nutella

nutella MSN, RN

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  1. Travel with Dialysis

    nutella replied to bear14's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    There are cruises that offer dialysis services and that would be the better choice even though it is PD and not

  2. How often does this happen

    nutella replied to Buckeyeqt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Based on your other 2 threads it sounds that you are not a nurse but interesting in stirring the pot a bit .. trolling

  3. Atrial pacing above 100 to increase CO/MAP

    nutella replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I agree 100% - postoperative heart surgery management is very specific. Plus the places I worked post op cardiac CC patient were managed by cardiac surgeons and not cardiologists. Pacing right after...

  4. Accepted to FNP program, an $80,000 student loan worth it? I need advice!

    nutella replied to Aik0's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    To be honest - you will have a lot to adjust with a baby. I think waiting would be a better option because you will have time to settle in and see how things are. In addition, this is a huge loan -...

  5. Unable to endorse my license

    nutella replied to Mommynursegrace's topic in General Nursing

    The BON tells you how to endorse and as others mentioned - the CA option is very unique. Since LPN is only one year community college level time will fly by if you chose to go back to school. Check...

  6. Recent interview with davita

    nutella replied to Sweetbeth's topic in General Nursing

    Also - the same as any other interview. I recommend you look at the company webpage because there are distinct differences between D and

  7. Best stethoscopes for people with hearing problems

    nutella replied to Oleacronon's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You probably want an electronic stethoscope. One of the nurses had an electronic stethoscope because she was wearing 2 hearing aids and unable to hear anything with the regular one. Having said that -...

  8. Recent interview with davita

    nutella replied to Sweetbeth's topic in General Nursing

    It is the usual as any other phone

  9. New Nurse feeling very down

    nutella replied to RNthenDoc's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I do not agree with the statement that there is no room for mistakes and a critical care personality "thing". I worked critical care for almost 10 years before branching out. Of course people also...

  10. working night shift as rn during pregnancy

    nutella replied to work77's topic in General Nursing

    Usually the steps would be to inform your employer that you are pregnant and then present them with a note from the doctor that states your limitations. To be honest - firing a pregnant nurse is...

  11. Become a Nurse But Don't Work As One

    nutella replied to Stargate Atlantis's topic in General Nursing

    why bother with nursing school if you actually just want to go into

  12. Not what I expected

    nutella replied to NurseMegP's topic in General Nursing

    LOL - I wonder the same.. People do not realize that while it is lovely to just have one patient at a time, the amount of documenting especially related to admit/re-cert/discharge is huge huge huge...

  13. Not what I expected

    nutella replied to NurseMegP's topic in General Nursing

    that is stressful and not for lazy

  14. New Nurse feeling very down

    nutella replied to RNthenDoc's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    OP - your preceptor sounds outright demoralizing. As I see it there are 3 options: one is to ask for a different preceptor - you could say that you did not click with her and a different approach to...

  15. What I Learned This Week: Retired Nurses-Where Two Or More Are Gathered...

    nutella replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man - really - nobody can make up those stories!!!! Only in nursing... Sorry that you miss the

  16. Not what I expected

    nutella replied to NurseMegP's topic in General Nursing

    I think it was probably for the better that you declined dialysis. In any way, look into 8 hour shifts to see if that would be better with your conditions and stress. The other suggestion I have is to...

  17. a question about post-op temp and incentive spirometry

    nutella replied to BB8789's topic in General Nursing

    I think there is a little bit of a confusion going on. slightly elevated temp to around 100 F / up to 100.4F for the first 2 days after surgery is not uncommon and happens because of an inflammatory...

  18. Fired for being sick.

    nutella replied to cosmobella20's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Well - that is the way it goes at a lot of places. It is great that you found a nice

  19. Conflicted about Job Offer

    nutella replied to badwolf4's topic in General Nursing

    If you do not mind living with your parents and you could pay off the debt within the next year or 2 years you should probably go for that option. If you work 12 h shifts, you will only commute three...

  20. What I Learned This Week: Retired Nurses-Where Two Or More Are Gathered...

    nutella replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    What I learned this week: Nurses looks a lot at other "professions" to come up with problem solving strategies. While I did not enjoy the "lean" idea that came from Toyota (and literally turned the...

  21. Toxic Nurses

    nutella replied to gemmi999's topic in General Nursing

    True, true - which reminds of another coworker I had who was known to moan and groan throughout the shifts loudly and constantly asking for help and delegating stuff to other nurses. She would always...

  22. Toxic Nurses

    nutella replied to gemmi999's topic in General Nursing

    As Commuter already mentioned - speaking up in a secure way is important. However, while some nurses will display aggression straight up, some others may just mutter the passive aggressive comments...

  23. CHPN

    nutella replied to nurseontheway's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    If you have not done so already - get the core curriculum and the work book from HPNA - they just had a new edition come out. I read the core compendium and the whole work book including the...

  24. Public health nurse job offer but will receive paycut...Opinions?

    nutella replied to EmRN14's topic in General Nursing

    those husbands... well he is not the one who has to work in the hospital. I think if you like public health it is a great opportunity. I have been working M-F with occasional weekend and now no...

  25. Should I quit without exp?

    nutella replied to pingpong101's topic in General Nursing

    Try psychiatric nursing - there are a lot of different areas for mental health nursing from hospital to addiction nursing. I had interviewed for something some years ago and it would have been a lot...