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1. Going into Nursing; what are the benefits of going from RN to BSN?

   fins replied to Lhopk09's topic in General Nursing

   I'll leave the discussions about whether the BSN improves one's abilities as a nurse for others. Let me just talk about the job market. There is currently a push to go to all-BSN by (I believe) 2015...

2. how to remedy this situation?

   fins replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe when you said "for years" she thought you said "four years" and now she's mad because you hid two years experience from her. :) Either that, or she just needs to get the stick out of her butt...

3. Oh the difference a unifrom can make

   fins replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

   And when the pool dries up, because nobody wants to put up with being treated that way, the "oi, thingy" nurses will be the ones whining loudest about not having enough

4. Reporting to ICU

   fins replied to inteRN's topic in Emergency

   Sometimes, those questions aren't to bust your buns. Sometimes the ICU nurse is trying to see if there's a reason that something wasn't done, e.g. "he needs a CTA but he's allergic to IV dye, so he's...

5. subjective versus objective data

   fins replied to RNstudentc/o2010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Please tell me you work on a pediatric unit

6. Nicely undermining you.

   fins replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

   This has been such a great thread - you hardly notice the poor grammar at all! :) To the poster whose review included the comment "doesn't polish her shoe laces" that seems to me more like the sort of...

7. Nurses who tell you what you need to do!! vent!

   fins replied to mskate's topic in General Nursing

   Take her list, blow your nose in it, smile sweetly and say "thank

8. Tasers being used on mentally ill patients.

   fins replied to mmtk's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Although tasering sounds barbaric, is it actually worse then the alternatives? If a patient is out of control, the most likely alternative to tasering is a big hairy furball of a scrum - five staff...

9. Annoyed!....When did accelerated BSN programs come about?

   fins replied to JMP2004's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   My sister got a traditional ASN. Two years, two semesters per year, 14 weeks per semester, 16 hours clinical per week. I got an accelerated BSN. One year, four quarters, 12 weeks per quarter, 24 hours...

10. The word NO

    fins replied to SBehanna's topic in General Nursing

    One possible reason for not using the word no would only apply to written charting, and that is the fact that "no" is such a small word. When you have people whose handwriting looks like they use...

11. How do you stay organized?

    fins replied to Sheri FNP-C's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Cargo pants are good - they're basically khakis that have pockets mid-thigh in addition to the standard two front, two back. Some places would consider them too casual,

12. 265 Questions

    fins replied to bds7572's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The way the NCLEX works, 265 questions is no more likely to pass or fail than any other number of questions. If the test stops after 85 questions, it means that the test only needed that many...

13. Do people treat you different when they find out you are a nurse?

    fins replied to beachbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a neuro ICU - when people ask me health questions, I just tell them "let me drill a hole in your skull and stick a tube in your brain - then I'll be able to tell you exactly what's wrong."...

14. Philly BSN grad: no jobs - wait it out or relocate?

    fins replied to mah09's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    The Lehigh Valley Health System has job postings for GNs. That's in Allentown, about an hour north of the city. Also, think about government jobs - not just the military. The VA always seems to be...

15. Air Force and Prior Drug Use

    fins replied to Riversurfer's topic in Government, Military

    You really really don't want to be caught lying about this. Such minor drug use is not going to be an issue, but if during some security clearance investigation they find out you lied about it, you...