SickleMoon

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  1. An ANA-backed campaign hopes to lure more RNs into the role of nurse educator

    SickleMoon replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I would love nothing more than to teach--but as the primary breadwinner in my family, I can't afford the huge pay cut I'd have to take. Until nurses and nursing education are taken as seriously as...

  2. paramedic to RN

    SickleMoon replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is! I got my BSN as an "escape plan", but planned to stay a paramedic for a long time. Long story short, the ambulance contract changed hands and we all got sacked, so I went into nursing...

  3. For all you future CPNEr's- a New Website

    SickleMoon replied to BBFRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Nice site! Wish I would have had something like that before I took the

  4. Excelsior Pass Rate?

    SickleMoon replied to MiaLyse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Chris, Somewhere along the line I missed that you were going to Racine. It's been more than a few years since I did some of my clinical stuff in that neck of the woods, but the Regents College folks...

  5. Excelsior Pass Rate?

    SickleMoon replied to MiaLyse's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Nicely put,

  6. Tnatc

    SickleMoon replied to StangBoss302's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Doesn't look like there's one really close to Nashville in the near future, but there's one in Oklahoma City in the fall-- here's a link-- http://www.astna.org/FNATC.html Have

  7. Real ER vs TV ER

    SickleMoon replied to neneRN's topic in Emergency

    And I don't think the nurses on ER chart...or at least not nearly as much as we have

  8. what can you tell me about bigeminal rhythms?

    SickleMoon replied to MargRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi MargRN, Tweety's absolutely right about the bigeminy--you have to look at the rest of the clinical picture to figure out if it's benign or about to be lethal. As far as getting more comfortable...

  9. career advice

    SickleMoon replied to BSN2004NSU's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi BSN2004NSU, You've gotten some good advice so far--hope it helps you make the choice that is best for you. Let me add this: "Burnout" is almost completely under your control. Sure, they can slam...

  10. quick Needle gauge question-diameter

    SickleMoon replied to Wheaties's topic in General Students

    Twarlik, your comments stuck in my mind and I went on a hunt to try to find out why the smaller gauge equals a larger diameter. The best explanation I found said that it's because when they first...

  11. what not to do/say the first day of work in the ER

    SickleMoon replied to akvarmit's topic in Emergency

    I have to agree with SJoe. I'd like to add a little-- Never decline an opportunity to do something new while you're being oriented/precepted. ERs do thousands of different things--if you don't jump...

  12. EMS-what's their problem?

    SickleMoon replied to sleep deprived's topic in General Nursing

    Nuru, Lovely post. I've just been reading through this thread and wasn't intending to reply at all--I've been (and still am) on both sides of this fence and all the previous posters have pretty much...

  13. RN or BSN (2nd Degree)?

    SickleMoon replied to rn101's topic in General Nursing

    I had made up my mind that all I needed was the ASN, but when I actually sat down and compared the requirements for a BSN and ASN side-by-side, and then looked at what course work I'd already done for...

  14. Lingo

    SickleMoon replied to JACALA_CL's topic in Emergency

    Most of my faves are already here but one's missing: SNUD = Sick Nigh Unto

  15. Do I Stand A Chance??

    SickleMoon replied to ione's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you still have access to your school library or better yet, your hospital library, these can be great resources too. I did NCLEX basically the same way you are (studying on my own with multiple...

  16. Left-handed nurses

    SickleMoon replied to Wuiteroz's topic in General Nursing

  17. Made to look like an idiot. (rant)

    SickleMoon replied to MarcusKspn's topic in General Nursing

    I just have to ask--what became of your

  18. just sitting here confused

    SickleMoon replied to jkaee's topic in General Nursing

    Your story brings to mind one of my favorite quotations by one of my favorite authors: "Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it...

  19. I really need help!!! SENIOR NRSG PROJECT

    SickleMoon replied to military girl's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...a couple of things come to mind right away. Safety issues--I'm thinking about seniors trying to remain in their own homes as long as they can--they might have to install some safety devices...

  20. I need advice

    SickleMoon replied to Scotty's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you, Scotty. it probably is just a migraine, but none of us would want to live with the consequences if it isn't...and sometimes it's just as important to know what something isn't as much...

  21. Veterans Affairs

    SickleMoon replied to purplemania's topic in General Nursing

    RN-Jane, that's a horrible story. I'm sorry for the loss of your friend. It surely appears that he was mishandled. Sad to say, terrible mistakes happen all the time, every day, and not just in the...

  22. Time of Dedication....

    SickleMoon replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    Great post...but your screen name says it

  23. Welcome to the ER. Please observe the following rules. (mild rant)

    SickleMoon replied to V. Nightingale's topic in Emergency

    "Nightengale, you made me laugh so hard, I shot diet coke out of my nose! :roll Do you guys think I should go to the ER for carbonation damage to my nose? " NO! I think you should call 911 and make...

  24. master's needed? Recommended?

    SickleMoon replied to COLOGIRL's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Hi Cologirl and welcome aboard! None of the flight programs I've been with or around give any weight to a Masters degree. I agree with the previous posters--experience is where it's at. The very...