April, RN

April, RN BSN, RN

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  1. Can A Nurse Lose Their Nursing License If They Tested Positive For HIV?

    April, RN replied to MMA-N-Nursing's topic in General Nursing

    How would anyone know? Patient confidentiality applies to healthcare workers,

  2. Looking for 2 year schools that start at different times

    April, RN replied to bdsnhl4's topic in General Nursing

    I really think you might be better off to withdraw at this

  3. Dead body vs. Live patient

    April, RN replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting topic. I do sort of know that feeling you are talking about after a patient dies. It feels cold and empty, but I'm pretty convinced that it's just human emotion. I will say though, that...

  4. MGH salary

    April, RN replied to rnvzla's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    How many years experience? The pay rate is the same for all

  5. Questionable privacy violation on public forum?

    April, RN replied to kashyyykrn's topic in General Nursing

    No one is knocking you for standing up for your patients. It's the way you went about it. You asked for opinions, and in some of our opinions, your approach to this incident was unprofessional and...

  6. Questionable privacy violation on public forum?

    April, RN replied to kashyyykrn's topic in General Nursing

    That's fine, but you signed up today and this thread was your first post. Posting a question like this when you really weren't looking for our advice at all makes us question your

  7. Questionable privacy violation on public forum?

    April, RN replied to kashyyykrn's topic in General Nursing

    We obviously don't know this person and the other "questionable" things she does. However, posters here on Allnurses couldn't even say for certain whether or not this is a clear HIPAA violation...

  8. Questionable privacy violation on public forum?

    April, RN replied to kashyyykrn's topic in General Nursing

    Did you discuss this with your co-worker before you went above her and reported this? I'm not trying to defend breaking HIPAA rules, but if she meant well, like you stated, why not approach her or...

  9. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    April, RN replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    A BSN is required. They will not take anyone with an ADN for any new grad position, even with a Bachelors in another

  10. Night vs Day shift

    April, RN replied to swaffy's topic in General Nursing

    My personal experience: Night shift benefits: More money is the biggest. At night there are less visitors, management, doctors, phone calls, tests (which eats up a LOT of your time during the day)....

  11. I need to make a decision: new grad MGH ICU or ONC floor.

    April, RN replied to newnurs02's topic in General Nursing

    Don't do it. It sounds like you are in a really good position at your current job. MGH hires nurses with experience into their ICUs. You can always apply as an experienced nurse later

  12. Oncology Chemotherapy , Pediatric Chemotherapy

    April, RN replied to Suresh Morgan's topic in Oncology

    You're right, sometimes chemo is used for non-oncologic purposes. Your daughter is not an oncology patient because she does not have cancer. My previous post was a general answer, but facilities...

  13. Oncology Chemotherapy , Pediatric Chemotherapy

    April, RN replied to Suresh Morgan's topic in Oncology

    Oncology is a specialty of medicine that treats cancer. Chemotherapy is a medication given to treat cancer. Pediatric oncology is a pediatric unit for kids with cancer. They are treated with...

  14. propofol dose for colonoscopy

    April, RN replied to swift125's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Was this a patient you took care

  15. Do you have time to give baths?

    April, RN replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    I would think many of those are related to surgical incisions, central lines, and ventilators, and not from missing a bed

  16. Is being a Male nurse weird?

    April, RN replied to Daniel Floyd's topic in Men in Nursing

    There are tons of male nurses in my area! It's become more popular and accepted over the years. It never occurs to most of us to think about the gender difference. If family or friends start...

  17. (RN) Salaries

    April, RN replied to Daniel Floyd's topic in General Nursing

    I see you are very young. If you have the option, go for your BSN right off the bat, especially because you want to go on for your Masters. It's very hard to get an RN job in most places and having...

  18. Do you have time to give baths?

    April, RN replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an RN in a hospital. All of the above mentioned are the responsibilities of a nurse. Nursing assistants are there to help us with our responsibilities. That being said, I find it interesting...

  19. RN-BSN and not working?

    April, RN replied to k1p1ssk's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm not familiar with Dartmouth-Hitchcock but am familiar with Mass General. Their ICU residency is new this year to staff a new ICU they are opening. Who knows if they will offer the program again...

  20. Do you have time to give baths?

    April, RN replied to stellaRN1983's topic in General Nursing

    Not getting a bath for a day never killed anyone. Not getting a bath for days on the other hand... Why not get shower supplies out and have the walky-talkies bathe themselves? As far as the the...

  21. Can a 52 y/o nurse join the army reserve nursing corp?

    April, RN replied to ally59's topic in Government, Military

    Hello, I don't know the answer to your question, but wanted to direct you to the Government and Military Nursing forum here on allnurses.com. You might get more answers if you post your question...

  22. IV pump height safety?

    April, RN replied to markjrn's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the nurses I work with wouldn't be able to program the pumps if they were that high on the

  23. Lament of the White Clinical Pants

    April, RN replied to cogath's topic in General Students

    I had to wear white pants in school. I actually like wearing white and even wear white pants to work sometimes with a colored top or vice versa (never both white though!). It's not practical though,...

  24. Really nervous about starting preceptorship, anyone else feel the same?

    April, RN replied to myty23's topic in General Students

    Relax! Your preceptor knows that you're still a student and are there to learn. The point of the preceptorship is for you to learn from him/her, not for you to be judged! It's important to ask...

  25. need gift ideas for a graduating nursing student

    April, RN replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    When I read the title to this thread, my first thought was "a nice bottle of wine and a big 28 oz wine glass"! How about a cute scrub