BmoreCRNP

BmoreCRNP

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  1. Colleges spitting out new nurse without any training?

    BmoreCRNP replied to fulzgold's topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on the school you go to. When I was in nursing school, our clinicals sucked, both in the lab and in the facilities. One of the problems was the concern for liability. Patients had to...

  2. Education vs Experience

    BmoreCRNP replied to Airforce1's topic in General Nursing

    I think residency would be a great idea! Like I've stated ad nauseum on this site, I'm a new NP. Now that I'm working I realize there is no way 2 years of education and 800+ hours of clinical...

  3. Education vs Experience

    BmoreCRNP replied to Airforce1's topic in General Nursing

    I personally believe getting a little experience before going into Advanced Practice is the best thing. However, I realize that my opinion is somewhat biased because that's what I did. I think it...

  4. the new person on the block !!!!!! HELP

    BmoreCRNP replied to coffee4metech's topic in General Nursing

    And this proves the point I was making over in the "bully nurse" thread. Someone tried their hardest to shut me down and imply that the younger nurses spend so much time being cute. The truth is,...

  5. The "bully" nurse

    BmoreCRNP replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    honey you just proved my point with the way you responded. first of all you focused on the fact that i pointed out the physical appearance of a new nurse. you took that comment and ran with it....

  6. Nurse being above emptying a foley catheter bag??!!

    BmoreCRNP replied to LPNfurever's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief. I just can't stand stuff like what I'm reading here. I remember a nurse that I used to work with treated the aides like servants. If she was in the room with a patient and the patient...

  7. Morphine Question

    BmoreCRNP replied to jistravel's topic in General Nursing

    What was the laparoscopy for? Just exploratory? Did they do anything specific once they got in there? The reason I'm asking is because a lot of laparoscopy patients go home the same day. It...

  8. The "bully" nurse

    BmoreCRNP replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :yeah:(standing "O") You are exactly right!!! I have encountered a few people like this. Like you said, it's usually the "older" nurse. I know you clarified that it wasn't old in years but...

  9. working as RN part-time during med school?

    BmoreCRNP replied to meddecisions's topic in General Nursing

    I think I agree with the folks who said this isn't possible. I really don't see it working, especially since you are new. Remember that med-students have "clinicals." I they call it practicum or...

  10. Nurse Independent Prescriber?

    BmoreCRNP replied to Inspired By Silence's topic in General Nursing

    Someone asked what you needed to do to get prescriptive authority. I'm an APRN (family nurse practitioner to be specific). Each state has it's own laws that govern the APNs. Basically you go through...

  11. role of nursing diagnosis versus doctor diagnosis?

    BmoreCRNP replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that nursing diagnoses aren't really used. But I think the reason they are there is to provide some kind of framework for nurses to describe a patient's condition without making a medical...

  12. Morphine Question

    BmoreCRNP replied to jistravel's topic in General Nursing

    I think you must have misread something. It sounds like the concentration is 1mg/1ml. If so, there is no way the person is getting 100mg of morphine per hour. Even intubated patients don't get that...

  13. Anyone overly sensitive that over came it?

    BmoreCRNP replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    This thread is helpful for me to read. I'm actually an experienced RN, but a new NP! Not only do I have to deal with doctors who resent what I'm doing, but I have to deal with nurses who want to...

  14. Having a Hard Time

    BmoreCRNP replied to SDA3694's topic in General Nursing

    This guy has the "I'm an ER nurse and I know more than everyone else, including the Attending ER doc" syndrome. I've seen it time and time again, and it makes me sick. This is one of the reasons...

  15. Choosing Acute Care NP or Acute Care CNS

    BmoreCRNP replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in General Nursing

    I'm actually a FNP, but my RN experience was hospital based acute care. I did not choose to become an ACNP because I felt it was a little too intense for me. Unfortunately I heard a lot of negative...

  16. phenergan ivp into hand

    BmoreCRNP replied to newnurse012's topic in General Nursing

    @Hoozdo Yup, you're right! A lot of the Anesthesiologists are very hesitant to use it. Don't get me wrong, it isn't the first line antiemetic we use. Most of the time we do Zofran, Reglan, &...

  17. BSN not worth it?

    BmoreCRNP replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on what your long term goals are. I knew that I wanted to go on and become an NP, or possibly go to Med school. I started as an Associates degree nurse because I wanted to work...

  18. Lack of respect for nurses

    BmoreCRNP replied to nicuRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news..........but it doesn't get any better when you become an NP. Even though that role is totally different from the role of an RN or LPN, people can't seem to...

  19. phenergan ivp into hand

    BmoreCRNP replied to newnurse012's topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys, I'm new to the site. I was a PACU nurse for the past 10 years up until recently. I have worked at several different facilities, each having their own protocol for antiemetics. For years...