BaRNs

BaRNs has 5 years experience and specializes in OR, ICU, Med-Surg.

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1. Why it is better to be a Nurse than a Physician.

   BaRNs replied to BaRNs's topic in General Nursing

   I feel enlightened.

2. change of state!

   BaRNs replied to steff18's topic in General Nursing

   First step is checking with the new states board of nursing to be sure that it has reciprocity with your current state with which you hold licensure. I believe you have to attend a class on child abuse identification to hold NY licensure. But I am ...

3. So...where else do you work?

   BaRNs replied to natnurse23's topic in General Nursing

   women's clinics (if you don't mind being very focused in only one aspect of your profession) outpatient centers (narrow focus on your particular specialties provided at your clinic) SNFs (must master multi-tasking and supervision) Drs offices (for th...

4. Skin cancer nursing diagnosis

   BaRNs replied to saramorris78's topic in General Nursing

   I think you are talking about prevention? As in primary prevention (such as vaccinations) and secondary such as treatment of disease and tertiary as in limiting disease spread and minimizing it's effects (chronic or incureable). If this is the case...

5. Nurses with tattoos?

   BaRNs replied to crunchymomx3's topic in General Nursing

   see above statement. Here is one of our CURRENT intolerant policy makers. People took offense at female doctors and for that matter women that worked at all. They told them to be careful as they could be PORTRAYED badly. The old generations in t...

6. Why it is better to be a Nurse than a Physician.

   BaRNs posted a topic in General Nursing

   Wondering what your take on this is. IMO: Nurses get to treat the person, while physicians are relegated to treating some disgusting disease or condition. We get to spend our time helping the person reach their peak abilities and goals while physici...

7. LPN starting RN school spring '09

   BaRNs replied to BabyNurse_PJN's topic in General Nursing

   I have had many LPN friends do this over the years and MOST of them say how hard it was to take time off and jump right back in. My tips would be to find out which med-surg, mother-baby, and other primary texts they will be assigning and buy them NO...

8. Nursing Supervisor escorted two druggie nurses off hospital grounds last month

   BaRNs replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   There was actually a large pooling of information on this topic done by encyclopedia.com in the late 90's. They gathered from over 5,000 sources and our instructors used it in our classroom when we studied this issue in school. If I remember right ...

9. thoughts on only Paralytic while intubated....

   BaRNs replied to MassED's topic in General Nursing

   Holy #&*$^%! Valium or versed at the VERY LEAST! Paralytics with nothing else on board tugs the fringes of incompetence on that physicians part. I would bring that event up with your charge AND dept/unit manager. That will make for excellent ...

10. Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    BaRNs replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    We have 'nurse legislative day' in washington state in late winter at our state capitol and many of us attend to put a face on with those requests. Most states have similar things on the books. Your state representatives should set aside time to meet...

11. needlestick :(

    BaRNs replied to colleennurse's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't had one in almost 6 years. Is that unusual? I think my fear keeps me on my toes. Accidents are called accidents for a reason though. I hope all turns out well for you. I know two nurses and an MA that have been stuck with used syringes ...

12. New RN looking for a job!! I am desperate!!

    BaRNs replied to cubangirl's topic in General Nursing

    CubanGirl, That feeling that you forget everything you learned in nursing school over the summer while you job hunt is totally normal. Almost every one of us fealt that. Our web discussion board was filled with those sentiments after we passed our ...

13. Nurses with tattoos?

    BaRNs replied to crunchymomx3's topic in General Nursing

    I have tattoos from the Navy prior to nursing (12 to be exact, and large). Does your hospital have a bad hair or mustache on women policy? I find those offensive! :) Little Devil's advocate for you. My tattoos are excellent ice-breakers and my bi...

14. Smoking on Campus

    BaRNs replied to ScrubMan0416's topic in General Nursing

    I used to get upset about that fact that smokers got those 3-4 extra 10 minute breaks to go get their fix. Then I realized that if they don't go out and do that they have a tendancy to be foul SOBs and unpleasant to work with. I prefer not to smell...

15. RN vs. LPN clinical rotations

    BaRNs replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that any nursing program sets out to 'weed out' students. The more students they have pass, the better they look as instructors, and a program as a whole, the school makes more money with more successful students and they get to keep th...