nursechick182

nursechick182 BSN, RN

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  1. Online masters?

    I was wondering...is it "frowned upon" to get a master's degree in nursing through an online program? I was looking into nursing education degrees. I started doing an FNP program at a local school,...
  2. Have you thought about newborn nursery? Or perhaps a Level II nicu? I think the yuckiest part of babies is changing meconium diapers (which beats child or adult poop ANY day) and sometimes they spit...
  3. Sick, sick sick of IBS

    I was diagnosed with IBS at the young age of 9 and let me tell you, it changes your life! It's horrible, and for me, it comes and goes and sometimes is really bad for a few months or so. I tend to get...
  4. thinking of doing the Kaplan course, but unsure

    Thank you for responding. Yes, I have checked. From what I have seen, all positions are filled at the current
  5. Graveyard Shift

    I have been working 12 hour night shifts in the hospital for almost 4 years now, and I have never had coffee EVER! I refuse to drink it because my stomach is so sensitive and I don't want to become a...
  6. I am enrolled part time in grad school, going for FNP. I work full time nights and have a lot going on in my personal life right now. Most of it, wonderful things! I'm getting married in a MONTH, we...
  7. Warning: I need to vent!

    The parents absolutely need to know. With a grade IV, the baby could need a shunt....the parent would have to consent to this and would have to know all about IVH before consenting. I have even seen...
  8. meds during pregnancy??

    Does anyone know if phenergan is ok to take during
  9. New Grad given choice of L/D or NICU

    I was a new grad and did the NICU internship. I really wanted critical care experience right out of school. You will get to learn tons of skills in NICU as I'm sure you would for L/D. In NICU you get...
  10. New Grad given choice of L/D or NICU

    I was a new grad and did the NICU internship. I really wanted critical care experience right out of school. You will get to learn tons of skills in NICU as I'm sure you would for L/D. In NICU you get...
  11. Breast Milk Policies: MIX UP!

    At my hospital, we have EMAR which is basically giving and checking meds all on the computer. We treat breast milk just as a medication and print out breast milk labels for each baby. The mom's then...
  12. Breast Milk Policies: MIX UP!

    At my hospital, we have EMAR which is basically giving and checking meds all on the computer. We treat breast milk just as a medication and print out breast milk labels for each baby. The mom's then...
  13. Diseases????

    I have been working for 2.5 years now since being out of college. The first winter I worked, I caught a terrible bout of bronchitis and pharyngitis, but several of my co workers were also sick at the...
  14. Diseases????

    I have been working for 2.5 years now since being out of college. The first winter I worked, I caught a terrible bout of bronchitis and pharyngitis, but several of my co workers were also sick at the...
  15. Cosmetic ARNP

    I really don't know how much this would help you, but while looking for a dermatologist I found an MD in Dallas that has some sort of post graduate training school in medical aesthetics. It's a school...
  16. Flu shot facts

    My freshman year in college I decided to get a flu shot since I had gotten the flu really bad the last 2 years while I was in high school. That was my first time to get a flu shot. About a week later...
  17. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    I could never do anything with oncology since my mother passed away from breast cancer. I think it takes an extrmemly gifted person to be able to see that kind of thing every day and go home and...