PatMac10,RN RN

Nursing Education, CVICU, Float Pool

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    Is it reasonable for Nurses to be fired who "ran away" from work during the pandemic?

    PatMac10,RN replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I can understand why we might feel resentment, at first. This things has altered many of our life’s both at work and outside of work. If we practice emotional intelligence it helps us see that,...
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    Is it reasonable for Nurses to be fired who "ran away" from work during the pandemic?

    PatMac10,RN replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Amen
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    Is it reasonable for Nurses to be fired who "ran away" from work during the pandemic?

    PatMac10,RN replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It seems like you are making a lot of assumptions and assuming to understand folks situations that may have informed their LOA. I notice you also use quotations when am saying called on “sick” and...
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    PhD or DNP to become Faculty?

    PatMac10,RN replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Never heard of the DNE. But there are reforms to make more DNP programs with educators tracks, at least 3 such programs already exist, that I know of. 2 other programs offer subspecialties that cant...
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    PhD or DNP to become Faculty?

    PatMac10,RN replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    But that is changing, and as highlighted, having a PhD doesn’t mean you will have much formal education in how to be an educator. There are schools out there who offer a PhD in Nursing Education and...
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    PhD or DNP to become Faculty?

    PatMac10,RN replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have the same question as I finish my MSN in nursing education. There is a desire to create more educator tracks for DNP programs. AACN and NLN have both mentioned that utilizing both PhD and DNP...
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    What's the real deal with Travel Nursing?

    PatMac10,RN posted a topic in Travel

    So many nurses have consider becoming a travel nurse but are afraid to take the step for various reasons. Below is an interview I did for my travel agencies blog! I threw in a couple more common...
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    What's the real deal with Travel Nursing?

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Travel

    That's
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    What's the real deal with Travel Nursing?

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Travel

    True Ned. Phil's first "sentence" was probably meant to be a transitional or prepositional tool, yet he presented it as independent, though woefully incomplete, sentence. A very good example of how we...
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    What's the real deal with Travel Nursing?

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Travel

    Phil, In future I will do this. I was dictating much of this when it was originally written, and honestly I didn't do an in depth analysis of my grammar and fluidity. Another reason it may have been...
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    ADN or BSN: What's the Big Deal?

    PatMac10,RN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I believe that Places of employment and organizations that refuse to hire ADN nurses should think about this. They are the ones supporting this "propaganda". In many areas of NC, ADN...
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    ADN or BSN: What's the Big Deal?

    PatMac10,RN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Preach! I am all for higher education, but that "study" has so many flaws that I saw upon critiquing the article for a program during my ADN program. Although I don't think the BSN is just about...
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    ADN or BSN: What's the Big Deal?

    PatMac10,RN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Good
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    Best NP Specialties for Single Parents

    PatMac10,RN replied to cjones89's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Dermatology?
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    South University online NP?

    PatMac10,RN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If I remember correctly, their NP program was only available on campus not too long ago. How long has the online NP been established? Has anyone here on allnurses.com attended and graduated from the...
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    CNL

    PatMac10,RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm doing some research on the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) role. I've read the White paper on the difference between the CNL and the CNS (although the difference still is very clear to me). I...
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    BSN and Associate Nurses Are Neck and Neck. Will This Change?

    PatMac10,RN replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    I am from a rural area and had 4 job offers 3 months before graduation. That's with a local BSN program cranking out 60-80 grads a year. Of course this may not be Ye case everywhere. Do research. It...
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    BSN and Associate Nurses Are Neck and Neck. Will This Change?

    PatMac10,RN replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    I am in a be in their's who got their BSN not too long after completing my initial licensure. I can honestly say that my RN to BSN program did not dramatically increase my clinical knowledge and...
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    CNL

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists maintains a list of states that allow for CNS to practice independently and/ or prescribe. See the following:...
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    CNL

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I found Out some states do offer prescriptive authority to CNS, one of the administrators here is a Peds and Adult CNS who works in Nephrology as a CNS. Username escapes me at this time. She...
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    CNL

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Elkpark, that is very interesting assessment you have. It actually makes a lot of sense. Guess time will tell huh? Thanks for your
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    CNL

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. I actually just completed the first semester of my MSN in education l, as I think I would like to teach in the future. Not sure if I'm ready to teach anyone yet, outside being a...
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    Client vs Patient

    PatMac10,RN replied to srercg's topic in General Nursing

    I personally had some issues with this as well. From what research I've done online, I found that the term client is now preferred because it implies that a patient is not simply coming to us to...
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    Day Shift vs. Night Shift

    PatMac10,RN replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    I agree totally. With days. I like having one day off between 3 days, but with nights I like to hit those 3 in a row and be done. However those occasions where I have one day off during 3 nights has...
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    Day Shift vs. Night Shift

    PatMac10,RN replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    I think that video summed it up pretty well. My first job in CVICU, which I still work Per Diem we were required to do both days and nights, but we got to work mostly one of the other bc it was...