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    Do you need all those degrees?

    Pudnluv replied to dnsonthego's topic in Nursing Professionalism

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    Do you need all those degrees?

    Pudnluv replied to dnsonthego's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think it is a good idea for nursing as a profession to standardize it's education requirements. It elevates nursing from being just a career choice to being a profession. The way it is now, one...
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    I've Been A Nurse For 5 Years & Still.....

    Pudnluv replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing does have a wide variety, but just like anything else, there is a wide variety in pay. Not all areas in nursing pay the same, and there are positions that require 1 to 2 years clinical...
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    Getting Thrown Under the Bus

    Pudnluv replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I think I made my
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    Getting Thrown Under the Bus

    Pudnluv replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    No matter where you go in life, there are a few simple truths you should know..... 1. Women are catty. We will all deny it and say "not me", but we know that we are. 2. When working for a company,...
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    Er predictions

    Pudnluv replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    Mondays are the worst. No one wants to give up their time to be seen on the weekend, so they put if off til Monday. Also, we recently opened a GEM care unit for the elderly, and Sunday afternoon...
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    Attention NY nurses!!!

    Pudnluv replied to UPSgirl's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wow, that is surprising. I've seen plenty of new grads with only their Associates degree. SUNY has a bachelor's program and pays for their nurses to go back and complete their degrees. Also this...
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    Two Big Questions For Pain Experts

    Pudnluv replied to SocratesJohnson's topic in Pain Management

    I think what the OP is trying to ask, is what do the pain experts say when dealing with these situations. As we are not physicians, we cannot answer whether to give more meds or not. All we can do...
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    Scope of practice in the ER

    Pudnluv replied to Fiona the Bull's topic in Emergency

    I too hate taking peds cases, especially when there is a pediatric hospital in the area. But the reality is that these patients to present to our ED and they have to be taken care of. I have gotten...
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    Violence in the ER

    Pudnluv replied to TLS1's topic in Emergency

    Absolutely I would press charges. In New York state it is a second degree felony to hit a healthcare worker who is performing his/her duties. Being impaired is not an excuse. If a drunk hits a cop,...
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    Attention NY nurses!!!

    Pudnluv replied to UPSgirl's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There are plenty of nursing jobs in Syracuse as well. The rate of pay is decent and the cost of living is much less than
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    Pain Management Experts Have Caused A Lot Of Addiction

    Pudnluv replied to SocratesJohnson's topic in Pain Management

    I have to agree with the OP. There is a serious problem in this country with the over prescribing of narcotics from pain management groups. There was a time that you would never see prescriptions...
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    Drug Seeker Stories

    Pudnluv replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    What I find amazing is that from California to Boston, Montana to Texas and all over the globe these people use the exact same methods and stories. Is there a handbook out there for drug seekers or...
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    Drug Seeker Stories

    Pudnluv replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Had a woman come in for "seizures". She had a long list of meds including po morphine. On her allergies, morphine was listed. When I asked her about it, she told me she was allergic to IV morphine...
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    Stooopid

    Pudnluv replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

    For all those who thinks the triage nurse hates them......it's not just you. After spending 12 hours in the triage room, we hate everyone. There are days that I swear my intelligence is being slowly...
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    Food in the ER

    Pudnluv replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    As a general rule, we do not feed patients in the ER. The exceptions are those that are admitted and a rare few who have spent most of the day waiting for test results (abdominal pain excluded). The...
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    New residents in the ER (wee rant)

    Pudnluv replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    Where I work, med students have to do a couple of nursing shifts, where they buddy with a nurse and follow us around to see how we do things. They do this prior to beginning their medical rotation....
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    What do people think the ER is?

    Pudnluv replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    I had a guy the other night who told me that if someone didn't order a CT scan within 20 minutes, he was going to leave and call and ambulance to take him to another hospital. I told him that it...
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    RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    Pudnluv replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. Central New York 2. 20 years 3. ER in a Community hospital 4. 34./hr 5. 20% evening/night diff-weekdays; 30% evening/night diff-weekends 6. Union-yes. A brand new, just built 4 bdrm home can be...
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    Moving to COCO Beach

    Pudnluv posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Looking for some information. My boyfriend wants to move down to the Coco Beach area. I'm curious about what hospitals are down there? Can anyone tell me where a good place to work might be? Also...
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    How to help with ratios

    Pudnluv replied to Wheels28's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And returning patients, those who were discharged too soon, inadequately educated upon discharge, incur post operative infections because of both----are admitted, yet again, and are cash-cows for the...
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    the number of over-weight and obese nurses continues to increase

    Pudnluv replied to amygarside's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The average age of nurses in practice is somewhere around 45 years old. Most are women, most somewhere in that lovely stage of life known as perimenopause or menopause. Weight gain just happens to...
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    Getting into emergency nursing

    Pudnluv replied to countrygurl89's topic in Emergency

    I think I always wanted to get into Emergency nursing, even way back when. When I first started nursing school in the 80's, I also went for and got my EMT certification. Then life sidelined me for...
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    Family Members/Patients Who Write Down Your Name

    Pudnluv replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Due to recent spikes in violence toward nurse in our Emergency Department, I looked up the ENA's recommendations to help curb this very real, very dangerous trend. One thing that stood out, is that...
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    Extremely Overweight Nurses

    Pudnluv replied to WonderousIvy's topic in Nursing Career

    One thing I have learned by doing triage all the time is that the average weight of the American female is much more than it was 30 years ago. I will ask these young girls their height and weight and...