...

  16. Paying for nursing schools?..ouch!!

    Tony35NYC replied to rgrah420's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hello, If you already received federal aid for one bachelor's degree it is unlikely that you will receive it again for another bachelor's degree. I tried it, and it was refused. Still, you should...

  17. no college credits but want to be an rn

    Tony35NYC replied to vernon2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Excellent advice!!!!!!!!!! Do as much as you can at a CC first. However, if you plan to do a BSN make sure you do only as many credits at the CC as you can transfer to the uni you plan to go to. Some...

  18. CRNAs in Florida to require anesthesiologist supervision

    Tony35NYC posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I just read in a magazine about a House bill being passed that mandates that CRNAs in that state must now be supervised by anesthesiologists. If this passes the senate, wouldn't this be the end of the...

  19. The aide is also the unit secretary! How???

    Tony35NYC posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just talking to a friend of mine who works for the hospital chain whose name begins and ends with the letter 'T'. She tells me that for a while now they've been recruiting people to fill...

  20. caught stealing narcs

    Tony35NYC posted a topic in General Nursing

    What was this nurse thinking? Surely she must have known they would trace the missing drugs back to her. She can kiss her license goodbye, and she's probably gonna do time, too....

  21. Math for Nurses question

    Tony35NYC replied to got4babygirls's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Last place I worked all abbreviations and apothecary measurements were banned, and nurses and pharmacy were told to refuse orders from any physician that didn't follow the

  22. Nursing shortage! Nursing program waiting lists!

    Tony35NYC replied to melpip3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There aren't a lot of MSN and PhD nurses out there to teach, and nurses with these degrees probably make much more money in their research, administrative, and NP jobs than they ever would as clinical...

  23. NYU, SUNY Brooklyn, or Columbia???

    Tony35NYC replied to VictoriaBrooke's topic in New York Nursing

    My experience at Downstate was a mixed bag of nuts. Yes, there were things about it that I didn't like, and some of it had to do with the fact that I'm a guy and didn't know what to expect in nursing...

  24. How much do NY nurses make?

    Tony35NYC replied to Michele G.'s topic in New York Nursing

    Can't say I blame you. Living in upstate NY would be a stretch for anyone who's used to city life, especially NYC city

  25. suggestions on a EKG BOOK!

    Tony35NYC replied to janetrette's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here are some websites that saved the day for me. Maybe the mod can put this in a sticky. http://education.med.nyu.edu/courses/physiology/courseware/ekg_pt1/ekgmenu.html...