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  1. Online vs Traditional NP school

    sammiesmom replied to Retired APRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This is an old thread but I want to chime in. Online school sucks and the one I am going to do not have lectures just tons and tons of materials that I need to read and discussion board and case study...

  2. Bullying by Nurses and CNa

    sammiesmom replied to nadomel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not there to get a good gauge of the situation. The places I work at, nurses who get admits get help because it is extra work. I am quiet too because I like my own company and thoughts but I try...

  3. Doctor's lying about telephone order

    sammiesmom replied to Irabee's topic in General Nursing

    I would not worry about it. It is his word against yours and since you wrote it on the order chart TORB (telephone order, read back), you have essentially said all that can be said, he ordered it on...

  4. Maryville University FNP Program Recent Student's Reviews

    sammiesmom replied to TereseRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am in this school and I will not recommend this to anybody. They do not teach AT ALL. If you want to go to school to LEARN then this is not the school for you. They basically take all your money...

  5. Working as a nursing school clinical instructor

    sammiesmom replied to adpiRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I just got hired as clinical instructor for an LPN school. I am

  6. Foley Cath Insertion

    sammiesmom posted a topic in Critical Care

    I work in a Med-Surg ICU and I got a septic patient refusing foley cath. I thought ethically I could not insert it due to his refusal and patient is AOX4. Now, nurses in my place argues it is part of...

  7. Are You In It For The Money Or Because You Really Care

    sammiesmom replied to Clety's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When I applied to nursing school, I was already a Medical Technologist - same pay as nurses in my area. So nope, it is not money. I wanted a profession that makes me feel I am really helping

  8. How do you handle co-workers who are extremely dramatic and are easily stressed?

    sammiesmom replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I look at them with my sympathetic eyes and say, "Are you ok?" as motherly as I can. I'm not being fake but I don't take it personally. The more you accept other people's "uniqueness", the better off...

  9. Was given a raise not to quit - now I have a target on my back

    sammiesmom replied to Nursemiriben's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't this awful? Are these the business owners? 3+ an hour is nothing to them! They get someone from an agency and they will pay 2x your pay! I'd find another

  10. "You're too smart to be a nurse. Be a doctor"

    sammiesmom replied to Grier's topic in General Nursing

    I am not going to lie. I wanted to be a doctor but the path I am in is the path God gave to me and I have reached the point of self-acceptance and contentment, I only want to be an NP. Anyway, I...

  11. Evil Nurses

    sammiesmom posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a rant so beware! I am done with evil nurses who absolutely do not want to help new (in terms of experience) nurses. I have a co-worker who refuses to answer any of my questions and turns me...

  12. Possible adult admit with minor child in tow

    sammiesmom replied to Monkey Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    The kid is 12 y/o. Hardly, a bother I think. Depending on the mom's condition, I'd admit and deal with guardians

  13. Evil Nurses

    sammiesmom replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yep. It is sad some people act this way at work. We should all help each other! It is awful that your husband had to go through that! Despicable! I hope these people would grow warts on top of their...

  14. Evil Nurses

    sammiesmom replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ugh. This is how I get treated! Dang! What is wrong with

  15. Handling multiple ICU patients in the ER

    sammiesmom replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    What a mess! I would probably be screaming, "I need help over here!" like a

  16. New grad wants to QUIT first job, PLEASE HELP.

    sammiesmom replied to WowzersRN's topic in Critical Care

    How is the acuity of your patients? How sick are they? It doesn't seem like you are complaining about the acuity of patients just the people?! Probably everyone is stressed out! Stick it out for 6...

  17. Husbands!

    sammiesmom replied to middleagednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Lol funny. Maybe thats a good thing cause he think you know everything! Ha! I just tell my husband I don't do primary care so I only know managing diseases that you get admitted in the hospital

  18. Evil Nurses

    sammiesmom replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a small MS ICU and I only got 6 weeks of preceptorship! Since I have been a step down nurse, this is all I get and everyone knows this and as a unit they are supposed to support me but a few...

  19. Can a nurse get in trouble if....

    sammiesmom replied to Ariel143's topic in Rehabilitation

    You probably do not have to worry about this. People who bills, places patient have to follow criteria given by insurance and that is their problem if they are committing fraud. Health care is still a...

  20. TPN in hospice?

    sammiesmom replied to Stcroix's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I did hospice for a short while and we have patients on tube feeding. The medical director frowns at this and something we always have to educate family. I think if it is getting paid for by...

  21. Are you supposed to check a boy's foreskin during a physical?

    sammiesmom replied to SydneyKidney's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Very interesting post. I'm in FNP school and appreciate all the good responses here. However, uptodate is probably what I will use first before asking this forum. Geez some people are rude

  22. Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    sammiesmom replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    Funny. I get embarrassed by those t-shirts and won't be caught dead wearing them. I'd probably wear one of those Keep Calm shirts but that's it. Nurses are great but I've only seen a few who goes...

  23. Interpersonal skills during a code

    sammiesmom replied to RNexplorer's topic in Critical Care

    Make sure you use your please and thank you. CPR please! Thank you! Epi 1mg please! Thank you! Your

  24. Treat the patient, not the monitor

    sammiesmom replied to offlabel's topic in Critical Care

    I had my first experience with the pulse ox reading in the 90s while off the patient's finger. Quite scary. My experience is always getting blood pressure while the patient not wearing the

  25. Does your ICU use CHG wipes for bathing patients?

    sammiesmom replied to fatrabbit's topic in Critical Care

    My facility does. I like it. It's faster, better and per EBP reduces infection rates