bosnanurse

bosnanurse

Cardiac care/Ortho/LTC/Education/Psych

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  1. MD Quote of the Week

    I sent the sample of stool for my patient because that was the policy so after I did it I called doctor to let him know the situation. He started to yell on my because I send the sample to lab??!!! So...
  2. Per Diem outside of ER?

    I work as CCU Per diem, also part time as instructor and full time as educator and thinking just thinking to take psych ( just for fun) - I like that aspect of nursing . I also have long term care -...
  3. Pay Raise After Nursing Residency?

    I am hearing here different perspectives and generation issues. Yes, we should be loyal ( I AM ) to my family , my kids and my friends- ALWAYS!! When comes to work depend on everything as people say...
  4. Do you correct your professor?

    Sometimes if you know that person for sure is teaching you wrong and does not want to take in account "new horizons" maybe you need to see someone who is above that teacher and see if this can be...
  5. Should I go back to school

    There are in Syracuse, Binghamton, Utica....I know for sure..:) but yes they look like villages comparing to
  6. Online EKG references

    Six Second ECG Simulator Try this. I made the module using MOODLE and it was very
  7. We teach R - L-
  8. Do you correct your professor?

    I am teacher and I like when students give their own personal view which is for sure much richer than any of my book reading. So yes. But be aware that all teachers are not on that stand of point and...
  9. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    Same thinking here. I personally do not support abortion but one day our manager came to meeting and announced that we will be getting patients who must have abortion for this or that reason. Some...
  10. Should I go back to school

    You know as long as you do not mind having puke or urine on your shoes, being yelled because it took you 2 MINUTES to bring water or something else to your patient, being yelled by docs for calling...
  11. Need a little perspective on this med situation

    I wonder if you paged doc so many times why you did not page your supervisor and follow chain of commands? If nothing else that's how it works in my place.. call no response ..wait call again no...
  12. Student nurse - resume for externships..help please!

    HI, if you want you can email it to me and I will look over and give my humble
  13. Clinical instructor/student 10:1?

    Same thoughts here. I have always from 8-10 . Our hospital does not allow more than 8 on one unit so I have to put them on other units or organize somehow. So true about instructors. This job can be...
  14. Does her family know how sick she is?

    Reading this I almost can see myself sometimes from both perspective : WHO will say it and SHOULD I say it? This topic is always so sensitive that it is almost hard to ever honestly open it up. I...
  15. I also have a nice experience with it. OK, can be very very frustrating especially because you have to figure it out yourself and then when you end up in some group with people that do not want to...
  16. New educator feeling a little discouraged

    Hi, I am really sorry for your situation. I think that you are totally right. All what you are writing about that school seems as it needs Duracell battery to run but not normal people who are trying...
  17. New educator feeling a little discouraged

    'Also the students are pure evil. I feel like I am teaching a group of 7 year olds and not adults that are in college and paying money out of pocket to be there'. I am little bit worried about this...
  18. Suspended and Unsure.

    Do not talk too much when you meet with her . Let her tell you what she wants . Do not sign anything before seeing HR people and your representatives ( I hope your place has those ) . Take is factual...
  19. If nursing is your second degree/career...

    I listed all of my jobs I did . Proud of my other diplomas I listed those also. I did not have problems with it at
  20. Finding Balance

    I am hearing this story every day from students who complains to me about their home and friends and everything else that goes on while in school. The best way is to set up the time for him to see...
  21. Heparine, Lovenox, Coumadin... which one?

    This can be very interesting topic so I will start from the beginning " So God said let it be and it was" LOL .. we all have cascading steps before we make clott. This is good because otherwise we...
  22. ACLS

    That is totally inappropriate!! Yes, there is a book - A BIG book that you need to study . We get those books like 2 months before the classes and we have 2 days 8 hours classes with review of...
  23. Nurse/Physician Conflicts

    Well, you will certainly get a lot of stories in this tread. So , here is one of God only knows how many :)) Young resident , knows everything , sure in her skills. Young patient , little bit " slow...
  24. Thanks to the decision makers in Albany!

    I feel for your friend. One of the LPNs gave me better orientation as GN then all those others with RN behind their name. If this will make you feel better (or maybe even worse:)) in town I live one...
  25. Mistake...

    Same from this girl . I am a nursing instructor with students on Critical Care units and also I work in one of those floors. I would never see students as responsible for BP that is low and not being...