azureblue

azureblue has 40 years experience and specializes in Trauma, Cardiac.

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1. My professor told us NPs have no future...

   azureblue replied to anilechim's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Your professor has spent too much time behind the walls of research, and very little time in the clinical world, my dear. He doesn't know what an NP is or does. Why would there be a job market for PAs...

2. Being called an idiot

   azureblue replied to historylovinglpn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   The only reason some folks get nasty when they're having a bad day is because people have usually tolerated it. As subservient nurses, we used to make good punching bags. Now, we know that we can...

3. When our older nurses die :(

   azureblue replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   To AAC.271, BSN, RN, EMT-B: Gee, back when I graduated in '74 we were "highly trained, well educated advanced professionals many of whom [were] in hospital leadership positions or running independent...

4. Thank you VA!

   azureblue replied to MikeFNPC's topic in Advanced Practice

   I just saw this news - and as an A/GNP student, I think this is excellent news for the profession, and it's about

5. Easiest NP specialty to get accepted into?

   azureblue replied to mariehp's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Your poll leaves out adult/geriatric NP. There's a big need for those who will work with older

6. Calling all student NPs...how are you doing?

   azureblue replied to Rocknurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Hi folks! I start in May for the summer semester, with Gonzaga U. in Washington. This is a second masters program, so I start right in with a bang, with Advanced Pathophysiology. I've got the textbook...

7. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

   azureblue replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

   I'd want to know her temp first (is she septic from pneumonia or ??) as well as her BP (will I bottom her out with the Lasix if she's in cardiogenic shock?) and while we're at it, what's her cardiac...

8. A VERY frustrated nurse

   azureblue replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Dear Newbie, you will "get it." You had a really rough shift, and you're new. You probably have a paper "brain" of your notes from report, right? Re-design it, at home, and for yourself. I had to...

9. Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

   azureblue replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   On TV or radio, I frequently hear that someone's heart was restarted by a de-fib-U-lator, not a de-fib-RILL-a-tor. This makes me so crazy I usually have to call the station to correct

10. Changing to a non-nursing career?

    azureblue replied to Eleven011's topic in Retired Nurses

    To passionflower - An apology is due from me for being so slow in responding to your helpful and interesting post. I posted elsewhere about me being occupied for the past few months in being nurse to...

11. Changing to a non-nursing career?

    azureblue replied to Eleven011's topic in Retired Nurses

    To Havin' A Party! My apologies for taking four months to respond to your kind suggestions. It has been a rough year. I'm still looking, but I think you are right to say "stay healthy." That's a...

12. Changing to a non-nursing career?

    azureblue replied to Eleven011's topic in Retired Nurses

    To mtngrl and all of you who have reached your limit: Count me as one of you, please. I am 64, with 40 years RN experience this month. For about the past 20 years, I have enjoyed nursing less and...

13. Completely Devastated

    azureblue replied to pookiesmom's topic in Retired Nurses

    I empathize, Pookie. Yes, it happened to me as well. This profession is not the one I went to school for, over 30 years ago. Back then, the RN supervised the floor, prepared and gave all the IV's and...

14. The best nursing advice you've ever received

    azureblue replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Get yourself a great, really great stethoscope. It will cost over a hundred dollars, and as a new grad, you might have to save up for it, but it will be an investment in your patients' quality of...

15. Do Nurses ever receive any recognition?

    azureblue replied to angmcav's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, absolutely, it's all about money. Physicians bring in patients whose insurance pays the bills, including our wages. So the hospitals sing their praises and are at their beck and call. When the...