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  1. Cranky floor nurses? Or snotty students??

    oldiebutgoodie posted a topic in General Students

    Hi, all, I am a student at a big teaching hospital and university, and I am curious what sort of experiences you students are having with the floor nurses. I would also like to hear from you floor...

  2. Adult CNS-EXAM

    oldiebutgoodie replied to ER823's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I would strongly recommend you take the ANCC review class, it is a telephone conference class. They send you a book of Powerpoints, and it "meets" (via telephone) once a week for 8 weeks. I did that,...

  3. LPN taking wound care course; skin tear question

    oldiebutgoodie replied to followyourbliss's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I don't recommend Tegaderm at all. Many folks getting a skin tear are elderly or with fragile skin from steroids, and trying to removed the Tegaderm can be impossible without causing more skin tears....

  4. Breast Cancer Wound Care

    oldiebutgoodie replied to cbski's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    It depends on what the wounds are from. Are these radiation burns? Surgical wounds from lymph node resection? Fungating tumors? (I hope not). Mepilex Lite foam is a wonderful product that conforms to...

  5. i cursed somebody at work, somebody overheard and filed a complaint. what can i do?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to willowRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh for heaven's sake, your manager is foolish to allow tattletaling like this. We will never be a real profession if some RNs "run to mommy" to tell, and the manager allows it.

  6. If I see one more post titled....

    oldiebutgoodie replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    This may have been already asked, but... can I still get a license as an RN if I am a convicted felon and am a registered sex offender? (The whole sex offender was just a big misundestanding... I...

  7. Teach me about Thyroid Problems

    oldiebutgoodie replied to KateRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, but she didn't even say please.

  8. New grad orient possibly going to get fired...Plz help!

    oldiebutgoodie replied to gr9153's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Is anyone giving you concrete examples of time management and prioritization issues? If not, and they are just picking on you, you might think about transferring to a med-surg floor to get a better...

  9. What are some good sites where I can get information on colostomy care?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to onlyj's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    To make a "pretend" stoma, take a plastic plate, and turn over. Get some red modeling clay at the local hobby store, make a stoma, and attach to the plate (sometimes the clay will adhere on its own)....

  10. 2015 DNP

    oldiebutgoodie replied to BabyLady's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    OOOh! Yes! Differential diagnosis! Controlled substance class sounds good, too. Hey! We're on to something! (If only the AACN would listen).

  11. 2015 DNP

    oldiebutgoodie replied to BabyLady's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Unfortunately, those nursing leader pushing the DNP are stating that "Dr. Nurse" is equivalent to "Dr. Doctor". So we certainly need to have some of that material under our belts....

  12. 2015 DNP

    oldiebutgoodie replied to BabyLady's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I already took statistics and research as part of my MSN. I guess I don't understand why one would need MORE of it in a DNP. Advanced stats and research would more appropriately belong in a PhD...

  13. 2015 DNP

    oldiebutgoodie replied to BabyLady's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Sorry, I think you are drinking the DNP Kool-Aid.

  14. Adult CNS-EXAM

    oldiebutgoodie replied to ER823's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Well, I would definitely put the blueprint for the exam in front of you, and go through it point by point. Either research each point on the web, or in books. Many points are addressed in Fulton as...

  15. wound in the wrong place!!!

    oldiebutgoodie replied to acochran10's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Our inpatient OTs have been able to fashion a "scrotal sling" to elevate scrotum and eliminate the skin on skin contact and pressure. There is a product call Z-flo that I saw at the WOCN convention,...

  16. Adult CNS-EXAM

    oldiebutgoodie replied to ER823's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I have the Mometrix Adult Health CNS guide. It's really not very good, but if anybody wants it, I'll send it to you for cost of postage (probably about $5). It may have some helpful stuff in it. PM...

  17. Adult CNS-EXAM

    oldiebutgoodie replied to ER823's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I doubt the test blueprint will change, since they just changed it April of 2011. Cheers,

  18. Adult CNS-EXAM

    oldiebutgoodie replied to ER823's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    The new outline for the test is at: http://www.nursecredentialing.org/PediatricCNSTCOs.aspx I went through the Adult CNS outline point by point, most questions on my test were not so much clinical as...

  19. Adult CNS-EXAM

    oldiebutgoodie replied to ER823's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    Hello, all, I just took the Adult Health CNS exam and passed. This is what I did: 1. Took the ANCC review course (8 telephone conference calls, with book of slides provided). 2. Followed the...

  20. How does your unit orient new nurses?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Schuur451's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    You might want to check out this article by Linda Morris and others: "Designing a Comprehensive Model for Critical Care Orientation". http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/content/27/6/37.full Here is their...

  21. Any preceptors??

    oldiebutgoodie replied to bayouchick02's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    And another thing! (I'm on a roll, now, folks!) Many programs talk about ramping up enrollment, yet where are all these clinicals going to come from? The AACN (American Association of Colleges in...

  22. Any preceptors??

    oldiebutgoodie replied to bayouchick02's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I see your point, Trauma. I guess it just galls me when programs charge MSN students for the "precepting" time, yet they do nothing except demand logs from the students, don't help find preceptors,...

  23. Any preceptors??

    oldiebutgoodie replied to bayouchick02's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I personally think that if a school offers an NP program, they should provide or at least help find preceptors. Otherwise, they are just taking your money and not offering much in terms of

  24. Is Mandatory DNP by 2015 a Done Deal?

    oldiebutgoodie replied to SandBetweenMyToes's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    My concern with the DNP is: 1. The AACN obviously has a conflict of interest, in that it would result in more tuition money going into nursing schools 2. The current conception of the DNP seems to be...

  25. Nursing Diagnoses: Useless Statements secondary to Professional Insecurity

    oldiebutgoodie replied to Fribblet's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I just think that it is interesting that as soon as I entered grad school for my MSN, nursing diagnoses were never mentioned again. EVER. It was all medical diagnoses.