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  1. right med, right dose, wrong route... ouchhhh

    beekee replied to rvzohfeld's topic in General Nursing

    Who is “they”? A lawyer? You should speak with one if you haven’t yet. And don’t expect any $$ for emotional

  2. How do you feel on displaying your certification credentials on your badge?

    beekee replied to choksantos's topic in General Nursing

    Take the pulse of your unit. Does everyone display their certifications on their badge? Only the “know-it-all’s”? No one? Do whatever is the practice in your unit. Or, do what you want, you...

  3. Nursing is really a dangerous profession

    beekee replied to emilygirl89's topic in General Nursing

    Selfish act? Please educate yourself on mental illness/disease. It will benefit both you and your

  4. Bad idea to quit after 6m as a new grad for DNP school?

    beekee replied to Theanxiousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I must say that I agree with the general sentiment on this thread. NP education has become a joke. You are responsible for finding your own preceptors in most cases. Due to extreme over-saturation,...

  5. Is It Too Demeaning to be a CNA?

    beekee replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    You need to do some more research before you jump into nursing. I fear you have an idealistic view of nursing, as well as an unrealistic view of what the job entails. You say you love to help people,...

  6. Repeating inpatient treatment??

    beekee replied to mississippiRN71's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes.

  7. Am, I in over my head or out of my league?

    beekee replied to cjp1994's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    No patient has ever asked me my GPA. No one has ever asked me my GPA in an interview. Focus on being a nurse, which is a heck of a lot more than a

  8. I'm a nurse, and believe it or not, I want to be a tech/assistant

    beekee replied to Uhs_769's topic in General Nursing

    Home health? Private duty? Hospice? School nurse? Think outside the

  9. Drug Seeking Patients

    beekee replied to Quinnbee's topic in General Nursing

    Your job is not to fix their addiction. That’s way out of the purview of a short hospital stay. Disengage. Sometimes this population gets more tolerable if they sense compassion with respect to...

  10. DUIs and Schizophrenia Disclosure

    beekee replied to Elliebeanlovesmisterbubbles's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Honestly, I’d get a lawyer. It’s wonderful that your psychiatric issues are now being adequately treated. As long as you are stable, you should not have a problem being a wonderful nurse. However,...

  11. Having Fun with Documentation

    beekee replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    There may be a note in the chart that stated “MD paged per patient’s request for non-narcotic pain medication; instructed to ‘never call him again. Ever.’ No new orders

  12. DANG to OPIOIDS. Gimme STEROIDS!

    beekee replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    I had a short burst of prednisone for a shoulder injury recently. I wanted to fly to Mexico and come back with a stock pile. Yes, I was (at the time) totally ok with the health-related repercussions...

  13. Should you report it if you have a disability?

    beekee replied to Sillycat's topic in General Nursing

    What is it you are wanting from this post? We don’t know you. We are not your doctors. I’m guessing that the vast majority of your classmates also feel anxious about this assignment. Sounds...

  14. RRT on Patient for Hospice

    beekee replied to Crocsing's topic in General Nursing

    Well, presumably since the patient was to be discharged to home with hospice, their code status was DNR/DNI. Therefore, RRT would be inappropriate. Everyone dies

  15. Question regarding minimum staffing

    beekee replied to smf0903's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn’t agree unless there were 2 RNs. You noted some definite safety issues When are you suppose to break or even go to the bathroom? You leaving those 2 patients alone for 30 minutes? For a...

  16. New psych nurse but wanting ER

    beekee replied to The0Walrus's topic in General Nursing

    Whether your employer does it, I don’t know. However, on any given day, a huge number of people with mental health and/or substance misuse disorders end up in the ER. And of those who come to the ER...

  17. No calls after my interview!

    beekee replied to jp902019's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!

  18. I'm better at dying

    beekee replied to mi_dreamin's topic in General Nursing

    At least you get orders!

  19. ER or PCU/Step-Down?

    beekee replied to nursingsprettycool17's topic in General Nursing

    All ERs and PCUs are not the same. Some will handle primarily relatively low acuity patients, and some will be pretty high acuity. Instead of labels, focus on the experience. Is the unit supportive?...

  20. Where to get basic, interactive CEUs?

    beekee replied to Guinevere's topic in General Nursing

    AHA and ADA both have CEUs, many of them

  21. Anyone know anything about accelerated nursing programs??

    beekee replied to 4pplepie99's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ? I just get tired of the med school wanna be’s who think being a NP is an easy consolation

  22. Anyone know anything about accelerated nursing programs??

    beekee replied to 4pplepie99's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ah...the nursing consolation prize is not easy?

  23. Anyone know anything about accelerated nursing programs??

    beekee replied to 4pplepie99's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    1 year to finish current degree 2-3 years for associate degree (possibly more depending on how many prerequisites you need) 1 year for BSN (obviously, you can shorten this will an accelerated program,...

  24. Anyone know anything about accelerated nursing programs??

    beekee replied to 4pplepie99's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You’d need to speak with the school about whether your classes would transfer. Some community colleges in my area give you bonus points towards admission if you take the prerequisites at that...

  25. Anyone know anything about accelerated nursing programs??

    beekee replied to 4pplepie99's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Accelerated BSNs are usually competitive, expensive and may not be not eligible for traditional student loans. Just because you have a BS, doesn’t mean you can’t go to a community college for your...