HeartsOpenWide RN

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    Patients son who is a MD violating HIPPA & is just a jerk!

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously your facility is not doing anything about it. I would report it myself...and mention that your facility was notified and did nothing about it...good thing you are quiting, what a horrible...
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    "oh. . .You're going to a COMMUNITY college?"

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Toodee's topic in California Nursing

    A few years ago before I transfered to a state college I was talking to my cousin and I mentioned which college I was going to (a JC/ community college) and he was like, ""Oh, not a real...
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    Question about nursing school

    HeartsOpenWide replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    We had cadavers in Anatomy. We had two fresh cadavers, our class was the first to get them (actually there was four, one was being "prepped" in another non-required class, and the other was going to...
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    Do you care if they want you to remove your shoes?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    Maybe you could bring some of those surgical shoe covers, you could even get the kind at the paint store for cheaper I am sure; if they as to take your shoes off say that for heath and safty reasons...
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    Anything else I can do as a BSN out of school besides working in a hospital?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Rainbowbright77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I did my psych rotation one of the male nurses there said that he worked there for some of the same reasons that you listed....unless someone hangs themself, not many people die on the psych...
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    Online BSN with no RN?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to mommy2three2's topic in Online Distance Learning

    what I heard: Delmar College in Corpus Christi for the ADN. They also offer a BSN through Texas A&M. It is all on the same website. They set up the clinicals at a hospital in your area. I have not...
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    Is the pay really that bad??

    HeartsOpenWide replied to myty23's topic in General Nursing

    If you go into any profession "for the money" and not because you have a desire/drive/compassion/calling/what ever you want to call it, you will never make "enough money". I know people that make over...
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    Care Plans - What's their purpose? - What do you think of them?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to jjjoy's topic in General Students

    can we get scribblerpnp post as a
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    Bad Smelling Patients

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Meganella03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When my dad's friend was dying of septic gangrene (yeah he was rotting to death) he had some menthol rub in a jar that he gave me when I was working at a mobile office that went to treat people at the...
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    CNMs, how long did you wait?q

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    How long did you wait/work after graduating nursing school before you applied to Nurse Midwifery school? did you know you wanted to be a midwife while you were still in nursing
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    Competition: Frontier Vs UCSF

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Does anyone know which is more competetive? I hear that unless you speak spanish as a second language...good luck getting in. How about frontier? I am sure I will apply to both and I have mixed...
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    CNMs, how long did you wait?q

    HeartsOpenWide replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I was told 6 months, has this
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    Midwifery School Rankings

    HeartsOpenWide replied to zahryia's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Which of these have a distance learning option? The only ones I know of are Frontier, UCSF and Philidelphia; which is not listed. Any others? I am married, my husband is a contractor and rooted with...
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    How Many Times Did You Apply to Nursing School

    HeartsOpenWide replied to wannabenursi's topic in General Nursing

    1> How many times did you Apply to Nursing School?? Once each 2> Was it for an A.A, BSN, LVN/LPN? One ASN that was lotto (was put on waiting list) One that was BSN that used merrit--got right in...
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    "Old" vs. "New" Midwifery Books

    HeartsOpenWide replied to lugnutz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    What books are you referring to, just curious. Is she reading books that are just old editions that have new prints or ones that are totally out of print? I have "Immaculate Deception" which is out of...
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    Pros & Cons Newborn Hep B Vaccination

    HeartsOpenWide replied to couchdogs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What state are you in? If some one gave my child a vax without my consent lawyers would be involved. We can't even give pacifiers or formula without parent consent. At the hospitals where I live no...
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    opinions about homebirthing

    HeartsOpenWide replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    stats complied by marsden wagner md, consultant for who (2001): average cost of midwife-attended birth in the us: $ 1,200 average cost of physician-attended birth in the us: $ 4,200 health care cost...
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    Which degree?: ADN, BSN, MSN?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to closetnerd's topic in Nursing Career

    If you have a BA/BS in another field you can get into an MSN program...the first year is spent getting the RN...VERY VERY
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    Mom Baby VS. L & D

    HeartsOpenWide replied to MDNurseNadia's topic in General Nursing

    I just did a precptorship in my area which is rural. There is no differentiation between the two units, I had patients that were in labor as well as
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    Extern? Preceptor?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to goodgalpal's topic in General Students

    I just did a summer preceptorship in L&D as a student nurse (little extra training on the side), I got one-on-one training with an RN, much more attention than having to share clinical with 5-7...
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    A & P Class requirement

    HeartsOpenWide replied to BjSkyGGEvan's topic in LPN to RN

    I would suggest doing the A+P 1 and 2 now, it would really stink having to go back and take those before you could bridge
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    Would you agree that it is okay for a CNA and an RN to do the daily narc count?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to JaredCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I live in California and am am in a BSN program. Before that I was a CMA (still am technically, just not actively) and we were allowed to do narc counts as well as dispense them (mostly in injection...
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    17 teens make pregnancy pact

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did a search, couldn't find if this was posted yet or night. Didn't look like it; I am suprised, quite shocking subject.
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    Have non-nursing AA degree, now what?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to raefactor's topic in General Nursing

    sorry to disappoint you, but it is unlikely that you will have your RN in two years. Have you taken your nursing pre-reqs yet? Those can take 2yrs alone. If you have completed those then you have to...
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    Has anyone considered going all the way?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Aariah's topic in General Nursing

    I am "going all the way" I plan on becoming a CNM. I would never even consider becoming a MD/ObGyn because I do not believe in their philosophy on birth for the most part (although I do believe they...