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  1. Aspen university RN-BSN

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

    The thing with Aspen is that yes,they have ACEN accredited but they are not regionally accredited. What that means is if you wanted to pursue your MSN sometime later you would have issues enrolling in...

  2. Annoying Employee

    smartnurse1982 replied to FLorida_624's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Anything is possible in

  3. G-tube question

    smartnurse1982 replied to momcats3's topic in School

    You would need an order to tape a g-button into the stoma? I do not have orders like that in homecare but we just tape in place until the kid gets to the ER. Some do have orders that Rn's can replace...

  4. Are For Profit Schools really BAD?

    smartnurse1982 replied to Schneid1's topic in General Nursing

    What is the difference between private,non profit schools and public,non profit

  5. G-tube question

    smartnurse1982 replied to momcats3's topic in School

    The stoma will close up if you do that. I place it in the stoma without filling the balloon and tape it in place. Keeps the stoma

  6. Confessions of an Introvert

    smartnurse1982 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    From reading the comments i think many people might lack soft skills. I am one of those people who lack soft skills like smiling 24/7,making small talk,and other

  7. considering quiting current new case

    smartnurse1982 replied to undefeated-lvn's topic in Private Duty

    I hate to be the one to tell you this,but IMO 90% of parents and caregivers are like this with Peds PDN. I find most just want a friend or doormat and not a

  8. How important is it to get a BSN?

    smartnurse1982 replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Students

    I know many people believe that one should only obtain a Bsn to work in hospitals but be aware that many non-bedside Rn positions are requiring Bsn also. The VNA in my area requires field Home care...

  9. Anyone wear a steel boned corset under scrubs?

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need info. Back brace has stopped working for me,and since i am in homecare,caregivers do no want to help nurses. All of my patients are over 80 pounds and cannot help in any way shape or form Most...

  10. Anyone wear a steel boned corset under scrubs?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I would not consider fellow nurses "randoms". I could have asked on any forum but i wanted to know how a steel boned corset would fit under a scrub

  11. Anyone wear a steel boned corset under scrubs?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I am an Rn who works 12 hour shifts in the home with medically fragile children and adults. Most times parents or other family members are around but will not help with transfers,even if

  12. Anyone wear a steel boned corset under scrubs?

    smartnurse1982 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    That is not an option at this point. If it was,i would not have made this thread. What is it with posters derailing threads? Back to the question: So nobody wears a steel corset under their

  13. ADN or BSN: What's the Big Deal?

    smartnurse1982 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    What is the big deal? Staying employed of course. Adn acute care positions are harder to come by. I always get negativity for saying this,but i think Adn programs should start thinking of the future...

  14. Private duty patient orientation

    smartnurse1982 replied to middleagednurse's topic in Private Duty

    Most 485's are unreliable in my Opinion. One nursing supervisor told me after advising her of inaccuracies on the 485 that things change within 2 or 3 months and that she does not have time to add any...

  15. The sloppy image of nurses today

    smartnurse1982 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I work with lots of foreign born families. The first thing this father from Brazil said to me is that the nurses in the Usa do not look professional. I wonder if scrubs make us look professional?...

  16. Tube Feeding Question

    smartnurse1982 replied to CoastMedRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is old but i just had a clinical supervisor mark points off of my "observation skills" because i paused the feeding for 8 minutes while changing the patient's diaper. The pt is also trach-vent....

  17. how long does it take an adn to get a bsn

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Can it be done in a year(going full time of course) Anyone on here whos done it within a year and what school did u

  18. RN shortage

    smartnurse1982 replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Where is your

  19. RN shortage

    smartnurse1982 replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    Depends of many factors. -There is a shortage of Bsn educated nurses that want to work in acute care in this area. -There is a shortage of nurses of all levels that want to work in LTC,and this will...

  20. Education Conspiracy

    smartnurse1982 replied to Avid reader's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What everyone gets wrong is that ADN's only have 2 years of education. The actual Adn nursing programs are 3 years in length once you include the

  21. O2 percentages and liters

    smartnurse1982 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok,please help me with this,as I feel like an idiot,and of course,none of the 5 nursing supervisors know nothing,I kid you not? Nobody could answer this question at my office. I have a pt who wears a...

  22. What are the Not So Good Things about working Private Duty

    smartnurse1982 replied to pat8585's topic in Private Duty

    I know this is super old but... I had similar thoughts after playing Barney the Dinosaur for the 100th time

  23. Do you think nurses get special treatment?

    smartnurse1982 replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Depends...if it is the cop having a set of breasts you will most likely from my experience get a

  24. Do you think nurses get special treatment?

    smartnurse1982 replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    I know that some places in South Carolina have low rent housing for teachers only. Other places you can receive a discount if you are a teacher,firefighter,cop but no,nurses are not on those lists. So...

  25. Education Conspiracy

    smartnurse1982 replied to Avid reader's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That is not a skill that only nurses can do. I am not even sure you can call that a skill;ino,that is a task. There are CNA's and medical assistant's that can place catheters and Iv's in some states....