A&OxNone MSN, RN

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    HCAHPS Scores = hospital pay

    A&OxNone posted a topic in Nursing News

    Not sure if anybody else's facility has started stressing this (I'm sure mine isn't the only one...) but I wanted to see what nurses thought about this change, basically that the HCAHPS scores will...
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    Which specialty track?

    A&OxNone replied to keith5486's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm going the peds route, so maybe I can't be as much help, however from what I have came across so far, theres a few things to think about. Most ER folks I know go the FNP route. I would tell you to...
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    FNP VS PNP-PC --Scope of Practice

    A&OxNone replied to ana.saavedra14's topic in Advanced Practice

    I battled between FNP and PNP for a while, then once I decided PNP, i battled with primary vs acute care. Honestly, it came down to the fact that I literally never want to take care of adults as an...
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    Thinking about leaving nursing school

    A&OxNone replied to lsand22's topic in General Nursing

    I hated adult med-surg in school and questioned if I should even be a nurse. Peds is totally my thing and haven't regretted it since. Don't give up because you don't like that one area, especially if...
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    Do I need a pediatric stethoscope?

    A&OxNone replied to RNthenDoc's topic in General Nursing

    Not really. Once they get to a certain age an adult one is fine. Just realize that if you have a baby (likely under about a year), you likely won't be able to tell the different between upper and...
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    What does your fitbit (or other smart watch) say about your shift?

    A&OxNone posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently went down the fitbit road, and I can honestly say I'm both surprised and totally not surprised about what it says about my shifts. I usually have between 8,000-10,000 steps for my shift....
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    Nurses, do drop in! *VENT*

    A&OxNone replied to AutumnLeavesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with some of this. My only question from there is... what do you do if your patient isn't actually ventilating because they are so all over the place they won't keep the bipap mask on? its not...
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    blood cultures

    A&OxNone replied to Nurse_AV's topic in General Nursing

    My facility has (within the last two years) using the "waste" as the sample of a blood culture. So just like you said, hooking up the syringe and pulling back immediately. The purpose is just like you...
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    Why is finding a preceptor so blahblah difficult!

    A&OxNone posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I just finished my first semester of NP school at UAB for peds primary care. I, along with most everybody else in my cohort, have already been working on securing a preceptor for the fall semester and...
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    heparin drips

    A&OxNone replied to SN2014's topic in Patient Medications

    I had no idea heparin could cause such a rowdy discussion! I have nothing to offer other than my facility has a policy that its should be ran alone. (Not saying that it always happens that
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    Would you choose nursing again or another health profession?

    A&OxNone replied to Abbr's topic in Nursing Career

    Some days, I think my dream job would be Starbucks. Because (1), I love coffee. (2) those green aprons are great. (3) even on the busiest, crappiest day, its probably less stress than coding somebody....
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    Current CHOA RNs

    A&OxNone replied to SarahNYC's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Hey there! I have been at Egleston for several years and I can tell you - it's pretty great. CHOA in general is a pretty great company to work for in my opinion. As far as what floor you are on, it...
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    Why is finding a preceptor so blahblah difficult!

    A&OxNone replied to A&OxNone's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That is brilliant advice. I will totally look into doing that. Also, to address some other things... I did know what I was getting into. I knew I would have to find my own preceptor and wasn't happy...
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    RAM cannula

    A&OxNone posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Can somebody explain to me the "down and dirty" about RAM cannulas? Are they essentially used as BiPAP for babies? I know they are used on our kids when they don't look so well even on HFNC, and it...
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    RAM cannula

    A&OxNone replied to A&OxNone's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Well, all this now makes perfect sense. Thanks, guys! (Allnurses - the place I go to ask the questions I'm too embarrassed to ask at work, and that google doesn't
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    1 month new ICU job. I want to run

    A&OxNone replied to RNMeagz's topic in Critical Care

    I have worked at a hospital where the next shift had to get there by 630-640, which made getting things done by 9 am easier. Just saying, this poster may have a situation like that. Otherwise, they...
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    First Incident Report

    A&OxNone replied to gemmi999's topic in General Nursing

    My only advice to you is that you can see (clearly) from the responses that the potassium issue is one that some nurses and some facilities deal with differently. I always like to go with talking to...
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    Dismissed for Adult Prac Program

    A&OxNone replied to crystal1504's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Support and encouragement doesn't mean sugarcoating and lying. It can be a simple,"People fail. It doesn't mean you are a bad person or nurse. You still have other career options." All of those things...
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    Co-workers mad that you're going to school

    A&OxNone replied to futurearmynurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, sounds like a big 'ole dose of selfishness on their part. You are the only one that will take care of you. Go to school, get more education, find an awesome job. Rinse and repeat if you want...
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    Dismissed for Adult Prac Program

    A&OxNone replied to crystal1504's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Oh, I totally agree you have to pass. And who said anything about lowering anymore standards? None of this is anything I said. What I'm saying is **** happens and life happens and people have learning...
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    Family Nurse Practitioner

    A&OxNone replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    People have said that to me about doing Pediatric NP, but here are my thoughts about it... The largest pediatric group in the state (that also owns 3 peds hospitals) just said they will only start...
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    Dismissed for Adult Prac Program

    A&OxNone replied to crystal1504's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am a VERY firm believer that not EVERYBODY'S worth of a provider is determined by what their GPA looks like. I have gotten my ADN, my BSN, and now in NP school, and I can name plenty of people that...
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    Lacking compassion?

    A&OxNone replied to Rbrown12's topic in General Nursing

    I am a peds ICU nurse and honestly try very hard not to form attachments at work. I'm nice and pleasant and take good care of my patients, but hardly ever get past the "small talk" phase with...
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    Career advice

    A&OxNone replied to dienne's topic in General Nursing

    I was in a similar position as you and hated the idea of going back to nights. But I'm SO GLAD i took the jump and went to the ICU. The sleep sucks and I felt lousy, but was actually excited (and...
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    I NEED DIRECTION

    A&OxNone replied to msfefe44's topic in General Nursing

    From Ga here - and let me tell you a little story... My best friend and I met in nursing school 6 years-ish ago. We were in our last semester when her dad suddenly died in a car accident, and it made...