mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes

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    Weight loss for nurses

    mmc51264 replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the weight loss medications that I have seen are some sort of combination with an SSRI/SNRI of which I am intolerant of. I tried several times. gave me heart palpitations and hypoglycemic...
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    Working full time while getting BSN?

    mmc51264 replied to Eeramsey's topic in Chamberlain College

    It shouldn't, I think that is about the norm. My program did two 7 1/2 week sessions per semester. Went by fast! As an aside, when I got my Masters in Teaching, I worked FT at the high school, went...
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    Working full time while getting BSN?

    mmc51264 replied to Eeramsey's topic in Chamberlain College

    I worked FT while getting my BSN. Mine was online and I worked 3-12s. It was not difficult. I have 2 kids
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    Nursing school makes you crazy but this is too far!

    mmc51264 replied to mtngirl07's topic in General Students

    it's not safe for pets. It is used as an urgent intervention. I would stay
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    Duke pay for nurses is shameful

    mmc51264 replied to Shelley1960's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    there will be your yearly raise and if they think we are falling behind, they will do a "market" increase to catch us up to be competitive with the others. I am an orthopedic nurse and I love the fact...
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    Memberships advice anyone?

    mmc51264 replied to DNTcode's topic in General Nursing

    I have not found any that are inexpensive. I addressed this in another thread, I think you get out of the organizations what you put into them. I am active in my state's association and my orthopedic...
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    Weight loss for nurses

    mmc51264 replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    There seem to be more than just me that have issues with you fat shaming us. Live MY life, walk in MY shoes before you JUDGE me. I worked with endos for 2 years (I take synthroid and controlled DM2),...
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    Duke pay for nurses is shameful

    mmc51264 replied to Shelley1960's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I just noticed the original date of the original post. Things have changed a LOT since the first post. All 4 hospitals are about the same. benefits at Duke, from what I know are better than some....
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    Weight loss for nurses

    mmc51264 replied to tortillaRN17's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the weight loss surgery camp. I am over 50, have DM2 and nothing worked. I had surgery 2 years ago and have lost about 70 pounds. I fell great and it teaches you how to eat. It is...
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    ANA New Membership: Join or shred?

    mmc51264 replied to nursewall-e's topic in General Nursing

    I am a dual member with my state NA. I can write it off on my taxes, there are discounts for members. I find it worth it for me. I am also a member of my specialty (ortho) and one of the specialty...
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    Nursing Informatics

    mmc51264 replied to Kathy H's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I am at Duke and it is all online (except 2 days per semester for 2 semesters). I already had my BSN. I did 2 semesters of general masters course work and now I am in the informatics only portion. 2...
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    I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

    mmc51264 replied to CRC12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have been a nurse for 5 years and KNOW I still have much to learn. The experiences that really teach are not the ones you go looking for, they are the ones that sneak up on you from left field and...
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    Moving from CT to NC (Duke).. Help!

    mmc51264 replied to slp09011's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    ASk the recruiters to help you find others. There are realtors that can help. I don't live in Durham, but there are def places that you don't want to be. There are some nice places near the airport,...
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    Nursing Informatics

    mmc51264 replied to Kathy H's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I finish my MSN in Dec. I have had 2 interviews already. HUGE field, anywhere from data analytics, EPIC education, data mining, lots of choices. I am looking at more of the end-user use...
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    Clinic RN vs Medical Assistant

    mmc51264 replied to Guest915876's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are being replaced in a lot of clinics because they can draw blood and take a history, but their scope is not anywhere near an RN, or even and LPN. They are somewhere between and aide and a...
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    SBAR Report-Nursing as a 2nd career worth it?

    mmc51264 replied to greenjellico's topic in General Nursing

    you sound like I was. I have a Biology degree, taught school for a while, I had 2 pre-teens. I was in my ADN program. That was 5 years ago! I think it was totally worth it! I love
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    Has anyone done epic credentialing?

    mmc51264 replied to Sully64's topic in General Nursing

    Is someone paying for you to get EPIC credentialed? If so, I would grab it! I am an Informatics student right now and we use EPIC in our organization. There are FT teaching positions within my...
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    Had a day that reminded me of why I became a nurse.

    mmc51264 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I swear we had a week of full moon patients this week. If it hadn't been so stressful (and serious-one patient very violent) it would have been comical. This weekend I had some wonderful patients and...
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    I didn't become a nurse to feed people's addictions. Do *nurses* have the right to refuse

    mmc51264 replied to Thankgodforativan's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I work on an orthopedic floor. Some of the ortho trauma injuries are REALLY painful. This is NOT the time to rehab and "addict". They have real pain and they have a high tolerance of medications, we...
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    Interested in nursing informatics degree/experience...

    mmc51264 replied to ggRNny's topic in Nursing Informatics

    why not MSN in Informatics? I have a pretty bright future with it where I am-the
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    DNP vs EdD vs PhD

    mmc51264 replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    you can teach with a DNP. My friend has her DNP and teaches courses for an online BSN program. My advisor is a Ph.D, is a great teacher, but is sometimes unavailable as she is always in active...
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    Ready to tackle MSN-but want the easy way

    mmc51264 replied to FLGirl2000's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have many friends that are in a FNP/APNP and they are having to find their own practicum/preceptors. I am going to the university that my teaching hospital employment is with. I have help getting a...
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    You Don't Really Need Chemistry For Nursing, Do You?

    mmc51264 replied to smalli's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is chemistry a "fluff" class? That's a new one for me. Smh. And to the other poster, it's not just acid/base/buffer stuff. You all scare
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    RN thinking of quitting job b/c of IV's.

    mmc51264 replied to Phe12's topic in General Nursing

    We have an IV team, I put in no IVs. I would like to learn, but it is much easier on the patients for an expert to do
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    Ready to tackle MSN-but want the easy way

    mmc51264 replied to FLGirl2000's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I chose an informatics degree. I have a masters in teaching and I do not want to be pigeon holed as an educator, but am open to the idea of teaching. Not interested in any of the other non-clinical...