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phiir MSN

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  1. Why do we do codes?

    phiir replied to scrubs0204's topic in General Nursing

    So you can look the families of your patients in the eyes and say: "We did everything we

  2. Nursing Shoes for Males

    phiir replied to A.M. Wolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have four pairs of Asics and cycle through

  3. Male Nursing swag

    phiir replied to Ohbeardedone's topic in Men in Nursing

    Scissors / Trauma Shears Penlight Quality writing implements (you may even want to put your name on them because they WILL

  4. Credentials

    phiir posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I am fully aware that it is illegal for one who is not a nurse to refer to him/herself as a nurse, but what about the credentials of BSN vs ADN? A little background, I am an Associate's Degree...

  5. Credentials

    phiir replied to phiir's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Nah I'm still around. I asked here because that's how I learn as a nurse - I look for the answer myself and then if I can't find it, I see if anyone else knows.The conversation rapidly deteriorated...

  6. Quick certs to spice up resume for Epic application analyst job

    phiir replied to Murse901's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I am actually interested in knowing the answer to this question myself - Google searches are relatively

  7. New Grad RN.... work options that do not involve a hospital

    phiir replied to new.grad.rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are also numerous RN-to-MSN programs available nowadays so one could acquire an MSN without working as a staff

  8. Is an acute rehab unit/inpatient rehab facility considered acute care?

    phiir replied to annlbuco's topic in Rehabilitation

    Worked my first year at a rehab hospital and we used to have crash carts with Epi, Sodium Bicarb, atropine, etc. which were removed because they removed the 'Hospital' designation. It is now pretty...

  9. New Grad RN.... work options that do not involve a hospital

    phiir replied to new.grad.rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My wife does Clinical Research and she still has to go ask patients for samples, give presentations to large groups, etc. so you never really escape 'people', but it does reduce the number...

  10. Failed nclex twice, advice?

    phiir replied to Huth99's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hurst review is excellent and they have a bank of either 600 or 900 practice

  11. bored to tears

    phiir replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    Troll: One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument Based on the reaction of the OP, my assessment is...

  12. bored to tears

    phiir replied to KThurmond's topic in General Students

    This is a troll - don't worry they go away when you don't feed them.I wasn't interested in my history classes and so they were tedious. I was VERY interested in some of my other classes, but the...

  13. Onward to Texas!

    phiir replied to coughdrop.2.go's topic in School

    From Amarillo, currently live in Lubbock. Northwest Hospital (NWTH) is the 'County Hospital' of the area so they take the indigent, etc. despite the fact that they are still designated as a...

  14. CNA or EMT

    phiir replied to Nurse2BeCam's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Probably depends on where you want to work as well - if you want to go to an ED then working as an EMT would be most beneficial. CNA's do a lot of bedside care so you would benefit as you can see a...

  15. Credentials

    phiir replied to phiir's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have scrutinized the ANA Code of Ethics, the Texas BoN website, and examined my facility's policies. I tried google searching, but with the myriad of ADN-to-BSN programs being offered online, I...

  16. Credentials

    phiir replied to phiir's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Allow me to remind you that saying 'allow me' is asking permission and that I have not mandated anything. I attempted to refine the questions to the ones I wanted answered - I restricted nothing, I...

  17. Credentials

    phiir replied to phiir's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That's all you had to say They don't, I showed the DON and she laughed then gave me a high five. I wear it inside, it goes into my locker for 12 hours until I leave. If it was on my name badge, then...

  18. Role transition from student nurse to registered nurse

    phiir replied to baowow91's topic in General Nursing

    1. I felt adequately prepared to do the job, but not adequately prepared to handle emergencies. 2. Yes 3. Yes 4. No, my current job is too easy and I don't feel challenged because it's not an...

  19. Credentials

    phiir replied to phiir's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I did not feel that it was helpful because it was not answering my question. Thank you for your poignant response and additional information as to the order I mistakenly listed the

  20. Nursing Communication Project

    phiir replied to kazooe9's topic in General Nursing

    One of our methods is to tell our patients, "Is there anything I can do for you, I have the time." It lets the patient know that the nurse is not trying to 'escape' the room and the patients feel...

  21. Credentials

    phiir replied to phiir's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Allow me to narrow the discussion to these

  22. Credentials

    phiir replied to phiir's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Is there a penalty for infraction of which you are

  23. 265 questions and Passed 1st time

    phiir replied to DsquishRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I got to 75 and expected it to shut off... then 80... then 85... every five questions I kept expecting it to shut off and it never did. By the time I got to 225 I gave up hope and figured I was going...