DoGoodThenGo

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  1. Your income vs price of homes

    DoGoodThenGo replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Here in NYC, one of the constant problems with attracting and retaining nurses is the high cost of living. Even with wages of >70K and higher many nurses find making ends meet and "affordable"...

  2. Charting for another nurse

    DoGoodThenGo replied to mominsd's topic in General Nursing

    From our first days in Med/Surg I two things were drilled into our heads: Under no circumstances should you ever chart any thing not personally done or seen by yourself. Never administer any...

  3. Judge Stops Mandatory Flu Shots In NYS

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    A New York State judge has granted a temporary halt to mandatory flu shots for all health care workers:...

  4. Degree vs Diploma?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to nickos's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    One thing have not seen mentioned, is the correct time frame of Diploma vs. ADN programs. Yes, Diploma programs normally run two and one half to three years, and ADN programs about two to two and one...

  5. Is it ok to call CNA's nurses?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to jean36's topic in General Nursing

    Just whom can hold for themselves and hold same out to the public as a nurse is regulated in all 50 states. The title is restricted to those having graduated from an accredited nursing program, passed...

  6. Mandatory White Uniforms for RN's- your experience

    DoGoodThenGo replied to lauramae18's topic in General Nursing

    rubyvee you are a dear woman and one is really quite devoted to you already, however must disagree with you on this. ever since there have been formal hospitals there have been nurses, and ever since...

  7. Doctor's Fiancee yelled at me

    DoGoodThenGo replied to QTpie86's topic in General Nursing

    Becoming a nurse to marry a doctor went out with girdles and "til death to us part" marriages. Back then a man who wanted to trade in (or up) his current wife for an new and younger model, had to pay...

  8. Doctor's Fiancee yelled at me

    DoGoodThenGo replied to QTpie86's topic in General Nursing

    IMHO, best let sleeping dogs lie and go on about one's business. Doctor's wives, and fiancees are often no different than those of CEO's, vice-presidents, stock brokers, and so forth. Have worked for...

  9. Securing that nursing cap!

    DoGoodThenGo replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Take a scroll through the following site. If you can find a cap similar to what you are attempting to wear, maybe someone (way back when), wore one like it and can give you some pointers....

  10. Securing that nursing cap!

    DoGoodThenGo replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Holloween or not, there was something to be said for a neat uniform, especially for students.

  11. Securing that nursing cap!

    DoGoodThenGo replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe someone should tell Kay's it is Bobby Pins, not "Bob Pins"!

  12. Securing that nursing cap!

    DoGoodThenGo replied to GeauxNursing's topic in General Nursing

    Securing a nurse's cap is no different than attaching a wedding veil or any other head covering with hair pins. Simply insert the pins through the loops provided (in OP's case) and down into hair....

  13. Entrance Exam for a Job, is it necessary?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to aromarn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it is "fair" and entirely reasonable. Be it a new grad or a seasoned RN who is changing clincial settings to a RN who has been out of the loop for awhile for personal reasons, a hospital needs...

  14. RN vs Surgical Technologist

    DoGoodThenGo replied to kyou03's topic in General Nursing

    One does not "transition" from being a surgical tech to an RN anymore than a nursing assistant moves from one to the other. Should you become a ST and then decide to go on to become a RN, your...

  15. NLN / CCNE?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Vines812's topic in General Nursing

    NLN accredits all nursing programs (ADN, AAS, Diploma, BSN) CCNE accredits only college/university based nursing programs (ADN, BSN) There are other differences but this should get you where you need...

  16. OB/GYN RN jobs outside of the hospital?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to MovingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You might try also looking into lying-in hospitals, though there aren't many. NYC's only had the one which was run by St.Vincent's of Manhattan, and it closed a few years ago due to malpractice issues...

  17. OB/GYN RN jobs outside of the hospital?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to MovingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here in NYC there are a good number of nurses with OB and even NICU backgrounds, doing private duty as infant nurses to newborns. Indeed met a former NICU nurse from North Carolina last year out with...

  18. How nursing has changed over the years...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to nurse2be2010's topic in General Nursing

    My favourite quote: "If it wasn't written -- it wasn't done." And that my girls, pretty much sums things up!

  19. How nursing has changed over the years...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to nurse2be2010's topic in General Nursing

    One of my favourite nursing websites. If you really want a good chuckle about things then versus now, pipe:

  20. How nursing has changed over the years...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to nurse2be2010's topic in General Nursing

    Most nurses were not allowed to start IVs, only MDs. If an order came for a KVO IV at 3am, good luck trying to find a resident or other doctor to get the thing started. It usually required a series of...

  21. How nursing has changed over the years...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to nurse2be2010's topic in General Nursing

    Oh My Goodness! You just took me back!Lab test on carbon paper, kardex, gravity IVs and caculating drip rates (a skill that should always be kept accurate, never know where you will end up during your...

  22. How nursing has changed over the years...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to nurse2be2010's topic in General Nursing

    I was a NA on the floors and in home care during the 1980's and yes, am here to tell you that often wearing gloves was frowned upon. Never worked anyplace where it was policy not to wear gloves, but...

  23. Nursing school and passing grade.

    DoGoodThenGo replied to jean36's topic in General Nursing

    Personally think what defines a "competent" nurse upon graduation has changed. Up until the late 1980's or early 1990's many hospitals gave long orientations that not only built upon what one learned...

  24. Nursing school and passing grade.

    DoGoodThenGo replied to jean36's topic in General Nursing

    There is not a set passing grade for the NCLEX, rather one passes or fails based upon total number of correct answers compared to an average of ones peers. The number of correct answers will vary and...

  25. No Waiting List And No Entrance Exam RN

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Dionyonce's topic in New York Nursing

    Waiting lists are the simple result of supply versus demand. All nursing programs are limited in the amount of students they can handle by such things as instructors, clinical space and so forth. When...