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  1. Rewarding tenured staff - what have you seen?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to enzati's topic in General Nursing

    Two things that I can think of that doesn't cost my institution much/any but that is a nice perk. After you've been there 15 years, you don't have to float in general. Occasionally everyone is...

  2. ASN or BSN?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to alimasse's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I suppose it depends on the job market where you'll end up. My PICU has both ADNs and BSNs, but in general I do believe BSNs stand a much better chance of landing a PICU job as a new grad. Does IU...

  3. TPN question

    tryingtohaveitall replied to birdie22's topic in General Nursing

    ITA, however, sometimes these are kids with double and triple lumens and it's still not enough. One recent example was on 3% NS, receiving blood products, vasopressors, antibiotics, Hal, IL,...

  4. TPN question

    tryingtohaveitall replied to birdie22's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, do you all never have issues of not having enough lines? Unfortunately, we often have issues where we have more meds, blood products, pressors, etc to be given than we have lines. We have always...

  5. Passed my Boards!!

    tryingtohaveitall replied to mojopsych's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That's great.

  6. Help! My 1st NP job sucks!

    tryingtohaveitall replied to stal2s's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Ugh, that sounds terrible. I don't really have any advice to give, but have you tried to talk to the nice dr? He can't be blind and must see how his partner is. It's in his best interest for things to...

  7. PNP or FNP?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to thuyd527's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was explaining how I made my decision. Sorry, I didn't have a lot of time to write a dissertation. If she is interested in serving both children and adults, I would recommend she become an FNP, if...

  8. PNP or FNP?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to thuyd527's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As a 22 year pediatric nurse, I am only interested in being a

  9. Question about wasting narcotics

    tryingtohaveitall replied to EndoscopyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with the setting... when we are on transport, our only coworker is an RT, so yes, we will waste our narcotics with

  10. This patient really got to me :-(

    tryingtohaveitall replied to cindyloowho's topic in Pediatric

    I am going to guess that EVERY parent in pediatrics has had a case like this, and many aunts/uncles, etc has as well. Some will especially touch your heart and while it's difficult, you have to...

  11. Pt with both nasal cannula and NG

    tryingtohaveitall replied to anon456's topic in Pediatric

    Thank you. I'd never heard of that. Just goes to show you can always learn something new. I found a newer article in CINAHL whose study showed a nasal cycle was rare in infants. Very interesting,...

  12. Pt with both nasal cannula and NG

    tryingtohaveitall replied to anon456's topic in Pediatric

    i've never heard this. can you elaborate or show some links?

  13. A question about culture (what does string around the waist mean?)

    tryingtohaveitall replied to np2b's topic in Pediatric

    Yes, I read this for a grad class. Interesting

  14. Intubation without RSI meds??

    tryingtohaveitall replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in Emergency

    It's a foreign body. Yes, any patient who isn't obtunded or sedated with choke on it and be difficult to

  15. Central line dressing changes

    tryingtohaveitall replied to Chieif20's topic in General Nursing

    Curious, do any of you place biopatches at the insertion site? Otherwise, our CVL care is the same as you've all mentioned. We went well over a year on my unit without a CRBSI utilizing these...

  16. Nursing with fibroids

    tryingtohaveitall replied to EMcGrady's topic in General Nursing

    For the questions about the Diva cup. (No, I don't work for the company, lol)

  17. Nursing with fibroids

    tryingtohaveitall replied to EMcGrady's topic in General Nursing

    Re the Diva cup, I switched to them years ago and won't do tampons again! They aren't perfect & take some getting used to, but I think they are a terrific option. Still, I can't imagine a 13 year...

  18. Starting PNP program in Fall 2011!

    tryingtohaveitall replied to StudentAmie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm a 22 year peds nurse, so nothing was an option for me besides PNP. I love

  19. Starting PNP program in Fall 2011!

    tryingtohaveitall replied to StudentAmie's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yes, I have 3 quarters left to complete my PNP and I can't wait! I've been a PICU nurse 21

  20. Research for NICU Tourniquet

    tryingtohaveitall replied to alex.IPI's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's a great

  21. Any 22 weekers out there?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Kudos to you! I wish you all the best.

  22. Intubated Pt's Using Bedside Comodes

    tryingtohaveitall replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Critical Care

    In my 21 years in the PICU, I have seen us do this once with a very stable CF patient who was doing a slow

  23. Can you really become an NP in 4 years from scratch?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to J-Swish's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am a PNP student, 3 quarters left til graduation and I can't imagine starting out as an NP with little/no bedside nursing experience. I have seen the ones in my classes with much less experience...

  24. Can you really become an NP in 4 years from scratch?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to J-Swish's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    One big difference is that the med school graduates are going to have years of residency ahead, whereas a new NP is expected to be able to function independently within a fairly short period of

  25. Is my nursing school making me dumber?

    tryingtohaveitall replied to BobDoe's topic in General Students

    You probably don't want to hear that it's no better in grad school. Our last final in our MSN program, the class average was a 69 before the curve and many of the questions were outdated and didn't...