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  1. BlueDevil,DNP

    Encouraging peds parents to call/text the nurse during off-hours? Common occurrence?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to klone's topic in Pediatric

    Agree with all of the above. It is potentially very divisive and fraught with conflict. Leadership should formally discourage this
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    Nursing Boundaries...can I go feed my patients cats?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to srg4784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Should you? Probably not. Would I?
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    Should i become a nurse practioner or wait?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to lolalola1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Lol. I suppose that is true in my case as well. All experience is valuable, I just don't share the opinion that it is
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    Should i become a nurse practioner or wait?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to lolalola1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I don't necessarily agree with Ruby that bedside experience is highly beneficial to NP practice (although I had 20 years, lol). I do agree absolutely that her comments are not the least bit rude or...
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    Should i become a nurse practioner or wait?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to lolalola1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thank you for going to the trouble of posting some good sources of factual information for those interested in their professional development and evolution of the profession. I am a strong advocate of...
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    Should i become a nurse practioner or wait?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to lolalola1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is absolutely
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    Is this acceptable behavior I think not

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to pedspnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I hire/fire my own staff, except for the clinic RN and I did help interview and all of us (providers) had equal votes when it came time to select the final candidate. Are you just stuck with whomever...
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    Lifestyle/ what to expect

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to lolalola1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have just changed my hours for summer. I am working 8 to 1p, without lunch, Monday through Friday. I will still take call and I get 8 hours admin time, so this is considered 0.8 FTE. It isn't...
  9. BlueDevil,DNP

    Texting while doing patient care?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd fire any of my employees that did that, without hesitation. I have a cell phone and it is powered off, in my purse, locked in a drawer in my office. I do not even check during during the work day...
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    Should a gay male LPN reveal his sexual orientation...

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to LPNTO's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    And that choice is for individuals to make for themselves; as I said, I would never judge anyone harshly for making a "safe" choice. However, I strongly object to the notion some posters on this...
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    Should a gay male LPN reveal his sexual orientation...

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to LPNTO's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I think our LGBT colleagues should be able to be as forthcoming about their lives as the rest of us. Many people have responded here from the perspective of someone who enjoys the advantages of...
  12. BlueDevil,DNP

    How far do you travel to get to work?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to born2circulateRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1.8 miles. It's a three to four minute drive, or 12 minutes on my bike. My personal limit for a commute would be 15
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    Please read and respond. Way depressed.

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to CynthiaG's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My answer is the same as it was on your other thread. Seek a behavioral health consult
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    Does the BSNs get paid more than ADNs hold true across the board mostly?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to mell260's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It was different everywhere I worked. At the last position, it was a flat rate for years of experience and then a 3% increase for each credential: BSN, MSN, a specialty certification, clinical ladder...
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    Are nurses blue or white collar workers?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to digitiminimi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Nurses are blue collar paraprofessionals. White collar =
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    Should i become a nurse practioner or wait?

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to lolalola1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think it unlikely that the DNP as entry to practice is going to be universally legislated anytime in the next decade, at least. That said, I too disagree that bedside nursing lends much to NP...
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    Someone please help.....having a nervous breakdown

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to CynthiaG's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree. This has nothing to do with nursing and everything to do with requiring some behavioral health treatment/support. Seek
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    Baffled

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Cul is overstating his/her case and not holding patients accountable enough for their own health
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    A question to nurses with children

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to taramade's topic in General Nursing

    It was never my kids that were a problem, but rather my parents and in-laws. They always got really bent out of shape if my schedule didn't mesh with their plans. Remember that childless people are...
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    Why is it the highest paid among us...

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to notjustanurse's topic in General Nursing

    No snark, just asking because I don't understand. Why get annoyed? Just say no. Let it be their problem, don't make it
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    Baffled

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I see it all the time, so much so that I don't even think of it as unusual. It has more to do with the patient's intrinsic personality and the dynamics of their relationships than it does with the...
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    Why is it the highest paid among us...

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to notjustanurse's topic in General Nursing

    If someone is coming unprepared to do their job, what does pay scale have to do with it? Just say "no, I need it, you cannot borrow
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    Difference between a graduate nurse & a experienced nurse

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Love it. And if it weren't true it wouldn't be funny, and it wouldn't irk people,
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    Spouses being asked to leave the room

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, exactly! And this is handled 99.8% of the time without fanfare or angst. I have certain standards. I simply tell people how I work and let them decide for themselves. There has never been any...
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    Spouses being asked to leave the room

    BlueDevil,DNP replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not bothered by it. That poster and I would not be a good fit for one another. It isn't personal. No