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  1. New Student Loans Rules

    dansamy replied to TNT365's topic in General Students

    This is profoundly important. Without grants, I would not have been able to afford school. After initial looking into obtaining my bsn, I need 60 credits. That's about $20k from my local public...

  2. GIVING REPORT!!!!!

    dansamy replied to friendlylark's topic in Emergency

    Here lately, our er has been wanting to just read us the patient's dx & admit orders. Thanks. I can read. I want to know what YOU did for them. Initial presentation, interventions, response,

  3. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    dansamy replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Zeiss is an optical lens company. In addition to rifle scopes, optical equipment, they make the glass lenses for cameras, etc. They don't actually make the rifle scope. They made the optical lens used...

  4. New Student Loans Rules

    dansamy replied to TNT365's topic in General Students

    The community college where I received my ADN doesn't even allow students to take out federal loans. Most students are there on Workforce Initiative, Pell, SEOG, etc. My entire costs were paid by...

  5. Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    dansamy replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow! That's heinous insurance. I'd be taking the FT no benefits option & buying my

  6. Reasons why BAC would continue to go up hours after admission

    dansamy replied to Topaz7's topic in Addictions

    Redneck

  7. Making a complaint about a doctor?

    dansamy replied to moriahcat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Me too. And albuterol ain't gonna help if the patient's airway is too tight to get much in. Big whopping doses of IV

  8. Nurses laid off - Thanks to Obamacare

    dansamy replied to amygarside's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What caused your

  9. Any luck fighting PA BON?

    dansamy replied to gradrn1's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hindsight being 20/20, I think you should've started the pardon process when you started nursing school. Only thing to do now is lawyer up & try to contest

  10. Should I Accept this Job Offer?

    dansamy replied to PurpleDelight's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Time to buy a clunker then. You should be able to find a good used car for $2500-3500. It'll be an ugly hot mess, but

  11. Should I Accept this Job Offer?

    dansamy replied to PurpleDelight's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You need to decide if you're willing to relocate or learn to drive. No way should you commute by public

  12. Making a complaint about a doctor?

    dansamy replied to moriahcat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly this. If you have a desaturated SOB patient who is gasping & can't complete a sentence, but you don't hear wheezing, it's because they're too tight to move much air. I've had some really...

  13. What do you think of 12 hour shifts?

    dansamy replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I love

  14. New grad nurse in hospital and feel like I won't make it through orientation.

    dansamy replied to krissyr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first year was awful. I had serious documentation problems, serious time management problems. At times, I even had poor prioritization skills. I felt like I was in the office at least once a week....

  15. Reasons why BAC would continue to go up hours after admission

    dansamy replied to Topaz7's topic in Addictions

    Really? Wow, some folks are just

  16. Standing up to my charge nurse prevented a mistake

    dansamy replied to 002rn05's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's exactly why I'd be waking that specialist up. I'd ask him if we could try

  17. Computer Class : Windows 7?

    dansamy replied to halfglassfull's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not just no, but he** no! I would NOT pay for

  18. RN student interested in becoming an NP, specializing in holistic health care.

    dansamy replied to jmh219's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Then I just misinterpreted. Sometimes it's hard to interpret "tone" in

  19. Best online RN to BSN program....CHEAP?

    dansamy replied to TonyaM73's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Have you found anything that's quick & cheap? Without extraneous

  20. Standing up to my charge nurse prevented a mistake

    dansamy replied to 002rn05's topic in Patient Safety Issues

  21. wouldn't it be easier

    dansamy replied to mvm2's topic in General Nursing

    And some pricy, chichi private programs can run that much

  22. Standing up to my charge nurse prevented a mistake

    dansamy replied to 002rn05's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You needed either an order to cancel the labs OR another order to address obtaining them. The labs don't just go out the door because the EKG was unchanged. You needed to address

  23. Computer Class : Windows 7?

    dansamy replied to halfglassfull's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh god, no. Please don't pay for a Windows 7 class. If you HAVE to take some computer class to fill some requirement, take one on Office that includes Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc. (Excel spreadsheets...

  24. Making a complaint about a doctor?

    dansamy replied to moriahcat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Call the facility and get the name of their patient advocate/patient representative. Address your letter to them. Be brief &

  25. Abdominal IV

    dansamy replied to dmurph615's topic in General Nursing

    Next time, use that big forehead vein...