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  1. helping a nurse with drug use/job

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

    You would be surprised at the number of health care professionals who take pain medication and who work, without any signs of impairment. And the outdated and backward outlook of BONs. Impaired...

  2. helping a nurse with drug use/job

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

    The impact of a pain medication, such as vicodin, varies from person to person. The presence of such a medication, in one's blood stream, does not necessarily mean that an individual is impaired from...

  3. ADN Vs. BSN

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

    And if you look at the AD To MSN programs, they do require undergraduate course work commensory to that of a BSN. Sorry, there is no free ride from an ADN to an MSN. Grannynurse

  4. Maybe stationed at Ft Drum...have questions

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

  5. ADN Vs. BSN

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

    Course content is different. The need for a BSN depends on where and what you wish to do. In small rural hospitals, a BSN is generally not required but that is changing. Pay depends on the area you...

  6. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    grannynurse FNP student replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes, a mind is a terrible thing to waste. And even after getting that BSN, taking a class or two a year keeps one's mind sharp. :) Grannynurse :balloons: Once a student, always a

  7. tampa LPN school?

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

    Try Hillsbough or Pinellas Voc Tech. Both are county vo techs and both have good programs. Grannynurse

  8. How difficult to transfer RN license from one state to another?

    grannynurse FNP student replied to cardinalgal2001's topic in General Nursing

    I have an original license from NYS and it was endorsed by Florida, in 1980. I did not renew it, in 2000, and they listed my Florida license as revoked. To get it reinstated, Florida demands $200 plus...

  9. horizontal abuse,in-figting among our peers

    grannynurse FNP student replied to James Garrity's topic in Men in Nursing

    A female cat :rotfl: Grannynurse

  10. MSN advice

    grannynurse FNP student replied to guest27716's topic in Nursing Career

    Jenn, any MSN program requires that you choose a concentration. It can be in administration, education, NP, CNS, etc. But you must chose a concentration. Grannynurse

  11. ER violence

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

    Has anyone ever questrioned why one's ER receives, in custody, people who have been tazed by the police? Sorry but two people have died, here in Florida, in the past six months. The effectiveness,...

  12. ER violence

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

    Wonderful. That way, if the person being tazed has a cardiac arrest, they will get prompt treatment. The use of tazers, by police departments, is being questioned. They have no place in a hospital...

  13. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    grannynurse FNP student replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    In NYS it is also a two year degree, however there are numerous four year programs and several Masters programs. The BS and MS programs allow transferable credits from the two year programs....

  14. practice without physician involvement?

    grannynurse FNP student replied to krazyhopnurse21's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    what do you mean by direct involvement? a great many states allow nps to practice independently with a collaberating(?) physician. grannynurse

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

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

    Be happy you have never had to start a line on me or draw blood. I am a very hard stick. Just ask the Charlotte County paramedics or ER nurses that have tried and failed. I do warn anyone who is...

  16. physician abuse in PACU

    grannynurse FNP student replied to lulu220's topic in PACU

    I wish I could recall the name of the physician who lost his hospital privilges for doing what your physician did. :angryfire He appealed and lost. :chuckle It happen in the past two years....

  17. canadian healthcare vs US

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

    I hate to tell you this but many of the disabled do not qualify for Medicaid. We received too much from our SSDI income. I received Medicaid only until I received SSDI. And it was restricted,...

  18. canadian healthcare vs US

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

    First of all, you don't pay ' a ton of money' to finance Medicare and Medicaid. Both are funded thru the general revenue received from personal and business taxes. Second, the bulk of money, spent...

  19. Do you work in a "Magnet" hospital?

    grannynurse FNP student replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    I was tranferred from the old St Joes, in Port Charlotte, following Charlie. I am doing ok and was grateful for their care and testing. And their support following the trauma of Charlie. Back in...

  20. Do you work in a "Magnet" hospital?

    grannynurse FNP student replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    I don't work at SMH but I was a patient on their cardiac surgical floor. I was impressed with the care, knowledge and intelligence of all the staff. Grannynurse

  21. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    grannynurse FNP student replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Here it is :) Nursing Education Perspectives, Jan-Feb 2005, v26, i1, pg 18 Grannynurse

  22. Pushy family members??

    grannynurse FNP student replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was involved, in monitoring my parents care, because of errors I had observed. And not because I assumed that all floor nurses were dumb---those are your words, not mine. And I am surprised that...

  23. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    grannynurse FNP student replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Actually, formal research has shown that AD and BSN students get an equal amount of clinical time. There are programs, on both levels, that offer more clinical time. And the minimum amount of time,...

  24. child abuse inquiry

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

    The NYS nurses Association offers the required courses. You not only have to have the child abuse one, but one on infection control (covering HIV & Hep). The courses must be approved by NYS....

  25. Autism, mercury and cover up???

    grannynurse FNP student replied to LydiaNN's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    What I find interesting, there is no credieble scientific evidence to support the theory that autism is caused by timerisol. None, zero. But there are many claims that it is but no scientific...