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syckRN

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  1. will i be missing out in rehab?

    syckRN replied to R.NICU's topic in Rehabilitation

    Dear jjened: You do have a "whole bunch" of experience lady. Wow. Nice that you are so encouraging of others! Thanks for a positive post.

  2. I need help with charting!!!

    syckRN replied to Peeker19's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    For pain you should always doc location and quality: dull, sharp, shooting, etc For no CP you should put, "denies chest pain." Hope this helps

  3. Does anyone know...

    syckRN replied to dioness's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a community where we have an epidemic of "Community acquired MRSA." We don't even isolate MRSA patients (unless they have it in their lungs...it does happen and often fatal). We DO place...

  4. Should I get my RN or BSN? What if I already have a Bachelor's degree?

    syckRN replied to 31dunn's topic in Nursing Career

    Like a couple of previous posts, I also have seen some programs that bridge ADN to MS. However, depending on where you live, there may be fewer of those to choose from. You might want to check that...

  5. Maslow's First Level, sex?

    syckRN replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Students

    I am LOL at all of us...a famous theorist places a basic bodily function in his hypothetical "tower of needs" and even while some of us simultaneously DENY the need...we sure are dedicating some blog...

  6. alternative program to DMU...

    syckRN replied to sunset2010's topic in Nurses Recovery

    NO, you don't. unless your employer asks specifically. And I have left this blank before and gotten away with it. However, if you put on your resume a job that you held in the state where you are not...

  7. Maslow's First Level, sex?

    syckRN replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Students

    Crunchymamma, Too true. As Yoda might put it: Kicking psychological ass Freud does do Not at

  8. Maslow's First Level, sex?

    syckRN replied to MEDICJOHN's topic in General Students

    OK, The reason for sex being included is that it belongs to INSTINCTUAL requirements. Freud knew this too. Remember the "id":devil: I am not a know it all...I just know these things from back in the...

  9. Is chemistry important to become a nurse?

    syckRN replied to strawberryluv's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I absolutely abhor chemistry...but I would not safely practice nursing without a basic understanding... Think acid/base balance... Think potassium pump... Think Normal saline... Are you feeling me...

  10. Nurses really aren't the smartest people

    syckRN replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are not only intelligent, they actually receive much more communication skills training and patient teaching skills than do physicians. The latter two skills would be more than enough to...

  11. Is BSN harder than ASN?

    syckRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I went for the BSN because once I had taken all of the prereqs for the local ADN program, I realized that it would be another two years for either program. Also I knew that I would eventually get an...

  12. Long hair male nurses

    syckRN replied to Nursee13's topic in General Nursing

    Soooo much depends on where you are applying. Some faith-based hospital systems have all kinds of rules, even about how many piercings one has in their earlobes (I am talking...not more than one)....

  13. Psychiatric and Psychosocial Nursing

    syckRN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

    Do any of you psych or other kinds of nurses practice Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to treatment...or have you heard of it. I will do my doctoral dissertation on willingness to perform...

  14. What can get you fired??

    syckRN replied to kelsie*bear's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Leaving the siderails down...and a patient gets hurt. Or, if you are targeted, anything that can be blamed on you. Or, certain disabilities that prevent you from performing your usual and customary...

  15. is pursuing a degree in nursing still worth it in this depressed economy?

    syckRN replied to xtin0712's topic in General Nursing

    These have all been thought-provoking responses. One thing that has not been mentioned is that when our service men and women who are fighting in the war right now come home...well, there will likely...

  16. Curious about sedation

    syckRN replied to AnewerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that the standard of care is not to deliver a patient to the floor until they meet certain LOC and VS criteria. Thus, it shouldn't be too important how much they received since, as everyone...

  17. We only have one pulse oximeter for the facility, but we have flat-screen TVs!

    syckRN replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Healthcare has become a consumer driven industry. People will die because we try so hard to please them. Just another irony in the

  18. Unprofessional, inaccurate article

    syckRN replied to SandBetweenMyToes's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow, I read it and was non-plussed. Of course, that's what he intended. If he only knew just how hard it is to get into NURSING school. He often mixes nurses with mid-levels as far as scope of...

  19. how to find csf with head trauma???

    syckRN replied to InmyblooD's topic in Emergency

    For trauma protocols there is a door to CT goal. Doesn't matter if CSF no CSF...need to know where, what, how bad the inury, and whether to transport if no neuro at your facility. Whatever...gotta...

  20. Can they do this?

    syckRN replied to Randomnurse3's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Don't feel guilty. The hair test is for long term use/abuse of substances. It seems unfair to be able to invade you privacy for the last 10 years (since you last cut your hair). Let it go. You do have...

  21. ER RN vs EMS

    syckRN replied to dreso1021's topic in Emergency

    "What is the ER RN's role nd responsibilities and what are they allowed to do patient care wise. I know each position has its own scope of practice. Ilove the high paced atmosphere of the EMS...

  22. Anyone else hate group projects?

    syckRN replied to citylights89's topic in General Students

    Hate 'em. I have often, and can do this now that I am in a doctoral program...asked to do my project alone. Sometimes I get the nod. Other times I am stuck. I was interested in a previous post's...

  23. nursing research topics for a 3rd year student

    syckRN replied to drck02's topic in General Students

    The "research hot spots" right now have to do with underserved populations, geriatric issues, sleep distrubance, brief interventions for smoking, alcohol, and drugs, and palliative care. There is a...

  24. I wish sombody would have told me......

    syckRN replied to Xcited 2B-N-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Babylady, I was told this, and thank GOD! Because in many places, nurses do still eat their young. Even when I began to teach at a Community College, the experienced instructors were so mean I...

  25. Can they do this?

    syckRN replied to Randomnurse3's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Dear traumagyrl, Keep the faith lady. Take care