SHGR MSN, RN, CNS

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    Scam Schools And Diploma Mills

    SHGR replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    I've seen it for "human services" and "healthcare management" degrees that co-workers of mine paid for (or the government paid for, I don't know). These are related fields that also purport to be...
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    Gossip

    SHGR replied to mamamiah's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There are always things you don't know behind the scenes, so best to stay out of it in a situation like this
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    How to deal with overbearing doctors?

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

    I believe that your thinking is right on target. Are you familiar with SBAR? Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation. As in, using the SBAR technique you are confident that you have your...
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    Which FNP programs are the shortest?

    SHGR replied to rynophiliac's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm a bit jealous that you don't have to work while in school! That will be nice, to just be able to focus on
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    Attn Clinic/Doctors office nurses!

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

    It is a different issue entirely for an MA to identify herself as a nurse. That is not right and should be
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    Shadowing for M.D

    SHGR replied to rainkissedleaves's topic in Post Graduate Students

    If someone is offering you the opportunity to shadow, and you are interested, by all means do it. I am confused why this is a problem? Also, why would you put shadowing on a college
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    Attn Clinic/Doctors office nurses!

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

    And...after nurses week, one of the MAs said that the nurse manager and one of the nurse case managers aren't nurses anymore, citing as evidence that they now wear office casual rather than scrubs,...
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    Attn Clinic/Doctors office nurses!

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

    Our clinic hires medical assistants and RNs, all of whom are collectively called "nursing staff" by everyone. I've given up on correcting
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    Can't seem to find the answer

    SHGR replied to NiceShot's topic in General Nursing

    In fall I will be precepting a BSN completion student for a community/public health kind of clinical. It won't be task oriented like the RN clinicals, as previous posters have mentioned. I expect...
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    First Nursing Job - Orientation is HORRIBLE!! Advice, please?!

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

    This is an unfortunate situation but you sound like you are being proactive in wanting to overcome the deficits in your orientation. Ask for copies of the policy and procedures that are applicable to...
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    Questions for BSN completion students

    SHGR posted a topic in General Students

    I will be precepting a BSN completion student this fall semester for a community clinical and I'm really excited about it! This will be my first time doing this and I want it to be an awesome...
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    RN restarting after disability

    SHGR replied to nurse4kdz's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    One of our local community colleges offers a course, I think it is called "RN refresher" or something like that. It is for people in your situation. There was a clinical component to it as well....
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    Professional Baccalaureate degree in Nursing from foreign school

    SHGR replied to RN foreign's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There are people in universities who specialize in this, because of foreign students applying for application. My husband works for a school system that hires a lot of teachers who were...
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    Chronically late patients...

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

    So true! I never tell people about the grace period, and chronic latecomers I give a fake earlier time to, as one poster mentioned in this thread (and yes, my mom does that to me too!) For our...
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    Am I making a mistake not taking MedSurg position?

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

    If you love corrections, what's wrong with staying there? Just because "some people" think you need to start out in med-surg doesn't need that nurses do, or that you do. In corrections you develop...
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    Chronically late patients...

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

    I'll admit. I am a chronically late person. And it doesn't bother me when patients are late. People walk in unscheduled with a glucometer problem, or weird issues they can't figure out, and if they...
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    What is the right answer to "Where do you see yourself in five years?"

    SHGR replied to *4!#6's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    To the interviewer, they may be the same thing. They don't want to hear you say you are going to be an awesome guitar player or raising circus ponies, although that may be true on your days
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    Which has more responsibility/patient interaction: CNA or Medical Assistant?

    SHGR replied to Maui79's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The above statement is so right on! We had a patient fall, and who helped me pick her up? Two docs, that's who. Also, I didn't realize that MAs don't give injections in every state. Ours give...
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    Which has more responsibility/patient interaction: CNA or Medical Assistant?

    SHGR replied to Maui79's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've worked as a nursing assistant (hospital), worked with CNAs in a nursing home, and now work in a primary care clinic that hires far more medical assistants than RNs, so I see what the MAs do every...
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    A rash of firings...

    SHGR replied to kesmarn's topic in General Nursing

    None of the choices apply to my hospital system. They are not firing the experienced older nurses per se, but demoting them or letting them go with a severence package. Lots of
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    Odd looking stethoscope

    SHGR replied to Topaz7's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I think you are talking about the Ultrascope. I liked mine- it was just fine for adult
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    Seriously? A hospital is NOT a hotel.

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

    We have a patient that doesn't feel like she should have to pay anything for her medical care whatsoever or take medications for her condition, and then she goes to the ER. A lot. One time she came to...
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    Seriously? A hospital is NOT a hotel.

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

    Wait- what? The person had a loud friend there at 3am? Don't you have any kind of visiting hours or security? If you are comparing the hospital to a store, hotel, or restaurant, you better bet any...
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    Depression After Graduation...

    SHGR replied to Despareux's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I do know what you mean. Something that filled all of your time, gave your life a certain direction and form, now it's done and you have to figure out what to do. Now your whole identity is...
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    After getting a BSN, can you skip your MSN and go straight to a Doctoral?

    SHGR replied to dannygurl84's topic in General Nursing

    There are BSN-to-PhD and BSN-to-DNP programs. You don't get an MSN in the middle,