SHGR MSN, RN, CNS

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    please check this out...

    SHGR replied to FNPtoB's topic in Post Graduate Students

    OK. I sense your passion, desire, and drive. So, constructive criticism! Too many cliches. Flesh this section out...how was working as a CNA magical? Can you remember a couple vivid anecdotes? Was...
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    How to become a RN with a BS in Biology?

    SHGR replied to Kelly185891's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yes, exactly as above. The accelerated BSN programs were made for people like you. You likely have some of the prereqs for nursing, and certainly have the aptitude for the coursework if you...
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    Reconstitute math problem help

    SHGR replied to jnlowe's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you mix one gram of the medication in 7.4 mL of sterile water, can you find a way to use ratios to find the answer? Another thing to think about: is the concentration even relevant here, or only...
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    nurse fired

    SHGR replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    What is your Canadian version of HIPAA? In the US, this would absolutely be grounds for
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    CNA job scam? Please help

    SHGR replied to magalipastor60's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I love Craigslist and have used it successfully for so many things. It really is a wonderful resource. You do have to be on the alert for scams though- and this one has all the red flags. Now you...
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    What do you do in lab for A&P?

    SHGR replied to sckooshy1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yup, we dissected a catfor three hours every week. A gradually decomposing week-by-week big black tom cat that was soaked in formaldehyde. As a cat lover, this made it difficult for me to learn...
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    RN Panel Interview

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

    When we interview for positions, our manager asks one or two of the staff nurses to be in on the interview too. I've done it a few times and it was kind of fun- she does let us ask questions of the...
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    Inpatient hospice patient on a Med-Surg floor

    SHGR replied to IdislikeCODEbrowns's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Curiousauntie, I meant that her response seemed strange because the OP stated that their floor is the go-to floor for inpatient hospice, so I would hope that all the nurses there are on board with the...
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    Not even a word of English

    SHGR replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Interesting discussion... nursing school made me uncomfortable...grad school is making me uncomfortable...just getting out of bed every day is uncomfortable!! (especially today...laptop in bed...)...
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    Inpatient hospice patient on a Med-Surg floor

    SHGR replied to IdislikeCODEbrowns's topic in Hospice, Palliative

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    Inpatient hospice patient on a Med-Surg floor

    SHGR replied to IdislikeCODEbrowns's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    The night nurse's response seems strange. Was she a float from another area? I worked on a unit for many years that sounds very similar to yours. We were pretty liberal with pain and comfort meds,...
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    New Nurse, New Job...Insulin q's

    SHGR replied to KayDubb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    With elderly people, hypoglycemia is riskier than with younger people. Also, in people with "limited life expectancy" you can naturally be less concerned about highs. But within reason. For this...
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    Still Feeling Crummy Months After an "Incident"

    SHGR replied to devyn renee's topic in General Nursing

    Glad you are feeling better. Please don't let the paid staff there let you take the fall for any other times they mess
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    Graduate Studies after Nursing

    SHGR replied to breakfastfood's topic in General Nursing

    There is also nursing informatics, which is new and exciting and not direct patient care. There is a subforum here under "specialties", not in the graduate section, but it's interesting to poke...
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    Still Feeling Crummy Months After an "Incident"

    SHGR replied to devyn renee's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, two nurses were pushing and you, the volunteer, were pulling? And they didn't count to three or otherwise make sure you were ready? You are beyond lucky that you (or anyone else) was not...
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    ALERT: House to "terminate" AHRQ

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

    Unbelievable.
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    Really sad :(

    SHGR replied to NOLAmommy3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Love it! nursel56, you are so right. Even if it's not a "dream job", there is a lot to be said for great co-workers, good mentoring, and the learning and growth that this kind of unit can...
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    Experienced Nurses Should Leave Legacies to New Nurses

    SHGR replied to jasnms's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Great post, jsnms, but I disagree ont he point that "nursing is not a profession." Nursing is indeed a profession, which is why experienced nurses need to continue to support newer nurses. We should...
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    I am officially broken. Vent.

    SHGR replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    How is it that all these posts about working short, being so short staffed, and not having enough nurses on a shift occur simultaneously with so many posts about new grads being unable to find jobs?...
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    advertising/recruting?

    SHGR posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    JRWest- We're affiliated with one of the hospital systems here, so all our job postings are mixed in with the hospital's nursing postings on the hospital "job search" web site and you apply in the...
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    How valuable is your OCN?

    SHGR replied to mappers's topic in Oncology

    I worked in oncology (inpatient) for a few years. Lots of us got certified as OCNs. We had a review course that was paid for by the unit, who encouraged it, and I found the class to be really...
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    Can any nurses answer my questions? Please!

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

    Your Name and Title I'll have to PM my name, but title is RN, BSN, CDE The specialty area you work in Family Medicine clinic Which category you belong to: (Educator, Administrator, Clinical...
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    Jobs for older nurses

    SHGR replied to forest4's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Consider clinic nursing in any setting that interests you. I'm not old, but my body is (arthritis, multiple injuries, etc) and most of the nurses with whom I work are either older, in their...
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    Patients hitting on nurses

    SHGR replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    A lecture on pheromones' role in human attraction might have been boring enough to change her
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    Nursing certifications

    SHGR replied to medsearcher1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Agreed with both previous responders. There are tons of extra certifications that require experience in the specific area, but the basic ones like EKG would definitely look great on a new grad...