nutella

nutella MSN, RN

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  1. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    nutella replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of individual opinion - the BSN is not going to go away. It is already the preferred entry education in competitive areas and many employers prefer the BSN over the ADN. There are good...

  2. Thrown From the Tower!!

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

    Perhaps I am not understanding the whole situation right. But - in my understanding - if you have to come to work at a certain time you have to show up on time. Yes, there can be emergencies but in...

  3. Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

    nutella replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I am not on a specific floor, in fact I see patients in all areas including ER, ICU, general floors and so on and forth. The thing is that while I do not mind to help a patient to go to the bathroom...

  4. End of life liquid meds vs crushed

    nutella replied to Race Mom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am so sorry! There are usually standing orders - so I am not sure what they were talking about.... In any way, I am sorry that your sister death was stressful and that hospice was not

  5. Advice Needed

    nutella replied to NurseAdjoa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked in dialysis and med/surg (among other jobs...). While it is true that you will have a foot in the door with med/surg and you may be more flexible and get a more comprehensive training there...

  6. Tell me why you regret about becoming a Nurse

    nutella replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL - true enough ! "sticks" is the 20 000 people town I live in - I was used to cities with 250 000 plus and before I moved to the sticks a million people city. I felt I was moving to a ghost town....

  7. What was your first time like?

    nutella replied to Sith Lady Oma's topic in General Students

  8. End of life liquid meds vs crushed

    nutella replied to Race Mom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Race mom, I am sorry for your loss, you must be grieving right now. It must be so hard to have had this experience with your sister's death. When the ones that are close to our heart get sick and...

  9. What was your first time like?

    nutella replied to Sith Lady Oma's topic in General Students

    I worked as a paramedic fulltime and also taught first aid. However, the 24 h shifts were sort of a lot with a lot of crazy on call at night. Don't get me wrong, it was also great excitement at times...

  10. how do i know a unit is closing

    nutella replied to thomas76's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest - that does not sound too good. When somebody merges they usually do it to combine powers . If there is a duplication of services and only one is truly needed, the other one will go. Such...

  11. Tell me why you regret about becoming a Nurse

    nutella replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do not regret the fact that I became a nurse. There are other things I regret like moving out into the "sticks" where the joy of the day and entertainment du jour is to browse TJMaxx and Starbucks...

  12. Acute vs. Chronic Dialysis????

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

    not only that - but the work pace was killing me... plus the constant pressure on nurses who literally have to push gazillion meds and assess while the techs relax once the tx are

  13. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    nutella replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, not only nurses but also physicians. I worked on a floor some years ago with a high percentage of patients with mental health problems/comorbs and "pseudoseizures" (ok - that is not the correct...

  14. End of life liquid meds vs crushed

    nutella replied to Race Mom's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have a hard time following the intent of your post. In any ways - if a patient needs a visit the nurse needs to go out. For many patients the liquids are easier. If somebody can not swallow crushed...

  15. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    nutella replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yes - do not disclose. Absolutely not. You will find yourself in the "liability bucket" and people will never look at you the same way. Epilepsy = "real" illness is less stigmatizing. Your husband is...

  16. how do i know a unit is closing

    nutella replied to thomas76's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in 2 places that closed and the writing was on the wall... The first one closed after the surgeon did not do as much surgery as expected. The numbers went down, the floor got a mix of all...

  17. Health care administration - non nurses

    nutella replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds somewhat crazy! Basically de-professionalization at it's

  18. Please help! PICO Question

    nutella replied to Justine7's topic in General Students

    Well - that is part of your homework to figure something out. If you work in nursing think about current trends. If you have access to the online library of your nursing school search through some...

  19. Please help! PICO Question

    nutella replied to Justine7's topic in General Students

    I need to say that mental health nursing is not the prime area for nursing research. There is such a huge overlap with psychology and SW. A hot topics are mental health coverage through the...

  20. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    nutella replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    hehe - sounds exotic the other way though - like a mediterranean dish ! "One Fasfa with hummus and vegetables to go please

  21. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    nutella replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I did not even want to bother with the whole FAFSA thing after I went through the CSS stuff - which took me hours and

  22. Health care administration - non nurses

    nutella replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    For a while I had looked into MBA programs but in the end enrolled in a MSN program that focuses on quality and safety. I did a class on financing and policy, which gave me a really good insight into...

  23. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    nutella replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is hard. I can not even count the days I dragged myself to work wondering how I will make it through the day. When you feel too tired to do anything

  24. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    nutella replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    What I learned this week: The world does look different when the sun finally comes out after a winter in New England. This year I was really craving for some spring and here it is! "Palliative care"...

  25. 3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    nutella replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry organized chaos - I had depression basically my whole life since teenage age and know how it is to struggle with it. I hope that things will get better for you