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  1. Questions- I just don't get it..

    changeofpaceRN posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I know very little about cardiac care (and I've never done hospital nursing) but I have a few questions google cannot answer... I thought why not try here ... Is the chest tube used post CABG the same...

  2. Hospital case managers- question for you

    changeofpaceRN posted a topic in Case Management

    I work as a case manager for a state program (first case management job so other "types" of case managers are new to me). In this state program, we follow those with disabilities so anytime one of...

  3. Suggestions on RN starting up as a Holistic Nurse,

    changeofpaceRN replied to lumbarpain's topic in Holistic

    Thanks for the advice. That is the thing with law- it is up to interpretation and even the BON put that in writing when I asked for specifics. They also told me I can submit a declaratory statement...

  4. Suggestions on RN starting up as a Holistic Nurse,

    changeofpaceRN replied to lumbarpain's topic in Holistic

    Again, thank you steeleworks for your valuable input. You have brought up so many things I haven't considered yet... There is such a gray area in some parts of this. Sure a nurse can use their...

  5. Suggestions on RN starting up as a Holistic Nurse,

    changeofpaceRN replied to lumbarpain's topic in Holistic

    Wow what great advice. I strolled onto allnurses in hopes of finding some answers and sure enough, I am in luck! I've been searching my state's statutes and trying to figure out what is allowed in...

  6. This is why I am an anxious wreck...

    changeofpaceRN replied to gorjos's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine how you felt but I can certainly understand your anxiety. I was in a situation like that a few times too. I came to the realization that it is MY license on the line and I don't play...

  7. Lynn's workshop website not working?

    changeofpaceRN posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Is it just my computer? All these posts about the CPNE make me want to run somewhere (not sure where but I know it's far, far away). I'm finishing up my last exam next week and now I'm not so sure I...

  8. No motivation after passing the CPNE 2 months ago

    changeofpaceRN posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    I passed back at the beginning of Jan and have been waiting for my March graduation date to get here. It's coming but I think I'm so burnt out that I just don't care about anything else. I hardly...

  9. Today after clinical I broke down in Tears!!:(

    changeofpaceRN replied to believeallispossible's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Always carry a med book around and never give a medicine without knowing what it is for- follow that rule. The one time you stray from it, the patients mom, wife or someone will ask you what it is...

  10. Clarifying CPNE pass rate...

    changeofpaceRN posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Okay.. please tell me if I'm missing something here. Sorry if this gets confusing but this is a desperate attempt to calm my nerves re: the CPNE that I don't even have a date for! The first time pass...

  11. M.R.S.A or mersa?

    changeofpaceRN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Mersa- American... I've only heard it spelled out a few

  12. Night Shifters... How do you do it?

    changeofpaceRN replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Once I saw this question, I decided to post. I saw my husband less than before when I worked 3rd. I became a zombie during my days off and had no energy to even get up and play with my son. I would...

  13. Any other new RN's (2nd career) feel completely unsettled in choice?

    changeofpaceRN replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    no you don't have to respect the medicine at all. you have to accept it but you don't have to like it.. hence the ethical problems many of us deal with. some medicine does work and others are over...

  14. So Stressed & Aggravated At My Job

    changeofpaceRN replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    So what if every patient decided to wait in their car? I'd have to admit it is much more fun to wait in the car and listen to music or chat on the cell phone. Should you stand in the parking lot...

  15. LTC interview update

    changeofpaceRN replied to mharrah's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My last LTC facility had a standing order for neuro checks if the pt had a head injury. I would always call for an injury like that no matter what the hour.. a minor skin tear can wait until the AM....

  16. How much education to be a state inspector?

    changeofpaceRN replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    In my state.. you need to be an RN with at least 5-8 years of experience (a BS counts for 1 year of experience and Masters is 2 years total). He still needs to work a regular nursing job for the...

  17. Is It Possible An LPN Can Make More Then An RN?

    changeofpaceRN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Some people are so annoying. No one is degrading an LPN in their post so cut out the "poor me" whining. She has the same experience as the LPN. As a RN, we go to school longe, held to a different,...

  18. Advice- Non Clinical RN Jobs

    changeofpaceRN replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Hey there fellow EC grad :-) I actually couldn't stand bedside nursing anymore so I don't do it! I'm now a clinic manager so I still have patient contact but in a doctor's office setting...I don't...

  19. How many pair of scrubs do you own?

    changeofpaceRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I guess I'm the odd ball out. I work 5 days a week and have about 13 pairs of scrubs.. I work full time, mom to a toddler, pregnant, and in school FT for my BSN- I don't have time to do laundry and...

  20. HELP!!!! All the nursing nurses...

    changeofpaceRN replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Nursing

    You can start building your supply at home by pumping extra when you can and storing it in the freezer, you can pump during your lunch break and hopefully 1 or 2 other times during your shift (if...

  21. Is nursing really for me? It's a little long (sorry)

    changeofpaceRN replied to bunnie004's topic in General Nursing

    You will have your good days and bad days (in the beginning it seems like more bad than anything else but it is just adjusting to different situations and getting organized IMO). After you gain some...

  22. Teacher who would like to shift to nursing profession

    changeofpaceRN replied to prof_hannah's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to give you a few things to think about.. I'm TRYING not to be negative. If this is a dream of yours then GO for it. If it's something you think you want to do to "care" for people, look...

  23. I got a clincal RN job!

    changeofpaceRN replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    YAY! Congrats and good

  24. Tampa nursing

    changeofpaceRN replied to MichelleHRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure where you are moving from but FL is one of the lower paid nursing states for some reason. You might have better luck making that through an

  25. I dislike med/surg, do i have to do it?

    changeofpaceRN replied to SSWRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in a clinic seeing the uninsured/under insured OB patients, those in need of STD treatment and those needing regular exams. I teach about abnormal paps, how to prevent STD's or how to deal...