mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

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    8's vs 12's

    mmc51264 replied to MrsJt's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in LTC rehab as my first RN job. I did 3-11, which was the best hours for my body, but I never got to see my family. Now I am at a hospital and do 3-12s. Love it. Wouldn't go back to 8 hours...
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    New nurse - RN to MSN, or BSN to DNP?

    mmc51264 replied to edilleyrn's topic in General Nursing

    I am halfway through MSN and I will probably do my DNP. It will take one calendar year to get DNP. I did ADN, then RN-BSN (it took me one year), now in part time MSN 2 years and then one year for DNP....
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    UNCW RN-BSN program

    mmc51264 replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Does each class require a lot of papers, test or discussion questions? Lots of discussion boards. Not a ton of tests (they are not proctored), a few papers. The papers are not HUGE things, 4-6 page...
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    How to become a Nursing Informatics CONSULTANT

    mmc51264 replied to thejetsetnurse's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I guess it depends on what kind of consultant. My professor is EPIC certified and deals with very large health organizations. The doctorate allows her to teach at the university level as well. I am...
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    UNCW RN-BSN program

    mmc51264 replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    they have 7 1/2 week sessions, two per semester. They recommend 2 classes at a time so it turns out to be 4 classes a semester. I found it doable while I worked. I had to have a foreign language...
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    How to become a Nursing Informatics CONSULTANT

    mmc51264 replied to thejetsetnurse's topic in Nursing Informatics

    One of my professors worked at the hospital where I work. She was a floor nurse, charge nurse-basically had a full career as a nurse then got involved in the implementation of EPIC (HUGE organization...
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    Are There Jobs for Inexperienced RNs Besides Floor Nursing?

    mmc51264 replied to jack1971's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hospice? You really need that "scary" experience to be a marketable nurse. Corrections nursing is less scary to you? School nursing is another field but it has its issues. Any kind of specialty...
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    new rn hire, how long should they stay in that job?

    mmc51264 replied to Animaniacs's topic in General Nursing

    this just saddens me. Nurses are coming out of school with very unrealistic expectations of what the job is about. You can change jobs every month (not literally) and still be unhappy. Like Ruby said,...
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    A round about way into nursing informatics

    mmc51264 replied to guest042302019's topic in Nursing Informatics

    We are getting all of that. Right now, one professor was computer science guy before nursing and he is teaching us database, platforms, clouds as well as SQL and Access as examples so we have a basic...
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    Nursing Schools in North Carolina

    mmc51264 replied to Kashmiir89's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    There is also Johnston County Comm College. they are not that far from
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    A round about way into nursing informatics

    mmc51264 replied to guest042302019's topic in Nursing Informatics

    that is changing. They have PLENTY of IT/programmers. They need nurses to make sure that the end-user product makes sense and "works" for who is using it. We have informatics certified physicians in...
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    Discovered a boo-boo on Social Media

    mmc51264 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I discovered a post on in a large, private nursing discussion group on a social media website. The person posting works for the same organization that I do. I challenged that person and got REAMED...
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    A round about way into nursing informatics

    mmc51264 replied to guest042302019's topic in Nursing Informatics

    at my school you can get a post masters certificate in
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    Dr. complaint

    mmc51264 replied to Kavikziggy77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ultimately, I would not want a ruptured bowel on my
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    Dr. complaint

    mmc51264 replied to Kavikziggy77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would have sent her. I guess the ED doc did not think that was not an exciting enough case for him/her. They can be quite dangerous. I worked LTC for a while. An impaction in my state is a sentinel...
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    A round about way into nursing informatics

    mmc51264 replied to guest042302019's topic in Nursing Informatics

    We just had an on campus intensive for 3 days for my Informatics program. They need NURSES to help with EHR and research. They have programmers that can do what they are told but the healthcare field...
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    Duke 2016 Nurse Residency Program

    mmc51264 replied to sb_peds_er_rn's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    there are a LOT of nurses from MA at Duke. I think they go up there and
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    Most of my coworkers are leaving...

    mmc51264 replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    We are having issues with a cycle of high turnover. It is very sad. It is management. We are not unsafe but it is not a happy place. I started in a LTC/rehab. We only had 20 beds and there was only...
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    What do you check before a patient's discharge ?

    mmc51264 replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

    D/C order. IV out and not bleeding. Cell phone charger, power cord for polar care. discharge instructions. equipment (walker/crutches), prescriptions-especially hard copies of narcs. Work/school...
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    Dr. complaint

    mmc51264 replied to Kavikziggy77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    yes, I think they would tend to frown on shooting up in the
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    Level I Trauma Center

    mmc51264 replied to Okami_CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Change is good!!! Challenge yourself
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    Is it worth it now or should i wait?

    mmc51264 replied to Nicole.oss123's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with PP! I have a degree in teaching. Education is worse than nursing. I would finish the education degree if you can and then go ABSN. The education degree may open some doors within...
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    Dr. complaint

    mmc51264 replied to Kavikziggy77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Depends on what it was. I have had two instances where a physician complained about me and both times I was NOT at fault. I had a resident throw me under the bus, thank God I documented the heck out...
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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    mmc51264 replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Most times, I find that the ones I consider bullies are very subtle, passive aggressive. They have learned how to "hide" it. the overtly aggressive ones are usually dealt with. We have long talks...
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    Synergy Model and Nursing Metaparadigm

    mmc51264 replied to guest896979's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck with this. Had to google it. Not something we think about