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Does anyone have sort of experience with delayed closure following open chest procedures? I just have a few questions. Is the retractor from surgery still left in place? Is there some sort of chest binder used? Can I get some knowledge?

"Contrast that number to the number of hours US trained physicians spend in medical school, internships, residencies and specialty training. I would suggest that the enormous difference between NP education and training and physician education an...

Oh please, get serious. A stray dog would have little trouble with the FNP curriculum in it's current incarnation. Or any so-called "advanced" nursing curriculum for that matter. All the APN role is doing is lowering the bar for care which horrible...

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Nurses are so funny. They just concentrate on the minutiae of absolutely everything. Saved your patient's life through 12 hours of hard work? Don't care, you forgot to relabel the IV lines. Doctor of Nursing PRACTICE curriculum? I know, let's add...

You didn't really say anything at all. You just ranted.

If this is a response to my post then clearly you did not read my post. And if you did you are either having difficulty placing it in the proper context or you simply do not understand what I am saying. Inherent "rights" are an existential question...

I am one of those Paramedic/RNs and I certainly didn't learn how to manage a scene, RSI someone, extricate an entrapped patient, or manage prehospital life threatening situations in nursing school. So I fail to see how a nurse operating within a pre...

*redacted I wrote about a 2 page hateful rant in response to this that, frankly, would've offended people it wasn't aimed at. As for you specifically lg; if you want to continue to fool yourself regarding the actual difficulty of a BSN program or eve...

It's "primadonna" and those paramedics deserved every bit, if not more, money than any nurse "team leader." I've never seen a nurse "team leader" (whatever the that means) extricate anyone, intubate anyone, or really do anything on a scene that, fran...

It does, that was my whole point.

No, you do not have a "right" to other people providing you with a service of any kind. Tax contributions and the willingness of society to adhere to the system in place are reasons why those services are available to you. Not to mention the willin...

What you're describing is not a "right." What you're describing are public benefits that are being funded by the generosity of others and by your own tax contributions which you (and others) are compelled to pay in by law. Once again, if you people...

No. No one has a "right" to another person's services

As well you shouldn't be. The best nurse with an active nursing license should get that job, period

That's interesting. Have you ever considered the possibility that perhaps you aren't as talented as you think you are since the VAST majority of RN-BSNs work full time while going to school? And I'm dying to know what it is you think qualifies as "...

I got my CCRN, CMC, and CSC certifications and hadn't gotten a dime more for my trouble. So I left to travel so they can search for a new bypass nurse.

Uh, I have a BSN and a BS in Applied mathematics so I'm not sure what you're on about as you said nothing to convince anyone that a BSN is necessary for a staff nurse not wanting to go to grad school.

You say this as though docs want to be licensed drug dealers. Trust me, they don't. Physicians constantly tell stories about administrators routinely chiding them for not "controlling patient's pain more effectively" i.e. give the drug seekers in t...

A BSN is a stepping stone to grad school and nothing more. There is no reason to spend the money on a BSN unless you want grad school or an admin position. It's a real shame that nursing is pushing this garbage as if to say that a BSN prepared nurs...

Good lord, what year is this? Next topic: Pros and Cons of Women Voting. If you're a good woman voter please send me your stories!

Eh, part of the gig. I mean, i definitely feel ya but I'm also making A LOT more money than the poor saps that are core staff. These are not good situations, that's why they need us. The last assignment I had I ended up babysitting a lot of their ne...

Well great. I'm headed to Summerlin Monday on a travel assignment. I only signed for 4 weeks though. We'll see i guess

Thanks for all the knowledge everyone. Filed away and looking forward to using it

Yeah, seen this done with RSC triples and split-caths just inferior to them in temp dialysis pts