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  1. Mass General New Grad Critical Care Program??

    GregRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everyone, I am graduating in December with a BSN, currently living in Denver, CO. I am doing my senior practicum in the SICU at a local hospital. I visited Boston in May and fell in love with...

  2. Why SICU??

    GregRN posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm a new RN/BSN having just graduated in December '05. This is a second career for me and I'm now looking ahead to CRNA schools and the various requirements of each. Of course, any ICU experience...

  3. How much $ did it take to get you through your CRNA program?

    GregRN replied to Future-nurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I figure I should graduate with about 70K in loans for CRNA school. YMMV depending on lifestyle, family size, frugality,

  4. Urine Dip question

    GregRN replied to fancee free's topic in General Nursing

    Tired, I have to tell you that I really appreciate your posting on this site. You offer a "bigger picture" perspective not always seen when in the trenches and you have a way of reaching your...

  5. The Unwritten Rules of Nursing

    GregRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    From my own observations I have seen a number of unwritten rules when it comes to nursing practice. Policies and procedures are fine but often times these unwritten rules are more powerful. Here are...

  6. What MD speciality do you find the most difficult to work with?

    GregRN replied to nurturing_angel's topic in General Nursing

    As a group I don't notice one service to be particularly more pompous than another. There are good and bad eggs within each. I do, however, notice a significant difference between private and...

  7. Holidays=Sad Residents,What would you say

    GregRN replied to lil' girl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I linked to this thread from the front page of allnurses.com and didn't realize it was the Geriatric section. Not to spoil the mood but when I read the thread title: "Sad Residents, what would you...

  8. Tylenol, how safe is this drug

    GregRN replied to nialloh's topic in General Nursing

    The point is the same though. Even if educated that Tylenol will hurt, then the person will take enough to hurt. Tylenol is safe. Trying to kill or hurt yourself is what isn't safe. That's where...

  9. Tylenol, how safe is this drug

    GregRN replied to nialloh's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to play the role of Captain Obvious but it's not Tylenol that's unsafe in this story, it's suicide that's unsafe. She didn't mistakenly take half a bottle of Tylenol because she thought it was...

  10. DNR bracelet with DNR written on it. HIPAA???

    GregRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Are you sure?? Source? A blue bracelet, code for DNR, is protected information under HIPAA (not HIPPA...pet peeve) but putting DNR on that same bracelet is protected information? You might want to...

  11. DNR bracelet with DNR written on it. HIPAA???

    GregRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Not to be rude but...so what? What's wrong with patients making their wishes known to the entire world? I would think that's what the patient wants, that if they were to code in such a manner that...

  12. Urgent Response Needed

    GregRN replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Nursing

    Your hospital almost certainly has an ethics committee. They can help apply ethical perspectives to sorting through issues like a different doctor, second opinions, transferring to another hospital...

  13. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    GregRN replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    The worst gift I ever received was the one never given. It was my birthday, and while I have never made a big deal of it I always appreciate when people say, "Happy Birthday." Where I work there...

  14. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    GregRN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen some very passionate people, for whom nursing is their calling, do some very mind-numbingly, stupid things and compromise safety with patients. At the same time I've seen some...

  15. Nursing Judgement...A thing of the past?

    GregRN replied to Jelli_Belli's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. The way I've gotten around this is to bring it to the attention of the patient. Should a patient not meet the computerized form's assessment of a social work consult, for example, but I feel...

  16. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    GregRN replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess if an earle can be a leslie, then an Emmanuel can be an

  17. Do you ever offer to shave female patients?

    GregRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't wish that on

  18. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    GregRN replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    EG, for some reason, this is exactly how I pictured what you look like in real

  19. Do you ever offer to shave female patients?

    GregRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    You'll have to add an extra column to your flow sheet:Facial Hair: □ Absent □ 40 Grit □ Willy

  20. Any idea of what I'm talking about?

    GregRN replied to Rage's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    ?????

  21. Do you ever offer to shave female patients?

    GregRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    What if you left the question open: "Ms. Hirsute, what can I get you to help with your morning grooming?" This avoids being obtrusive and allows you to meet the patient where they

  22. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    GregRN replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    This entire thread reminds me of the words that have provided me so much energy-saving over the years: "It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into."...

  23. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    GregRN replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Finally...something intelligent and wise said on this

  24. Do I still have a chance if I fail a semester?

    GregRN replied to Chloe8043's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I would question both of these heavily. A "W" or "I" showing up on your transcripts has to do with the rules set forth by the administration of the college, not the professors. Colleges/universities...

  25. New RN Grads in the ICU

    GregRN replied to sunspotmia's topic in General Nursing

    there is no reason to think a person can't be successful going straight from school to the icu. i did it in a high-acuity micu, then transferred to a high-acuity sicu 9 months later. med/surg...