RegularNurse

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  1. Patient refusal to shower-neglect?

    RegularNurse replied to MissxPriss's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Gotta love these nursing issues. Hypothetical documentation: "Pt offered assistance with personal hygiene. Pt

  2. West Chester RN to BSN or Another Program in the Philly Area

    RegularNurse replied to Phonenix's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The Philly job market is beyond saturated. Go with WCU because it is the cheapest path to your goals. If you don't have the desire to work as a staff nurse long term, cost should be the only...

  3. MSN leadership and NP

    RegularNurse replied to aphillipi's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have been told that the MSN in nursing leadership is a soft degree and not recognized by many large employers as equivalent to something like an MHA or MBA. I would get an online MBA because you...

  4. Not what I expected

    RegularNurse replied to NurseMegP's topic in General Nursing

    You work at one of the premiere health care institutions in the world, and are a new grad. Reflect on that for a minute. I think you should quit. Find your niche somewhere else. There are...

  5. Should I quit without exp?

    RegularNurse replied to pingpong101's topic in General Nursing

    Are you willing to move for a job? There are parts of this country with dangerous nursing

  6. Troponins

    RegularNurse replied to mugs's topic in Cardiac

    Troponins are proteins involved in muscle contraction. When you have a heart attack, there is a part of your heart (a muscle) which is dead. The troponins leak into your blood stream. To play...

  7. Describe your ideal coworker

    RegularNurse replied to AbigailJo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Arrives and departs work on time Completes assigned tasks Is proficient in nursing skills Can function autonomously in most circumstances Acts and looks professional Understands what nursing is, and...

  8. Is it for me?

    RegularNurse replied to OldIsNewAgain's topic in Men in Nursing

    Based on your experience, you will be amazed at how easy bedside nursing is. Don't count on many deep bonds with your coworkers, we are all there to just do a job. Also, most nurses are so money...

  9. Staff nurse to Educator

    RegularNurse replied to Chares's topic in General Nursing

    As previously mentioned, being an educator is a serious step up intellectually from staff nursing. Also, for salaried positions, 9-5 is more of a suggestion than actual hours worked. I remember...

  10. How can an MBA in health services administration & an RN license go together

    RegularNurse replied to homyra's topic in General Students

    I would go for a BSN. Most management jobs I've seen that want nurses explicitly require a

  11. Philadelphia 2nd degree ABSN programs

    RegularNurse replied to bellavita20's topic in School, College Programs

    The Philly RN market is hugely saturated. Drexel, Villanova, Gwynedd Mercy, and Jefferson will give you better employment prospects than West Chester, but new grad prospects at the premier hospitals...

  12. Simple Nursing/Med-Surg help

    RegularNurse replied to morgansrose's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ignore text books and only study from NCLEX books. Your grades will be

  13. MSN in education, online v. classroom?

    RegularNurse replied to miamiabean's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am in online grad school for education with the exact same clinical experience you have. Get an online degree from an actual four year university. It doesn't matter whether it is classroom based or...

  14. Cost vs realistic job prospects

    RegularNurse replied to Paticake35's topic in General Nursing

    Staff Nursing Job Facts: - Nobody cares where you went to school as a new grad, they care about credentials - Networking is more important, she needs to get a job as a nurse extern at the hospital she...

  15. How much did you really use your textbooks?

    RegularNurse replied to aidyl93's topic in General Students

    Rent textbooks from amazon or use the

  16. Pt.s Ordering Food from Outside Hospital?

    RegularNurse replied to annie.rn's topic in General Nursing

    If the patient wants to eat that type of food and they are competent, let them have it. Let them pay for a delivery guy to come to their room. Regarding meds, it they say they are in pain etc., give...

  17. BSN does NOT open the door for better opportunies

    RegularNurse replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Work from home jobs are very desirable in a field that overwhelmingly consists of working mothers. I agree with the above posters, re-evaluate your experience etc.; perhaps get specialty

  18. New graduate help

    RegularNurse replied to kistigirl84's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I doubt your bill would have any influence on being hired. For the bill to influence hiring processes, the recruiter would need access to your healthcare information. The only context this would...

  19. What advice would you give to a new nursing student?

    RegularNurse replied to dramakid1315's topic in General Students

    Just do your best. If you don't know what to do or how to do something, ask

  20. Master's degree

    RegularNurse replied to scrubsrn24's topic in School

    Currently half way done a MSN in nursing education. After employer reimbursement, I pay 500/month for the program. It is just a grind, but a necessary one if you want to be competitive for most...

  21. do you think this is rude?

    RegularNurse replied to ssquared123's topic in General Students

    Probably the perfect response to this. People are just not always considerate, this will happen every single day in your career for the rest of your life. Don't sweat the small

  22. BSN-PharmD-ARNP ??

    RegularNurse replied to JudyBSN-pharm's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Pharmacist is a great job. Don't bail just

  23. Are we "semi-professionals"

    RegularNurse replied to GastroAwesome's topic in General Nursing

    Probably 10% of nurses I work bedside with have MSNs and the majority of pool nurses also have grad degrees. That day has already

  24. DNP or PhD How did you choose?

    RegularNurse replied to SarahEAW's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I think DNP programs are marketed as an extension of an NP degree or a terminal degree for someone in a leadership position. The majority of nurses in grad school are going for NP, so it is...

  25. Is nursing the BEST?

    RegularNurse replied to chloeluvsutoo's topic in General Students

    Nursing is what you make it; also, its all about expectations. I love being a staff nurse right now. I work tons of OT and pay for grad school out of pocket, get employer tuition reimbursement on top...