applesxoranges

applesxoranges BSN, RN

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  1. computers

    applesxoranges replied to terri visco's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm guessing that computer charting makes them feel like there is less patient care and more about documentation? Like you gotta make sure you check the right box otherwise administration hunts you...

  2. Negative Post on Facebook About New Nurses - I'm Fired Up!

    applesxoranges replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My nursing school picture is floating around Facebook because a NA found it at school and so she posted a picture of it so a charge nurse saw it the other day. It gets around

  3. BREAKS?????? You've gotta be kidding!

    applesxoranges replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    It is sad how nurses view it as a norm. I had this discussion once about how it is unfair that we are expected to not clock out no lunch or else we would get written up for not taking our lunches. It...

  4. CNA and nursing school

    applesxoranges replied to tiny_dancer's topic in General Students

    The downside is that jobs are not always accommodating to nursing students. You may have to change your availability every semester and they may hate that. It was always a rush to sign up for classes...

  5. Disappointing RN-BSN & RN-MSN Programs. To many assignments with no real learning! Serious

    applesxoranges replied to alex rn-msn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    RN-BSN is different from a traditional BSN because they have covered the skills and necessary clinical hours to become a nurse. Looking at the majority of BSN programs in my area and the syllabi that...

  6. Should I "waste" my time getting an ADN?

    applesxoranges replied to misskayy's topic in General Students

    Seeking from talking to many graduates, most everyone thinks their school is number one. Only one very new program had graduates that said their program sucked. I know people who failed out of a BSN...

  7. Worried about phenergan IV push

    applesxoranges replied to Jaellys's topic in Patient Medications

    In my current ER, we have no rules but standard is to dilute it in 10 ml and give it in a running line. Previous ER, floor could give phenergan but ER couldn't give it IVP. Other ER I work in,...

  8. Do nurses do med math

    applesxoranges replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    Not necessarily true. We do minor med math. In the ER, we may have to reconstitute a medication so if I have to give X amount of this drug IM and I use X amount of fluid to mix it, how much would I...

  9. What is the Direct Entry MSN?

    applesxoranges replied to kinkin92's topic in General Students

    It should be a MSN. Each school is different but most will accept a graduate student and allow them to enroll for another MSN or a post graduate certificate. You should have a real msn. Most will...

  10. ED Tech Interview and I NEED HELP!

    applesxoranges replied to kmahnke93's topic in General Students

    To be honest, half the time HR doesn't know what to look for. Seriously. I've been rejected for two positions due to being under qualified and hired for the third position (identical postings). HR...

  11. Thinking about quitting school

    applesxoranges replied to trytwo's topic in General Students

    First off, you're only 1.5 semesters in. If the common little stuff is bugging you so much, try to take a CNA class on the side and then work per diem as a CNA. In all honesty, my background was in...

  12. What is the Direct Entry MSN?

    applesxoranges replied to kinkin92's topic in General Students

    In the local direct entry program, you do not earn a BSN. You may want to clarify this with the schools you are looking at because most MSN direct entry programs, you do not get a BSN. Some direct...

  13. nurse online

    applesxoranges replied to sarahgonz24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some community colleges will offer lecture components online but you still have to go to local clinicals. I think there is one school in Washington that is online where you have to arrange your local...

  14. Is nursing school work at your own pace?

    applesxoranges replied to misskayy's topic in General Students

    Usually no. There may be some flex as to when you can take the classes but generally it is a set curriculum with each semester's classes having pre-reqs or co-reqs. Like class A needs to have class B...

  15. The sloppy image of nurses today

    applesxoranges replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    ... Dress code requires us to wear our hair up and off shoulders. Nothing is worse than hair touching patients. Well-oiled hair? Well, we do have a male doctor that spikes his hair and I am 99% sure...

  16. Do you see ethnic tensions at work?

    applesxoranges replied to princessgirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, we don't really have any different races for nurses. There is one or two that are African-American but they aren't from Africa. We have other physicians that are from other countries but really...

  17. How to tell if your school sucks

    applesxoranges replied to synaptic's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You do realize that a lot of schools are moving towards having students secure their own preceptors? The local university that costs 2x as much requires students to obtain their own

  18. NREMT Paramedic/AEMT Challenge

    applesxoranges replied to Bob Loblaw's topic in General Nursing

    It is up to the states to approve the training level. If they want you to complete a full or shortened class, it is up to the state. It isn't NREMT that would approve it, it is your state. Some states...

  19. Interview Wait

    applesxoranges posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a first in a healthcare job interview. I arrived 10 minutes early for my interview. 5 minutes before it was scheduled to begin, the person takes another person back. I've waited before but...

  20. Interview Wait

    applesxoranges replied to applesxoranges's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah. It's not worth it in my book. I have another per diem job and while I like to diversify my options, it's not worth waiting somewhere that is 45 minutes late for an

  21. Anyone enrolled or graduated from Spring Arbor's MSN FNP program?

    applesxoranges replied to FloridagalRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm in the general classes right now (next semester is pharm and patho) so my books have been dirt cheap. Next semester it may change. They may get you with a 300 level stats class. They are really...

  22. Coworker Attitude

    applesxoranges posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So the other day, I kind of took a stand and didn't let me and this other girl get dumped on. Basically, what happened is that we have "three zones" in the ER. Three RNs to the critical care area and...

  23. Report etiquette

    applesxoranges replied to nursecatRN's topic in General Nursing

    I start looking at stuff at my patients to get an idea. I can't wait forever to get shift report. If I don't get it within 15 minutes, I'll start doing whatever I have to do. It's easy to get behind...

  24. Unsubordinated CNAs

    applesxoranges replied to Tulesg's topic in General Nursing

    See if you can report it anonymously on whoever regulates CNAs in your

  25. Pay difference between PCT and PCT nursing student

    applesxoranges replied to cdsavannah59's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    The PCT was basically anyone. It could be a STNA. It could be a nursing student. It could be an EMT. They made like 10-12 bucks. The nursing extern made about 14 bucks but their role was usually just...