DuluthMike

DuluthMike

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  1. Vanderbilt Nurse Residency winter 2011 cohort

    DuluthMike replied to DuluthMike's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I will be interviewing this Wed. I'm arriving in Nashville on Monday. If anyone wants to meet up or prep for the interview shoot me a

  2. Forced Flu Shots

    DuluthMike replied to Tinksrn's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Look this is a huge bummer but be very careful with words like discriminatory. 36,000 die from influenza each year. No one is saying you can't work because of your race, religion, or creed. They...

  3. Vanderbilt Nurse Residency winter 2011 cohort

    DuluthMike replied to DuluthMike's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Interview for Critical Care Track.

  4. Vanderbilt Nurse Residency winter 2011 cohort

    DuluthMike replied to DuluthMike's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Emails are out, good luck to

  5. Positive AFB Sputum but Negative PPD Mantoux Test? How is this possible

    DuluthMike replied to RN2B123's topic in General Nursing

    ppd, if administered correctly, will always be positive if the patient has been exposed to tb. it can, however, be incorrectly administered or read. acid fast + from septum can be caused from any...

  6. Can you give a flu shot wrong?

    DuluthMike replied to Toad38350's topic in General Nursing

    Can you give it wrong? Sure.. if you give it SQ to the face or something The pain of the initial shot is going to be dependent on what random nerves you hit on injection and the tolerance of the...

  7. Vanderbilt Nurse Residency winter 2011 cohort

    DuluthMike replied to DuluthMike's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Anxiously waiting for word from Vandy. Any idea when they will contact people about interviews?

  8. RN-BSN bridge vs straight BSN, is it the same education?

    DuluthMike replied to Saysfaa's topic in General Nursing

    18 lib arts credits is equivalent to one semester. A BSN has 4 semesters of University schooling before they set eyes on nursing classes. The education is not the same. I'm not claiming it is...

  9. RN-BSN bridge vs straight BSN, is it the same education?

    DuluthMike replied to Saysfaa's topic in General Nursing

    No. The BSN will have pre-req's completed at a University. The RN-BSN will still lack this educational

  10. Questions for New Grads

    DuluthMike replied to lifelearningrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. When did you graduate? June 2010 2. Do you have a BSN or ADN? BSN + BA in Biology 3. Are you still looking for work? Yes. More like begging for

  11. Harvard Nurses' Health Study

    DuluthMike replied to kesr's topic in General Nursing

    Female only study? Fairly short

  12. I'm getting a BSN and a minor in Biology, will this be an advantage at all?

    DuluthMike replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I have a bachelors in Biology in addition to my bachelors in Nursing. It is of absolutely no help to getting a job. It is of amazing help in understanding pathophysiology, biochemistry, and...

  13. Benefits of being a male nurse vs Female nurse

    DuluthMike replied to girtenbt's topic in Men in Nursing

    I get to pee while standing up. Huge

  14. Good Samaritan laws for off duty New Jersey RN's.

    DuluthMike replied to mrsinquisitive's topic in General Nursing

    Diphenhydramine is not the standard of care for an anaphylactic reaction. Should this person have been harmed due to not seeking treatment fast enough you could be held

  15. males vs females as new RN's.

    DuluthMike replied to yahoo1's topic in General Nursing

    Male new grad here. In an interview I was flat out told by the manager that males were inferior nurses. That just about blew my mind. Needless to say I didn't get that job. You will find prejudice...

  16. Vanderbilt Nurse Residency winter 2011 cohort

    DuluthMike replied to DuluthMike's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Just finished and sent in my app today. Good luck to

  17. DNP in Anesthesia ONLINE

    DuluthMike replied to versed88's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    This is so

  18. Our new boss writing everyone up!

    DuluthMike replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree. We are professionals. We should act like

  19. Is putting 'BSN' on badge snobbish?

    DuluthMike replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    You have never been to a hospital or clinic and seen a physician with "Soandso, MD"? Interesting vacuum you live

  20. Is putting 'BSN' on badge snobbish?

    DuluthMike replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

    Just some thoughts: Physicians often cite degree type, MD or DO, on identification. This is regardless of the same residency training. Ie a DO in an allopathic residency still has DO on their badge....

  21. frustrated with "fluff" in my NP program

    DuluthMike replied to Grnrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would have a very hard time believing that any practitioner, PA, NP, DO, MD, could do their job well in their first year with no experience beforehand. Perhaps that is my subjective view of what...

  22. frustrated with "fluff" in my NP program

    DuluthMike replied to Grnrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think the problem is that physicians and PA's hit the ground running faster than NP's due to education and clinical experence differences. I originally entered nursing to become a NP. However, due...

  23. Most Lucrative Specialities/Higher Degree's

    DuluthMike replied to premedwoahs's topic in General Nursing

    The most lucrative will be whatever area brings you the greatest personal satisfaction. You can't put a dollar value on

  24. Ever Killed Someone?

    DuluthMike replied to Bug Out's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a part of a terminal ween and always considered that killing my

  25. your nursing decison

    DuluthMike replied to dark40's topic in General Nursing

    I became a nurse for the sole purpose of becoming a mid-level to service my very rural home