Sue Salisbury RN BSN BSN, RN

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    CoVid vaccines may not solve all issues

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    I found this interview on Medscape Nurses between Paul Offit, MD and Eric Topol, MD very informative about the current status for our Co-Vid vaccines and trials. Dr. Offit is the director of the...
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    Best online place to get CEU?

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to sparrowRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've tried American Association of Critical Care Nurses' site - excellent quality of materials. Two courses were free, but other course are charged, unless you have membership in AACN, in which case...
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    Ageism in Nursing

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Those of us who are older nurses will surely remember President Ronald Reagan's classic 1984 presidential debate comment, when grilled about his age precluding his being able to do the work, "I want...
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    What State are you in and when is your next break?

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    Lucky we live Hawaii. I'm not commenting on vacation time here, but Hawaii has 15 official state holidays - we get to take all the national holidays plus Prince Kuhio, King Kamehameha, and Hawaii...
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    racist patients

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to Rn 1979's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Fayassin, I'm very sorry to hear you had that experience, and despite being Caucasian myself, I've had that experience. I learned to see it as my chance to see how discrimination feels-- I know it...
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    Words You Hate

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to second Brownbook's phrase - those two words simply don't belong together! How about sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, meaning ice cream headache or brain freeze. That is one to scare...
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    Hospice: True Death Sentence?

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to jeastridge's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Joy, thank you for your beautiful article. It really does sum it up - "You never know what God has planned." Your patients are in good hands to have such a compassionate and open minded
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    hiring older nurses

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to KThurmond's topic in General Nursing

    This discussion reminded me of Reagan. In the Reagan/Mondale debates of 1984, the moderator asked Reagan, "President Kennedy had to go for days on end with very little sleep during the Cuban missile...
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    Meet Miss Colorado 2015 (Kelley Johnson) - The Nurse Behind the Stethoscope

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Beautifully said, Kelly Johnson. You have made a very moving tribute to what nurses can do in the lives of others. I completely agree that nursing is a talent, and your monologue showed nursing at...
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    Would you have called out?

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to Angeljho's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry to hear about what you are going through and I agree with all the comments above - you scrambled to make up for a plan that clearly might not be able to include you, and that was generous...
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    Nina Pham and/or Amber Vinson

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to logank622's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It must be so emotionally difficult to be fighting for your life, find yourself in the midst of a public relations maelstrom, and be worried about and maybe separated from your family, friends, and...
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    Advice Appreciated!

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to pedsnursinghopeful's topic in Pediatric

    Congratulations on a great career choice. Challenging question, but I think for me it would be to realize after you learn all you can in school, another essential type of education is going to start...
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    It's all in the presentation

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Great story, great advice, and your patients are fortunate to have such a creative nurse! Aloha, Sue Salisbury Maui
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    Home from Afghanistan!

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    Thank you for serving. I would love to hear of your experiences once you get settled. Nurses sure have the chance to lead good lives. Take care and glad you are home. Aloha, Sue Salisbury Maui...
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    health education topics i can share here in the oil rig

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to mikolagarde's topic in Occupational Health

    Mikolagarde, Sounds like a tough occupational nursing job, but challenging and interesting. It sounds like you are largely doing this already with the education topics you mentioned, but seems if it...
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    NCLEX-PN (11/20/13) 85 questions God is sooo good

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to ndj5011's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations, and welcome to a great profession! You obviously did so well on your first 85 questions, no need to waste your time with more! Sue Salisbury Maui
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    Need opinions about LPN to RN BSN Online schools??

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to CMarieRN87's topic in LPN to RN

    ConstanceC, I got my BSN from what at the time was New York Regents External Degree Program out of Albany NY. The school is now called Excelsior College. The nursing programs are acredited by the...
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    Results on hold?

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to Meg86an's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    HI Meg86an, from what I've read of the NCLEX result processing, some states let you get "Quick Results" which are available 2 days after testing. I found this process detailed on the NCSBN website...
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    higher level education: Am I doing the right thing?

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to keq9969's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    keq, do you know for sure that your panic attacks are related to your enrollment in an FNP program? You probably know that there is a whole list of medical conditions that can mimic panic attacks,...
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    how to practice as a occupational nurse in canada?

    Sue Salisbury RN BSN replied to mauler's topic in Occupational Health

    Hi Mauler, I don't have any experience with this type of nursing career in Canada, but there is an organization in Canada, Canadian Occupational Health Nurses Association, Inc. They have a good...