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  1. Nursing shortage???

    smartnurse1982 replied to MatrixRn's topic in Nursing News

    I live in the same area as you. I am a working Adn Rn(without a Bsn). If all goes well,i should have the Bsn by 2017. This market is so saturated i made a post about going back to school for the Rn...

  2. Curse you, Pulse Ox Machine!!!

    smartnurse1982 replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    I wonder if its Nellcor? Those were among the worst with false alarms,although i find Massimo is no better with the false alarms. The false alarms almost always seem to happen when i am in the...

  3. As a single nurse were you able to buy a home?

    smartnurse1982 replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand what the poster is saying. If you have an ADN,you MUST go back to earn a Bsn Degree;many employers require it. Lots of employers are not offering any kind of tuition reimbursement....

  4. Ambu bag with COPD patient question..

    smartnurse1982 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    I thought it was best to use 02 also,whether or not the patient needs it. What brought the subject up is that we had a nurse use the BMV with 2L of 02 from the concentrator,and not the tank even...

  5. Ambu bag with COPD patient question..

    smartnurse1982 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    Or so i thought so until

  6. Ambu bag with COPD patient question..

    smartnurse1982 replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is old,but a nursing coworker said that an Ambubag (BVM) can be used without O2...... I have never heard of that before,but i guess is it

  7. Lvn RN the same as BSN RN??

    smartnurse1982 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I cannot get any financial aid now because i make too much. If i would have did it when i was 18 i would have had a full ride because i was very low

  8. As a single nurse were you able to buy a home?

    smartnurse1982 replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Nursing

    Being that we are both Pdn nurses,i would especially encourage single Pdn nurses not to make any big purchases,including mortgages. We lose hours too much to have a steady income,even working 2...

  9. As a single nurse were you able to buy a home?

    smartnurse1982 replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP is a single mom,so i am pretty sure her child might get emotionally attached to the

  10. As a single nurse were you able to buy a home?

    smartnurse1982 replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Nursing

    Nj is not a desirable place to live,so it going to be tough to sell at a profit. You may break even or worse,lose

  11. As a single nurse were you able to buy a home?

    smartnurse1982 replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Nursing

    This generation has to remember that moving is a MUST these days to stay employed,so i actually would advise against buying a home if someone does not have a second income. What if i lose my job 5...

  12. As a single nurse were you able to buy a home?

    smartnurse1982 replied to pixiestudent2's topic in General Nursing

    Not in NJ. You buy too cheap,you might get shot. You buy in a safe area,you are going to be working 3 jobs. There is no middle ground in this state. My first down payment i had to take and pay for the...

  13. Lvn RN the same as BSN RN??

    smartnurse1982 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Eventually you would have to do that anyway. Most of us Adn Rn's have to drop everything again to pursue the Bsn. I tell all the 18 to 22 year olds to just pursue the Bsn. No need to get comfortable...

  14. Different job markets for ADN's & BSN's?

    smartnurse1982 replied to chuckster's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You would think that the jobs are going to Lpn's and MA's but in my area LTC facilities are asking for Rn's with any degree. I believe that Adn's are being pushed to non-acute care roles,and i...

  15. My choice or required

    smartnurse1982 replied to Rdforever's topic in Private Duty

    I think many of the nurses(myself included) do not know how to interact with patients that are unable to well,interact and understand you. One supervisor did not want us to talk as the kid did...

  16. My choice or required

    smartnurse1982 replied to Rdforever's topic in Private Duty

    All of my cases are similar to the case in the OP. Most just basically lay there,and they do not make eye contact,cannot interact,cant talk/walk/eat,etc. All of them have trach,vents,and gtubes. I do...

  17. What is your nursing "joy?"

    smartnurse1982 replied to jamisaurus's topic in Nurses Rock

    When a nursing supervisor i cannot stand gets fired or

  18. SHORTAGE OF NURSES

    smartnurse1982 replied to shermainenevels's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You must live in a border town. I have read about that area on

  19. Nursing care of ADN vs BSN

    smartnurse1982 replied to AKarpi's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Are the pro Bsn groups also pushing for Bsn educated nurses in non-acute care roles? I have not found any information yet on

  20. Does your agency staff private insurance cases before Medicaid cases regardless of acuity?

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in Private Duty

    For some reason,that strikes me as unfair and maybe unethical. For example,my agency wanted to send me to work with a kid who has private insurance. This kid has no trach, gtube, and is only on Bipap....

  21. Would you go straight to RN or start as LPN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to ana377's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I feel you should skip LPN only because many employers do NOT count that as experience when you become an RN. When i became an Rn i had to start over again. Nobody counted being an Lpn as

  22. Nursing care of ADN vs BSN

    smartnurse1982 replied to AKarpi's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I know in MY area,this is becoming a reality. It seems to be going this way.. Bsn are working in acute care; Adns are being pushed out. Adn's are working in LTC,home health,and other non-acute care...

  23. Does your agency staff private insurance cases before Medicaid cases regardless of acuity?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I guess since Mom is buying the composition book she thinks it belongs to

  24. Does your agency staff private insurance cases before Medicaid cases regardless of acuity?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    Weird....in one of my agencies,the parents around here keep the composition books when no more pages are available. One of the mother's on one of my cases buys the composition

  25. Does your agency staff private insurance cases before Medicaid cases regardless of acuity?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    They do. But many nurses still like to look at the composition books for a brief summary of the shift. It could be writing something as simple as "Tom had an uneventful day with x2 loose BM,no...