MunoRN RN

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    Why is BSN required for CRNA?

    MunoRN replied to MM1989's topic in General Nursing

    What specific aspects of an RN-to-BSN program do you feel help more with pursuing a CRNA than a chemistry degree
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    Why is BSN required for CRNA?

    MunoRN replied to MM1989's topic in General Nursing

    The OP was questioning the usefulness of an RN-to-BSN program, not of a "foundational nursing education". I work closely with an RN-to-BSN program and one thing their faculty struggles with is that...
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    Open Book Pals Testing

    MunoRN replied to DavidW's topic in General Nursing

    Yes there should be algorithm cards on any crash cart and staff should be in the habit of utilizing them during a code. This is why the AHA now encourages "open book" tests, maybe more accurately...
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    Why is BSN required for CRNA?

    MunoRN replied to MM1989's topic in General Nursing

    That's a fair point, just because a program isn't academically rigorous doesn't mean it's "easy" when you consider how much of your time it
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    Why is BSN required for CRNA?

    MunoRN replied to MM1989's topic in General Nursing

    I don't disagree with the OP's point that obtaining a bachelor's degree in chemistry in addition to what I presume would be an ADN, rather than an RN-to-BSN is going to be more useful in becoming a...
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    MunoRN replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Like your paycheck, an insurance plan is part of your compensation from your employer, and therefore how you spend it shouldn't be subject to the personal views of your employer. Should an employer...
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    Support Planned Parenthood Today!

    MunoRN replied to elkpark's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    That's why your tax dollars don't go to fund abortions, I'm still not clear why there are those who believe their tax dollars do fund
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    Why is BSN required for CRNA?

    MunoRN replied to MM1989's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think the OP was suggesting pursuing a CRNA without first becoming an RN or having a bachelor's degree, or that chemistry isn't important in becoming a CRNA since they were asking about...
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    What does the floor really think of nursing students?

    MunoRN replied to superduper's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that prioritizing patient care requirements when you have a student goes without saying. Depending on my workload, the student may have the opportunity to get more 'hands-on' experience...
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    Nurses calling POA to notify

    MunoRN replied to NurseB96's topic in General Nursing

    There are no clear-cut universal requirements for keeping a POA informed about restraints, but in my experience there aren't all that many scenarios where we either haven't already discussed the...
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    What does the floor really think of nursing students?

    MunoRN replied to superduper's topic in General Nursing

    I've always understood that teaching nursing students is an integral part of the professional duties of a nurse. If you took a staff nurse job in a hospital and then announced "I don't administer...
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    Why is BSN required for CRNA?

    MunoRN replied to MM1989's topic in General Nursing

    Whether OLOL's CRNA program ranks higher than LSU's is debatable, but a BSN is not required for LSU's program, but you would have to have an MSN without a BSN. So to answer the OP's question, no, a...
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    Let me hear your perspective...

    MunoRN replied to mi_dreamin's topic in General Nursing

    There's not a lot of info provided on why she came into the ED initially, but based on the information what you describe could have been inappropriate and appropriate care. If the CT showed an...
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    RN to patient ratio on Comprehensive Stroke Certified units

    MunoRN replied to Rin287's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There's no such thing as a "Comprehensive stroke certified unit". There are Comprehensive stroke certified facilities. The appropriate ratio for these patients is completely dependent on the level...
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    Code Blue: Just Trying Figure Out What Happened?

    MunoRN replied to Binz's topic in General Nursing

    That's a fair point since renal metabolism accounts for about 15% of total lactate removal, although the kidneys both metabolize and directly excrete lactate. While the rate of lactate metabolism is...
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    QOL vs Preservation of Life

    MunoRN replied to MBar1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think assessing the balance between quality of life and duration of life is necessarily all that abstract. A relative value can be assigned to quality of life, and that value can be positive...
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    Code Blue: Just Trying Figure Out What Happened?

    MunoRN replied to Binz's topic in General Nursing

    That's a normal WBC level, a lactate of 2.5 is mildly elevated but not necessarily abnormal in a patient in acute renal failure since the kidneys play an important role in lactic acid excretion which...
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    Code Blue: Just Trying Figure Out What Happened?

    MunoRN replied to Binz's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I apologize. If the patient already has more than sufficient intravascular volume to facilitate treatment, ie if the tank is already overflowing, then there wouldn't be much benefit to additional...
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    Code Blue: Just Trying Figure Out What Happened?

    MunoRN replied to Binz's topic in General Nursing

    I think you added the fever part, that certainly would have contributed to a more clearly defined dx of sepsis. The findings given aren't necessarily specific to sepsis, and most could also be...
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    Feel like an incompetent nurse

    MunoRN replied to PinkRose34's topic in General Nursing

    There wasn't anything inadequate about the care you provided. Any nurse who asks if being lethargic after the patient's second HD run ever is in their baseline is an absolute moron and there's no...
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    Plant-based (vegan) mandate for NY hospitals

    MunoRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's presenting vegan options as being superior, but that they should be options for hospitalized patients. This would only be a 'burden' to hospitals that weren't already providing...
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    JP drain to suction?

    MunoRN replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what you mean since all "JP" drains can be connected to wall suction. In general, the term "JP", short for Jackson-Pratt, is problematic since it is a brand name for a number of suction...
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    How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

    MunoRN replied to RNinheart's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's unreasonable to expect nurses to have some basic understanding of pathogen transmission, and that it has no direct relationship to the amount of time it takes the earth to make a...
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    Call from Risk Management to speak with Attorney

    MunoRN replied to snickers17's topic in General Nursing

    No malpractice insurance carriers provides coverage for legal representation at a meeting between a nurse and their employer's counsel (because there's no reason for it). You're correct that when...
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    Call from Risk Management to speak with Attorney

    MunoRN replied to snickers17's topic in General Nursing

    You're correct that the hospital's attorney is paid to protect the hospital, and the hospital isn't going to protect you out of some sort of altruistic desire to protect, but their best way to protect...