RN4NICU

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  1. Missing meds & I'm getting the blame

    RN4NICU replied to ForeverMoving's topic in General Nursing

    The OP said it was a missing BOTTLE of lortab. All the hair follicle tests in the world would not prove she did not sell the pills. Proving she did not use the drug does not prove she did not...

  2. Can't sleep anymore!

    RN4NICU replied to DreamyEyes's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who has been through this. I worked night shift for 10 years - LOVED IT. Then, one day, it was like someone flipped a switch. I would get in bed by about 8 am...

  3. Going from a career in nursing to med school

    RN4NICU replied to AmandaMae3721's topic in General Nursing

    I guess the grass is always greener - many physicians I know have told me if they could do it over they would be NPs instead of going to med school. Not for nothing, unless you go for a high-dollar...

  4. If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

    RN4NICU replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    No way. I would stay as far away from any career in healthcare as I could

  5. Over worked Nurses

    RN4NICU replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    always

  6. High contact sports and nursing?

    RN4NICU replied to mochamonster's topic in General Nursing

    Legal and ethical issues? What kind of sport are we talking about here? Seriously, though, what you do on your own time (disclaimer: as long as you are not participating in some illegal activity)...

  7. how to read a nursing schedule/time shift

    RN4NICU replied to deetrain's topic in General Nursing

    The circled C likely indicates who is Charge for the

  8. Public Health and birth control

    RN4NICU replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    It seems the OP has Plan B confused with

  9. Is this ever acceptable?

    RN4NICU replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    Spoken like someone who's never worked in a NICU We never, ever waste blood. When drawing labs from a UAC/UVC, we always give the blood back. I was horrified the first time I saw a "big people"...

  10. I'm probably nuts for asking, but....

    RN4NICU replied to d'cm's topic in General Nursing

    Non-partisan

  11. Need advice from FNP or PNP Please

    RN4NICU replied to Hozgur's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    That isn't a question that can just be answered as there is no "starting wage for NPs" - NPs all start out at different wages. It depends on what type of work you will be doing, call/rounds...

  12. A physican where I work called a patient a "FAT PIG!"

    RN4NICU replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Gastroenterology is a subspecialty of internal medicine. It is not a surgical specialty. Gastroenterologists (GI docs) do not perform abdominal surgeries. They do endooscopies, liver biopsy, polyp...

  13. Get to OR as nurse or PA?

    RN4NICU replied to Laird215's topic in General Nursing

    PAs and NPs that work with a surgical group will sometimes first assist in surgery, close the wound, harvest the vein for bypass, assist with joint replacements,

  14. Get to OR as nurse or PA?

    RN4NICU replied to Laird215's topic in General Nursing

    What do you want to do in the OR? You can work in the OR as a nurse, a PA, a nurse practitioner, a surgical technologist, a CRNA. They all have different roles, so the best path for you to take...

  15. Nursing Student

    RN4NICU replied to carissabest's topic in General Nursing

    I think you will be fine. I didn't take chemistry in HS and still did fine in college

  16. Do nurses have a right to privacy?

    RN4NICU replied to mama llama's topic in General Nursing

    If the PD is handing out reports containing ANYONE's SSN, something really needs to be done. SSN is not public record by any standard

  17. Comprehensive 100% Online FNP programs...

    RN4NICU replied to dc_frank's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    University of South Alabama also has required campus visits for the FNP

  18. Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant?

    RN4NICU replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    Finding NPs in the OR is not that unusual - at least not more so than finding PAs in the OR. It largely depends on the preferences of the local surgeons. In my area, the cardiovascular surgeons tend...

  19. Nurse Practitioner or Physician's Assistant?

    RN4NICU replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    it depends on what they are trained to do. neither can perform surgery. nps do not deliver babies (only certified nurse midwives), i do not think pas do either, but i don't know. both can work in a...

  20. "If you sit down and chart for more than 15 minutes, that's considered a break"

    RN4NICU replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Unlike the 30-minute lunch break, 15-minute breaks tend to be paid breaks, so the employer, by the letter of the law, would not be requiring the employee to work unpaid. While most states require a...

  21. Replacement Nursing Pin

    RN4NICU replied to Ephemera's topic in General Nursing

    The bookstore handles the pins at some schools. Couldn't hurt to try

  22. Most Humorous Call-In Excuses

    RN4NICU replied to jeffrey_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Surely there were at least a few that were quick enough on their feet to come back with "too much to work = too much to

  23. Grandfather clause for DNP?

    RN4NICU replied to forpath's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Does anyone know what the plan is (there probably isn't one), for masters-prepared NPs who wish to change specialties. Currently, there is the post-masters certificate, but I'm guessing that will be...

  24. Name pins???

    RN4NICU replied to cmg5130's topic in General Nursing

    Like this one?

  25. Can an employer penalize you for calling-in due to illness?

    RN4NICU replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    When did I propose one cause problems for their employer?? When did I suggest that people should call off every day or at the last minute?? Not once did I suggest such a thing. What I SAID was that...