csrn2011

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1. Working while in NP school

   csrn2011 replied to LimeintheCoconut's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   One 8 hour shift sounds practical. I work weekend option - 2 12 hour shifts. 1st semester I also worked 2 10 hour shifts. Last semester I had to cut back on my PRN position where I work 10 hour...

2. Have BA. Get RN diploma then BSN?

   csrn2011 replied to Dice1024's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Check into all of your local school programs and options. My school has an accelerated BSN program for students who already have a bachelors in something else. It's 16 months and you finish with a...

3. Solutions for Acutes?

   csrn2011 replied to westieluv's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I left dialysis full time because of the crazy hours. It wasn't just that we worked 60-70 hour weeks but then we would work some 30 hour weeks. I hated that too because I didn't want to use all my...

4. If hospitals require 85% BSN...

   csrn2011 replied to pete M's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   It depends on the area of the country

5. If hospitals require 85% BSN...

   csrn2011 replied to pete M's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Do some research and you'll find that there IS a

6. If hospitals require 85% BSN...

   csrn2011 replied to pete M's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   Not really. Yes they are and do downsize but there's still a need. Between obamacare (more people with insurance = more people seeking care), an aging population (again, more people seeking care) and...

7. Potassium Rates

   csrn2011 replied to bear14's topic in Medical-Surgical

   It can here also but the patient has to be on

8. Starting IVs

   csrn2011 replied to Scarlettz's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Ask your manager if you can spend a few hours working with same day surgery. In my hospital that's a normal part of orientation because they start a lot of IVs there so you get a lot of practice....

9. Why is Med-Surg so hated?

   csrn2011 replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

   In my experience managers in other departments want MS experience. There's a lot to learn in MS and it's a great place to develop skills. If you jump right in to a speciality you only develop skills...

10. Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    csrn2011 replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Everyone wants to start in their speciality. Work a med-surg floor for a couple of years though and you'll be able to go

11. Potassium Rates

    csrn2011 replied to bear14's topic in Medical-Surgical

    K+ can run at 10 mEq/hr. In my facility you can't piggyback electrolytes. They have to run them with fluids at the y-site. If it's running in a central line the patient won't feel

12. If hospitals require 85% BSN...

    csrn2011 replied to pete M's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think I read that there are only about 30 diploma programs in the US

13. What should i do in the health field besides nursing?

    csrn2011 replied to nursing212's topic in General Students

    Have you looked in to a radiology tech school? A lot of the pre-reqs are the same and they make good

14. Maternity Scrubs

    csrn2011 replied to MountainBikeChick's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wore my regular Urbane bottoms with a maternity t-shirt and a scrub jacket all the way through my pregnancy. I didn't want to pay for maternity scrub tops that I was only going to wear for a few...

15. Dialysis nursing compatible with breastfeeding/pumping?

    csrn2011 replied to Kellili's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    My baby just turned 1 and I pumped until his birthday. We take a 15 minute break in the morning and I pumped then, at my lunch break and I would take another break in the afternoon to pump. It can...