RegularNurse

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  1. Nursing VS Medical School

    RegularNurse replied to kwr2439's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't ever want to work as a med surg staff nurse then go to med school. Jobs like NP/CRNA/Adminstrator/Educator are hypothetical futures for you. If you don't want to work as a staff nurse,...

  2. Holy cow! My book total is how much?!

    RegularNurse replied to MeiDei's topic in General Students

    Try to only buy the access codes and avoid the book purchase. I graduated in 2012 and never bought a text book. You will never actually read the book again. The next book you buy will be a...

  3. Magnet status

    RegularNurse replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

    My Opinion of Magnet: - Magnet hospitals provide better care because they are usually larger care centers with more resources than smaller networks which lack the resources to adequately staff or...

  4. Quetion on preparing oral meds or med pss

    RegularNurse replied to rlugo29's topic in General Students

    How I teach students to Pass Meds: 1. Read the orders in the computer 2. Remove medications from med dispensing machine 3. Get water and medicine cup 4. Bring medications/water/unopened meds in...

  5. How do you feel about care plans?

    RegularNurse replied to shanell85's topic in General Students

    I think they are mostly fluff but necessary. They are probably more relevant outside hospitals as LOS is so short inpatient. As an experienced nurse, most care plan goals are implied such as...

  6. Drug seekers

    RegularNurse replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    If VS are good just give the med. What's the big deal? Most patients are only in the hospital for a few

  7. Students who fight back at instructor feedback

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

    I have a couple of phrases I use: - You get the grade you earn. - My job is to help you become a nurse and also safeguard the public from less than minimally competent nurses I actually get more phone...

  8. Nursing Educator Salary

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

    I make 40/hr teaching pharmacology as an adjunct faculty. I do it about 10-15 hours a week. I could probably go full time but I like to mix it up so I continue working as a staff nurse three days a...

  9. Advice on creepy doctors?

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

    1. File sexual harassment charges 2. It is awful that you somehow feel intimidated by another person who is committing a

  10. RN never feels guilty when calling out

    RegularNurse replied to Sasha100's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yeah I don't get it either. If I am sick I just call out. Nobody has ever questioned me. If my boss asks for doctor's note, I go to the