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  1. Immunizations & nursing school

    GM2RN replied to determined09's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't even makes sense and not worth a

  2. Need your thoughts, experienced nurses....

    GM2RN replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you!

  3. Why the beef with agency?

    GM2RN replied to singleumm's topic in General Nursing

    My faciligy very rarely uses them, but I've got no problem with agency. As long as you've got skills and don't refuse to take a particular assignment because you aren't familiar with the facility, I'm...

  4. IV draw vs Lab draw?

    GM2RN replied to Double-Helix's topic in General Nursing

    I was a phleb before becoming a nurse, and I agree with this post. The only thing I would add is that I agree with the other poster who said, basically, that there is no more risk for infection...

  5. Need your thoughts, experienced nurses....

    GM2RN replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    Since he was a renal pt, it's possible that the kidneys had failed, making a foley unnecessary. However, scanning the bladder could have answered the question of whether or not there was any urine to...

  6. Immunizations & nursing school

    GM2RN replied to determined09's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what you've said, but I disagree that it's a good analogy for having to get vaccinated. The things you describe may be embarrassing, but they don't have the potential to permanently harm...

  7. Immunizations & nursing school

    GM2RN replied to determined09's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely, unequivocally, DISAGREE with almost everything already stated. The posts that come before mine represent only one view of this topic. I won't elaborate more than that here since there...

  8. Newly pregnant...when to tell work?

    GM2RN replied to jmblair1's topic in General Nursing

    You shouldn't be at any more risk now that you are pregnant as long as you adhere to all precautions for whatever type of pt you are caring for. So, technically speaking, you don't need to tell your...

  9. im selfish? hmmm

    GM2RN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not selfish. It would be very irresponsible to have kids when you don't really want

  10. Anyone else have Extended ER???

    GM2RN replied to RNwillie's topic in Emergency

    I should also add that the CLASSIFICATION of a patient as observation or extended ER is for billing purposes and is different than extended ER, or CDU as a location where these types of patients...

  11. Charge nurse has it out for me...kind of a rant

    GM2RN replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    True, but if you ever decide to go this route, keep it to yourself and MAKE SURE you have another job lined up with an actual offer and acceptance in place before you quit your current job. As many...

  12. Anyone else have Extended ER???

    GM2RN replied to RNwillie's topic in Emergency

    I think this is a good general statement. But just to clarify this for the OP, different CDUs can have their own criteria concerning which patients they will accept to that unit, but for purposes of...

  13. Anyone else have Extended ER???

    GM2RN replied to RNwillie's topic in Emergency

    Hmmmm, it sounds like you are talking about pts being admitted as observation, which, for billing purposes, is treated like an ED visit for the first 23 hours. There are some exceptions that go...

  14. Supervisor upset because I have another job!

    GM2RN replied to BABYJADE06's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I understand, and I know that what I said here, for you (collectively) and me, is not exactly the way I would state it on the app. I would put something like, "see attached list of references," or...

  15. Supervisor upset because I have another job!

    GM2RN replied to BABYJADE06's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your references WOULD be people that you work with, of YOUR CHOOSING, who can speak to your integrity, reliability, work ethic, skills as a nurse, etc., but they should NOT be just anyone who the...

  16. Supervisor upset because I have another job!

    GM2RN replied to BABYJADE06's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree that you shouldn't use her in the future, but I truly don't get why so many people that post here seem to think they should be using an employer as a "reference" at all. I would never use an...

  17. GRE Prep Advice

    GM2RN posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I've been looking online for GRE prep material but they all seem to fall short in some way, leaving me to wonder if I'm going to have to invest in 2 or more books or other resources. Is there just...

  18. Help with nursing decision.

    GM2RN replied to FRESH_90's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you got your ADN a community college, then completed the BSN. I started my nursing program at a university for my BSN and didn't get an ADN, and my program was definitely not...

  19. Just received a job offer for a CNA position in surgical stepdown/SICU.

    GM2RN replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    That's true, but I took her post to mean that she would be working in the step-down unit for SICU, not both. I could be wrong, but that's the way it appeared to

  20. Just received a job offer for a CNA position in surgical stepdown/SICU.

    GM2RN replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    Yup

  21. Holistic Nursing, as opposed to...

    GM2RN replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with your views of holistic nursing, but I lost a little bit of respect for your post with this

  22. Just received a job offer for a CNA position in surgical stepdown/SICU.

    GM2RN replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I would imagine that q4h vitals would be the minimum, but could also be as often as q2h depending on the pt. You could also be doing things like linen changes, helping with bathing, turning,...

  23. Okay, who *loves* their job, and why?

    GM2RN replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

    If necessary, definitely get the advice of a LABOR attorney. A reputable one should give you an initial consultation for free. However, there may not be enough money in it for an attorney to take...

  24. Bipolar and calling in sick.

    GM2RN replied to HannahLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not an FMLA expert, but I think you have to have worked for 1 year to qualify. Best to check it

  25. If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

    GM2RN replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, I would have been an oral