bluesky

bluesky BSN, RN

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  1. Thanking God For A GREAT Position!

    bluesky replied to Brownms46's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle :roll CONGRATS brownie!!! Sounds like a dream come

  2. Do Nurses Need Chemistry Education?

    bluesky replied to Dr. O's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely agree with the 2 previous posters! Also, electrolyte hommeostasis and action potentials (to understand heart physiology and read EKGs) make a lot more sense. But do you we really,...

  3. lpn-rn...same difference

    bluesky replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    First of all I never alluded to advanced practice nurses. Secondly, I said that giving BSN's extra credit and more competence for these classes was a load of bull, not the degree itself. Thirdly, I...

  4. lpn-rn...same difference

    bluesky replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    I never said research in general was useless- I merely claimed that in my opinion, the few cursory extra classes offered at the BSN level do not really impact the daily practice of hospital nursing...

  5. CNA training before RN/BSN

    bluesky replied to Jrnalist2RNinOR's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't do CNA unless you have to. If you're a hospital tech, you will learn some but not critical thinking- more procedural stuff. My husband is an RN, all my friends are, I worked for 5 yrs in...

  6. stethoscope queries

    bluesky replied to road runner2003's topic in International Nursing

    My dh bought me a fancy shmancy Littman Master Cardiology that just has one side before entering school. BIG MISTAKE! You definitely need a bell for anything peds and murmurs and bruits in

  7. lpn-rn...same difference

    bluesky replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    What's in a name? that which we call a rose with any other name would smell as sweet... I don't need a code, law, acronym or title to know that my occupation is the greatest. So

  8. Nurses are not Doctors

    bluesky replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    Wow- if anyone at my school did any of the above they would be straight up failed for the day! I am always thrilled when my orienting nurse asks me to do stuff because to me it means she trusts my...

  9. Is nursing school making me sick?

    bluesky replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in General Students

    That is soo true! Everyone in my class is either sick or pregnant! Must be the stress and the exposure- Many of us are suffering from BNSAGS (Broke Nursing Students Anticipating Graduation Syndrome)...

  10. lpn-rn...same difference

    bluesky replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    Physicians may have an informal dialogue about the relevance of any particular specialty but they don't resort to some of the hard core tactics such as the BON in my state MD which is making a...

  11. lpn-rn...same difference

    bluesky replied to reyna's topic in General Nursing

    I really agree with the holistic people here. I have to listen to my school officials going on and on ad nauseam about how UMD is top ten and BSN are the best and BLAH BLAH BLAH. ( and frankly I am...

  12. Fair to My son?

    bluesky replied to dcoffee's topic in General Nursing

    How does your son feel about

  13. They left my love one in the E.R. for....

    bluesky replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    teamwork between departments was a huge problem at my old ER too. Now that I'm taking the management class, I realize that facilitating teamwork between departments is actually management...

  14. activities of daily living problem

    bluesky replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry I meant "nursing home" not just "nursing". The edit button doesn't appear to be

  15. activities of daily living problem

    bluesky replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU passing

  16. activities of daily living problem

    bluesky replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    Note to Mary... Have YOU ever worked AS A GNA in a NURSING HOME? If yes, I guess you are entitled to your opinion. If no, your advice is not sound and your anger not legitimate. ADLs in a nursing...

  17. Nurses are not Doctors

    bluesky replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    No bitterness,

  18. activities of daily living problem

    bluesky replied to ManyQuestions's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! OK have any of the RNs who are strongly discouraging this vulnerable woman from nursing actually worked as GNAs? It is hard darned work. I made it for exactly 6 hours as a GNA once upon a time....

  19. Is it true?

    bluesky replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in General Nursing

    OK I must confess that my psychiatrist prescribed nursing school after a trial of anti-depressants failed. SShhhh. Don't tell. It's very therapeutic for me,

  20. Nurses are not Doctors

    bluesky replied to Plato's topic in General Nursing

    I know we in nursing have formal roles and certifications that differentiate us from medical diagnosticians. Personally, however, I believe that the *best* doctors are also instinctively nurses and...

  21. How many of you didn't pass the first try?

    bluesky replied to JacelRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I haven't taken it yet but my good friend failed her first try last summer. From what I could tell, taking it twice really did force her to have a command of nursing knowledge that some of the 1st...

  22. What do ER and Acute Care NP's Do?

    bluesky replied to edogs334's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    So where are the places where NPs in ERs have a maximum amount of support/ powers (for lack of a better word at this exact

  23. Your definition of good clinical instructor and bad one

    bluesky replied to Catma63's topic in General Students

    Ouch- you have to wonder why they're there just to be abussive. I'm glad you someone wonderful to

  24. Your definition of good clinical instructor and bad one

    bluesky replied to Catma63's topic in General Students

    Absolutely! And she also knows alot and has practiced recently on the type of floor where she's

  25. Traveling with Children

    bluesky posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    Hi all! Please forgive me if this subject has already been discussed! My husband and I (1 RN, 1RN2B) are thinking of using a travel agency as sort of of a taste test for finding places to settle...