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  1. Going back to college with foreign education

    grannynurse FNP student replied to crosstanya's topic in International Nursing

    You have not said what your education consisted of. A university evaluates the course content and compares it to their own requirements. What appears, on the surface to be equal may not be, upon...

  2. Should BSNs be paid more?

    grannynurse FNP student replied to edcampbe's topic in General Nursing

    In response to your last question, yes I worked for three years as an LPN, while spending tow, getting my AD and then going on for my BSN. And I worked as a CNA, while attending a diploma program,...

  3. Real 911 calls.....

    grannynurse FNP student replied to RosesrReder's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'll bet he never does :chuckle The funniest thing I ever saw was when the NYPD transported a 15 year old female and a 16 year old male and requested one gurny. Seems they caught the young couple...

  4. Panic attack over Chemistry

    grannynurse FNP student replied to fuerza757's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took my Chemistry back in 1964-65. The amount of thinking skils I had to use were useful when I started to practice. Chemistry was a great introduction into logical thinking skills and the use of...

  5. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    grannynurse FNP student replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    I rarely call 911. I either drive myself or have my SIL drive me. And I can't understand the ER nurses who criticize me for not calling 911. I don't call because it takes me ten minutes to drive to...

  6. Panic attack over Chemistry

    grannynurse FNP student replied to fuerza757's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You didn't say if you were taking inorganic or organic chemistry first. Regardless, take your time reading and taking notes. Tape your professor's lectures. Go to the bookstore and look at the...

  7. Patients who steal from the ER

    grannynurse FNP student replied to mdslabod's topic in Emergency

  8. ER violence

    grannynurse FNP student replied to night fox's topic in Emergency

    I am sorry that you have had such a poor career, that it has given you such a negative attitude. Burnout can be avoided, if you really want to avoid it. And I have rarely come across entitled...

  9. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

    grannynurse FNP student replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, needles were reused. Before sterilizing, they were examined for little burrs. It they were present, the needle was dragged across a pumice like stone until it was removed. And yes, ether was...

  10. What do your ER patients families say or do that irks you?

    grannynurse FNP student replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Well, I do have extremely high pain tolerance. And when I end up in the Er, I am usually in severe pain, that ASA will not relieve. And don't put the automatic blood pressure cuff, on my left arm,...

  11. To tattle tale or not tattle tale... that is the question.

    grannynurse FNP student replied to bluesky's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, where have I heard this before? Physicians, that is correct, they don't want to 'rat' out any of their peers. And who suffers???? :angryfire The patient :uhoh21: But we don't rat out...

  12. They didn't teach me this in nursing school and I could have killed someone!

    grannynurse FNP student replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about Arizona but I had a new graduate put MOM as a piggyback, in 1975, in a Brooklyn hospital. :chair: Fortunately, we caught it before any had infused. And this is not an urban...

  13. Diabetes Query

    grannynurse FNP student replied to jazzynursejaz's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I researched your question, at the USF library. The reason given is that it alters the molecular composition of the insulin, when mixed. Grannynurse

  14. Nurse Not Doing Her Job

    grannynurse FNP student replied to TreetopAngel_RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are not being a rat. You are attempting to do the responsible thing. I do have one question. I am an insulin dependent diabetic. When I am hospitalized, my sugar is checked four times a day....

  15. kingsborough cc in brooklyn

    grannynurse FNP student replied to danielle13's topic in New York Nursing

    I have not heard very many good things about their program. It is my understanding that their faculty is poorly prepared and that their passing rate is borderline. Sorry, I can't say more....

  16. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

    grannynurse FNP student replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't that what hospitals use to do when they sponsor hospital based diploma programs? Programs that were aimed at using students as staff? And they did use them. I entered a diploma program in...

  17. closing floors during summer slow down

    grannynurse FNP student replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    When I first moved to SW Florida, in 1980, we use to have a slow season. The number of patients would drop between the end of April til October. Not any more. Patients are waiting for beds in the...

  18. MALPRACTICE INSURANCE: FAQS

    grannynurse FNP student replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to tell you this Jim, you can and are name, in suits, even without insurance. And without insurance, you have to pay for your own attorney, out of your own pocket. And even if the suit is...

  19. The right to refuse.. on what basis??

    grannynurse FNP student replied to goober's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at Maminonites, Brooklyn. Half of our staff was observant and half were gentiles. It was a perfect fit for everyone concerned. We all got our religious holidays off and we all learned a...

  20. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

    grannynurse FNP student replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you asking in relation to a 2, 3 or 4 year program? I cannot address the nation's programs as a whole because none, in my opinion and experience, are equal. All programs must meet their state's...

  21. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    grannynurse FNP student replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I have always spoken to unresponsive patients. It has been a matter of respect, for them, and their family. And I had the experience of having a patient regain consciousness and relating all of the...

  22. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

    grannynurse FNP student replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Being autonomous and having the necessary core requirements are two different things. Nursing, as far as educational requirements are concerned, are pretty much autonomous within their state's...

  23. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

    grannynurse FNP student replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    having had the experience, in a group, of developing a nursing program, for a college without one, i would like to point out a few things everyone appears to be ignoring. the basic requirements, for...

  24. ADN Vs. BSN

    grannynurse FNP student replied to tx2007's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I also suggest you get a few years experience before going for your NP. There are programs that will admit with little or no experience. How good the education is and how good an NP you will turn...

  25. helping a nurse with drug use/job

    grannynurse FNP student replied to kkind4's topic in General Nursing

    When the impaired nurses program first began, in the state I am presently living in, it was intended for nurses who use drugs illictly. Nurses who took medications from their employers and/or...