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Hold beta blockers for exercise stress, not much of anything else for a nuclear, including giving beta-blockers. Depends on the cardiologist. Sure people may argue, but the cardiologists is the BC MD. There are a few reasons not to give a beta blocker, but not all cardiologist agree as to whether it effects the results or not.

Sorry, your not an intellectual. Good luck trying to achieve a more difficult degree than the one you have achieved.

I don't have those issues where I work (that the author suggests). I did at my last job….I left.

In the world of fairy tales and pixy dust, no one has anything to gain. Everything is free. It amazes me the amount of trust in our government. And even more comical that people think the billions spent by lobbyist is ethical. (But then again people don't think for themselves)

There's no billion dollar support for that type of thing. So research will not be plenty, if any. Now cancer treatment that is extremely profitable….. Very sad people don't understand how "research" really gets funded. There is a middle ground, but one has to think beyond what hey are told or read. There is a much bigger picture that these "educated" people tend to look blindly past without questioning.

I do support some use of vaccines, but I don't blindly buy into misdirection. But I love the the comeback from the anti-vaxxers, "[h=1]"Why are you worried about my unvaccinated kids if you're so sure vaccines work?"[/h]

I found it she was right it has been 47-60% over the five years before this year, but was much less in years before. So it did have a good run at roughly 50% of preventing people from getting "flu like symptoms". U.S. Flu Vaccine Effectiveness (VE) Network Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness, 2005-2015 | Health Professionals | Seasonal Influenza (Flu)

Just to broaden your outlook. Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness in the Community and the Household

Please post your claims of 47-62% consistently… I am not going to manipulate data to back my claims….or justify my line of support. But I have stated pure data, not "what if" speculation. WHich is what you just posted. Overstating is bad science.

The CDC Website. Definitely not a 2010 article citing 2015 stats. CDC Presents Updated Estimates of Flu Vaccine ... And I want to people to understand the "estimate" is based on wording that can be broad and non-specific allowing for the number to be improved on the 19% VE. (You have to think for yourself, being told info is not understanding info)

From the CDC website: These updated estimates were derived from data collected from the U.S. Flu VE Network from November 10, 2014, through January 30, 2015, and include an additional four weeks of data in comparison to CDC's early VE estimates released in mid-January. When VE against all influenza viruses was combined, the overall VE estimate was 19% (95% CI: 7%– 29%). In practical terms, this means the flu vaccine reduced a person's risk of having to seek medical care at a doctor's office for flu illness by 19%. Sure keep telling yourself it's EBP. SO sad bandwagon misinformation is spread in our profession….and others claiming people with data are the ones spreading misinformation. "It's 19% effective, so you should just take it"….simple minds, simple minds.

Lot of bad advice in this thread, even from people who have "experience." Listen to your attorney/friend….people acting like you are in some kinda trouble.

It is the amount of hours…not years…of bedside care. The year criteria is so that you can show you are actively working as a bedside nurse. Initial Eligibility Requirements And good luck explaining being a med/surg nurse if you are audited by the ACCN.

Actually it is not, because either way you have to assess your patient when he hits the floor, and you should immediately see the gauge when you look at them. It's not a secret code that only I can see, but if you need a cheat sheet to know which colors each size catheter is…. But I have never had a ED nurse not tell me if they are a hard stick, which is subjective.

Does it blow your mind that this site promotes this type of thing? And you are incorrect in your assumptions.

I'm sure your idea of unscientific and scientific falls under different parameters than mine also. Your thinking is most likely following an outline based off a theory and BAM!! "It's scientific research" You show through your posts that to like to study the effects versus the cause. Dang the cause, you say, I have "data" support any vague claim I want. So yes, anecdotal meaning something different to me and my direct views on most research as a whole.

Yep, went to another level of nursing. Nothing wrong with that, as there is nothing wrong with wanting to practice in all scopes of nursing before assuming they are all on the same levels of practice. Until one does…who's to know.

Keep it up. Wanting to be intelligent does not make it so…as you continue to show in your surface only understanding.

Naplois1, Like the Admin of this site I support you getting different perspectives from a nursing forum….you know, where nurses come to post. Some people just like to gang up and force their views no matter how unwelcome they are. We do not all share the same views.

I agree, as have worked all levels of care also. And working in the ED I know what each one needs to know, versus what they want to know. Wanting and needing are to different things. Wanting to know what gauge the IV is…is not important unless it directly related to the plan of care.

Lol, I only want to know the details that are subjective, and anything that I need to take care of once they get to the floor. I think it is sad that many nurses don't check the chart before moving forward in treating their patient. They are being transferred from a critical care setting to an acute setting when going to the floor. Now ED to ICU I know the ED nurse is coming up with them so I can drill them personally because that's when it is important. To me anything else is just petty to complain about. Maybe because I have worked the ED and know what truly is important to know. And I think floor nurses don't realize that an ED nurse can be on their 20th pt for the day, not the same 5-6 the floor nurse has had all day that are all stable (most of the time).

I have done LTC (very briefly), med-surg, telemetry, some ED, and currently open heart recovery (CVICU). I was a "nurse" the entire time. But let me tell you…ICU is a-whole-nother level of nursing. But yes a nurse is a nurse, just the same as a doctor is a doctor from a Family medicine to a cardiovascular surgeon. I think the same mentality goes for what the CV surgeon who performs open heart surgery thinking of a primary family medicine MD.

I think your going to continue to be harassed, even though a Mod moved this thread to a forum specifically for this type of thing. I was busy earlier….but that's no one's business. ›Is lifelong learning important to you? Yes ›Do you feel continuing education is sufficient for life long learning? No, there is more to learn in the medical field beyond the scope of nursing. ›How do you feel the push towards increasing the number of Bachelor educated nurses will assist in the amount of nurses who have a desire to pursue continuing education? It will lower the amount of people willing to enter the nursing profession, and will not assist in an increase in continuing education directly related to the push for BSN. It is a side effect from the type of people that are already motivated to learn even before entering into a BSN program. But educators will claim it was the couple of leadership classes in a BSN program. ›Do you feel that earning your BSN degree helped you to be a better nurse or do you feel like more specialty continuing education hours would have served you better and why? Answered ›How do you specifically plan to practice lifelong learning in your practice, if at all? By reading up to date medical journals, and furthering my knowledge base in biology and physiology.

Getting my BSN did not help me in any shape, form or fashion related to knowledge. Maybe because I educate myself continuously. And as a whole, I do not consider a BSN nurse a having any more than an insignificant amount of preparation compared to a ASN nurse related to education. But that is my opinion as a independent thinker.

Everything is anecdotal evidence. Nursing research is majority anecdotal, as proved by every study stating "more research needs to be done" on said project, because it is anecdotal…. But again you point out anecdotal evidence of the double standard in your next to last sentence.