SHGR MSN, RN, CNS

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    Allow me to vent please

    SHGR replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    What is stopping you from joining the internal float pool? Especially if you have worked in different areas of the hospital and are flexible, 10$ extra per hour sounds really
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    Failed preceptorship

    SHGR replied to Spurse32's topic in General Nursing

    If I could like NurseStorm's post a hundred times, I would. That is the attitude you should have approached this opportunity with from day one. If it was so slow, why did the incident with the...
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    Med-Surg/Oncology, please enlighten me.

    SHGR replied to Wheaties's topic in Medical-Surgical

    That's something to ask about, should you apply and be granted an interview. Typically chemo is only administered by nurses who have undergone additional training in chemotherapeutic agents....
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    Should I go for my MSN?

    SHGR replied to kejRN's topic in General Students

    NP track is grueling so if you're not sure you want it, then you are better off doing something else. Look into CNL, case management, or more generic MSNs. Better yet, wait until you are more sure...
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    Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

    SHGR replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi Gonzo1, to block someone go up to your own username at the top right hand corner of this page. Hit that little down arrow and select settings. Then go to View all account options, and select...
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    Starting off in primary care or waiting for other opportunities

    SHGR replied to nli122093's topic in Nursing Career

    You are correct that new grads are infrequently offered these types of positions. I worked in a primary care clinic and did similar work to what you describe- and it was wonderful. You hone your...
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    New RN - Should I take an unappealing Med-Surg offer?

    SHGR replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    One thing to consider is what the "residency" is actually comprised of and what it actually offers. One hospital here has a seminar once a month or so and calls it a residency. It's not very...
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    Does anyone still teach percussion in assessment?

    SHGR replied to SHGR's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hi Conniemdaily, I appreciate that approach. I agree that not all teaching needs to lead to proficiency, but that feels like the expectation. I would rather have them focus on the more important...
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    WGU will not accept me

    SHGR replied to jenam2you's topic in Western Governors University

    Too bad, because I was really looking forward to
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    New RN - Should I take an unappealing Med-Surg offer?

    SHGR replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If you were my student, friend, or family member, I would tell you this: the idea that med surg is the only way to start is old thinking. Take the specialty you want right away. Med surg is its own...
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    Career Change to Nursing...

    SHGR replied to AustinTJC's topic in General Nursing

    Tons of people go this route! I did a BSN program...then kicked myself when I found out there were ADN and ADN-to-BSN programs (long time ago...pre-internet lol) in part because some of the content...
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    WGU will not accept me

    SHGR replied to jenam2you's topic in Western Governors University

    They are not calling you stupid. They have an expectation that you will have experience in nursing to participate in forums about being a nurse, your work experience. They expect that you will have...
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    SHGR replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    How did you even get that much meaning out of the wall of
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    Unfair Shift Rotation

    SHGR replied to KHVILLE's topic in General Nursing

    It's known that forward-rotational shift work (nights to pms to days) is better than the reverse (days to nights) and that more than one 24-hour period off between rotations is safer. This is both...
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    Disposable gloves for disfigured hands NEEDED

    SHGR replied to AADA's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I could imagine the empty glove fingers getting in the way and flopping around, what about pushing the unused parts to the inside so that most of the finger portion of the gloves are inside out? Just...
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    Shame on you ANCC : Psych CNS: Don't precept Psych NP's

    SHGR replied to dmarie82's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    This is awful, prunejuice&BPs. Now with the LACE model it's "adult/gero." Would any of your credits transfer at this point? It is a bizarre situation for our
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    Kicked off unit when Joint Commission arrives

    SHGR replied to Skittles767's topic in General Students

    Or an extra sim lab day if it's an available option? TJC is a huge, stressful deal for everyone
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    Got chewed out by my clinical instructor

    SHGR replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Students

    I love when students know more than the instructors do about professional behavior and how to handle situations and students (especially ones who have never worked in a hospital). Makes our jobs so...
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    What can I do in the next 2 years to be an attractive PhD candidate?

    SHGR replied to NurseRockk's topic in Post Graduate Students

    The best advice I can give, one year into part-time PhD studies, is narrow down your research interests before you even apply so that all your coursework can lead toward your dissertation. If you've...
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    Phasing out CNS

    SHGR replied to marigoldey's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I went to a wonderful CNS program, graduated, then was told by our CNO that "We are hiring CNL's now." The couple of CNS's who remain in that hospital system will not be replaced. In my PhD class...
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    How do I peel pill packets without meds flying everywhere!

    SHGR replied to hs4zu's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yup, scissors! Should be part of your standard clinical
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    This makes me disappointed!

    SHGR replied to Nursein2017's topic in General Students

    Really, there are plenty of checks and balances along the way in nursing education. You can't pay someone to go to your skills checkoffs, or do your clinical. You have to do a hand vein scan to take...
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    Nurses who don't have the "passion"

    SHGR replied to My_toe_sis's topic in General Nursing

    My experience started out and has been similar to Libby's. Today's students are much more likely to be deeply mired in debt than I was, but they are usually coming from lack of opportunities and...
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    Got ATT, am I in the clear?

    SHGR replied to guest4/14's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    WI seems to have changed their process. We had a grad who was allowed to test, passed, THEN had to wait while they mulled over the many-years-old crime on their record. Never heard of that
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    Does anyone still teach percussion in assessment?

    SHGR replied to SHGR's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Buyer Beware, yes we do what? Use it? If so, in what ways? I teach ADN students, not doctors (although I used to- and I like this much much