bgxyrnf

bgxyrnf MSN, RN

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  1. Is nursing school and the clinicals really that tough?

    bgxyrnf replied to BuriedSet127's topic in General Students

    Nursing school was very busy but not very challenging academically/intellectually. Perhaps the worst part of it was the high-stakes nature of each exam and activity. In my program, we were required to...

  2. Am I being too hard on myself

    bgxyrnf replied to lorias's topic in General Students

    I don't think that this ethical lapse means that you have no business being a nurse though it is concerning the ease with which you chose to falsify the medical record. I have to say, contrary to the...

  3. MD vs DO

    bgxyrnf replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    To be fair, there are plenty of allopathic physicians (MDs) in the field of integrative medicine doing precisely the same

  4. Too ugly to be a nurse..?!?

    bgxyrnf replied to RandomNurse2b1's topic in General Nursing

    This, I promise you sister: Not a colleague in the world cares what you look like; they care what you do. Fair warning: Some intoxicated, psychotic, or simply obnoxious patients *will* try to press...

  5. MD vs DO

    bgxyrnf replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Our MICU medical director is a DO. As is one of our neurosurgery attendings... as are a few of our ED attendings... and so on, and so

  6. MD vs DO

    bgxyrnf replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Practically speaking, on match day, no difference. You name a specialty and I'll name DOs working in it. That said, DO programs tend to emphasize primary care and osteopathic manipulations. Here in...

  7. Buying previously used books

    bgxyrnf replied to herewego23's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My experience with textbook editions is that they are generally more about creating an ongoing revenue stream for the author and publisher. My program demanded that we purchase the newest editions but...

  8. Desperate

    bgxyrnf replied to emilymorgan's topic in General Students

    I'm going to reply point by point embedded in your

  9. No Rehire

    bgxyrnf replied to Rachelbolling88's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would think that most people would be reluctant to hold someone's attendance at the age of 16 against them IF they have demonstrated consistent change in the

  10. I am doomed.

    bgxyrnf replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    And nowhere do I see it documented that you examined the glove to ensure that it was

  11. Dropping the "Nurse Card"?

    bgxyrnf replied to RNJay_'s topic in General Nursing

    I have dodged a couple of citations *because* I was a nurse in a local ED but I've never "dropped" such information in an attempt to do so in the three times that I've been pulled over for...

  12. We are not saints! (just because we work hard)

    bgxyrnf replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I presume that you realize that many of the people in combat are doing so because they *like* combat? Taking enemy fire doesn't make one a hero. One's actions under fire may run the gamut from...

  13. is Nursing School HARDER than Medical School?

    bgxyrnf replied to sunny d's topic in General Students

    I suppose... though I was 45 when I graduated from nursing school and had a 1st grader at home. My engineering and chemistry curricula were much more difficult than my DEMSN was... in terms of time...

  14. is Nursing School HARDER than Medical School?

    bgxyrnf replied to sunny d's topic in General Students

    Not by a long shot, in my

  15. Seizure code blue

    bgxyrnf replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    A couple thoughts: 1) Grabbing Ativan does you no good unless there's a provider around to give you an order. 2) The seizure isn't going to kill the patient... sustained hypoxia will. The seizure...

  16. How did she/he get through nursing school?

    bgxyrnf replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Skilled and smart are totally different domains... and being skilled in one thing confers little benefit in unrelated activities. You sound pretty dang smart to

  17. Why would a nurse push IV potassium?

    bgxyrnf replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    The only two reasons that I can of why a nurse would push IV potassium... 1) The nurse is grossly incompetent and unable to read simple orders, or 2) The nurse is actively intending to kill the...

  18. How did she/he get through nursing school?

    bgxyrnf replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Memory pertaining to things of interest, perhaps... intellect most definitely not. Sports and guns are two of the most prominent examples I can think of for which logic and reason are are often...

  19. Would you tell a co-worker he needs hearing aides?

    bgxyrnf replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    "...putting it all on other people..." or reasonable accommodations... Always going to be case-by-case with the devil found in the

  20. How did she/he get through nursing school?

    bgxyrnf replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    That they are... and nursing school and licensing is, IMO, sadly lacking in

  21. How did she/he get through nursing school?

    bgxyrnf replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "Hey, you!!! Get back in the box!!!" Kinda reminds me of being in nursing school when the instructor, a grizzled ICU veteran, was trying to "show" me how to solve a math problem and was taking a...

  22. How did she/he get through nursing school?

    bgxyrnf replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    To me the answer is in part related to the fact the nursing school just isn't that rigorous academically and the licensing exam is a

  23. Would you tell a co-worker he needs hearing aides?

    bgxyrnf replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I, too, suffer from significant hearing disability and I assure you, I'm much more aware of it than is anybody else. Your partner is probably aware of his/her disability, too, but has decided that...

  24. you honest opinion

    bgxyrnf replied to btf4's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that is one way to look at it... I've chosen to continue to actively build my knowledge base ever since I left school. I have an enormous number of medical references (I prefer them to nursing...

  25. Failed anatomy...are there other options

    bgxyrnf replied to Jessa92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's a legitimate concern... and not everyone who wants to become a nurse is able to.That said, I'm a huge believer in perseverance and tenacity. You need to figure out what will make you a...