mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

orthopedic/trauma, Informatics, diabetes

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    Is age just a number?

    mmc51264 replied to B52Bomber's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I see an NP for one issue, I used to have a GREAT NP before I moved. I work with several NPs on my unit. The best one is the youngest one! One is just not a people person and gets very overwhelmed....
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    Will volunteering help with finding a job as new grad?

    mmc51264 replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    Could be a bonus in several ways. Networking, getting a taste of what it's like in a hospital. not to mention it a good thing to do. Do it because you care about people, with a potential
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    Rn-msn/dnp with other bs degree

    mmc51264 replied to 44rn44's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have a BS in Biology and did my ADN. I needed a BSN as part of our hosp being a Magnet. I really only had to take nursing courses because of the previous BS. I did it in one calendar year. Now I am...
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    Transferring Previous Grad Level Credits?

    mmc51264 replied to jlb2016's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I don't have experience in your exact situation, but when I was shopping for a BSN school, each school had a requirement of a minimum amount of hours you had to take (read: pay for). One school wanted...
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    Going back to school for Masters

    mmc51264 replied to Joymartin69's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Joy, I am getting great tuition assistance from the organization I work for. Something you should look into. I am in an MSN program. My school requires GRE (I didn't have to take as I have a...
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    Considering MSN (Informatics) + NP (FNP), please give me opinions/input.

    mmc51264 replied to iridius's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am in the Informatics program at Duke. It is all online but for 2-3 days 2x/year for on campus intensive session. Even the NP programs are mostly online now. I think there are lot of online...
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    How to dilute meds for IVP?

    mmc51264 replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in Patient Medications

    the needle you draw the morphine in you can insert into 10 mL syringe. We have very struct labeling policies. We really don't dilute much anyway. I was just concerned about what the difference is...
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    Homemaker to RN @ 40

    mmc51264 replied to LuKeeU's topic in General Students

    No. Half my class was closer to 40 than 20. We all got jobs. I was 47. Good
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    How to dilute meds for IVP?

    mmc51264 replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in Patient Medications

    Well now I have to go look at our policy about diluting IV push meds. If a pt has fluids infusing, we just push into a port on the IV line. If a pt is saline locked, we flush, usually dilute the IV...
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    Evidence Based Weight Loss

    mmc51264 replied to Empire Chick's topic in General Nursing

    I had gastric sleeve surgery Feb 2015. I chose that over any of the bypass surgeries for personal reasons, which now I am grateful for having spoken to a liver transplant NP. The surgery is a TOOL to...
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    Rate Your Pain

    mmc51264 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I use the faces for people that tend to rate their pain numbers very differently than what their body language says. I work in ortho, so I ask that question 100 times a day! It does get old. I hate it...
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    What are your biggest pains/ problems as a nurse?

    mmc51264 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    I work weekend option and we have a great group. I also work one weekday to get my three shifts. The two groups are SO different. We are a bonded team on the weekends. I find the weekday people change...
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    I want my RN-BSN! But graduated from a non-accredited school?

    mmc51264 replied to nerdyxnurse's topic in General Nursing

    non-accredited by whom? I went to a community college that was accredited by the state, national Comm Coll. assoc, whatever but it was not ACCN (at the time, they were trying to get NLN accredited,...
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    Quick certs to spice up resume for Epic application analyst job

    mmc51264 replied to Murse901's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I interviewed (did not get) a job where I would have to get EPIC cert. It would be difficult, but I think I would try to figure out a way to make it work. EPIC cert is very
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    Exasperated and in need of advise, Please

    mmc51264 replied to tmcolema's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Analytics, I have been told is going to be a huge field. In a program right now and I take my first data analytics course starting in Jan. I got involve in Informatics by being a super user and...
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    New grad RN - UNC Rex or Duke?!

    mmc51264 replied to Kkmars's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I agree with PP. everything serious at Rex will get sent out. Duke gets EVERYTHING. Rex is a great place, I did my clinicals there. WakeMed will get the higher traumas than Rex in the Wake county...
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    Where did you get your MSN Clinical Informatics Degree?

    mmc51264 replied to gyanez's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I don't think there is a great informatics population on this site. I chose Duke b/c I work there and am getting tuition assistance. Halfway through in 2 weeks! (part time-perfect pace/amount of work,...
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    they say nurses are the worst patients....

    mmc51264 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How about husbands of nurses? My husband will not let me TOUCH him (as far as anything health related ). Won't let me take his BP, etc. Well he has taken it to a level that I am really angry with...
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    What Job Did You Work While Getting Through Nursing School?

    mmc51264 replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Got my CNA asap and then CNA II (something NC has). Worked in HH all through school. It was very nice as the hours were flexible, I could work as much or as little as I needed for school schedule....
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    Handled this situation wrong??

    mmc51264 replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    So would ortho nurse who gets a ton of geriatric hip pts with many cormorbidities. Sounds like pt
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    Medical Quackery: Let's talk.

    mmc51264 replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Nursing News

    I have 2 children with Type 1 diabetes. Anyone involved in colonics, gut therapy, supplements, paleo diet. They all have a "cure" for my kids. trying to explain that their pancreas does not work and...
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    What specialty is next?

    mmc51264 replied to KnightRN22's topic in General Nursing

    Both ED and ICU are not extensions of Med-Surg If ICU is your goal, a PCU unit might be an option. I have been on an orthopedic floor that gets a lot of off-service for 4 years. A year is not...
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    UNCW RN-BSN program

    mmc51264 replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I took one writing course. I had a previous bachelor
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    Clinical Disaster

    mmc51264 replied to bboughter's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would hope that if you have to take an "I" for the semester, you would not pay to make it up. usually there is some sort of contract you sign for school. What does it say about guaranteeing clinical...
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    Nursing

    mmc51264 replied to Voting2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    8 times? That's almost the cost of nursing school. I would try to find a professional study consultant or something. Any idea what you are "missing"? How did you pass nursing