Lunah MSN, RN

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    Help! New grad ER nurse, leaving before year mark?

    Lunah replied to bridgecasey's topic in Emergency

    Have you considered looking for a position on an inpatient floor elsewhere in the hospital? That would probably have the least impact on your resume/work history because you'd stay with the same...
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    Checking consciousness by touching the patient?

    Lunah replied to PMHNP2023's topic in Emergency

    Yep, this - if a patient seems unconscious, we would consider that emergent and act under implied
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    I need help making this decision and its urgent!

    Lunah replied to harmonylove28's topic in Government, Military

    I have to admit I initially giggled at the "urgent" in your post title, because nothing that is involved with commissioning as a nurse happens quickly. Then I read your post and realized, holy moly,...
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    Giving up PA school acceptance to pursue ASN?

    Lunah replied to ang314's topic in General Nursing

    Whichever you choose, it is going to be full-time for a while — school, then career after — before it can become a part-time thing. Don't take this the wrong way, but why do it now? School will be...
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    anaphylaxis

    Lunah replied to Dacatster's topic in Emergency

    Nope, seems wrong. Way too much epi. Typical epi dose is 0.3mg IM, not the whole ampule, and just once initially. We usually did ranitidine or famotidine if ordered, 50mg benadryl IV, and 125mg of...
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    ED? or Med-Surg Experience?

    Lunah replied to TLJax's topic in Emergency

    Congrats!!!
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    The Road to CNE Success...

    Lunah replied to Jess_RN_MSN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I bought the NLN sample tests and the CNE app (full version) from Higher Learning Technologies. It was like $79 but worth it,
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    Aspiring Army Nurse. Suggestions?

    Lunah replied to darren_callcareer18's topic in Government, Military

    You cannot commission unless you have a BSN from a US-accredited school (CCNE or ACEN accreditation) and you must be a US citizen. Do you have a BSN from a CCNE or ACEN-accredited program? You've been...
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    Sitting down - New nurse looking for advice

    Lunah replied to MgoBlue37's topic in General Nursing

    After 11 years at the ED bedside, I moved into trauma education. There was more sitting in that role, but I still responded to traumas and mass casualties, spent time standing in the trauma bay, and...
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    Active License but havent worked in 7 years

    Lunah replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    They will likely have issues with you not having current experience, yes. You should look into a refresher course, that might
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    NCLEX issue

    Lunah replied to ashley51's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Moved to the NCLEX forum. To be clear, you intentionally went to your locker. That's not an "oops." You are going to have to deal with the repercussions of breaking the rules. You were caught with a...
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    Scrub tops for infection control nurses

    Lunah replied to iloveleeks's topic in Infectious Disease

    We wear the same color scrubs as the rest of the nurses, can't deviate. Have you looked for fabric with bacteria patterns? Making scrub tops is pretty easy if you can't find something
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    "Plastic Rounds" or "Plastic Rounding" (rounding on pts in acute care hospitals with catheters, piccs, indwelling catheters, implanted ports, etc. to identify infections)

    Lunah replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in Infectious Disease

    It used to be done where I am, but it wasn't effective and there are clinical outcome managers who essentially perform that function on the individual
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    Join the ER or go to another specialty?

    Lunah replied to Shimmer580's topic in Emergency

    Only you can decide what is best, but congrats on having so many options! Can you shadow in each
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    Nurse Management

    Lunah replied to madwife2002's topic in Nurse Management

    This illustrates the valuable lesson that if you don't ask, the answer is always no! ?
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    Traditional BSN Vs ADN-BSN

    Lunah replied to LIA_A's topic in General Nursing

    If a school is accredited, then to most employers, a BSN is a BSN is a BSN. But if you graduate from a program that a hiring person does not hold in high regard, you might make it past the HR filter,...
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    Would you be insulted?

    Lunah replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I totally understand. But it seems more like her problem than yours — clearly you are not stupid or incompetent or whatever she said. That would offend me far more than not being asked to...
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    Passed FCCA

    Lunah replied to Feral.Cat.Herder's topic in Excelsior College

    Each FCCA requires 8 weeks, no less. You cannot do the final exams until week 8 of the course, no matter how fast you do the modules leading up to the final. If you take both FCCAs together, it's 8...
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    Would you be insulted?

    Lunah replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to not poke sleeping
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    Is this insubordination? How do I deal with this PSW?

    Lunah replied to guest1048932's topic in General Nursing

    I would bet that a fair number of us have been in your shoes before we earned our licenses. Which is why we understand how you feel (I am sure we all felt abused or unappreciated by nurses at some...
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    Time to move on

    Lunah replied to kingjames06's topic in Government, Military

    Are you a US citizen, and did you attend a CCNE or ACEN accredited school? If the answer to any of those is no, you do not qualify for
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    What would you do

    Lunah replied to nagar's topic in Emergency

    Omg, some of the replies have me LMAO! ? OP, I would ensure patient safety first. It's always a legit starting
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    Trigger Warning!

    Lunah replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I guess I would just be running around saying "trigger warning" before every sentence? Haha. Because truly, everything bothers somebody these days. I posted something on *my* Facebook page about...
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    Should I try to earn my RN license or go back to college?

    Lunah replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    MSN programs require not only the BSN (or ASN in some cases), but also that the student has an active RN license. If you actually have a BSN that makes you eligible for the NCLEX-RN, that is your...
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    I'm a ship RN, help finding PRN/Per Diem jobs stateside?

    Lunah replied to Xance's topic in Government, Military

    Another thing about PRN jobs is that they typically have minimum shifts required per pay period, like two shifts per month, etc. If you are gone for long stretches, you would likely be terminated for...