mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

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    Duke MSN/DNP Application Info

    mmc51264 replied to Community_Health_RN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    roughly 1500 per credit hour As far as money, they are offering grant money for Informatics, there is an RN assistance program for nurses that work there, but the rest I guess you could research...
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    Nursing Dose

    mmc51264 replied to guest449786's topic in Patient Medications

    nope. we have prn orders where we can give for breakthrough pain. The only time I have given an extra dose is if the MD is there doing something (like a painful dsg change) and they give a verbal BUT...
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    Seeking some feedback on NC hospital nurse requirements

    mmc51264 replied to WCSU1987's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Duke just gave a "market increase raise" to be more competitive. WakeMed will hire an ADN nurse with commitment to BSN (experienced nurses mostly) Don't know a lot about UNC, it is beyond my driving...
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    When did this trend start??

    mmc51264 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I finished my BSN in March, but I walked yesterday. What is with the over the top decorating of the mortar boards? When I got my ADN, many of my classmates decorated theirs, but I saw some...
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    Would you file a complaint?

    mmc51264 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had sx at a facility other than my own and had, for the most part, great care. But, I did have a nurse that was really incompetent who was being trained. The preceptor was pretty rude....
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    Patients family in the medical field

    mmc51264 replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What I find interesting is that the ones most likely to hide their profession are physicians that are patients. Nurses will tell you most of the time (some are fine, some want to question everything),...
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    When did this trend start??

    mmc51264 replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    I made the observation and was looking into how it started. I was just annoyed with the inappropriate phrases and the Ethel Merman hat. Not hyper focused-i had just walked and it was in my face....
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    Physician Bullying of Nurses Reaching Epidemic Levels

    mmc51264 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    I have the opposite experience where I work. I work in a teaching facility and when a resident tries to throw a nurse under the bus, or ignore pages, the attendings are on them like stink on you know...
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    Going back to school for Nurse Informatics, need help deciding school

    mmc51264 replied to 323kjm's topic in General Nursing

    I have applied for a spot in an Informatics MSN. It is at the facility I work at (a teaching facility). I work with the team transitioning to an EPIC version for out system and have worked on teams...
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    ANA membership?

    mmc51264 replied to smurphymiller's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I took advantage of the student discount for both ANA and my state association. Now that I have lost that discount, I kept my state membership, but I also added a specialty membership. It is...
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    RNs with a Bachelor's in another field

    mmc51264 replied to TwistaKrista's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So we throw all EBP data out too?I have a BS in Biology. All I needed for my ADN and my BSN were nursing classes. It took me one calender year to finish BSN and had to take only one missed pre-req...
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    Straight to the MSN, skip the BSN postlicensure?

    mmc51264 replied to 777RN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Depends on what type of MSN you want. It is such a fluid state. I have heard now that you must have DNP to be CRNA (like all the OT/PT/Pharm.D issues). I just finished my BSN. I have a BS in another...
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    sterile sheets after THR?

    mmc51264 replied to BonnieSc's topic in Orthopedic

    Ours have a foam dressing over the gauze/opsite dsg for POD 0 & 1. Then gauze/opsite. We have one surgeon who leaves knees OTA, but none of the hips are ever OTA.
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    if you suck at nursing interviews, clap your hands!

    mmc51264 replied to WakeYourMindUp's topic in General Nursing

    I am really bad at interviews. The job I have now, I shadowed a nurse on the floor, which totally relaxed me and then I had my interview with the NM. Made a big difference. I got the job
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    Hiring/Job Question

    mmc51264 replied to eris08's topic in General Nursing

    I got hired as new grad in my late 40s and
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    Can you succeed in BSN programs without Chemisty?

    mmc51264 replied to meganthe's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I was a Chem major until I barely passed 2nd semester inorganic. Have a BS in Biology and my BSN. I got enough from what I did and it is valuable, bit you will be allrightwith out it. Think ahead...
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    Nursing shortage???

    mmc51264 replied to MatrixRn's topic in Nursing News

    Same trend in education. I got the equivalent of an ABSN in teaching several years ago but the outcome was a masters. Good luck getting a job as a first year teacher with a masters. I finally found a...
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    Novice nurse no-nos

    mmc51264 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    There is no such thing as a stupid
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    Moving to North carolina

    mmc51264 replied to pegg1's topic in General Nursing

    you'll get a job. fast. nurse's market here right
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    Dr. On Demand????!!!!!

    mmc51264 replied to Lulu Belle's topic in General Nursing

    Dr. Phil helped develop it. He "uses" it all the time on his show. I have see him hawking this for at least a year. I am sure there are very strict limitations. I have called the nurse on call for...
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    Schools push APRN immediately-$$

    mmc51264 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, but this is SO new that I don't know if there has been enough time to do a longitudinal study to look at outcomes. I may be a non-issue. I just feel better when I have an NP/PA to work with...
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    Schools push APRN immediately-$$

    mmc51264 replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I work at the bedside. I have watched three of my colleagues finish and graduate as NP. Neither of them could draw blood, de-access a porta-cath, do a proper naso pharyngeal swab, start an IV. When I...
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    nursing school THAT hard?

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

    I also think it has to do with the program. I did an ADN program that was ridiculous. they were so afraid of NOT having 100% NCLEX pass rates, they made it way more difficult than it needed to be. We...
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    Cheapest online RN to BSN (2015)

    mmc51264 replied to 42pines's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I just finished an online RN-BSN from one of the University of North Carolina system schools. I too have previous Bachelors. I did it in one calender year and cost less that $7500. I rented books that...
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    Is anything at your work that puzzles you

    mmc51264 replied to pras's topic in General Nursing

    I had another med that had a "statin" suffix for a cancer pt, it wasn't chemo, but it wasn't a cholesterol lowering drug. They better not be changing stuff up on me! Sandostatin is the med. Suppose to...