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puggymae

OB, NP, Nurse Educator

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  1. I think I made a mistake.

    puggymae replied to LPNguy's topic in General Nursing

    I know that it is hard for you to come to such a decision, but you gave it a try. Nursing is NOT for everyone. I have alot of miserable students in my LPN classes over the years - people who got...

  2. Need math for meds advice

    puggymae replied to leeniebeanie_2767's topic in General Nursing

    Just set it up using the formula: 7.5mg X 2mL ____________ 10 mg 7.5 divided by 10 is 0.75. Multiply 0.75 X 2...

  3. Safe Harbor/ Working Under Protest

    puggymae replied to melpn's topic in General Nursing

    Does your Director of Nursing have a nursing license? One day when I was left alone due to call ins with 23 patients, and two CNA's to help me I called her office and asked her why she couldn't come...

  4. patients who LIE about their symptoms!

    puggymae replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Alot of times patients lie because the truth scares them so much. And you can't blame them - we are pretty

  5. How do veteran nurses react to...

    puggymae replied to Asklepios's topic in General Nursing

    I had a 67 year old woman in my nursing class whose husband died and she needed to support herself! She did great. I think older students add to the class because they have alot of life

  6. just a question

    puggymae replied to mystical_angel8's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry to hear that you did not pass your boards and I know that you are distressed. As far as a job you can use your degree with - without passing NCLEX your degree doesn't have much job...

  7. Need Some Advice

    puggymae replied to pokadotmoose's topic in General Nursing

    If your heart is set on a BSN, then that is what will satisfy you and nothing else! Life is too short not to be able to have our hearts desire. Look into financial aid, make hubby get a job (or get...

  8. How does a person fail clinical?

    puggymae replied to Dratz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Most of the students who fail clinical in our program do so because of absences - they are allowed two for the semester. An absence is considered being tardy (as you are sent home), leaving early, or...

  9. dimensional analysis vs. ratio/proportion

    puggymae replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Students

    I teach pharmcology and I present both methods to the students so they can pick which one is easier for them to comprehend and use. Personally I like dimensional analysis - I have colleagues that...

  10. med error?

    puggymae replied to RedZeppelinRN's topic in General Nursing

    On the floor where I work if the wrong medication does not actually go into the patients body then it is not considered a medication error. We do consider it an incident and it is tracked by QA. If...

  11. Grumpy nurses??

    puggymae replied to RebeccaJeanRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are affected by the people you work with. When I was a new grad I worked on a floor where everyone laughed and had a good time even if we were swamped. As though people retired the...

  12. MRSA colonization question

    puggymae replied to AnnaN5's topic in General Nursing

    MRSA is so rampant that I am sure that alot of health care workers do test positive on a nasal smear. My gut instinct would be to call the infection control nurse at your local hospital - that is who...

  13. What does your facility do for "big wigs"?

    puggymae replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    I took care of the wife of a country music star once when she was having a baby. Can you say NIGHTMARE. I will take poor people who appreciate nursing care over a diva that thinks nurses are...

  14. Midwifery MSN programs??

    puggymae replied to allthingsbright's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Frontier Nursing Service is an awesome program, but they only take a few students per class and it is very competitive. But that is true of the midwifery program at our local University. A co-worker...

  15. how long should you practice as a nurse before becoming a teacher?

    puggymae replied to LanaBanana's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    There is no hard and fast rule - but different schools require different amounts of time. At the school where I teach you have to have at least 5 years of med/surg experience, plus if you teach a...

  16. Tips for Making Your Clinical Day Better

    puggymae replied to bruinlaura's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Have objectives for the day - start simple and move to more complex as the rotation progresses. Set deadlines - or you will be there at midnight while some of them mosey along. Separate co-dependent...

  17. Over 20 years at the hospital, left and not even a "thank you"????????

    puggymae replied to 27YearRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had been on the same unit for 20 years - and if anybody noticed I was gone I don't even know. I worked every Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter because I didn't have children. Sometimes I worked...

  18. Which would be better--MSN or Ph.D?

    puggymae replied to catlady's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You have to know what you want to do in order to pick one over the other. I am planning on starting a PhD in January - I have been a faculty member at a nursing college for 14 years - now I want to...

  19. Family Nurse Practitioner info

    puggymae replied to PhillyKidRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I graduated from an Adult FNP program. A classmate of mine went on and then completed a Peds program as a post graduate certificate. She said that the Peds component was much easier after completing...

  20. Unfair Exam Practices

    puggymae replied to angel5113's topic in Post Graduate Students

    If the program took you without alot of clinical experience then there should not be an expectation that you would have alot of knowledge before hand. What are the course objectives? Test questions...

  21. Calculator not permitted?!

    puggymae replied to Finallyy's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is college - the actual math procedures of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions and decimals is fifth grade math (check out the math workbooks at Walmart). Would...