A&Ox6 MSN, RN

Pediatrics/Developmental Pediatrics/Research/psych

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  1. My heart goes out to you OC. Some would say you are learning the hardest lessons of all. You know what they say: Life is the hardest class because you get the tests before the
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    Why white shoes?

    I would definitely watch
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    New thread is up. Sorry for the delay. 6/20 WILTW Child Welfare, Confidentiality, Contraception, Commencement, Continuing Education, and
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    Will do. Should be posted in a
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    6/11 WILTW Unsupervised Chalk Use

    I can write it if you'd
  6. I can't speak to all programs, but I have to say that my online RN to BSN program had two clinical requirements. Each of these were tailored to fit both course objectives and career goals. So yes, I...
  7. Actually, I respectfully disagree. As an AAS nurse, while I was a student In a BSN program, I was the primary investigator on two original research programs. I developed and implemented a quantitative...
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    What Nurses really Want to Say When They Chart

    "Patient seen ambulating through the unit. Requests medications to be brought to bedside because of inability to walk. Client is reeducate do regarding medication times, treatment goals and unit...
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    New York City BSN Programs

    Thank you for clarifying what I was trying to state. I was trying to say that some kid these (Pace and LIU) have options in NYC, but overall the question was regarding a few programs that are all...
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    New York City BSN Programs

    Just to clarify, these are not really NYC programs. the SUNYs are in Buffalo and Binghamton, LIU is in either Brooklyn or Long Island, Adelphi is in Garden City, LI, and Pace is in either NYC or...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    What's the consensus on hot pink lipstick? Does it
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    How true this is

    I would totally agree. I recently had a patient admitted for anxiety and depression. EKG showed an acute
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    How did you decide your specialty?

    This is so you, NOADLS. I love that the persona is so
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    Nursing Leisure Reading Recommendations

    Cherry
  15. I am not a nurse educator, but I work for a foster care agency that has a large number of medically fragile cases. I can imagine it being a great experience for pediatric experience because it...
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    Client vs Patient

    I also heard this with the addition of Consumer = MRDD, congregate housing, supportive housing and
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    Graduation gift idea

    A nice suit for interviews, networking and conferences. You can also give a gift card to a store that sells
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    School Nurse Office by the Numbers

    I'm sure that the degree of staleness=the degree of
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    Camp Nurse Salary

    2000 campers at a time. Most of the nurses do barter tuition. For me, I was a school nurse, had the summer off, and I don't do well with boredom. I actually had a lot of fun. I was lucky because I had...
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    Unsafe Hospital?

    I saw this headline on the NY Post on my way to work. I did my pediatric rotation at Coney Island (until Sandy). While the hospital is not a good one, even among the city hospitals, I think that the...
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    Camp Nurse Salary

    Last summer, I was a nurse at a camp in PA with over 2000 campers/staff on campus. There were five nurses, 3 EMTs (1 hired for infirmary the rest on call at times) and three administrative personnel....
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    I am a real nurse

    Especially when they just fired all security in the hospital except the one in
  23. I learned that handing in my ID and keys on my last day at a crazy job is awesome. I learned that getting a job offer on the way out of said ex-job is even more awesome. I learned that I will have...
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    C'Mon Now!

    The kids always laugh because the first question I ask is "did you poo today". Next is "did you have a saltine" of
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    What is the drug of choice in your area?

    Heroin, alcohol and benzodiazepines. Just a disclaimer, I work inpatient