MassED BSN, RN

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    CNA jobs...is it always like this?

    MassED replied to deewee's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I just mean in general - scant meals and no breaks are not unusual.... in the ER. If you were to work on a floor, you would have meal and bathroom breaks. We were all recently told not to clock out...
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    Seeing a lot of Flu symptoms, or is it just media hype..??

    MassED posted a topic in Emergency

    I think there's a lot of hype out there, generated by the media - the schools (I do sub school nursing also) have jumped on the band wagon, which I understand, because I don't want to take any chances...
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    CNA jobs...is it always like this?

    MassED replied to deewee's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    sounds like par for the course. It's unfortunate, but if you're going on to become a nurse, get used to
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    What made you decide to do ER Nursing?

    MassED replied to MallysMama's topic in Emergency

    Initially, as a kid, the ER was on my radar because of my mom who would come home from work (in an ER) with the smell of alcohol wipes and splats of blood on her shoes. I thought, "wow, now there's an...
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    Any advice to help me prepare for larger ER?

    MassED replied to chelynn's topic in Emergency

    observe, ask lots of questions, and you'll be
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    Kid fell off bike: what would you anticipate?

    MassED replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    Pediatricians in the ER are much more conservative for ordering CT's on children, as opposed to adults w/ the same complaint. We'll see in 20 or so years the outcome of so much radiation we blast our...
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    Kid fell off bike: what would you anticipate?

    MassED replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Emergency

    without reading others' responses before posting, #1 is how we do it where I
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    To Throw in the Towel or Not?- Opinions Please!

    MassED replied to dreamingRN's topic in General Nursing

    it gets better once you're out of the
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    Does allnurses.com make you a better nurse?

    MassED replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    that's one way to look at it - I think being a "better" nurse also takes into account your personal opinions, biases, your own story, others' stories, all of which can help you at the bedside....
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    Does allnurses.com make you a better nurse?

    MassED replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    insight and feedback, not to mention all of the experience with other settings that other nurses post on....
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    Too Uptight?

    MassED replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    nah, I wouldn't. Only in a code situation when meds are drawn up and then given to the nurse administering. That's the only time I'd give meds not drawn up by
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    Seeing a lot of Flu symptoms, or is it just media hype..??

    MassED replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    so an update to what I'm seeing in the community, as well as my family, are kids having these 102-104 fevers, decreased appetite, and leg cramps. Not much else. It's quite rampant in the schools. I...
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    Help!..Possible new internal job transfer as a PCA and just discovered I'm pregnant

    MassED replied to sunflower777's topic in General Nursing

    some hospitals have a zero lift policy, so you wouldn't have to let them know. Just because you're pregnant doesn't mean you're disabled. You can lift (unless you're a high risk pregnancy, in which...
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    is this a hippa violation??

    MassED replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    It is easier and more logical to write "HIPPA," just as two P's go together, rather than two vowels (a's). We all know what we're talking about, it's just splitting hairs.... It's just as irritating...
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    is this a hippa violation??

    MassED replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    just like nurses say "PERRL" rather than "PERRLA" - big
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    Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    MassED replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    and there is only one accredited doctoral program... as of 2006 http://www.nlnac.org/About%20NLNAC/whatsnew.htm how is that going to happen? Just as there is the push for all RN's to hold their...
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    is this a hippa violation??

    MassED replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    tell her you can't talk about the patients you took care of - that IS a HIPPA
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    I had my 1st burn pt and I am fired up mad!!!

    MassED replied to racing-mom4's topic in Critical Care

    I don't know - without seeing the feet, reading the H&P, nursing notes, his history, etc... but doesn't sound good for his Diabetic feet. Eeek! So glad you stepped in and worked hard for him....
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    Do you REALLY learn in on-line classes?

    MassED replied to JBMmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    maybe those students did not pass....? In my program, you could go and see the class performance - not individuals, but for instance, you could see how many had students were failing, just plugging...
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    Do you REALLY learn in on-line classes?

    MassED replied to JBMmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had taken a Statistics course online and it was the MOST complicated subject - you really are on your own and are teaching yourself. I did well, but I really had to invest a great deal of time and...
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    Do you REALLY learn in on-line classes?

    MassED replied to JBMmom's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    perhaps it's the courses that are a "complete joke" and not the education platform. I would imagine the online programs depend on the instructors, as well as the actual curriculum. Are you going to an...
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    HELP! the adon stealing out of the med cart?

    MassED replied to blondnursey's topic in General Nursing

    I take more issue with the Vicodin - certainly Lopressor is dangerous - giving out Tylenol or Aleve is not as bad, and most places I've ever worked you can even get those from the pharmacy, but the...
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    HELP! the adon stealing out of the med cart?

    MassED replied to blondnursey's topic in General Nursing

    report report report that ADON. Right away - don't you have to sign for your narc key? or some accountability for that? That is on you if you don't report it. Keep documentation of dates, times,...
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    New MICN

    MassED replied to ERnewbieRN's topic in Emergency

    I know this is an older post, but aren't there paramedics on EMS (depending on county, city, etc), to eliminate the need for this MICN cert? Seems like a pointless certification, and something that...
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    I am a klutz -

    MassED replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I can't tell you how many pieces of equipment I have dropped, ran into, tripped over, or knocked over. Defibrillators, IV poles, IV pumps, etc. Oh well - everyone does it. Things are in our way... A...