AcosmicRN

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  1. Question on Certification

    AcosmicRN posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    If I've passed my NCLEX, I will be working on a cardiac stepdown unit. We get CABG patients, various cardiac conditions, ICU overflow. So, what kind of certification should I eventually seek? CCRN,...

  2. new at hospital nursing

    AcosmicRN replied to rknrobyn10's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! You need to start looking for a new place. 9 pts is not an acceptable workload for one person, except in emergencies. You should condition yourself for 7 pts on an orth/neuro/med surg floor, but...

  3. Didn't pass one clinical rotation, don't know why

    AcosmicRN replied to moonlite48's topic in General Nursing

    I sympathize with anyone who does that well in nursing school and then doesn't pass, but this sounds a bit like a divorce-story. You know, the kind where you only hear the one side and the one telling...

  4. My externship is not going well

    AcosmicRN replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    What you all say about self-esteem is critically important, I believe. I think low self-esteem is at the root of most interpersonal problems between nurses and people in general.

  5. My externship is not going well

    AcosmicRN replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    I wasn't trying to be rude with the comments about NPs, and certainly, I wasn't trying to be rude to the OP. Hopefully, I was persuading her not to be an NP. It's sound advice; that's how NPs are...

  6. What makes you drag?

    AcosmicRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying to get to the root of negativity in nursing, so I was wondering what makes you drag yourself to work, what it is you hate the most about going to work, or what it is that makes you feel...

  7. to what degree?

    AcosmicRN replied to rica75's topic in General Nursing

    The way the world is right now, there are three ways to become an RN. Diploma from a hospital based school, ADN, BSN. I haven't heard of any MSN programs that include the basic nursing school. The...

  8. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    AcosmicRN replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, less than a dollar an hour is given for new grads with a BSN. The hospital makes no descrimination in hiring between ADN or BSN. The managers are BSN, but not necessarily the assistant...

  9. What makes you drag?

    AcosmicRN replied to AcosmicRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you. That sounds like a load that is too much for one RN. The max on a floor like that should be 7. Or at least that's what seems to be the norm (It really should be 6.). Why are they...

  10. My externship is not going well

    AcosmicRN replied to NP2BE's topic in General Nursing

    Well now, here's the thing: your nic suggests you have your eyes set on nurse practitioner, if this is so, I suggest you get used to this preceptor. Why? Because it's my experience that NPs work for...

  11. What makes you drag?

    AcosmicRN replied to AcosmicRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious SCRN1: I read all your reply, but I have to get some clarification on your very first point. What is your typical patient load, and what kind of floor do you work on? And, if you would...

  12. What makes you drag?

    AcosmicRN replied to AcosmicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your reply, because this is exactly what I am talking about. I have a problem. I feel a certain way, and you blame me for it. You put me down for it. You make me responsible for it and...

  13. What makes you drag?

    AcosmicRN replied to AcosmicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Indeed. They are very cliquish. They all seem to hang out together and eat lunch together. On the rare ocassion I have sat with them (if they're in the cafeteria, and no one else from work is there, I...

  14. What makes you drag?

    AcosmicRN replied to AcosmicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I think your advice is exact, and it is all that can be done. I think one thing I need to wake up to is that the more positive I become, the less un-positive people are going to like me and the...

  15. medication incident

    AcosmicRN replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in General Nursing

    :uhoh21: The posters below are correct: follow your facilities guidelines for medication

  16. Cancer of the heart muscle

    AcosmicRN replied to suzanne4's topic in General Nursing

    No. I've never cared for anyone like that, or for that matter, seen anyone or heard of anyone with "heart cancer." Does it exist? In fact, is there any cancer that comes from muscle cells?

  17. Job satisfaction/disatisfaction Internal/external or both

    AcosmicRN replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    I have never seen nurses pushed too hard, where I live anyway. Even in the nursing home where I worked as an aid, the nurses didn't run from room to room; they barely did anything at all until the end...

  18. Thyroid Problem

    AcosmicRN replied to hrjang's topic in General Nursing

    I don't even see where the TSH is high, but both books I have indicate the test in mU/ml (2-10 mU/ml) but the guide in my PDA shows it as WNL.(0.4-6 mU/ml). I'd bet its just a benign growth being that...

  19. Job satisfaction/disatisfaction Internal/external or both

    AcosmicRN replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is the greatest profession in the world. It is the highest calling for building the kingdom of God. I have a lot of energy; I'm a mover. I jog several times a week so that I can be fit to do...

  20. What would you have done?

    AcosmicRN replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    OK. I don't get it, because it sounds like it mathematically works out. two clients get the same drug One client gets twice as much as the other half way through it is realized that the drugs were...

  21. Will Non-BSN nurses ever be fired?

    AcosmicRN replied to AcosmicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Professional? What is that? Is it someone licensed by the state? Barbers are licensed by the state. Is it someone who makes money at what they do? That's the burger flipper. Is it someone who is...

  22. Will Non-BSN nurses ever be fired?

    AcosmicRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm entering nursing at a time when diploma, ADN, and BSN are all entry level educations for nursing. I don't want to get a BSN. But will there ever come a time when the ADN nurse will be fired for...

  23. To Join or Not to Join the ANA

    AcosmicRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Should I join the ANA? How many nurses are members? I heard it was only like 5% or so. I don't want to join the ANA, because they are pro-choice. I don't care about Democrat or Republican (as I tend...

  24. What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    AcosmicRN replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    I'm older. I've had other careers. I was a publisher (excuse me, did I say "publisher"? I meant a grossly unsuccessful publisher) an eduction counselor, and was in the military for 10 years. I have a...

  25. Entry level hospital jobs

    AcosmicRN replied to Soonstudent's topic in General Nursing

    You're doing the pre-reqs now, what about a CNA course in the summer? Then you would be qualified to be hired as an aid.