HeartsOpenWide RN

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    What do you think? (warning: vent ahead)

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Nursey103's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Look at it as a gift. He does not have to be your patient
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    rn to bsn programs a scam...

    HeartsOpenWide replied to nd deb's topic in Online Distance Learning

    When I first started my nursing journey I looked at all the options..straight BSN or ASN then bridge to BSN. It was going to take a whole additional semester...ASN with bridge= 3.5 years, straight BSN...
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    How Magnet Hospitals are destroying Nursing

    HeartsOpenWide replied to trinitymaster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    OP Are you an ASN
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    How long were you at your first RN job?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to hmellish's topic in General Nursing

    i am curious: a) what was your first job and how long after graduating did you land it? working in labor and delivery. got the job during my last semester of nursing school; before graduation b) how...
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    How many people did you lose?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    I was in a class if 44-43 (can't remember) We lost one after the first semester after her husband was transferred for his job. A second was lost after the second semester when a guy decided he wanted...
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    Does working on a OB unit help you eventually obtain an L&D job?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to BellasMommyOBRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I got hired after graduation into LDRP...I do everything from antepartum to labor and delivery to post-partum and well baby nursery. I would imagine that working a year in ob would be more than enough...
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    L&D Nurses: What's in your pockets?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to ischialspines's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Bandage scissors (to cut off: baby ID band at discharge, net panties, monitor straps at delivery if I can not reach the velcro, ect ect); four color click pens (blue and black for charting, red for...
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    What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    Why I said what I said was, my littmann cardiology III was pricey, something I got for graduation (and yes, still use) because I could not afford it as a
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    What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    A spine. Acceptance of a diminished social life. A good brain. On a serious note. Yes, a good stethascope, but not the top of the line; save that for after you get your license. A good watch with a...
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    Is following a doctor's order "too many" narcs?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to 33762FL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Everyones pain is different. I always ask what the pain level is, then ask them if they need pain meds. If they want it, and it is due, I give it. It not my place to judge if they are in pain or not;...
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    Job of the BSN nurse

    HeartsOpenWide replied to mmkrn's topic in Home Health

    In my state, only BSN nurses, and with a certification in Public Health, can do community nursing....unless you are talking about basic home health; (LVNs and ASNs can do home
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    Biology is required for BSN?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Skylarslaughter's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Heres the dea, (at least what is was at my school). Bio 1 (basic biology) was a pre-req to anatomy, micro, physio. There was teacher that taught all three and would let students into his class...
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    Night Shift or Evening Shift

    HeartsOpenWide replied to MsNewbie's topic in Nursing Career

    Night shift nearly killed me. The first few months were great, I was taking Ambien CR and doing very well. But then my body got use to it and it stopped working. By the end of the 10th month I was...
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    holiday pay this year-what??

    HeartsOpenWide replied to orla's topic in General Nursing

    You get weekend differentials? Stop complaining! I would rather have weekend differentials than holiday pay for two days out of the year...you can have my holiday pay, I'll take your weekend
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    LVN vs. RN?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to lrama86's topic in Nursing Career

    Do some searches, you will find a lot of answers. Here is a quick one LVN: Pro- its only 3 semesters and you are done with school Con-pretty much expect to work in a nursing home (in CA at least) not...
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    Shafted on Thanksgiving

    HeartsOpenWide replied to DeeAngel's topic in General Nursing

    I was put on call last thanksgiving, for $4/hr and I had to sit home while my husband went else where. Its part of being a hospital nurse. I understand the anger though...I get 4$/hr to be on call all...
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    Associate Degree program a thing of the past...

    HeartsOpenWide replied to ashburns4ever's topic in General Students

    Ummm, yeah; You can not get a Bachelors degree in less time than an associates...a Bachelors is a HIGHER degree. Maybe gypsy is thinking of situations where people transfer (yes, my BSN program was...
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    Doulas: love them or hate them.

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Sixxer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As a former doula and current LDRP nurse I love doulas; most of the time. The ones I dont like are the ones that THINK they are advocating for the mother but are actually being pushy, interfering, and...
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    Painless labor?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Stephanie D's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Either you have not been an OB nurse very long or you work in a hospital that uses a lot of interventions and has a high epidural rate. I see this all the time in the birth center I work in;...
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    Trying to get into OB

    HeartsOpenWide replied to KCRustin's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Being a doula in nursing school is possible. It is difficult as the above poster stated. I was able to do it when I was in nursing school but could only take clients that were being induced so I knew...
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    I am an OB Nurse :)

    HeartsOpenWide replied to nurseygurlie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I started out in LDRP. When in school I was sure to get top grades; got NRP, ACLS, and S.T.A.B.L.E; became a certified labor doula; and took two extra clinical semesters doing preceptorships in...
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    Standard Hospital Scrubs National Standard?

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does your hospital require everyone to wear the same scrubs? My hospital is instituting this. Everyone has to wear not only the same color, but we have no choice on the brand. I am a very petite...
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    NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    It happens some times when it is really busy; if we can not get the house sup to cover us; usually because the whole hospital is busy. In my state, if you miss a break they have to pay you an hours...
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    Standard Hospital Scrubs National Standard?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    As far as we know, nurses are the only ones so far to have to be color coded. They say that we can not buy our own scrubs because every manufacture make the color SLIGHTLY different and the colors...
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    how do you night nurses do your assessments?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to redredrose's topic in General Nursing

    I dont work nights anymore. When I did it was the 23-07 shift. I usually waited an hour for them to call me, for their baby to cry, or hope that a medication was due...after an hour I would just go...