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I have a manager who is the textbook of psychological bullying. She constantly creates drama by telling me & others things about others, spreading gossip about people having nonexistent affairs with each other, admonishing you for doing exactly ...

I guess I forgot to add that this bullying is making my physically ill from the anxiety & stress. I get nauseated on my way to work. I can't do this for 3 more years. Sad that the climate with dealing with bullying in nursing seems to be just ...

I'm currently in the USI ACNP program, but I'm hearing from people who just graduated with FNP & ACNP who are having trouble finding jobs. I've always had an interest in psychiatry, & would likely be a psychiatrist if I had gone to medical s...

I applied for the Acute Care NP program for Fall. Does anyone have an inea of how long it takes for the application to be reviewed & to be accepted/denied?

I'm fairly certain I want to become a Forensic Nurse. However, I'm torn about whether to go about it through a certification program or go the Master's degree route. Obviously, the certification would likely take less time & less money, not to ...

We've had people check in for "cramping" after drinking mag citrate. *facepalm*

1600 in a frequent flier in our ED & ICU. Type 1 Diabetic who just insists on not using his pump. Every other week he comes in at death's door, we get him stable, ship him to ICU for a week with his sugars looking awesome, then he's back over 1...

Ah. That option wasn't there when I went through the accelerated program in 2009-2010. So, can't offer you any advice as I don't know how it is.

sbain51, are you traditional track or accelerated?

I just started the certificate program with UC-Riverside. So far, so good!

*standing ovation*

OMG, Christy1019, this is a fantastic idea! My ED needs this badly.

So, today in my ED I was in charge of our psych holds. One female, who I've had before, & is normally a smidge anxious but always able to be talked down, was quite over-the-top on the manic spectrum today. She was unable to stay in her room &am...

From what I understand, though I wasn't there, she did rouse with sternal at med time & the nurse called a raid response. The MD ordered an ABG. During the ABG, the pt must have responded good enough, & the ABG indicated, that she was okay ...

I had a critically ill patient in the ER, intubated, extremely hypotensive, even after 10 bags of fluid & 4 units of blood. It was about 6:45 pm, shift change at 7pm. I was basically stuck in this room with the patient until he was ready for a ...

You could always meet in the middle & find a job that offers a mid-shift. I am a night owl, but 7p-7a messed with my real life too much. I can't function at 7a, so that shift was out. So, I found my perfect 3p-3a ER gig. Problems solved!

I got the HRSA in 2009 & didn't have ANY volunteer experience. Things may have changed since then, but it was based on your EFC & then a lottery. I don't even recall ANY essays. However, that was several years ago, so I may have just forgo...

I just wonder if it's even worth getting the Master's if the certificate is enough.

No, I can't give you anything for pain until the Doctor sees you! Actually, I did say that, but outside the room I said to myself, "Why the frack do people think I, a nurse, can give them a narcotic before any tests & any doctor sets eyes on them...

I'm an atheist RN in an ER at a Catholic hospital in a VERY Catholic city. I get letters all the time, with compliments, telling me I'm the best nurse ever (I'm not, but I think I'm above average) & they have NO clue that I don't believe. The k...

I had a year of med-surg & had 8 weeks of orientation at my ER job. My preceptor says new grads need at least 12 weeks or more, depending on the nurse, of course. Many new grads are only given 4-6 weeks, though, simply because we are short staf...

Why won't BJC hire you? As of August 2010, they were hiring new grads like crazy. I know everyone in my class at UMSL had jobs waiting for them at places around St. Louis.

As a former med/surg floor nurse, I used to get mad when an ER admit would arrive during change of shift. Yes, it can be dangerous. However, now that I'm in the ER, & work 3p-3a, I sent the patient up when they & the room is ready. My CSN ...

I have a couple of classmates who work there now & they say it's unsafe now. They are looking for a job somewhere else.

It's nurses talking about how dangerous it was when they worked there, like they felt their licenses were forced to be put on the line every day.