SHGR MSN, RN, CNS

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    Charting Disruptive Patient Behaviors: Are You Objective?

    SHGR replied to SHGR's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Thanks, CjsoontobeRN- that is very interesting. In our ambulatory setting, most of our patients are cooperative, pleasant, respectful. However, we have discharged patients from the practice for...
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    Silicone stethoscope chest piece/bell cover

    SHGR replied to saraaileen76's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Do you mean the replacement parts? You can get them from littmann or
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    Start up of a free clinic

    SHGR replied to ttouslee's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    You could get nursing students, too. That would be fabulous experience for community
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    I'm friends with the monster that's under my bed

    SHGR replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Good for you! What a wonderful thing to have an anxiety management nurse. I wonder how one gets into that specialty. Best wishes to you and may your tool box always be
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    Was reprimanded for wearing gloves while working with a patient

    SHGR replied to amillion3147's topic in Infectious Disease

    I think you would get some excellent responses if you posted this in the LTC section, and also agree that you need to report this
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    Very interested in CM but lots of questions!

    SHGR replied to L&Dnurse12's topic in Case Management

    Most job postings in CM that I have seen do not require an MSN; rarely is it even listed as "preferred". I question the worth of such a degree, especially without having worked as a CM
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    Possible to switch tracks?

    SHGR replied to PavementRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    People switch tracks all the time, the problem being having the possibility of having taken coursework that does not apply to the new track. However, since you have not started yet, that would not be...
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    Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    SHGR replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Agreed. It would have been nice to have had the internet back when I was a new grad and hated my job, as I would have known that I wasn't the only one, but online forums weren't available then. I am...
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    Time/Care plan for CKD

    SHGR replied to Brainy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My nurse brain always goes toward things like: ineffective coping. Knowledge deficit. Risk of immobility. Altered nutrition (think of what failing kidneys let out of the body that should stay in,...
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    Good size for ebook reader?

    SHGR replied to CountryGuy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got the 7-inch Kindle FireHDX and I love it for PDFs and ebooks (though I am still partial to paper, but that's my issue, not that of the ereader). It has several features that make it easier to...
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    Care plan books

    SHGR replied to kp1987's topic in General Students

    GrnTea, I want to like your post x 1000. I just have to decide if I still want to get the hard copy or the Kindle
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    Combination Insulin dosage

    SHGR replied to ArceusAlpha's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    70/30 insulin is 70% NPH and 30% regular. The answer you have listed is wrong, which may be why you can't understand. (The correct answer is 35 units of NPH and 15 units of regular). Also, a...
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    New RN; I want to quit my job already.

    SHGR replied to irishlynn5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Everything TraumaSurfer said is true. Night shift is hard. I remember one January when I didn't see daylight the whole month! That can worsen depression. Things you might try: Vitamin D...
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    Disappointed in my clinical rotation..

    SHGR replied to robdob's topic in General Students

    No, you are doing a nursing clinical. Not medicine (unless you are a med student?) By being curious, by looking up every medication you run across, all of your patients' comorbidities, and honing...
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    I never, ever went to ER when I was a kid

    SHGR replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I never went to the ER as a kid, either. Ever. My parents still talk about how when I was really sick they carried me into our pediatrician's office, and when my brother needed stitches, same thing....
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    About That Avatar...

    SHGR replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Me,
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    Welcome to the Wonderful World of Ophthalmology

    SHGR replied to nursefrances's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/818774 I just learned that retinal imaging can help to identify schizophrenia. Apparently, according to this article new on Medscape, "those diagnosed with...
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    writing a letter to deceased patient's foster family

    SHGR replied to anon456's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I've occasionally attended visitations for patients that I've become close to. By all means send a card to acknowledge the foster family. You can use the facility's address as the return address if...
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    Colorful Shoes - Unprofessional?

    SHGR replied to applesxoranges's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Those are really pretty--not unprofessional at all. If patients or families notice them, they will be a great conversation
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    Help. Looking for an NP Preceptor

    SHGR replied to mmariorn's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Larger hospital organizations that include affiliated clinics in our area are designating a point person to field all the calls requesting preceptors for FNP students. You might try calling the main...
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    Chronic care at retail clinics?

    SHGR replied to msn-fnp09's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Personally I have no problem with this. I think NP's are well suited to chronic condition care such as DM and HTN. For people who pay out of pocket, these retail clinics offer transparent realistic...
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    i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    SHGR replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    Back when I was in high school and considering career paths, there was an ad campaign from Johnson & Johnson --they used to play the commercials during China Beach, and this combination led me to...
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    LPNs make RNs seem more impressive?

    SHGR replied to RN-HSA's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Have you ever looked at the student doctor forums? I think docs do (at least many of them) believe in this hierarchy. As nursel56 said above, pecking orders tend to get established. Sometimes it's...
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    telephonic case management

    SHGR replied to nursepv11's topic in Case Management

    I knew of a nurse that did overnight telephonic work from home with a newborn. She had gone back to work two weeks after his birth and was able to do so because there were few calls that came in...
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    Interview attire

    SHGR replied to cfleharty's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My legs are really veiny from years on my feet as a nurse. I really need a more opaque type hose to look presentable in a skirt. If you have nice legs, you could do a sheer hose but in my book bare...