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  1. Duke MSN 2018

    LouBean replied to alotah's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yup! BSN to DNP applicant here. Got my acceptance email for the MSN portion. Hope the DNP folks send theirs out soon! Congrats

  2. Psych NPs and COPD/CHF/CKD/etc clinics

    LouBean posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Out of curiosity, is anyone familiar with any clinics/programs for chronic physical conditions that really do a great job of incorporating mental health services? If so, any insight as to the nuts and...

  3. Psych NPs and COPD/CHF/CKD/etc clinics

    LouBean replied to LouBean's topic in Advanced Practice

    Aaaah! That's the lingo I was missing. Awesome.

  4. Cannot seem to pass skilled portion of BLS

    LouBean replied to thatgirl37's topic in General Students

    I second this! Put the damn body on the floor. I'm 5'1 on a good day, and even with a stool I have some

  5. Sliding scale insulin

    LouBean replied to bbqabq's topic in Patient Medications

    SSI is its own order set. Low, medium and high. (For example, the low SSI would be 1 unit novolog for a blood glucose of 150-200, 2 units for 201-250, etc. With blood glucose of 351 or higher, give 5...

  6. Dressing changes????

    LouBean replied to loriaz's topic in Orthopedic

    Aquacel Ag surgical dressing. MD is the only one to touch, but part of the ortho post-op order set is to reinforce with abd/tape if needed. If necessary, doc will change it on rounds during hospital...

  7. Working at VA

    LouBean replied to OUxPhys's topic in Government, Military

    I don't know much about how PRN shifts work other places, but we have a couple intermittent RNs. They don't have a set tour, although actually one of them does do nights only. Now that our unit is...

  8. Working at VA

    LouBean replied to OUxPhys's topic in Government, Military

    There is a saying in the VA -- if you've been to one VA, you've been to one VA. In other words, it depends entirely on the hospital in question. I work on a med/surg/tele unit and love it. We have a...

  9. Sunday Service and Weekend shift

    LouBean replied to gigglebotRN's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Is it that you want to specifically attend *your* church service on Sundays? Or is the priority simply to be able to worship on Sundays? If you are working in a hospital setting, there may be services...

  10. Writing the Prescription to Fix Broken Nurse Practitioner (NP) Education (Pt. I)

    LouBean replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Advanced Practice

    This is such a worthy conversation. I'm enjoying reading the lively responses almost as much as I'm enjoying this glass of wine. As I research PMHNP programs and their curricula, I find myself...

  11. Research patient or see patient first?

    LouBean replied to RNingBSNing's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with most of the other folks here. I take report, go see my patients and say: "Howdy, I'm LouBean, I'm going to be your nurse today, let me write my name up on the board so we can both remember...

  12. Accelerated BSN?

    LouBean replied to mbailey44's topic in General Students

    *waves* I just graduated from Bellarmine (in Louisville, KY) from their 12-month accelerated BSN for second-degree students. I will copy and paste what I wrote to another poster on here a couple days...

  13. Bellarmine University Accelerated Nursing Program

    LouBean replied to Ekba224's topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I just graduated a month ago from Bellarmine's accel program. The requirements aren't that unreasonable (Admission Requirements) and the impression I got in the admissions process was that if...

  14. What is the downside to the VA?

    LouBean replied to RNrhythm's topic in Government, Military

    I have not started my position at the VA yet (three weeks away ), however, I would encourage you to contact a nurse recruiter and ask about shadowing opportunities. From what I have gathered (both...

  15. Worst/Best thing a nursing instructor ever said to you?

    LouBean replied to CryandNurseOn's topic in General Nursing

    I had a wonderful instructor for critical care. In my final clinical eval, she looked me right in the eyes and told me I was going to be a "safe nurse". Maybe that sounds like a weird thing to say,...

  16. Private Pinning Ceremony

    LouBean replied to littleamyd's topic in General Students

    I respect the previous poster's opinion, but here's mine: I think that's kind of a sweet idea, actually. Especially if you all are a pretty close-knit group! Maybe it won't have any kind of...

  17. Ever work with people who talk about church all the time?

    LouBean replied to Nola009's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To echo another poster here, yes, I have worked with people who talk about church all the time. I have also worked with people who talk about their dogs all the time, their mother-in-law, their...

  18. Paper (Yes, I know I shouldn't sweat the small stuff...)

    LouBean replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Check your Target ad in the paper today. School supplies on clearance (filler paper was pictured in the ad), plus coupon for a $5 target card with any $25 school supply purchase. Haven't done the...

  19. Which one to choose

    LouBean replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I would also hire the new nurse. I'm not a nurse yet, so I apologize in advance if my two cents is not wanted here, but I worked in retail management for some time. At my last position at a large...

  20. advice for single mothers back to school

    LouBean replied to ava246's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When my little guy was young, I worked a lot of overtime. I was (am) blessed with supportive parents who were able to help me out with childcare in the evenings and weekends, when daycare wouldn't...

  21. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    LouBean replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What is that Red Queen quote? About running and running just to stay in the same place? Not a nurse yet, but I'm getting the feeling that's what the job is

  22. Paper (Yes, I know I shouldn't sweat the small stuff...)

    LouBean replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Nice to know others prefer pen and paper! I am frequently the only old fogey in my classes writing my notes the old-fashioned way -- in cursive, nonetheless. As for the prices, do you have access to a...

  23. Why did you become a nurse?

    LouBean replied to Valerie99's topic in General Nursing

    Good

  24. Nurses with worse spelling than mine are laughable.

    LouBean replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My mother always told me to choose my battles. "Fewer apples, less applesauce" is one I chose to fight several years ago. Alas, the war is long and this soldier is

  25. manikin names?

    LouBean replied to jessnelson719's topic in General Students

    Anita R. Enn Lotta Vaynes Drew