mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

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    PICC Line: Flushes, But No Blood Return

    mmc51264 replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just had this happen and it just needed a cap
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    Lose your license for administering a PRN med without a pain scale?

    mmc51264 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    There are other pain rating scales: Wong-Baker, FLACC, which we use for pts with AMS or dementia. Pain is subjective, and we are taught that what the pts pain is, is what they say it is. The only...
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    Lose your license for administering a PRN med without a pain scale?

    mmc51264 replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I work on an ortho floor and all of our prn pain meds are ordered with a scale. Also, we do not take verbals unless it is an urgent situation and then we have to make sure they put the order in that...
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    UNCW RN-BSN program

    mmc51264 replied to RunnerRN2015's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Condensed, 2 sections per semester, I took 2 classes at a time, so 4 a semester. The offer summer sessions,
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    Vent about toiletting patients

    mmc51264 replied to SleeepyRN's topic in General Nursing

    The buzz phrase I have been hearing lately is "working to full scope of our license" and someone explained to me that this management-speak meaning not just to the top of our scope, but to the bottom...
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    Patient fall without bed alarm

    mmc51264 replied to Texasnurse81's topic in General Nursing

    you may not get insurance if you look for it after the
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    Amount of loans you can take out when you already have a bachelors?

    mmc51264 replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    All of my loans are both subsidized and unsubsidized and Federal. I have no private
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    Confused RN and Residency Program

    mmc51264 replied to supportingh's topic in General Nursing

    Residency programs are supposed to be for those with out experience. Now I am
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    Amount of loans you can take out when you already have a bachelors?

    mmc51264 replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    I have never been turned down for money. I had a bachelors got a Masters in teaching and then went back got ADN, then BSN Now I am supposed to start MSN at private and I can borrow more than I need...
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    Suspended enrollment for NC nursing students

    mmc51264 replied to WandaRN2BSN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Have you talked to WGU to find out from them; what their story
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    I'm 30 years old, is it a problem to be a Nurse?

    mmc51264 replied to abkhazia92's topic in General Nursing

    I started nursing school at 46 and finished 2 days before 48, got my BSN this year 2 days before 51. NEVER too old
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    Top paying hospitals in NC ?

    mmc51264 replied to stacey62823's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    That is kind of a loaded question. The three big ones here in the Raleigh-Durham are pretty competitive and while one may or may not pay better, there are different percs and nuance between them. I...
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    Core Measures, who is responsible?

    mmc51264 replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to always come down to the nurse. (Unless you can find a resident to throw under the bus JK) Was just talking about this the other day when something didn't get ordered that I somehow got,...
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    Nurse Retention ideas

    mmc51264 replied to CCU-Flight RN's topic in General Nursing

    NC is a non union state so that is not an option here. I think we have fair wages in this area because there are lots of options for jobs. We deal mostly with staffing as it relates to pt load and...
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    Nurse Retention ideas

    mmc51264 replied to CCU-Flight RN's topic in General Nursing

    I just went to a retention retreat to discuss this very thing. We were grouped in to 15 years and had to answer key questions from out work culture survey that had not-so-good answers. Many of the...
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    Thank you, Joy Behar!

    mmc51264 replied to ixchel's topic in Nursing Humor

    I went to Joy Behar's page and it is pretty volatile too. What a
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    Shadowing/Interviewing at Duke/UNC

    mmc51264 replied to froggy93's topic in General Nursing

    How did your interview go with the manager? I was hired from a shadow/interview and I have been a shadower. Sometimes, I felt really good with an interviewee, but there was information that I did not...
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    New Grad Residency Programs: What is it?

    mmc51264 replied to mangosoccer11's topic in General Nursing

    I went through a new grad residency where I work now. I had a year of orientation and 6 months of a 1:1 preceptor. I had to sign a 2 year contract. It also included monthly classes for a year. I...
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    The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    mmc51264 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad that I didn't get involved in this whole thread as it turned ridiculous. I answered early on that my facility is a mandatory vax facility. 800+ posts are too many but I thought I would...
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    Ethics: Does knowledge of a patient's blood borne pathogen change your care?

    mmc51264 replied to JMed18's topic in General Nursing

    I have had a pt that was cured of Hep C, I have been vaccinated against Hep A/B, they are making great strides in HIV treatment. I think the scariest one for me is shingles! I got the vaccine as soon...
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    Should I give up scrubs?

    mmc51264 replied to RatherBHiking's topic in School

    Our school nurses wear scrubs so the kids know they are the nurse (the one day a week she is at the school
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    I already have a BA and an LPN, is WGU right for me?

    mmc51264 replied to samkasper1's topic in Western Governors University

    It seems to me that if you could do an LPN-RN bridge, get a job as an RN, then to and RN-BSN bridge. The RN-BSN program I took was very inexpensive and I did it in a calendar year. Online totally. I...
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    Bachelor of Science vs. Bachelor of Nursing

    mmc51264 replied to vickiv13's topic in General Students

    I have a Bachelor of Science-Biology, and Associates of Applied Science-Nursing and then I went got my Bachelor of Science-Nursing. Usually they are either Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts,...
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    "Job Filled".... What?

    mmc51264 replied to kass333's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe they just weren't in the office to call today but told IT to mark it as filled fri after talking to you? Good thoughts your
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    Teacher Wants to Medicate Pre-Schooler

    mmc51264 replied to lifelearningrn's topic in School

    That is my son. I am a teacher-turned nurse. I have seen kids medicated that were not ADHD/ADD that were miserable and kids that were not medicated and needed it and were miserable. My son is a poster...