ms boogie

ms boogie BSN, MSN

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  1. How much do you make 2016

    ms boogie replied to soon2bnurse5's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Very

  2. Taped by a patient

    ms boogie replied to lauriepanther's topic in General Nursing

    If your administration is trying to fire you over a secretly taped converse leave!! According to federal wire tap laws whomever recorded you without your knowledge is the one in the wrong. Wow, tell...

  3. Taped by a patient

    ms boogie replied to lauriepanther's topic in General Nursing

    Florida has what is known as a “two-party consent” law for wiretapping. Under Fla. Stat. ch. 934.03, it is illegal to intercept or record a “wire, oral, or electronic communication” unless all...

  4. I am under investigation by BON. Ethical question: Share or not share with potential employers?

    ms boogie replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    I am rooting for you too! What a bunch of bull....none of us are perfect. My god if the docs we worked with were under a microscope by our own peers. Where would we be? Why do we do this to each...

  5. ICU Nursing

    ms boogie replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Please tell me where there are 8 hour dialysis shifts.... my days and everyone else involved in the dialysis wheel involve at least 13+ hours a day. If you are lucky you will only get 50 hours a week...

  6. Exhausted; I want a way out.

    ms boogie replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Your mindset is why you make what you make. Know your market value and demand it. This mindset is exactly why men in our profession make more. Keep continuing your education and your expectations...

  7. As a RN, which would you choose?

    ms boogie replied to GenieToBe's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. What an amazing viewpoint. As a critical care nurse I have never heard of this maneuver. A super nurse Like yourself has taken something literal again... please tell me more. You are so...

  8. How much do you make 2016

    ms boogie replied to soon2bnurse5's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Update: 13 years experience and now I’m the $130,000+ range per year + bonuses and the usual extras. Now in Philadelphia region. Life is good Very sad

  9. Exhausted; I want a way out.

    ms boogie replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    Making 50,000 as a registered nurse is embarrassing. That is about half of what you should be making. That is very low for

  10. ICU Nursing

    ms boogie replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Hi cardiacdork. I have 2 words for you. Outpatient dialysis. I practiced in critical care for years and I found the perfect nursing job in outpatient dialysis. It is cake and the best kept...

  11. As a RN, which would you choose?

    ms boogie replied to GenieToBe's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, if I am choking on a chicken bone....DNR....You must be kidding me. I think as nurses we have an active imagination and an image of self importance. We are nurses, therefore, we must know...

  12. Very concerned

    ms boogie replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    It would be important to remember the diet restrictions of your patients as well. Patient's in ARF and on dialysis should not be given orange juice secondary to the potassium content. Apple juice...

  13. Husband became a RN

    ms boogie replied to NurseLady1210's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse lady, your open post to all of us shows such humility and grace on your part. You have placed everyone else's needs before your own. I felt compelled to let you know you are going to be okay....

  14. Work and pets?

    ms boogie replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in General Nursing

    The fence was

  15. Work and pets?

    ms boogie replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in General Nursing

    And a tennis ball and racquet for when you do make it home. We have the happiest pups in the

  16. Work and pets?

    ms boogie replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in General Nursing

    Doggie doors are the greatest invention ever.

  17. How much do you make 2016

    ms boogie replied to soon2bnurse5's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Nurse for 8 years in the Midatlantic region. 75000 salary, management/education/resource position . The hours are 830 to 430 Monday through Friday. Lots of holidays with 4 weeks off and 3 mental...

  18. Whats the Catch: RN to MSN?

    ms boogie replied to sandiegotrish's topic in General Nursing

    This makes my head hurt. My opinion would be to worry about earning your RN first and then think about an advanced

  19. Can you become a PACU nurse w/o experience

    ms boogie replied to Samt9's topic in PACU

    I thought you were going to say Sickle Cell

  20. Agitated terminal agitation or a hospice nurse's worst nightmare

    ms boogie replied to laynicrn's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Maybe try testing for UTI. UTI's in the elderly notoriously display as behavioral issues especially with those whom are unable to express themselves verbally. ABX would still be compassionate and...

  21. Difficulty Accessing A Port

    ms boogie replied to REDDICKD's topic in General Nursing

    You are very

  22. Difficulty Accessing A Port

    ms boogie replied to REDDICKD's topic in General Nursing

    I hope you are not serious. A special non coring needle must be used when accessing Ports. Ports are never to be accessed with peripheral iv needles or butterfly

  23. My first day of lpn school is tomorrow

    ms boogie replied to mikayyCNA_'s topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Good

  24. Supporting family member with severe depression?

    ms boogie replied to Hollybobs's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the Nursing police....next will be the "you are going to lose your license"

  25. When a contract hospital needs me to have more skills than I do....

    ms boogie replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Travel

    Arterial lines are never to be used for medication administration. That is not what they are for. It sounds like you need standard/further education on the purpose for these lines. You will cause...