MikeyBSN

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  1. Working as an Independnet CPR/First Aid Instructor

    MikeyBSN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have been an ED and Trauma nurse for a few years now. I started as a first responder when I was a teenager, then obtained my EMT. In addition to my current job, I was considering doing some...

  2. Mandated Flu vaccine?

    MikeyBSN replied to mol42's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Completely not analogous to this

  3. Mandated Flu vaccine?

    MikeyBSN replied to mol42's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I remember this being quite a debate back when H1N1 was going around. I have always been very much against a blanket mandate for health care professionals when it comes to flu vaccine. I don't...

  4. Nursing Liability/Documentation Course

    MikeyBSN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious, would you pay for a course that focused on the basic of lawsuits (why and when a patient can sue you), along with documentation strategies and techniques to CYA? What if the course...

  5. Quick answer to question, pls..

    MikeyBSN replied to tunafish1's topic in General Nursing

    It's dysphasia by process of elimination. Heat, swelling and redness all involve immune response. The question indicates neutropenia, a lowered immune response. They are testing whether the person...

  6. The Plague of 1348-1349

    MikeyBSN replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Clearly, it was a sloth of

  7. Do you need an order to give the flu vaccine?

    MikeyBSN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I think the obvious answer to my question is "yes". However, I have seen and read about pharmacies, grocery stores and other places giving flu shots. I assume they are being given by an RN or LPN....

  8. Job Advice for the USA

    MikeyBSN replied to A.NKabani's topic in International Nursing

    You will still need a work visa, even for a temporary

  9. Is this legal? What are the nurse's rights on privacy in the workplace?

    MikeyBSN replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    As previously mentioned, the legality depends entirely on what state you live in. There are "one party" and "both party" recording states. In the majority of states, you can record someone without...

  10. Should we curtail the growth of nursing programs?

    MikeyBSN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Although nursing was considered a "good" job when I started, it was nothing like what is being promoted today. After the economy crashed, I have seen an explosion in nursing program advertisements....

  11. What is the one piece of advice you wish you could tell yourself as a nursing student

    MikeyBSN replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I would tell myself the winning numbers to next week's

  12. New graduate job offer in a surgical floor.

    MikeyBSN replied to sr1984's topic in Florida Nursing

    Some states allow nursing students to practice as "graduate nurses" until they pass their NCLEX; my state does not. Personally, I think "graduate nurses" are a bad idea. You will basically be...

  13. Should we curtail the growth of nursing programs?

    MikeyBSN replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. There is a fairly decent documentary calling "college inc" that addresses this issue. Although well-intentioned, the advent of government-backed loans is essentially turning education into...

  14. Accelerated BSN - Will it help you get a job?

    MikeyBSN replied to jam752's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Maybe if you wanted to do psych nursing, but generally speaking, no. I do not think that extra degree helps you in the run of the mill interview or resume pile. Experience helps you, that's about it...

  15. remember when....?

    MikeyBSN replied to kjpstmb's topic in General Nursing

    Remember when patients and their families appreciated the work that we did as nurses? Remember when the administration offered us a raise and more vacation time for obtaining magnet status or...

  16. Pregnant ER nurse

    MikeyBSN replied to Nrsstudent09's topic in Emergency

    I'm going to have to disagree with most of the other comments. There was a time where I would applaud that 8 month pregnant nurse doing CPR on a patient. Perhaps I am just getting older and more...

  17. Lazy Charge Nurse

    MikeyBSN replied to JoeyGirlRNNYC's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, the frustrated answer to this is nothing more than politics. We have an ADN who does not even meet the minimum requirements for being and ADN. Some people actually get those positions...

  18. ED practicum

    MikeyBSN replied to nursing.mypassion's topic in Emergency

    Jammin pretty much covered the basics, but since you are seeing peds as well you will encounter various types of fever babies. 95 percent will be simple viral syndromes. A few parents will bring...

  19. The CA New Grad Crisis?

    MikeyBSN posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is just an observation, but I have seen a large number of posts from new grads in California. I have never been to that state, but I do know three important things about nursing in CA: 1. They...

  20. students who don't seem to study and do so well

    MikeyBSN replied to italy's topic in General Students

    Why do you care so much? You don't know what's going on in that person's life. Maybe she is missing class because her husband is sick. Maybe her kid is sick. Maybe she is extremely intelligent and...

  21. What do you think ....

    MikeyBSN replied to FutureRN618's topic in General Nursing

    We need to learn how to be a better profession without implementing nonsense. We don't need to add pain as a "vital sign" or create bunch of tongue-twisting nursing "diagnoses" to be a profession....

  22. My first clinical ever is next week..

    MikeyBSN replied to courtney.2009's topic in General Nursing

    Which clinical do you have first? I was relatively shy as well when I started but it's something I have grown out of, at least when it comes to work. I'm still a relatively shy person in general,...

  23. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    MikeyBSN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Dr. X, please stop doing "remote care". If I knew that being a doctor meant reading a triage note in a computer, eyeballing the person from across the room, and then writing order, then I would have...

  24. How will I ever handle a 5 pt load?

    MikeyBSN replied to quinnila's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The first year is the most difficult. I will take a good 6 months for you to really get things down and then another 6 to feel relatively competent. The good thing is that a 5:1 ratio in med-surg is...

  25. hackensack university medical center

    MikeyBSN replied to italy's topic in General Nursing

    I was offered a job there in 2005. At that time, they told me they were only hiring BSN nurses. However, I have been hearing that all hospitals were hiring only BSN nurses for several years and that...