Headhurt ADN

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    Vaccination for clinical

    Headhurt replied to Grad 2020's topic in General Students

    Your career path is at odds with the reality of nursing, what it is, what it means, and what will be expected of you. Do yourself (and potential patients) a favor and do not go into nursing. Don't....
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    Shawnee Mission med center

    Headhurt replied to 29deba's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for SMMC for almost 8 years until I finished nursing school. I thought it was a great place to work, great bennies, the pay was comparable to other hospitals in the area, and they do a lot of...
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    LipoDissolve Nurses

    Headhurt posted a topic in General Nursing

    So they opened this new clinic, and they are hiring nurses. I work weekend option at a hospital in KC, but I get bored during the week and thought a prn job during the week wouldn't be a bad idea. I...
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    penn valley in kc

    Headhurt replied to wannabe arn's topic in General Nursing

    I got that same letter...but I graduated in 2004. The thought of having to go through nursing school again gave me the willies.:uhoh21: I'm not surprised that the wait it so long. Lots of applicants,...
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    Any Penn Valley grads and/or students?

    Headhurt replied to Wed72388's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated a little over 2 years ago from PVCC. I thought it was a good program, and prepared me well for the workforce. I can't remember how long it took me from the time I applied to the time I...
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    Piercings

    Headhurt replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    He usually wears scrub tops with a t-shirt underneath. Hopefully, that will be enough because neither of us are the type of people anyone would suspect of having body piercings, and we would prefer it...
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    Piercings

    Headhurt posted a topic in General Nursing

    For something fun and spicy, I got my "girls" pierced fairly recently. Because I am a floor nurse, and I very seldom find myself in MRI, I don't have any issues. However, my other half now wants to...
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    Piercings

    Headhurt replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    These articales were EXTREMELY helpful. Thanks, Reno!!! I asked about the Tygon and acrylic. While my piercer prefers not to use them, he would if there were no other options. From what I read,...
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    My New Nurse Wake-Up Call; Shocking Behaviors

    Headhurt replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a teaching hospital, and thankfully, I don't see a lot of that going on (at least on my floor). If a doctor is out of line, we call them on it. If a patient or family member is out of line,...
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    Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    Headhurt replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had a patient, retired doc with GI bleed...so we were running octreotide and prevacid drips concurrently (two separate IVs). The octreotide was Y'd in with NS running at 125ml/hr because he...
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    Protonix reaction???

    Headhurt posted a topic in General Nursing

    Due to the bureaucratic boloney of medical insurances, my new insurance won't pay for Prilosec, but they will foot the bill for Protonix (which is funny because Protonix is butt-expensive)...so I have...
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    ADN to BSN/Masters....how long am I looking at?

    Headhurt replied to cindyrn1's topic in General Nursing

    You can also check into Fort Hayes State University. They have an online ADN to BSN program...AND they have an agreement with surrounding states (Missouri, Iowa, Colorado, Nebraska, etc) and even out...
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    moving to KC, MO

    Headhurt replied to Auri's topic in General Nursing

    I currently work at KU Med and couldn't be happier. They start GN's out at $20 an hour and the incentive package is really good (they reimburse you $3000 of education expenses right out of the gate)....
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    What do you always try to put on an IV pump?

    Headhurt replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

    We use pumps for everything...except FFP, Albumin...unless something is expressly ordered to hang by
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    VIP Patients...A rant

    Headhurt posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I went to work the other night and the charge nurse approaches me with this look that says, "I'm going to lay some BS on you." She tells me that we are having a VIP patient come to the floor (he...
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    VIP Patients...A rant

    Headhurt replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    I don't care who you are, what you do, how much money you make...everyone gets the same care, dignity, and respect from me. I was the nurse in question, and I wouldn't allow my very sick patient to be...
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    VIP Patients...A rant

    Headhurt replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    If that truly is that case, then they need to be honest about it...instead of cramming the "everyone gets treated the same regardless of race, gender, creed, etc". Why bother taking the nursing oath...
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    Ever had a nurse or doc as a patient?

    Headhurt replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    I've taken care of numerous docs and nurses...not one problem out of any of them. I did take care of a PA once (he had CF and all that it entailed). He would check his own blood sugar every hour (with...
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    Know hospitals that pay for school?

    Headhurt replied to jab3da's topic in General Nursing

    Truman Med pays a monthly stipend and then you sign a contract with them afterwards (I think it is 1 year, I could be mistaken). Big inner city hospital...you would definitely get a lot of experience...
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    Childrens Mercy Hospital

    Headhurt replied to CHICKEN's topic in General Nursing

    I only did clinicals there, and it was horrible. The staff was rude and very clique-ish. I don't know if it was because the majority of the staff was in their early 20's or what. All the people I know...
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    Anyone heard of such a thing?

    Headhurt posted a topic in General Nursing

    My sister-in-law (who is prone to exaggeration) has told the family that she is going to nursing school...which is fine, if that is what she wants to do in life. When I asked what course she was going...
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    nurse locater devices

    Headhurt replied to SWAT_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The locators do serve a good purpose. One patient (who apparently wanted a free hospital stay) complained that the nurse never came in and saw her. We were able to bring up how many times the nurse...
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    Deflating Moment for a Soon to be New Grad

    Headhurt posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was at the dentist yesterday getting my teeth cleaned. My dentist was asking me about school and stuff, telling me that his wife was also an RN, and had been such since the 70's. Anyway, he asked...
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    I just got my new Ultrascope!

    Headhurt replied to nurseyNJNYC's topic in General Nursing

    I love my Ultrascope. I got a beach scene on mine with blue tubing. I can leave that thing laying around anywhere on the unit, and no one touches it. A patient remarked the other night that it sort of...
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    Advice for School Consideration

    Headhurt replied to melessia's topic in General Nursing

    Were you guys also aware that PVCC just started an evening RN program? I believe that this semester was the first semester they started. I have not heard how it is, or if students like it...but I...