buytheshoes11 MSN, RN

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    University of Colorado Colorado Springs (FNP)

    buytheshoes11 replied to Slhengy's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi! I'm so glad that I found this thread. I got accepted to the online FNP post-master's certificate program. I will also start this fall and live in
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    LTC experience is worse than no experience? True/false?

    buytheshoes11 replied to Melody Pond's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi Melody, Before I was able to get an acute care job I worked in LTC for about eight months. I see any experience as being better than no experience at all. Luckily, several nurses at this LTC...
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    Becoming Certified

    buytheshoes11 replied to SwoRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thanks for the tips tokmom and midwestRN12! I hope to take the CMSRN exam early next year but it never hurts to start prepping early. Several of my colleagues have said that it was harder than the...
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    question: can you chart on a pt. being rude?

    buytheshoes11 replied to aligar89's topic in General Nursing

    I will use quotes from the patient if necessary. Like others have said, just state the FACTS - no speculation, especially when documenting these types of
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    Two questions...

    buytheshoes11 replied to LauraLiz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took the NCLEX about a month after graduation. I wanted my studying and school knowledge of nursing to be fresh. I started working in early September of the same
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    What do you love most about your floor/specialty?

    buytheshoes11 replied to LauraLiz's topic in General Nursing

    I work in med-surg. I see a lot and get to do a lot and hone my nursing skills. It's a good job but I know that I won't stay in this type of nursing for the rest of my
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    Job Satisfaction: Can it be real in this field?

    buytheshoes11 replied to thelittledoe's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This is a HUGE reason why I dislike floor nursing. It disgusts me how nurses have to worry about something like
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    Different Piggyback Antibiotics, Same IV Tubing??

    buytheshoes11 replied to Pinky89's topic in Medical-Surgical

    In nursing school we were taught to use different tubing for each IVPB. On the floor that I work on we use separate tubing. For us, it's probably more out of habit
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    Not a real nurse huh?

    buytheshoes11 replied to kkrlaa5512's topic in School

    We need nurses of all types. People who think school nursing is not "real nursing" should think about how schools would be without nurses like you. Good for you for doing what you
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    Co-signature for Insulin administration

    buytheshoes11 replied to MissRN7's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our facility does not allow anyone but the licensed nurse to perform BG checks. In order for us to give Insulin we have to have another nurse double check the order and the amount to be given before...
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    Skilled nursing vs. bed side at hospital???

    buytheshoes11 replied to Lmaya's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, the answer to your first question is completely false. I worked in a SNF and successfully transitioned to a hospital. As for your second question, yes, a SNF does pay less than an...
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    Fitness and nursing

    buytheshoes11 replied to Rhi007's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I exercise during my days off, but don't on the days that I work. I guess I feel too lazy before and after working. I know of at least one nurse who works out for about an hour before work; I wish I...
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    Rounding on patients at night

    buytheshoes11 replied to proud nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I check every 1-2 hours at night and don't wake the patient unless necessary. An example would be a Q2H or Q4H neuro
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    JUST an LPN

    buytheshoes11 replied to new clinic nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think the feeling of believing you could have done more/done something better is completely normal, whether or not it's your first code. Take this experience and use it as a learning opportunity....
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    Thinking about Leaving Nursing

    buytheshoes11 replied to cbond's topic in General Nursing

    I would try to network and try to experience other types of nursing. For example, if you know a nurse working in a SNF, you could shadow that nurse sometime. A good thing about nursing is that there...
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    Would you trade a great team for an easier floor?

    buytheshoes11 replied to RNlmk's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I would definitely keep the great team I work with and our busy floor over an "easy" floor with terrible teamwork. My coworkers make those bad shifts more
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    I got a job.

    buytheshoes11 replied to nitasarn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Congrats to you! It's always exciting for this to happen - and often a relief
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    Non-CNA Jobs You Can Work While You're a Student

    buytheshoes11 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    This is a great article. Several nurses I know started off as dietary aides in the hospital then "moved up the ranks" to become CNAs and eventually RNs. It's nice to know that there are multiple ways...
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    Tattoos in healthcare

    buytheshoes11 replied to savoytruffle's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have noticed a few nurses with small neck tattoos that are always uncovered at work. One also has a really small stud in her nose. When I first started working this really surprised me as our policy...
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    patient load on your neuro floor

    buytheshoes11 replied to KittyinNj's topic in Neurological

    Our floor specializes in neuro but we take med-surg patients too, so our limit is 1:5. On our neuro/trauma unit it is
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    Med Surg Nurses: How many patients do you care for?

    buytheshoes11 replied to cheez1285's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Five on a med-surg floor...occasionally four if the patients are all high
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    Top Issues with Your EMR

    buytheshoes11 replied to InformaticsRN.MA's topic in Medical-Surgical

    - The only problem I have had is that sometimes it takes about 10 minutes to get logged in to the system. I am not sure if this is due to the software we have or if it is stemming from some other...
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    Med surg patient ratio

    buytheshoes11 replied to pugmom79's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm on a med-surg floor and we do 1:5 days and nights. Our acuities have gotten higher so sometimes it can be pretty tough, but I am counting my blessings that we don't have to take more than five a...
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    What's the BEST nursing shoes?

    buytheshoes11 replied to BigCSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I really like Alegrias - they have this rocker sole (not flat) that helps me stand up straighter and relieve back pressure...I have a horrid posture when standing and walking. Sometimes I switch it up...
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    Why do some people think they are God's gift to nursing?

    buytheshoes11 replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my experience the majority of your questions will be answered if you just listen to my report without asking one hundred questions while I am talking. Then, if I missed something you would like to...