anon456 BSN, RN

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    ABC's of Pediatric Respiratory Assessment: The Basics

    anon456 replied to ElizabethStoneRN's topic in Emergency

    This is good, basic info! Very useful! You are so right about the challenge of that pulse-ox staying on! Here are some things I've learned- I work mostly pulm/stepdown When an infant stays above 60...
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    Most enjoyable book on Nightingale

    anon456 posted a topic in General Nursing

    The more I read and study about Florence Nightingale, the more amazed I am with her. I'm in the process of writing a paper that includes a section on her. Most of the information comes from...
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    Stories of the pre-vaccine days

    anon456 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have taken care of a lot of pertussis babies and it's awful. Here's a news story of a 25 day old in Cali who just died from it. 25-Day-Old Baby Dies From Pertussis in Santa Barbara County | News -...
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    Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

    anon456 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Part of my employment agreement stated that we were not to share salaries with one
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    Stories of the pre-vaccine days

    anon456 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I work in PICU/stepdown and have seen some terrible, terrible things. The unvaccinated kids and the babies who are too young. They suffer terribly and some die. I can't specify much because of HIPAA...
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    ANA Code of Ethics- for a fee?

    anon456 posted a topic in General Students

    I have an assignment involving the ANA Code of Ethics. I was provided a link by my on-line program to the Code of Ethics on Nursingworld.com, the ANA website. No matter how I click around on the side,...
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    ANA Code of Ethics- for a fee?

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in General Students

    I'm doing all on-line. :-( But
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    "hard science" requirements for RN's

    anon456 replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    Dimensional analysis is what saved my hind end when I had to take Chemistry again. I use it almost every day as a Peds
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    "hard science" requirements for RN's

    anon456 replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    I felt the exact same way. I dropped out of AP Chem in high school and did not need it for my BA. When I was thinking about nursing school decades later, I decided to take the bull by the horn and...
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    "hard science" requirements for RN's

    anon456 replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    To get into my ADN program: A&P 1 and 2, Chemistry, Algebra 1 and 2, Microbiology To complete my BSN: Statistics and
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    Realistic Starting Salary

    anon456 replied to sjjuntunen's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I have always found this to be a good resource. I went ahead and looked up the salary for an RN in Chicago for you: Salary: Registered Nurse in Chicago, IL | Glassdoor I was not able to find a...
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    Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    anon456 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Our staff was told they would be taken off the schedule for the duration of the season if they did not get vaccinated without a doctor note stating they can't get it for health
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    Hesi petition

    anon456 replied to kfbris56's topic in General Students

    The HESI is used to test your ability to make critical thinking decisions. Sometimes that means knowing how to read and analyze the question even if you don't know the material
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    Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    anon456 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Kindness and consideration for
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    Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    anon456 replied to dinah77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    According to the CDC website, measles IS a death sentence for 2 of 1000 children who get it. 1 of 1000 will get encephalitis with possible long-term deafness or brain damage. A friend's aunt died at...
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    How to get back the love for bedside

    anon456 replied to garn12's topic in General Nursing

    I recognized awhile back that I was getting compassion fatigue, anxiety and a touch of PTSD from some of the things I was seeing in the patients, and not enough sleep. And yes, on top of that, the...
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    Hospitals and diversion

    anon456 replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    We are the hospital where patients are diverted to. We have speciality areas that no one else in the area has as well as Level 1 trauma. I have never seen a situation such as OP described (patients in...
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    Having moral courage- my soap box speech

    anon456 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Fellow nurses, I was very moved by the "Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses" thread. It was timely for me. I have been struggling with my own moral issue and wanted to share that process with you....
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    Interview: I applied for ICU but the recruiter wants me to work in med surg?

    anon456 replied to flipnbrenda's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    IMICU is a great place to start. If you prove yourself there, then ask to be cross-trained to
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    How to get in the zone?

    anon456 replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes all kinds of humor helps in those
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    Having moral courage- my soap box speech

    anon456 replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I am all too aware of that. :-( And prepared that if that's the case, so be it. I don't always have to work hospital nursing and I have worked other nursing in the past that's more patient-centered....
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    How to get in the zone?

    anon456 replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    That's what your buddies are for-- to ask questions. Do you have a good rapport with your co-workers that they can teach you when you need it? Hang in there. I have only been at this a few years, and...
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    anon456 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    My manager does the same sometimes and it's great. However, the bottom line is that she shouldn't have to. The higher-ups should budget for enough nurses to be on hand at all times, barring a disaster...
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    How to get in the zone?

    anon456 replied to TheNGTKingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Imagine yourself surviving the shift and clocking out and going home. You can survive whatever happens in-between. You have
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    anon456 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Is there a way to find a link to the radio show? I'd be interested in hearing