mmc51264 BSN, MSN, RN

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    School Nurse Abandonment over Pledge?

    mmc51264 replied to E Non Imus, RN's topic in General Nursing

    very slippery slope. We have a problem here where PUBLIC (remember separation of church and state) officials are refusing to perform LEGAL marriages of gay couples here in NC. They should immediately...
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    Adequacy of orientation

    mmc51264 replied to Photofosterrn's topic in General Nursing

    I must have made a big boo-boo typo LOL
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    Adequacy of orientation

    mmc51264 replied to Photofosterrn's topic in General Nursing

    We have a gradual start: observe and assist for a **** or two and then start with supervised 2 pt, then 3, then 4 over a now, 8 week period. When they get a full load, there is a veteran nurse on the...
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    Thinking about becoming a nurse...at 40!

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

    RN @ 47 BSN @ 50 and I just applied to grad school for my MSN. LOVE
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    Patient Scenario and D/C home

    mmc51264 replied to alm3RN's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like AKI and child needed more fluids before being d/c'd. A dose of IV antibiotics for UTI maybe? Someone dropped the ball if the child was brought back and ended up intubated. Glucose...
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    A slightly dishonest question about transfering credits...

    mmc51264 replied to trolloc6340's topic in General Nursing

    how low is low? I blew off a semester right after high school and it has affected me. My ADN gpa is not great either b/c of the grading scale. I was able to balance out those with a 4.0 in grad...
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    Do you need a tb and an x-ray as part of your physical?

    mmc51264 replied to WE~DO~CARE's topic in General Nursing

    What do they do for people that area allergic to vaccines? I have heard of many people allergic to TB test materials. Glad they have the blood test
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    A slightly dishonest question about transfering credits...

    mmc51264 replied to trolloc6340's topic in General Nursing

    They have a clearing house that they check and will be able to see every school you have attended. I have had to take an odd class here and there over the years and sometimes I forget when I am...
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    500 cc of Vanco/Ns over 2 hours via pump via picc line

    mmc51264 replied to lumbarpain's topic in Patient Medications

    Agreed, what is the actual DOSE? We have several doses that are sent in 500mL. the time it is run over depends on amount of actual
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    Help! Any nurses a member of a professional organizaion?

    mmc51264 replied to eadams1019's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I belong to my specialty and my states's professional organizations. If this is an RN-BSN then one of your classmates surely is a member of
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    New Grad Advice

    mmc51264 replied to ladyauston's topic in General Nursing

    Apply to Duke now. There are probably going to be openings. You won't need 2 years of experience in ortho, just an interest and the fact that you have been working in ortho helps. If you have worked...
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    Loan forgiveness options? Help!

    mmc51264 replied to kaimkaim's topic in General Nursing

    I too have a tremendous amount of loans. I consolidated after my ADN (That was degree #4) Since then I have borrowed as little as possible to do my BSN-even got a scholarship. Consolidation will give...
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    All about the bling...

    mmc51264 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I have my name engraved on the bell. that's
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    Spanish for nurses, any free stuff online?

    mmc51264 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    me, too!! Excited that it has an android
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    I want a social life

    mmc51264 replied to Rexie's topic in General Nursing

    If you are working 12s, I assume that is 3 days a week, which means you have 4 days off and you get every other weekend off. Plenty of time for a social life. I work weekends and I have an hour...
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    RN to BSN and career track

    mmc51264 replied to KyleC's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that the experience you have plus the BSN will help. I was a teacher and then worked as a HH aide and both of those counted as experience (in different ways obviously) that help me get a...
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    An Idea Whose Time has Long Come: EMPLOYEE satisfaction scoring?

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

    We have work culture surveys and when a unit gets a low score interventions are put in place to try and raise scores. I was on a committee to try and raise scores, but when pushed, no one wants to...
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    Ortho floor nurse or OR Nurse?

    mmc51264 replied to KMarie10's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I have zero OR experience but am an ortho nurse and I love ortho. It is not as bad as people make it out to be! I guess it depends on if you are a people person or not. In the OR, your pt is asleep....
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    Former vet tech thinking about becoming an RN

    mmc51264 replied to RVTtoRNmaybe's topic in General Nursing

    I was a large animal technician for many years, ran anesthesia, ran the barn, everything. I think it is great experience. I decided not to go to vet school because the return on tuition was terrible...
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    disturbing observation at the Children's hospital...

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

    I have noticed that there are 2 areas that seem to attract the younger crowd: peds and ED. When I take the elevator up to my floor, I pass the peds floor and more than half the elevator gets off and I...
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    What is a day in the life of an Orthopedic Nurse?

    mmc51264 replied to sharapatan's topic in Orthopedic

    On my floor, we get a lot of pts with comorbidities. Learn about diabetes. A lot. Geriatric medication adjustments. Dementia. It is not just about broken or replaced bones/joints. MVA may have...
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    A day in the life of ..............

    mmc51264 replied to rninformatics's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I am applying to grad school to get my MSN in informatics. Became interested when we transitioned to EPIC. Hoping to be able to stay in my health system (huge). Love reading the posts! I, too,...
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    Nurse Tracking Device

    mmc51264 replied to RN_Pink's topic in General Nursing

    We wear tracers and they can be about 15 (or more) minutes behind. If I am going form one room to another quickly, the HUC can never find me, which is frustrating because then we have to have "all...
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    Been 'nursing' for 1 year, kinda disenchanted

    mmc51264 replied to jbphburg's topic in General Nursing

    My first job was in a LTC rehab unit. It was not my "dream" job, but I worked with great people and learned a lot of valuable skills, like time management (when you have 15-17 pts) and quick "gut"...
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    quarter credits vs semester credits

    mmc51264 posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Anyone know how they figure that out if you transfer? I want to take a few courses at Capella, where there are on quarters rather than semesters, that I would like to try transferring to a...