nutella

nutella MSN, RN

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  1. Gun Owning Nurses

    nutella replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    The bigger question here would be: Why would 2 men kick in your backdoor at 3 am????? It is not common occurrence IMO. People who just want to steal stuff will not chose that kind of action and...

  2. Gun Owning Nurses

    nutella replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I very much agree with you

  3. Gun Owning Nurses

    nutella replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Besides the right to own guns - there are differences in motivation for owning a gun (which IMO have nothing to do with political identity). For some people it is about the "sportmanship" - they just...

  4. New nurse tips on anxiety

    nutella replied to Medicalicurn's topic in General Nursing

    There are several things. One is that it is normal to go through an adjustment phase when you are off orientation as a nurse. Now the pressure is on and you are still learning and will continue to...

  5. prescription drug addiction

    nutella replied to shedevilprincss's topic in General Nursing

    Esme - I am very sorry for what you went through - this is not only degrading and lacks humanity - it is also traumatizing and just plainly horrible. Myself, I have a very high pain tolerance - which...

  6. Why Do Nurses Quit?

    nutella replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    What I tell high school students who are interested in nursing as a career is that : If you are comfortable being uncomfortable - nursing is for you! I do not agree with the idea that the younger...

  7. Narcotic counts in the home?

    nutella replied to Arwin's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The only reason in the agency I worked at was when the family / caregiver was suspected to divert. In cases where diversion was suspected, pat would only get 3 day supply instead of 10 days and for...

  8. Nursing Degrees: The Hospital-Based Nursing Diploma (RN)

    nutella replied to TheCommuter's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Depending on the market in your area you could find a better deal. Some places try to get away with not paying much - if you do not get called out a lot you are definitely getting the short straw....

  9. GIP Criteria

    nutella replied to SWBQACRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have written a couple of times about GIP - please search - you may find some of my

  10. Does the same rules apply to doctors

    nutella replied to mrsfoster601's topic in General Nursing

    All hospitals or other places I worked had all physician go to ACLS classes. However, some places do not mainstreamed and usually have their own "provider" classes. Some hospitals I worked at, have...

  11. Paying for PhD

    nutella replied to Jorlan2000's topic in General Nursing

    Hi - I am in the process of applying to a PhD program and what I have learned when I went to the open house to meet with the faculty for a sort of interview was this: If you get a loan but after the...

  12. What disease could it be? I need help in reading lab values.

    nutella replied to NurseEnvision's topic in General Nursing

    I need to say that this sounds like homework to me.... If this is in fact homework, look at all the information and try to put together the bigger picture. The most important clues seem to be: "Also...

  13. How do you feel about having other nurses as patients?

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

    I do not mind caring for anybody who is a nurse or who has a nurse as a family member. My suggestion is to establish the "ground rules" and a good communication/collaboration between everybody by...

  14. What does it mean when patient census is decreased?

    nutella replied to Aekju46's topic in General Nursing

    It means that they are less busy = need less staff, which is "normal" during holidays and often from thanksgiving through new years for some settings. However, it could also point towards a general...

  15. Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    nutella replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    What happened to becoming a nurse? Simple answer - the financially driven healthcare system in which all or most decisions are based on $$$ - which ultimately also led to a dehumanizing treatment of...

  16. DNR pt with SOB and alert

    nutella replied to Allend's topic in General Nursing

    It is not that easy ..... There are many things we do not know that influence decision making. Generally speaking - in patients who do not wish chest compressions or intubations but who agree on bipap...

  17. Job change

    nutella replied to LagoRN13's topic in General Nursing

    I do not think that going to nights will be worth it especially since you have three kids. Those things only work out if you have family who can babysit them during the day for free while you sleep....

  18. can I go back to the floor yet?

    nutella replied to simbaman's topic in General Nursing

    I want to point out that when you transition from floor to ICU there is not only a steep learning curve, it can also take more than a year to feel "comfortable" depending on the ICU. It sounds that...

  19. Is it me, or...?

    nutella replied to herewegoagain7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Every organization/workplace has it's own culture and that can be very specifically related to the people who work there but also to leadership and the overall values of the organization. What I want...

  20. What is like working on Hemodialysis?

    nutella replied to aldrich21's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    If you are already stressed out in med/surg chances are that you will be also really really stressed out in a chronic dialysis clinic The technicians are the ones who have the best job in a HD clinic...

  21. When Your Doctor Doesn't Listen

    nutella replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I can so relate and want to express my support ! Pretty much the same thing happened to me several times. I had problems with asthma many years as an adult and had two rounds of allergy shots. The...

  22. PMHNP and Psychologist?

    nutella replied to jwolansk's topic in General Nursing

    Well - you can not study both at the same time - it is not possible due to the differences in educational tracks. So naturally, they study one thing and decide to pursue the other degree after. It is...

  23. Advice needed on On-Call Hospice Nurse

    nutella replied to MissFNP's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yeah - the problem is that most agencies are not up front about what else is happening and just hope that once hired you will "suck it up" and get used to it. Most on call jobs are salaried with more...

  24. Glad to witness an AMA

    nutella replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago I worked on a floor with a high amount of "difficult" patients as a lot of them had overlapping psych problems including manipulative behavior, borderline personality disorders, addiction,...

  25. Glad to witness an AMA

    nutella replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    Nope - I can't blame you ! There must have been something going on - full moon or such - I also had a shift that would qualify for "nightmares on elm street" so to