Bruce_Wayne ASN, RN

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    On-call pay? Commuters?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to themoreyouknow's topic in General Nursing

    Who's going to be immediately in charge of calling you in? Do you have any kind of rapport with them? Maybe you could ask them to give you a heads-up about how busy they are and how likely it you...
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    Best floor to work on for an aspiring Nurse Practitioner

    Bruce_Wayne replied to aliciaj456's topic in General Nursing

    To answer your question my guess would be ICU, a lot of programs I've looked into specifically require a year or more of ICU experience, any other experience doesn't count towards their
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    On-call pay? Commuters?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to themoreyouknow's topic in General Nursing

    Are they really going to be that strict about the 30 minute thing? They'd only be hurting themselves if they are. Where I work if you're on call you treat it kind of like a "mostly day off". It's...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Isn't that the point? Isn't that why nurses want to be considered professional? Because it is a limited/rare thing that not every joeblow can call themselves? It's pedestal to stand on and get your...
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    Navy nurse or Airforce Nurse?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to jmnurse08's topic in Government, Military

    Are you an LPN or RN? ADN or BSN? If you're not a BSN-RN the military doesn't want you, at least not as a nurse. I've heard good things about both the airforce and navy nursing programs. I think...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    But like you said, not for malpractice. From
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    I'm an RN but thinking of applying as PCT.

    Bruce_Wayne replied to jtanga's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Are you a licensed RN? Hypothetically if I were in a position to hire a PCT and an RN applied I would not be interested in them because I'd know that as soon as an RN job came along they'd be out the...
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    superstitious?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to BigB_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't met a nurse yet that isn't superstitious! If you want to grind a nurse's gears all you've got to do is say, "Hey it's been calm and quiet all day
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    CNA - Chain of command/organizational structure question

    Bruce_Wayne replied to semester1kid's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You can have a CNA that's a "supervisor" but make no mistake that a CNA can ONLY be directly supervised by a licensed nurse. You can't have a CNA directly in charge of another CNA, period. You...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm a CNA/PCT but here's my take on it. The big difference to me between a professional and a non-professional is if you can be sued for malpractice or not. As a CNA I can be sued for negligence or...
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    I don't like my NP program and I am a half way through it

    Bruce_Wayne replied to olli975's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The program is a tool, you're not there for the sake of the program but because going through the program will allow you to challenge the test that will let you get your license. Do you think the...
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    RN to Mental Health NP...How?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    No I must of been unclear. The program she went to for FNP was a two year program. To get the mental health certification was another year. So 3 years total. The alternative would of been to go to...
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    RN to Mental Health NP...How?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in General Nursing

    One thing you can keep in mind is that if there isn't a convenient program nearby that goes straight to Mental Health then you can get your FNP anywhere you want and THEN go somewhere that offers the...
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    Wanting to broaden my horizons

    Bruce_Wayne replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Bridge over to RN and then work in a more acute
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    The ethics and laws associated with keeping a personal diary

    Bruce_Wayne replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    Good point, at my facility apparently it's not a hipaa violation to label med drawers or belonging lockers with the first three letters of a patients surname and first three of their first name....
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    How to tell the family the patient has died

    Bruce_Wayne replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Great thread, I'm learning all kind of stuff in here. I agree with the tip to talk slowly and pause frequently. I think if it were me I'd try to avoid saying stuff like "I'm sorry" because it's...
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    Annoyed by nursing commerical they keep running

    Bruce_Wayne replied to Missy77's topic in General Students

    I think the song is... catchy. It's used heavily in this short documentry about nursing during Hurricane Katrina. It's also made by Johnson and Johnson. It is corny
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    Do cna have to deal with patient once they die?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to cnabeauty's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Post mortem care is a great learning experience for a tech. Doing post mortem care I've been able to practice things like removing sutures, removing staples, and pulling picc lines. At my hospital...
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    For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    Bruce_Wayne posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you got your BSN or MSN from a school that's mostly known for online teaching, like Western Governor's University for example, did the fact that your school was online come up or looked at in a...
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    RNs Relocating to Las Vegas

    Bruce_Wayne replied to team_Rnurses's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Not speaking about RN jobs specifically but Las Vegas was growing like crazy but that's tapered off and their having some major pains associated with growing way too much too fast. Or at least that's...
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    For those a BSN or MSN acquired online, did you face discrimination when job hunting

    Bruce_Wayne replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate all the great input. One of the reasons I asked specifically about WGU is because my employer HCA has some kind of alliance with them. So on top of tuition reimbursement I'd also get a...
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    Can a nursing student take the CNA exam without CNA training?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to CecileSF's topic in General Students

    I've heard that in some states if you finish level 1 of a nursing program you may take the CNA
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    Would you work as a CNA or LVN if you could not find work as an RN?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to indigonurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I'd imagine you'd have a hard time willing to find somebody that'd hire you on as a CNA or LPN if you had your RN. Plus if you really were an RN you'd probably get asked to do RN level interventions...
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    ASN OR BSN FIRST?

    Bruce_Wayne replied to pnmia10's topic in General Nursing

    One of the benefits from going to ADN and then a bridge RN-to-BSN program is that you can work and earn a lot more money during the two years where you've got your ADN but haven't yet earned your BSN....
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    Pt choking and DNR....

    Bruce_Wayne replied to Beachbum2010's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've seen a DNR coded before because the family comes out shouting that they've changed their minds. I wonder how common that is, would it be ok to start a thread asking this