313RN BSN, RN

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    university of detroit mercy second degree program

    313RN replied to creativetype2007's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The first 3 weeks of the program are a honeymoon. Week 4 is when the full load gets dropped on you. It basically sucks for the next 25 or so weeks of the program (about 10 months all in all) and the...
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    UDM - 100% of new grads have jobs?

    313RN replied to Calt's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I'm a recent UDM grad. They've had that on their website for a while. I think it just hasn't been updated in a while. They're not out to "lure" people into the program. There are planty of...
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    One of THOSE nurses.

    313RN replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    This is the answer that appeals to me the most. Now, I wouldn't phrase it like that, but the next time she started in on someone I'd flat out tell her "You know what... not interested. I've got too...
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    Call 911 or help person first?

    313RN replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    I thought it was call first if the incedent was witnessed, care for 2 minutes if you find someone down and don't know when they collapsed. In a choking situation there's likely to be people around...
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    Unit Manger Presence

    313RN replied to GreentigerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in critical care, so we are always staffed fully. But for the last two years we have been without a unit manager. Managers from other units fill in, or the director fills in. It doesn't seem...
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    What do you carry...

    313RN replied to ilove2dce's topic in General Nursing

    I carry extra sterile gloves for when I have to suction OET's. The gloves that come with the suction caths are not made for large hands. I am always somewhat surprised when I see women using the...
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    What do you carry...

    313RN replied to ilove2dce's topic in General Nursing

    My badge clips to my scrubs at the bottom of the V-neck. Several "pieces of flair" with the badge: RN dangle, FACES card, 2 Mission statement cards, RACE/PASS and codes (Blue, Red, Black, Pink, etc)...
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    What do you carry...

    313RN replied to ilove2dce's topic in General Nursing

    Don't laugh. Our SWAT nurses pretty much have
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    When everybody knows your name

    313RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is something that I wrote for a class while I was in Nursing School. I came across it again and decided to post it and see what the reaction would be. Fire away, all responses or opinions will be...
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    university of detroit mercy second degree program

    313RN replied to creativetype2007's topic in Michigan Nursing

    You probably won't get your clinical assignments until week 2 or so. It takes a while to get them finalized. Just rememebr, what you get is what you
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    university of detroit mercy second degree program

    313RN replied to creativetype2007's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Actually I never bought it, never needed
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    Srubs

    313RN replied to redskngolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am really liking my S.M.A.R.T. Scrubs. The pants have 4 huge cargo pockets, 2 regular "slash" pockets and a pocket below the left knee with a snap where I keep my phone/wallet and four loops for...
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    university of detroit mercy second degree program

    313RN replied to creativetype2007's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I did all my book buying and selling through Amazon and my total cost was less than $1000 for the year, if I remember correctly. I was actually surprised at how little I spent compared to what I...
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    Short men's scrubs

    313RN posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    OK, I'm hoping someone can give me some ideas... I'm a short, fat guy- 5'7" about 220 (I'm afraid to check the scale right now). I just got a job at a hospital where the RN's where Navy Blue scrubs....
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    Which penlight do you use? Incandescent or LED?

    313RN replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    My SIL is an Opthamologist. When I had this question she told me incandescent, the LED was too powerful and would cause
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    university of detroit mercy second degree program

    313RN replied to creativetype2007's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Living in the Ann Arbor area and commuting to Detroit is certainly doable. I'd bet the number of people who do it now (for other jobs) is in the thousands, if not tens of thousands. In my class we...
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    When everybody knows your name

    313RN replied to 313RN's topic in General Nursing

    first of all, great feedback and discussion everyone! i love all the comments and following the discussion. thanks to everyone who contributed. just to kind of clarify my position, i have no problem...
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    nursing & the economy

    313RN replied to cgSN2010's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's about the economy, but one thing I recently learned from another nurse is a way not to charge (or steal) for flushes. 10 ml saline flushes are kept in the pixis and are billed to...
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    Accelerated Nursing Programs

    313RN replied to Living4Peace's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everything my Texas colleague says. Except for the lack of preparedness and inability to develop clinical skills. I believe those things are 90% about the individual. Clinical time is...
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    Accelerated Nursing Programs

    313RN replied to Living4Peace's topic in General Nursing

    I did a one year ABSN. It was hard. The worst part is really the volume of material and the speed at which you have to learn it. In my program it was 5 days a week, at least 6 hours a day. There...
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    What does your flor/hospital do to promote teamwork among the nurses?

    313RN replied to Smackdown's topic in General Nursing

    i'm a big, giant cynic so what i'm about to tell you is something i really believe, and something i try and live up to every day. it's not meant to blow smoke or sound like i'm pollyanna. i can't...
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    Career Change Advice

    313RN replied to UDMABSN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The schedules change. Don't get too hung up on having days off or open time in your schedule. There will be plenty of studying that you'll need to do or papers that have to be written. The worst...
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    TV shows and movies that are ruined, because you know better

    313RN replied to HollyHobby's topic in Nursing Humor

    i came across this book in a local bookstore last week and it made some pretty interesting points. sure it might have been a little preachy at times, but overall it gave me something to think about....
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    what medical drama would you be cast in as a nurse?

    313RN replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say none of them. I swear I am not some militant nurse with an axe to grind. Really I do. I even get that this is a "fun" thread. But I came across this book in a local bookstore last...
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    More of a personal health question...need input

    313RN replied to NYRN09's topic in General Nursing

    I spent 5 years working in post-doc endodontic clinics in more than 30 universities around the US. Patient experiences seemed to differ for a lot of reasons including, but not limited to, the reason...