SHGR MSN, RN, CNS

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    Keep it simple

    SHGR replied to hanskung60's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    All the nurses with whom I work use DG too. I started looking into it when I had to lead an inservice that opened up a HUGE practice argument...our policy is VG, our practice manual does not even...
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    Keep it simple

    SHGR replied to hanskung60's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It sounds like you are describing the VG site (ventrogluteal) which uses the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus muscles which overlay each other, rather than the dorsogluteal. The VG has vast support...
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    Certified Nursing Assistants - The Nurses think we have it so easy.

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

    Working as an RN at a nursing home was physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually stressful. Demands are high, meds have to get given on a tight time frame, treatments were not done by other...
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    Pre-Nursing school immunization catastrophe!

    SHGR replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    What about a quantiferon gold blood test for TB? Compare the cost to that of a
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    Calling all current cns students

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

    Marycarney, what about getting a PhD? If you love research, that would be an option to consider. UW-Milwaukee offers an online MSN to PhD program. UWM College of Nursing Doctor of Philosophy -...
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    You look too young to be a nurse

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

    The first few years I was an RN, people would ask me if I was going to go to nursing school when I got out of high school. Or if I liked being a candy striper. (Um, candy stripers don't work night...
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    CNA Instructor - Need Advice for Clinical

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

    When our MA students have clinical, the MA preceptor signs them off on skills. Same with RN preceptors on-site in places I've worked. From what I've seen, it seems like the instructor only signs off...
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    I'm going to NS, why has your attitude changed toward me???

    SHGR replied to niqua8604's topic in General Students

    NCstudentnurse, those are true statements that your friend is making. Perhaps she is trying to protect you or be honest, two things that I expect from a true friend. (Just a
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    I'm going to NS, why has your attitude changed toward me???

    SHGR replied to niqua8604's topic in General Students

    Once again, this makes me grateful for the work environment that I have. So many of us are in school. What I see is, people building each other up, sharing what they've recently learned, and little...
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    group prenatal care - for who?

    SHGR replied to fayebond's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have group prenatal visits at our clinic and they are working out great. They do it as a cohort- women who are delivering at similar times. Our typical patient is young, low likelihood of...
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    A Diabetic rant

    SHGR replied to veggie530's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    What a great idea!! I love the idea of having the onset, peak, duration chart so
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    A Diabetic rant

    SHGR replied to veggie530's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    It is indeed very sad how little many docs/ providers know about diabetes and insulin; don't even get me started about home care nurses with their sliding scales. I think the quickie glucose...
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    Fired for writing a nursing order?

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

    She sounds like a hateful, toxic person. If things are as you describe, you are not the crazy one at all. The fact that she made you feel like you were the one at fault shows just how convincing she...
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    Any Psyche RNs go to FNP program?

    SHGR replied to rynophiliac's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The adult-gero NP might be a good choice for you. They can see patients under 18- http://www.aacn.nche.edu/geriatric-nursing/adultgeroprimcareNPcomp.pdf "The patient population of the...
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    Fired for writing a nursing order?

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

    Did you find a specific aspect of your state's LPN scope of practice that you
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    Male nurses student and skipping OB/L&D clinicals

    SHGR replied to Jfarmboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Great post, Tragically Hip. I could not agree more. To tell the truth, I was pretty shocked at some of the response posts here with derogatory or uneducated terms for the female anatomy. Vulva,...
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    Fired for writing a nursing order?

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

    In the hospital setting where I worked, it was standard to premedicate for pain prior to therapy. We had MD orders for PRN pain meds, and we exercised sound nursing judgement to give, say, percocet...
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    How to deal with overbearing doctors?

    SHGR replied to whichone'spink's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yes- the classic "No new orders received."
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    Obamacare and Mark of Beast... wrong time to be a nurse?

    SHGR replied to tarotale's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My pets each have a microchip in case any of them gets lost. How many brands of these are out there? For a long time, a vet or animal control agency could only detect one in a lost pet if they had the...
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    Which FNP programs are the shortest?

    SHGR replied to rynophiliac's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think this is relatively common. For example, a colleague of mine just completed her FNP studies. She had a clinical in a women's health setting, a clinical in a family medicine setting, and one...
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    Calling all current cns students

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

    I know of one more, so I just PM'd her asking her to join us here.
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    Calling all current cns students

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

    Hello! Sign me up! I am a CNS student. There are indeed few of us! And you are almost done- I'm jealous! Have you started looking for jobs yet? Hi again Tyloo!
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    sunscreen in school

    SHGR replied to Flare's topic in School

    You have got to be absolutely kidding me. At camp, I used to just go around with a big bottle of high-SPF and try to hit all the campers. Way to put up a barrier for cancer prevention! Is this...
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    I failed nursing school by 1 class

    SHGR replied to Srichie's topic in General Students

    What about switching fiields within healthcare? Many of your classes may transfer into a different program (surgical tech, dialysis tech, OT or something different)? It is a thought. Look at all of...
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    Custom badge buddy/reference suggestions

    SHGR replied to Murse901's topic in Emergency

    I think you just have to figure out what you need a cheat on, and when you find yourself looking something up, make a note of it. Everyone has different trip-ups! They do publish some little...