Nurse Maru

Nurse Maru

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  1. Why I guard the referral telephone like a dog...

    Nurse Maru replied to BelgianRN's topic in Emergency

    LOL. - So they do, . . . So they do. Present company has taken many a note on family consultation in our units "library" room

  2. 5th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

    Nurse Maru replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

    "All those acronyms and jargon . . . . it's like they're speaking another

  3. New Grad Butterflies

    Nurse Maru replied to reddgirl's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think it's a much more worrisome thing to find any kind of new grad who professes absolute confidence than one who is worried. Worry is good. Worry makes you proceed with due caution instead of...

  4. Why I guard the referral telephone like a dog...

    Nurse Maru replied to BelgianRN's topic in Emergency

    Maybe it just didn't come across in the spirit it was intended? It can be hard to do on a 2-dimensional message board. I myself read "smack" as you were wondering if you should smack her. Also: how...

  5. Why I guard the referral telephone like a dog...

    Nurse Maru replied to BelgianRN's topic in Emergency

    I think the OP wondering if they should "smack" the new grad is fairly

  6. Want PMHNP, but only DNP offered. What to do?

    Nurse Maru replied to mocha54j's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't have a list, but I do know that University of South Alabama offers an online DNP PMHNP

  7. Tons of student loans, pursue DNP still?

    Nurse Maru replied to MystyqueOne's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Most DNP programs will allow you to take up to 5 years to complete. Why not begin a program full-time (before you'll have to juggle clinical hours) and then reduce to part-time if need be later?...

  8. New grads who are being bullied by experienced nurses

    Nurse Maru replied to hella_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "you do that all by yourself?" really? spoken like a bully. certainly a justification of bullying behavior. lateral violence is a very real problem and it's attitudes just like this that...

  9. What kinds of patients do you see?

    Nurse Maru replied to %63theend's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I believe that one is called "moving the goalposts." You held 2000 clinical hours as evidence of the superior standards of training for the PA, so lets just go ahead and leave it there. I mean sure,...

  10. What kinds of patients do you see?

    Nurse Maru replied to %63theend's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Uh, allow me to tell you what I do know. I know that when I am finished with my DNP I will have logged 1750+ clinical hours in that program. I know I did over 350 hours in the last semester of my...

  11. What kinds of patients do you see?

    Nurse Maru replied to %63theend's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    1. It's fine to get advice from people you respect but it is your life, your career, your practice. Never let anyone else make your decisions for you. 2. Many highly reputable schools and programs...

  12. Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    Nurse Maru replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not just the elderly in my area of the country. In the heart of the country, tattoos are still considered to be mostly for "a certain kind of person." About the only acceptable occurrence is...

  13. Once again.....I'm a "nurse".....

    Nurse Maru replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    1) The years of effort are reason enough. I will not misrepresent myself, but I will use my name. 2) Any fool can get married, present company and the fool who married me included. Them there...

  14. Once again.....I'm a "nurse".....

    Nurse Maru replied to cherrybreeze's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When I am finished with my DNP program and practicing you're damn Skippy I'll be introducing myself as Dr. W. Maru. Why? Because that will be my name and I will have earned it. It will however...

  15. Should a gay male LPN reveal his sexual orientation...

    Nurse Maru replied to LPNTO's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Would you mind very much sharing what you've come up with? I try very hard to be friendly, kind and compassionate with patients always - but I'm not as good as I'd like to be at being personable,...

  16. New grad with a job in a psychiatric facility

    Nurse Maru replied to naenaenurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Congratulations! So happy that you got the position you wanted! It's always so good to see nurses come into psych with enthusiasm such as

  17. Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    Nurse Maru replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Baths in cologne, fakes nails? I must agree with the posters who ask, how professional is poor spelling and grammar? The care you take in writing, especially in an online environment of written...

  18. Failing classes & discouraged..3rd year. Need honest advice

    Nurse Maru replied to Nurse_Sherlock's topic in General Students

    It may also be why the OP is avoiding psych. It's frightening to see up close and personal what can happen to a life with unmanaged mental illness on board. My

  19. Failing classes & discouraged..3rd year. Need honest advice

    Nurse Maru replied to Nurse_Sherlock's topic in General Students

    First of all, let me say it sounds like you already have some good insight. That's an excellent start because although you may be lacking the growth right now to follow through with your commitments,...

  20. Psych unit Interview for a New grad RN, any tips?

    Nurse Maru replied to senfly2012's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Congratulations on your interview, senfly! I'm sure you BS in psych will be very valuable to you. I too am a new graduate and I have been offered a position on the youth unit of our local psychiatric...

  21. University of South Alabama Fall 2012 DNP

    Nurse Maru replied to jdanruck's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi Rachel! I made a request to join the group. I'm getting the last of my paperwork done and sending off my acceptance packet today. I'm so excited about this next chapter in my life. A little...

  22. University of South Alabama Fall 2012 DNP

    Nurse Maru replied to jdanruck's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Sweet! I start my BSN to DNP advanced emergency FNP/AACNP this fall. See you on Facebook

  23. I'm pregnant!!

    Nurse Maru replied to CrunchyMama's topic in General Students

    You know what? I can't believe here we are, as women, in 2011 (not the 19th century) and here we are - STILL WORRIED about this because we all know very well that it does