BroadwayRN

BroadwayRN ASN, RN

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  1. What you'd REALLY like to say....

    I can't say what I'd really like to say, I think it's more appropriate to remain politically correct. I will say that I want to ask those who call Medicaid their insurance how much their premiums
  2. How do you manage to get to work in snow storms ?

    VERY
  3. I would set the alarm clock for about 3-4 hours after they go to bed (let them get into a good deep sleep) and wake them up. Turn on the lights. Make noise, whatever you can do to disturb their sleep...
  4. UCF MSN FNP track

    http://www.nursing.ucf.edu/
  5. Nursing Responsibilities

    Put yourself in your patients place. If you need to go you don't care what what initials are behind a name. We all have two hands and we all should help equally. There are no nursing aids or...
  6. ACLS

    I found that the information in the back of the AHA book was essential to read in order to pass the
  7. Shoes for Wide, Flat feet?

    I think Birkenstocks would be 'perfect' for you. You would wear a size 41 in a Birkenstock. I've had good luck buying them from
  8. UCF MSN FNP track

    http://www.usfca.edu/nursing/programs_of_study/dnp_program_for_msn_fnp.html It would seem as though they require a doctorate for the FNP program. I understand that eventually all NP programs will...
  9. Electronic medical records?

    I'm not in OB but we are also going completely paperless in a couple of months. I still can't invision how all of this will work. Time will
  10. I think you'd be hard pressed to find an RN position in a clinic (doctors offices) they would rather pay a medical assistant $10/hr than to pay a RN $30 an hour. They think of the bottom line not what...
  11. Top 10 Meds Used In The ER

    Epi, yes of course. Epi one of the 'top' 10 meds used in the ER?
  12. Are there any NP schools in Dallas area?

    Try Googling NP programs/schools/colleges in Dallas. I'm sure there are quite a few in such a big metropolitan area. http://www.ntnp.org/ This is a link to the NP organization in North Texas and they...
  13. super anxious..

    I have heard that it can take 3-6 weeks to get the results when taking the NCLEX in California. Don't give up just
  14. Going out to smoke a cigarette within 3 minutes of getting IV pain medication does nothing to increase the strength of said medication, oh and laughing on the cell phone, with a friend, does not have...
  15. Gay Nurses... help!

    I think most patients think that male nurses are gay. One it shouldn't matter, Two it is no ones business. I think the only reason is because nursing used to be traditionally a womans occupation. This...
  16. Top 10 Meds Used In The ER

    Tordol Morphine Demerol Zofran Ativan Solu-Medrol Plavix Ancef Ibuprofen
  17. Middle Name?

    Not necessarily true. If a woman gets married and uses her maiden name as her middle name then it legally becomes her middle
  18. Most common reasons?

    Don't sell yourself short! You made it through nursing school, you studying for the NCLEX, you took the test, you passed it. Sure you had some encouragement but what's wrong with having someone you...
  19. Octuplets

    She was an employee of the IVF clinic. She has a degree in Child Development and plans on getting her doctorate in Child Psychology. Her 6 children are ages 2-7. I think she needs a psych evaluation...
  20. Octuplets

    I heard on CNN today that she had 4 embryos implanted and that they divided into 4 sets of identical twins. Yeah, ok....I still believe in
  21. ITA! NCLEX, as has been stated, depends on how good a test taker a person is and what their state of mind is i.e. did they take a Xanax??? J/K but seriously a successful test taker is usually the one...
  22. Nurses & Emergency Scenes

    I have only ever stopped when there were no emergency response personnel on the scene. Once they arrived I got the hell out of the way. Everyone has their job to do. One piece of advice. If you do...
  23. Middle Name?

    I wouldn't think you would have to reveal that you do have a middle name do
  24. Where Do You Dispose of Narcotics?

    In the sharps box. Yes they can be broken into but that holds true for
  25. Am I the only weird one that does this LOL

    I've done it a time or two just out of habit. I don't see anything strange about