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epinephRN

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  1. Nursing faculty/ACLS certified?

    epinephRN replied to lynswim's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Instructors should maintain certifications and credentialing in their areas of expertise and teaching. Anything else is a waste of money and time. As mentioned before, how is requiring ACLS for a NICU...

  2. is fmla detrimental to companies/hospitals?

    epinephRN replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, FMLA is fantastic for those who use it as intended. Can I also say: AlsgalRN, I think you're

  3. What a blow to my ego

    epinephRN replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in General Students

    Just keep speaking over her when she interrupts. She can hold her questions until you are finished. She is being extremely

  4. Classmate making me feel uncomfortable.

    epinephRN replied to agua's topic in General Students

    The part of your post that makes me most uncomfortable is that others have noticed this person's strangeness/inappropriateness to the point that they took you aside and commented on it. There are all...

  5. How do you all feel about grading classmate's work?

    epinephRN replied to aem31's topic in General Students

    Peer evaluation with a rubric, as Moogie mentions above, can be helpful in some cases such as rating contributions to a group project, etc. However, giving any type of access to another student's...

  6. Refusing unsafe workload?

    epinephRN replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

    I would rather work minimum wage than someplace like that. I couldn't adequately care for 165 customers at a RESTAURANT, more or less 165 patients whose lives are in my hands. I like my license too...

  7. Need student feedback for orientation ideas

    epinephRN posted a topic in General Students

    I have been reading the thread on families adjusting to nursing school and was thinking that families also could use a positive but realistic "orientation" to what their SO/parent will experience in...

  8. Dealing with adverse events in the ER.

    epinephRN replied to MCRNENC(C)'s topic in General Nursing

    It isn't dealt with, unfortunately. Despite the fact that best practices show that nurses need debriefing after such events, it never occurs. It hasn't in any of the places I've worked at. I think...

  9. Is your nursing practice guided by nursing theory and research based evidence?

    epinephRN replied to kurume830's topic in General Nursing

    Research/evidence yes. Some nursing theories have value, but others I find laughable and completely divorced from the reality of nursing

  10. Does your school use dosage calc software and clickers?

    epinephRN posted a topic in General Students

    Does your school use dosage calculation software such as eDose, ProCalc, or ATI dosage calculations software? If so, what do you think of it? Is it easy to use and helpful to you, and do you take a...

  11. What is the true future of Nursing 2010 and Beyond?

    epinephRN replied to divagirl's topic in General Nursing

    Tait, I couldn't agree more. As a nursing instructor who works insane hours trying to ensure my students receive an education that prepares them for real-world nursing, the only thing I refuse to...

  12. Son wants to be a CRNA, but wants his ears guaged

    epinephRN replied to topher-67's topic in General Nursing

    The most important thing to do, as others have mentioned, is to look at the dress code requirements for the school he plans to attend and the clinical sites where he would be placed, both in nursing...

  13. Things that should be banned in acute care.

    epinephRN replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to ban rude visitors, small children who scream and play in the halls unattended, call lights, and smelly feet. Of course, many years ago my preceptor told me that if you remove the shoes...

  14. Really?? A Farmer's Market in the hospital?

    epinephRN replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Ours is outside and we love it! In terms of infection control, a smarter move would be to limit visitors to two at a time. I was in L&D the other day and there were no fewer than 40 family...

  15. Does your school use dosage calc software and clickers?

    epinephRN replied to epinephRN's topic in General Students

    Thank you all for the responses! I appreciate your

  16. I'm allergic to.....(laundry list)!

    epinephRN replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above (wtbcrna); I also have several true allergies leading to anaphylaxis, but the problem with treating the patient as if all listed allergies are equally valid can lead to lack of...

  17. Got kicked out/ failed out

    epinephRN replied to muka919's topic in General Students

    This may/may not apply to your situation, but I am a nursing instructor and it is painful when a student fails. It is difficulty to see someone's dreams shattered. Your instructor may seem distant...

  18. Nursing Unions-what is the good,bad, ugly?

    epinephRN replied to johnson0424's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a non-unionized, right-to-work state. It would be more accurate to call it a right-to-get-fired-unjustly state. I watched 30+ excellent nurses who had been with the hospital for 15+ years be...

  19. I hate my phone

    epinephRN replied to coolpeach's topic in General Nursing

    I would do as others have suggested and check policy and bring this to the attention of her superiors. Although in most cases we do have a surplus of nurses, it still costs money to train someone new...

  20. Tattoo Cover Makeup?

    epinephRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in General Students

    As an instructor, I can say that it is not usually the school that needs to "get over it," but the clinical site. I could not care care less what tattoos, piercings, etc that my students have with the...

  21. The best nursing advice you've ever received

    epinephRN replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    For new nurses: If in doubt of what to do- wash your hands and take a set of vitals, and ask for help. If no pulse/no resp and you freeze up --> call code, start compressions/bagging pt. Someone...

  22. Nursing School Dilemma

    epinephRN replied to Adams_Mama_07's topic in General Students

    One other thing you might consider is trying to pair up with another mom with similarly aged children who has a different schedule. This has worked for a friend of mine, they exchange days of watching...

  23. What do you wish you knew when you first began as a student?

    epinephRN posted a topic in General Students

    Reading through many of the posts, I see such common threads of feeling insecure, out of place, frightened, etc as a new student. It reminds me of feelings I felt as a new nursing student. I remember...

  24. One of THOSE nurses.

    epinephRN replied to KarmaComesAround's topic in General Nursing

    When she says things like "You are a good nurse" and "I know I can count on you to get things done" what she is really saying is "unlike everyone else." It is manipulation. If you don't want her to...

  25. Ever Killed Someone?

    epinephRN replied to Bug Out's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry for your loss. For me, responding to what I believe to be the intentions of the OP, I think we have all been in a place where we believe we failed to the detriment of the patient. At...