Meeshie

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  1. Queasy..

    Meeshie replied to Briharvey2017's topic in General Nursing

    If it doesn't then you have an issue, yes? Blood is an inevitable part of nursing (and nursing school) - just as feces, urine, and vomit

  2. Can Nurse Practitioners Become Doctors?

    Meeshie replied to VanessaTitoyan's topic in Advanced Practice

    There are two actual NP to MD bridge programs (last time I checked into it out of curiosity). However -- Both are international programs, will require you to get certified by the education commission...

  3. Low Census

    Meeshie replied to allstressedout1's topic in General Nursing

    Call is rotated through our staff with a few exceptions. Being called out means being on-call for the entire 12 hour shift. When on-call you can either use PTO time or you can be paid 1 hour for every...

  4. CPAP machine

    Meeshie replied to akaur212's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    E. Depends on the protocols and standing orders of the hospital and/or floor. I don't need to call anyone because a patient that answers 'yes' to OSA during the PHH generates a set of orders...

  5. Does she look in pain?

    Meeshie replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    ... Did you say yes? I mean, pain is subjective. The patient says she is in pain. Therefor the patient is in pain. Please tell me you said

  6. Breaking a new grad contract?

    Meeshie replied to keb94's topic in General Nursing

    Well.... what you expect them to say if you broke your contract? There's no way anyone can guess what your potential future employer might or might not say about you... there's too many

  7. Nursing school has made me not like nursing

    Meeshie replied to kilcawleymarco's topic in General Nursing

    There's a million things you can do with a bsn and some experience. No experience? Not so much. You're 30, married, and former military... I'm sure you've learned the lesson of sucking it up and just...

  8. How many patients you guys take on your duty?

    Meeshie replied to Seong40's topic in General Nursing

    USA PCU -

  9. Step down ratios

    Meeshie posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of the other posts got me wondering - what are your ratios if you work in a step down and what specialty (if any) does your step down have? Currently my step down is four flex five. We're an...

  10. Math requirement for RNs?

    Meeshie replied to llg's topic in General Nursing

    I'm trying to imagine a moment in time where a calculator wouldn't be available in this day and age. Beyond an EMP blast or maybe a war zone where the batteries on every cellphone of every person was...

  11. Allnurses needs nurses

    Meeshie replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of the nurses that had those lively discussions posted with the app from their phone. Once the app disappeared so did a heck of a lot of

  12. I really want to thank...

    Meeshie replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    You can also do 2 TB salt to every 2 C water to make a slushy like ice pack that has no alcohol in it (for those that need an alcohol free option). Salt changes the freezing point so it doesn't quite...

  13. Gift for Preceptor and unit?

    Meeshie replied to Scottishtape's topic in General Nursing

    donuts and decent

  14. Preceptor burnout

    Meeshie replied to QuarterLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can tell you that everyone on my floor is volun-told that they will precept. There are few volunteers. Your assumption that most ask might not be correct. Still, can you talk to the head of your...

  15. Priming and blood return

    Meeshie replied to BandaidBunny's topic in Oncology

    The national standard from the infusion standards of practice is that a central line is not used without blood return. That means that orders or not, if you do it and your patient gets hurt you are...

  16. For-profit BSN degree to MSN/FNP?

    Meeshie replied to cali-global-health's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I've known lots of Chamberlain students that got into Universities for

  17. Florida hospitals and apartment

    Meeshie replied to ThereseRN2015's topic in Florida Nursing

    Public transportation in Florida is awful compared to New York. Seriously. Either get a car and learn to drive faster or get an apartment in walking distance to whereever you get

  18. I've been told to change my major, I'll never make it as a nurse

    Meeshie replied to Myfuture1987's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, you have two options honestly. You change your major or you find a less competitive program to try to get into. If they've said your GPA isn't high enough then it isn't high enough. You won't...

  19. Passed nclex and still no job

    Meeshie replied to Nicks29's topic in Florida Nursing

    What city are you applying in? The amount of opportunities in Florida varies

  20. What are clinicals really like?

    Meeshie replied to coder24's topic in General Students

    Embrace these facts... you will be cleaning up people. You will be dealing with bodily fluids. You will have to deal with gross, weird, and smelly things. The chances of getting work as a new NP with...

  21. What Is Your Philosophy on Nursing??

    Meeshie replied to bookworm1987's topic in General Nursing

    This so feels like a homework

  22. New RN Florida Hospital clinical quetion

    Meeshie replied to Jillayy's topic in General Nursing

    I was given a list of patients and asked to prioritize care and to give my reasons for the patient order I chose. I was also asked basic cardiac questions such as tracing blood flow through the heart...

  23. RN BSN salary in Florida.

    Meeshie replied to nursefromcali's topic in General Nursing

    LVN experience might get you a dollar more an hour than a BSN without it, but that's about it. Our pay scale is MUCH lower than Cali. It's about 10 percent lower than the national average, in fact....

  24. RN BSN salary in Florida.

    Meeshie replied to nursefromcali's topic in General Nursing

    Central Florida Orlando area ranges from 22-24ish. Miami from 24-27. Ft Lauderdale area from 24-28 with one hospital still at 22 that I know of. West Palm Beach area tends to mimic Ft Lauderdale....

  25. New Grad Struggling

    Meeshie replied to hrahrmh's topic in General Nursing

    If your job is causing you this much mental and emotional stress then perhaps it's time to think of a different line of