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  1. I went into nursing for the prestige and
  2. 2nd degree in nursing WAS IT WORTH IT? GIRL LOST!

    People probably call me a "dingleberry" as I'm rather blunt and have a low tolerance for stupidity. It tends to get people's panties in a bunch. Otherwise, I'm going with
  3. How does your hospital book beds?

    Our ER docs place a pt up for admission, but must then find a doctor willing to admit and oversee care. When that MD has been identified, 1 of 3 things happen: 1. A resident is sent down to see the...
  4. How does your hospital book beds?

    ER docs do not write admission
  5. How can nurses avoid burnout?

    Not too different than signs of depression, in my opinion. Every day at work is a bad day. Persistent feeling of tiredness. Feeling like you're not appreciated and that all your efforts make no...
  6. Pharmacy said no, conventional practice said yes

    First, I agree. If pharmacy says "No dice," then do as they say. Second, and off-topic, I've never seen anyone push morphine over 5 minutes. Slow IVP over 1-2 minutes, 3 MAYBE if the person has...
  7. 2nd degree in nursing WAS IT WORTH IT? GIRL LOST!

    Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no
  8. How can nurses avoid burnout?

    The best way to avoid burnout is to forgo the bedside. I'm a firm believer that almost everyone in any profession will experience some level of burnout at some point in their career. The key to not...
  9. 2nd degree in nursing WAS IT WORTH IT? GIRL LOST!

    Speaking as a second degree nurse: was it worth it?
  10. Best route into the ER

    If you know you want ER, then go for it right out of school. Don't listen to people who tell you you need med-surg experience. You don't. The knowledge you learn on a floor is only minimally...
  11. Help! I'm frustrated with the people I work with.

    When one asks for advice, one doesn't get to choose what advice to get. Suck it up. Deal with it. Ignore it and get your own job done. Don't get involved. These are all appropriate responses and...
  12. bp cuffs and obese patients

    It's been my experience that people who shriek about the BP cuff getting too tight are also the one's claiming their abdominal pain/HA/Hang nail/menstrual cramps are
  13. RN to MSN @ UNC-CH, any reviews?

    You might have better luck by posting this in the NC forums or in the APRN
  14. Non-Nurse considering NP route Please help

    Two years at the ABSOLUTE, bare minimum, and even that would give me pause. Ideally, 3-5 years, in my opinion. IMO, ER is the best experience. You'll see a lot of urgent/non-emergent cases which is...
  15. New ER requesting the reality check

    Eh, not always true. I see plenty of patients that are there everyday I work, and I see plenty of patients that need a security escort off the property because they don't want to leave. I also see...
  16. Non-Nurse considering NP route Please help

    Your lack of nursing experience probably won't hurt you as far as getting hired. It will hurt your practice and your patients. Consider the PA route if you're not able/willing to put in the time at...
  17. Does anyone else find this offensive?

    I would ask for my money back. If your BSN program left that out, there's no telling what else they left out. Seriously. What nursing program (BSN, ADN or diploma) doesn't teach that stuff? How did...
  18. Does anyone else find this offensive?

    With the exception of x-ray, this is false. I cannot speak of any program other than a BSN program, but we are definitely taught 12-lead EKGs (and how to interpret them) and phlebotomy. We're even...
  19. The type of nurse I DO want to be...

    I want to be awesome.... ...at
  20. Need some advice?!?!?!?!?!NEW GRAD<----desperate

    Considering how you titled your post, that you didn't think through posting your name and address on a public website, and that thousands of nurses (some of whom may be interviewing you one day) read...
  21. And if we catch you smoking you'll be charge $25

    Would you also like us to stop driving cars? Smog and air pollution are more detrimental to your children's well being than walking briskly through a puff of smoke in a doorway. That being said, I...
  22. Keep on Learning.....

    When I read, I read books that have nothing to do with nursing. There's a lot to know and learn in life, and I'd hate to be a one-trick pony. But, if you must spend your time-off on nursing,...
  23. Nursing jobs at prisons?

    It's pretty simple: You get a bachelor's in Nursing (BSN) and then you can specialize. You don't get bachelor's degree specifically in mental health or in adult
  24. A patient flat out lied about me

    After being in the ER, I've just gotten used to assuming just about everyone is at least slightly full of s*** about whatever it is their telling me about. People flat out lie, exaggerate, get...