TiffyRN BSN, PhD

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    When group bullying expands from classmates to teachers and administration

    TiffyRN replied to who knows's topic in General Students

    It's tremendously unfair, I agree. Are you half way through? A consideration would be to lay low, stop making your platonic (or otherwise) relationship obvious, take that ammunition away. The...
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    Is 71% in Chemistry enough?

    TiffyRN replied to linzipinzi's topic in Canada Nursing Programs

    By this scale I've been a straight A student my whole life!! Every school has their own scale. Some schools have even stricter standards for nursing programs. In my graduate program, 80% is the...
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    On the fence about nursing...

    TiffyRN replied to Cowlover111's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it's good to know yourself well before you invest too much more time in nursing. It is people intense. It's about caring for people. People mostly need care when things are not ideal, which...
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    Even In Nursing, Men Earn More Than Women

    TiffyRN replied to Not Your Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Continuation of my posting from the other thread. . . "I'm including a link to an article where one of the assertions is that unmarried childless women actually earn more than unmarried men. That...
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    Even In Nursing, Men Earn More Than Women

    TiffyRN replied to Not Your Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this is a not very thread on the "Nursing News" section of AN. Maybe they can merge? I'm copy/pasting parts of my comments here since this thread seems more active. Short version of my first...
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    Ft. Walton/Pensacola New Grad Nurse Jobs 2015

    TiffyRN replied to ForeverDreaming's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Funny thing about NICU is that there aren't that many meds anyway. 1.ampicillin 2. Gentamicin 3. Caffeine 4. Vitamins & iron (polyvisol) 5. Hep B vaccine I would say the above are likely to be...
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    Ft. Walton/Pensacola New Grad Nurse Jobs 2015

    TiffyRN replied to ForeverDreaming's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I got to tour Sacred Heart in Pensacola years ago and I believe that planted a seed of NICU interest that blossomed 6-7 years
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    Ft. Walton/Pensacola New Grad Nurse Jobs 2015

    TiffyRN replied to ForeverDreaming's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    K Murphy, just a hint from a long time poster here. Head over to the NCLEX forums, post 10-12 messages of congrats to people who just passed. You'll pass your 15 message limit, be able to send private...
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    Encouragement for the over 30 crowd

    TiffyRN posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Cause I have said bye to the 30's a while ago. . . I knew my brain worked differently when I went back to school 20 years after my original ADN. Mainly, much slower processing. But I knew there...
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    FNP - PMHNP required vaccinations

    TiffyRN replied to 3**835Y's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    How did you navigate this during undergraduate studies? I do imagine psych clinics might be more lenient, especially outpatient, but do not have actual
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    FNP - PMHNP required vaccinations

    TiffyRN replied to 3**835Y's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I had to show proof of full vaccinations (and several titers) to enroll in an online PhD in nursing program; one without any clinicals. It's school of nursing requirement motivated mainly by their...
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    Deliberate sabotage?

    TiffyRN replied to greenerpastures's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but if a manager wrote me up for that, absent some official policy (seriously!), I'd write it up so some other department, hopefully up the chain could lay eyes on that ridiculousness. How?...
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    Support Kaci Hickox

    TiffyRN replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    She had it, it was negative. They kept her locked up anyway. No fever, no symptoms, no positive test. What was more expensive really? Releasing after being asymptomatic, no fever, no tests, or...
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    Support Kaci Hickox

    TiffyRN replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    We have argued this until we were blue in the face. You are just new to the game. The rest of us are well versed and skillful. I agree: Public health > civil rights I do not agree:...
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    Support Kaci Hickox

    TiffyRN replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You made me go get my computer. And you are interrupting my Trivia Crack time btw. . . Providing a link to a page with legal jargon is not spoon feeding but if you think doing so overwhelms or...
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    Support Kaci Hickox

    TiffyRN replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Once more, I'm handicapped by my lack of knowledge how to multi-quote so I added numbers to your post to address points. 1. So I'm assuming these patients HAD a disease, of at least some kind of...
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    Gel Nails

    TiffyRN replied to er.mere's topic in General Nursing

    I don't really disagree with you. As a non-polish wearer, it matters little to me. What I dislike is poor application of EBP or claiming a policy is evidence based when if is
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    Gel Nails

    TiffyRN replied to er.mere's topic in General Nursing

    RubyVee; As a fellow long-time member here I have an enormous amount of respect for your opinions, and I think I know what you're saying. . . However. . . I don't agree that hospital policy is the...
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    Excelsior RN applying to Nurse Practitioner Programs

    TiffyRN replied to LessValuableNinja's topic in Excelsior College

    I know there are others on this board who got ADNs through EC, got their BSNs from more traditional schools (or at least in one case EC) then were accepted to NP schools. I have not personally heard...
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    occupational health argument

    TiffyRN replied to DeeaCatalina's topic in General Nursing

    I numbered things because I don't know how to do the multi-quote thing on my phone. 1. I knew a great nurse with a heavy French accent. When people asked where she was from, she always replied "Texas"...
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    Attention LC's and nurses who assist with breastfeeding

    TiffyRN replied to RNIBCLC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So there was a Cochrane review of cup feeding in 2007. not of supplemental nursing systems, which I know is what you are discussing. I'm just trying to help you understand why your pedi (who you...
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    Attention LC's and nurses who assist with breastfeeding

    TiffyRN replied to RNIBCLC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'll try to do a real search when I'm off my phone a little later. I do remember reading research where preemies have longer length of stay and poorer weight gain when using SNS. I believe I also...
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    Anyone heard any reason gel polish is worse than regular polish??

    TiffyRN replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    So off a quick search; I got no relevant hits when I searched "gel nail" AND infection. Same for "gel polish" AND infection. There are quite a few hits on artificial nails and infections. In these...
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    Anyone heard any reason gel polish is worse than regular polish??

    TiffyRN replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    Just because I'm in a good mood, I'll go right now & search my university medical library. I haven't had time before, but just for grins &
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    Anyone heard any reason gel polish is worse than regular polish??

    TiffyRN replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    First off, non-polish wearer here. Seems to me any policy that is supposedly related to patient protection & patient outcomes (infections & all) should be based on solid evidence. Using...