Boomer MS, RN

Boomer MS, RN

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  1. Is there such thing as financial aid for graduate school?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in General Nursing

    I know that there is financial aid for nursing graduate programs, including scholarships too. Depending where you want to apply, it means investigating what is possible. There is more than one way to...

  2. Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Also, ALL narcotics, including pills, needs to be wasted down a drain - either a sink or a toilet. They should not be dropped into the trash or sharps container. Even a Fentanyl patch is supposed to...

  3. New graduate, new ER nurse.

    Boomer MS, RN replied to emergencynursy's topic in Emergency

    Good luck on those Boards! And also congrats on being hired in an ED. I am not one of those who thinks bypassing med-surg as a new grad is a mistake. Ok, I'm biased...I went straight to a Level I as...

  4. NTI 2016: Family Presence During Resuscitation?!

    Boomer MS, RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Your points are well taken. When the early literature was published, it was focused on Emergency Department resuscitations. Ideally, a clinical person would also be with the family, but, again, is...

  5. Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    An attorney may be needed to defend the

  6. Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    What a thoughtful and kind

  7. NTI 2016: Family Presence During Resuscitation?!

    Boomer MS, RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I did a literature search on this topic for graduate school for a paper I wrote (graduated in 1999). Interestingly, the literature at that time showed the same conclusions that Dr. Guzzetta described,...

  8. NTI 2016: Family Presence During Resuscitation?!

    Boomer MS, RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    The scenario described above is ideal. There has been a great deal of literature published on "Family Presence During Resuscitation", much which began to surface in the late 1990s and instigated by...

  9. Disciplinary action?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto, ditto, ditto.

  10. Being blamed for fall after shift

    Boomer MS, RN replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, this does make sense. I did fill out an incident report when a very large lady fell onto me as I transferred her (I'm very small), and I eased her to the floor. She was on top of me at that...

  11. Disciplinary action?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to JVoEDrn's topic in General Nursing

    Good advice above. I would probably feel the same as you are, but try to get those voices out of your head!! It may not be nearly as dire as you are visualizing. Patience..., patience....patience. The...

  12. Being blamed for fall after shift

    Boomer MS, RN replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You're welcome, and it's gratifying to see all the support you are getting here. Wondering too if you have a union. Maybe this will all turn out OK for you. Hopefully sensible minds will

  13. Being blamed for fall after shift

    Boomer MS, RN replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    And here is a definition of a non

  14. Being blamed for fall after shift

    Boomer MS, RN replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You have orders to get the A/O x 3 pt. OOB, but there are no chair alarms, but you have orders, but there are no chair alarms, but you have orders, but there are no... This made me giggle. "Who's on...

  15. Being blamed for fall after shift

    Boomer MS, RN replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is also my understanding. And I'm confused about that second patient needing an alarm. Perhaps your hospital's policy when said patient is in a chair?? But you said she was A & O x3. Still...

  16. To BSN, or not to BSN

    Boomer MS, RN replied to arb29171's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Just to clarify, a BSN is not a graduate degree. And true, not everyone wants a graduate

  17. To BSN, or not to BSN

    Boomer MS, RN replied to arb29171's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Nope, doesn't unboggle my mind. What it does say is that you have your reasons. And they are practical and realistic. Your story is not unusual. I applaud you for doing what you wanted and needed to...

  18. To BSN, or not to BSN

    Boomer MS, RN replied to arb29171's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    First, there is no nursing shortage now. And while I know your comment about a lot of nurses are mothers and want to "get their degree as quickly as possible"may be very valid, there are also those...

  19. Thinking of ED, need advice!

    Boomer MS, RN replied to Jamie34NY's topic in General Nursing

    I say go for

  20. Creighton DNP program application

    Boomer MS, RN replied to MegaPedsNurse's topic in General Nursing

    The way I interpreted this was the that it was only for those already with a MSN who needed to include that on their application. Since you have a BSN, I don't think it applies to you. Sounds as if...

  21. To BSN, or not to BSN

    Boomer MS, RN replied to arb29171's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Please listen to what this OP wrote. And now I'm going to reiterate what I've written about here before. Why is nursing the only profession that does not require a graduate degree? (Digressing a...

  22. San Jose/Santa Clara Area ERs

    Boomer MS, RN replied to alit's topic in General Nursing

    I have not worked at these, but here are some names: Regional Medical Center of San Jose Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Stanford University I did my residency for graduate school at Stanford with...

  23. Live Coverage of NTI 2016 New Orleans - Are you going???

    Boomer MS, RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not going but have gone in the past. The BEST conference and very inspiring. So much to learn and so much fun to network. And to boot it is in New Orleans this

  24. Nurse-Patient Ration Mandate in Ohio

    Boomer MS, RN replied to Mr.Bill RN, BSN's topic in General Nursing

    California has mandatory ratios, finally signed by our governor in 2003? I cannot remember exactly the year. Many nurses here applauded the passing of it. Hospitals here still fight it, and nurses are...

  25. I have CEN and CCRN, should I just take my CFRN?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to Generic ER Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good point. It felt good to see a post that someone was interested in learning more and trying for more certifications. So many of the posts here are from those who are discouraged, cynical,...