Boomer MS, RN

Boomer MS, RN

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  1. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of good comments. Not to hijack the focus, but why wouldn't the manager pull her into her office and lay it all out there? I find it at the very least disrespectful and even harsh not to talk...

  2. Research Critique

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

    Learning to critique a research article involves a steep learning curve. Below is a guide for the steps to follow. I'm hoping you received an introduction to the process in your class....

  3. I am missing something obvious?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to missmollie's topic in Patient Medications

    Very true when it was first introduced. There has been a generic, ondansetron, for some

  4. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    Just my $0.02, but I think it was a bit draconian to fire anyone for this mistake, if all is true. I admit I am anal about being professional and would hope the OP would have deferred the call til...

  5. I am missing something obvious?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to missmollie's topic in Patient Medications

    Good to know that Zofran can be given sublingual! In my 10 years in the ED at four facilities, I never had a problem with IV Phenergan either, and it was my preferred anti emetic. But it received a...

  6. I am missing something obvious?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to missmollie's topic in Patient Medications

    The first year resident may have ordered Phenergan PO because it is not given IV in may places anymore because its pH is so low (4, I think), and it can be a vesicant with devastating results. He may...

  7. I am missing something obvious?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to missmollie's topic in Patient Medications

    Many places do not give IV Phenergan anymore, even in a 50 ml bag. It's off the formulary. I'm surprised to hear that is still being used, as some of you have indicated here. I didn't know there was...

  8. I am missing something obvious?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to missmollie's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't think you're missing anything, but you did not specify what the medicine is. I would call the MD or the NP, whatever the case may

  9. Those of you who went straight to NP school after BSN..

    Boomer MS, RN replied to nsm1639's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Again, this question. There is a reason why the good programs require RN experience before being accepted to an NP program. There is no substitute for experience. And there are no shortcuts to...

  10. Samuel Merritt University ELMSN Program vs UCSF

    Boomer MS, RN replied to bsorce's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I live in the Bay Area and do think well of SMU, although I do not know about their specific programs. I have one friend who precepts for and another friend who went through the nurse anesthesia...

  11. Samuel Merritt University ELMSN Program vs UCSF

    Boomer MS, RN replied to bsorce's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    What I know about Samuel Merritt is that it is a fine academic institution, but I am a UCSF graduate, CNS tract. The reason UCSF is rated so highly is because of their faculty and their programs. I...

  12. new grad: ER or float pool?

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

    Hands down ER for the reasons given

  13. Need help renewing my license for the first time.

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

    If this is your first time, it can be confusing. Do not bother trying to renew your license if you have not met the required continuing education requirements. Paying the fee will not renew your...

  14. What's In Your Staff Bathroom?

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

    Sounds familiar. Bless your heart, and to others on your staff, for doing

  15. What is a good pocket book for the Pediatric ICU?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to pearlbubbles's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I went to Amazon and found Blue Print: Pediatric ICU. It looked interesting but is pricey, from $124 new to $47 for used. I would not recommend just any critical care pocket book for the reason that...

  16. Ready to tackle MSN-but want the easy way

    Boomer MS, RN replied to FLGirl2000's topic in Post Graduate Students

  17. Ready to tackle MSN-but want the easy way

    Boomer MS, RN replied to FLGirl2000's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Neither point you made above is true of the graduate nursing program at UCSF. And I doubt what you say is true of "most" other programs

  18. ICU or MED-Surge?

    Boomer MS, RN replied to J3w3lz88's topic in General Nursing

    Since you said that ICU is your career goal, I vote for the ICU, with a caveat. Either place will entail a huge learning curve for you; what is of utmost important is the orientation program for the...

  19. New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

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

    Plus, NPs can not just work solo once they graduate. They, too, have to work under a physician for a certain number of years for a certain number of hours - in some states, this is for life. This...

  20. New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

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

    I find it quite alarming that new grad RNs are accepted into NP programs with no experience. That is not true everywhere, but I do see a trend, and I believe it is often financially driven, as a...

  21. Ready to tackle MSN-but want the easy way

    Boomer MS, RN replied to FLGirl2000's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I respectfully disagree, but that may say more about me than the program in which I was enrolled. I found it the very difficult, but I wanted the best that I could find that would accept me. I found...

  22. Ready to tackle MSN-but want the easy way

    Boomer MS, RN replied to FLGirl2000's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Any reputable graduate program in nursing is not going to be easy. You will be short changing yourself to enroll in and pay for any such "easy" program, which may or may not even

  23. Gave a med I shouldn't have given... worried about repercussions

    Boomer MS, RN replied to tired_panda's topic in Patient Medications

    The culture of an ED is consistent with monitoring some patients closely. I have given Labetolol IV in every ED I've worked; what is done routinely on some floors is forbidden in other facilities. I...

  24. Gave a med I shouldn't have given... worried about repercussions

    Boomer MS, RN replied to tired_panda's topic in Patient Medications

    Again, it was not give in the ED; it was given on the floor. The question of it being allowed to be given in the ED is not the issue

  25. Gave a med I shouldn't have given... worried about repercussions

    Boomer MS, RN replied to tired_panda's topic in Patient Medications

    This is true. Lots of interesting comments here. I feel that sometimes there is too emphasis on P & P and not on how we should practice. I realize you have to follow the P &P though. The...