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  1. Does Medic Experience Count?

    nurseprnRN replied to reyndonn1054's topic in General Nursing

    But as an APRN you can be your own employer, and as a PA,

  2. do you think a degree/ education is ever a waste?

    nurseprnRN replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    Then you're not using it hard

  3. Does Medic Experience Count?

    nurseprnRN replied to reyndonn1054's topic in General Nursing

    I can't tell by this whether you think nursing and physician's assisting are on the same continuum. They aren't. The advance practice RN has much more autonomy than a PA by virtue of the underlying...

  4. do you think a degree/ education is ever a waste?

    nurseprnRN replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    Any education a waste? Absolutely not. I know how to turn a sheep into a sweater, given time. Do I do this often? No. But you know what? When I have to try to get a ball of cotton out of a...

  5. Anyone heard any reason gel polish is worse than regular polish??

    nurseprnRN replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    That you can also have dirty ID badges, ties (on males), rings, stethoscopes, scissors, shoes, and watches falls under the category of "everything you say is true; so what?" Hands touch patients and...

  6. Anyone heard any reason gel polish is worse than regular polish??

    nurseprnRN replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    An historical perspective: The prohibition against nail polish (paint, varnish) came out decades --decades-- ago because it does chip, even if you can't see it; it does harbor bacteria in a way that...

  7. Does Medic Experience Count?

    nurseprnRN replied to reyndonn1054's topic in General Nursing

    No. And the answer may not be what you hope it to be, but here goes. 1) There is considerable knowledge overlap between all members of the helping professions, including medics, therapists, nurses,...

  8. Nurse Who Has Not A Clue...

    nurseprnRN replied to JudyFawce's topic in General Nursing

    If your manager can't or won't take action, you should contact HR. Tell your manager one more time, tell her that would have to be your next step as this sort harassment (never mind the clinical...

  9. Fellow nurses...does this make sense?

    nurseprnRN replied to desert_MP's topic in General Nursing

    Under these conditions-- a student is sent to OR to OBSERVE-- the staff nurses should have let everyone know that he was not a nurse and was not allowed to do anything but watch. This is also a...

  10. Fellow nurses...does this make sense?

    nurseprnRN replied to desert_MP's topic in General Nursing

    That's the big problem here. Like several of the above posters, I would be willing to bet that this is not the first time this student has skirted the rules and been a teeensy bit, ummm, er, unclear...

  11. Please help me understand COPD!

    nurseprnRN replied to georgianurse16's topic in General Nursing

    "To maintain sats" is the critical point, and it has to be at the patient's baseline, not a "normal" sat. Too many people get O's slapped on them without checking sats, and those COPDrs WILL stop...

  12. clinical post conference inservice

    nurseprnRN replied to kathleenph's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Awesome learning experience. When I was a student I did one on birth control methods. Didn't have a damn thing to do with med/surg, but it was topical, since we were all of an age when we were taking...

  13. Therapeutic Communication

    nurseprnRN replied to 3rdGenRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You want a reference to help you with "active listening." Look that up and see what you find. As Yogi Berra said, "You can observe a lot by looking." The corollary is, "You can hear a lot by...

  14. Bullied by Clinical Instructor

    nurseprnRN replied to dorkiexcici's topic in General Students

    I went to a full four-year college and two years of tough graduate school, and taught in four college programs (I moved around the country a lot) and I never once had or knew an abusive faculty...

  15. Program nixed exam reviews...how do I adapt?

    nurseprnRN replied to leia.braggins's topic in General Students

    I don't think they have anything to hide, other than the exam itself. One school I heard of allowed reviews of the exam (not the scantrons, because those could be changed after the fact) in a specific...

  16. Nursing school is killing my relationship!

    nurseprnRN replied to jarielle22's topic in General Students

    Or ...maybe not so long. Good luck. Whatever

  17. CNAs allowed to feed via tube?

    nurseprnRN replied to pre-unsure's topic in General Students

    There's a difference between monitoring an ongoing feed that a nurse has set up and doing it all yourself. There's also a difference between a nonmedical person (like a parent) doing this for his/her...

  18. ADN

    nurseprnRN replied to ChristinaVitela's topic in General Nursing

    If you have the time, start in a BSN program from the get-go. Just do it. It's four years and you're done done done. You'll need to have it anyway in most places and it will open doors for you later...

  19. is this a HIPAA violation

    nurseprnRN replied to nurse2289's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    All of the above are possible, including the possibility of a set-up, as somebody might just have heard that there's big fines involved in a bona fide breach. Too bad they aren't paid to the patient...

  20. I'm so afraid that I violated Hipaa!

    nurseprnRN replied to guest879529's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I am stealing your HIPPO.

  21. Master's degree...in-person?

    nurseprnRN replied to Edonahue1's topic in General Students

    Oh god, a thousand likes for this one and for HouTx's post too. The advantages to an in-person graduate program are irreplaceable. You'll be able to sit in the cafeteria and noodle over a problem or a...

  22. Does Program Organization Affect Your Ability to Learn?

    nurseprnRN replied to elle8310's topic in General Students

    In one way, this perception is also boosted by the very real difference between nursing education and other more didactic forms. In part, you are supposed to spend more time integrating all the...

  23. Struggling during second semester, need some advice

    nurseprnRN replied to Shakrashi's topic in General Students

    Also, and I know this sounds kinda New-Agey, you have to start talking to yourself better. Or stop listening to yourself, whichever is easier for you. Or both. 1) When you go into lab to get that...

  24. Need help with Laboring, Postpartum, and Neonate Care Plan!

    nurseprnRN replied to lindygirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    For a risk diagnosis, there is/are risk factor(s). For an already identified problem, there is evidence. You don't need to give evidence of a problem for which there is a risk. That's all you...

  25. How to calculate for "how much remains after X-Hours?"

    nurseprnRN replied to ChooSoul's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That's a fashionable thing for girls to say and more's the pity, but if you are sure you've got enough butter when you multiply a recipe for cookies, enough cash to buy the three gallons of gas it...