mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes

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    What Would You Do to Fix the Failings of Healthcare Delivery ?

    mmc51264 replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Things have changed a lot in my short tenure as a nurse. I have been a nurse for about 5 years, late in life. I was fortunate to have a lengthy orientation in my specialty. they have turn 180 degrees....
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    pro vax=spawn of satan??

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry-that thread is so big. Y'all can delete if you
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    Help me choose the days I work/schedule

    mmc51264 replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I am a weekend option nurse. the differentials and bonus make it worth it. Your kids are old enough. Otherwise, you could do every Fri/Sat. I am one of those that like the same sched. I used to do...
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    ADVISE PLEASE

    mmc51264 replied to jaimebarger's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on what you want to do. We had a surg tech in our nursing class and she knew she wanted to be an OR nurse. If you know you want the OR, get a job as a surg tech while getting your
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    Advice on best time to have a baby (please!)

    mmc51264 replied to secondtimer14's topic in General Students

    Have to add, one of my classmates had 3 kids under 3 (one set of twins in there) and was pregnant during nursing school. Also worked FT as EKG tech. I have no idea how she did it. 5 years later, she...
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    NP Or Educator?

    mmc51264 replied to anewsns's topic in General Nursing

    May places are requiring DNP for teaching, but there are also a lot of opportunities for online teaching. I chose to get my MSN in Informatics instead of Education. I can always get a post-masters...
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    Jobs for during nursing school

    mmc51264 replied to Terran22's topic in General Nursing

    HH aide is another option. I did that throughout nursing
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    High Insulin Dosages

    mmc51264 replied to megahew's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen T2 patients that are so resistant, they are on U-500 insulin. It is possible to take that much insulin. Agree with PP about the diff between T1 and T2. The T2s are going to be more...
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    Advice on best time to have a baby (please!)

    mmc51264 replied to secondtimer14's topic in General Students

    Whenever you can get pregnant. I was in grad school to be a teacher years ago. It took me a year longer to get pregnant than I wanted. If you want a baby have one. Life waits.
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    Fired New-grad, Jumps Into FNP Program?

    mmc51264 replied to Breathing16's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had to have at least 2 years of nursing to get my MSN in a NON-clinical specialty. What programs are allowing inexperienced nurses into an FNP program? My guess is the trouble that she had as an RN...
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    No Parking, Yes Problem!

    mmc51264 replied to wernicke's topic in General Nursing

    I had that problem a lot as a HH aide. I had to time it so that I could use another persons parking place. Sometimes, my client would get permission from a neighbor. It's a true
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    Almost halfway done with my BSN, should I go on for MSN???

    mmc51264 replied to Eeramsey's topic in General Nursing

    Take a break! I took 2 years between ADN and BSN but then went straight into an MSN with possible DNP (non-clinical). This is my last semester of MSN and I need a break!. My practicum hours will...
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    Learned something new from all of you :)

    mmc51264 replied to JBudd's topic in General Nursing

    ours are easy to set off and we have on housekeeping person that sets the RRT off by accident a lot. we say "OH ____" that has now become the name of accidental pulls. We have had family pull it...
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    The backside of the opiod epidemic.

    mmc51264 replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry that happened to you! The only experience I had similar was a bout of back spasms as a teenager. It literally threw me to the ground. I could not get up no matter what. My parents took...
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    PICC line flush after blood draw

    mmc51264 replied to Mizdeb123's topic in General Nursing

    we don't flush with heparin either.
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    Seeking Advice: Direct Entry Blues

    mmc51264 replied to mk989's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am still quite stunned at these programs. It is not doing you any favors with the lack of nursing experience. I personally would go back to the bedside for a while and get some experience. I am...
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    Possible reactions from your patients if suggested alternative pain relief

    mmc51264 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I have chronic pain and yoga helps. A lot. It's very much like PT but not so focused. I get deep tissue massages, and I also have a PT person that I work with that i found out does "dry needling" I...
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    Moving On Up: Clinical Ladder Programs, are they really worth it?

    mmc51264 replied to Richard Wolfe's topic in General Nursing

    We have opportunities 4 times a year to apply to the ladder. I am also finishing my MSN in informatics, so my project is finding ways to filter conditions so we can develop care redesign plans. My...
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    Moving On Up: Clinical Ladder Programs, are they really worth it?

    mmc51264 replied to Richard Wolfe's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I am just addressing the tone of your post that nurses that are involved in the clinical ladder process are just doing busy work and can't be great nurses. I work with a lot of great nurses,...
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    Proper way to list credentials?

    mmc51264 replied to Brahma10's topic in General Nursing

    highest degree, license, cert, If OP has a higher non-nursing degree that is relevant so it would be BS, ADN, RN. In official papers, I list my non-nursing degrees as I have a graduate degree....
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    Moving On Up: Clinical Ladder Programs, are they really worth it?

    mmc51264 replied to Richard Wolfe's topic in General Nursing

    "Rarely do great nurses advance through clinical ladder programs, from my experience it has been those who do busy work and have the right connections to have their portfolios approved. I feel that it...
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    Moving On Up: Clinical Ladder Programs, are they really worth it?

    mmc51264 replied to Richard Wolfe's topic in General Nursing

    I love being part of the clinical ladder program. I am certified in my specialty, am our unit expert on diabetes and spend a lot of time advocating for our diabetic patients (especially the type 1s...
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    The Underestimated Benefit of Ancillary Staff

    mmc51264 replied to Ashley Hay, BSN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a unit secretary that is invaluable! They know how to order stuff we need, order transportation for us (we can do it, but most like to track the admissions and discharges for bookkeeping...
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    BSN is a joke

    mmc51264 replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    I was one of those people who thought having to get a BSN was stupid. I have a BS in Biology and thought that should be enough. When I started my journey, the program where I took my first semester...
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    I HATE Working as a CNA in a Nursing Home (RN student)

    mmc51264 replied to Shookclays's topic in General Students

    I knew that I did not want to work in a facility so I worked as a home health aide while I went to school. I probably would have made more money if I worked in a facility, but the hours were...