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  1. Sorry to hear this happened to you. These facilities wonder why they can't find staff. I wouldn't even consider working with these patient ratios. Every state has laws about breaks. In my state,...
  2. Former Derm nurse here! Your RN to NP education will include very little Dermatology content. If Dermatology is your goal, you will learn more working in a Derm clinic than anywhere else. Could you do...
  3. It all depends on the job market in your area. I live in a Midwestern city that hires RNs and LPNs in clinics because we have a shortage of MAs in our area. I live near four large health care systems...
  4. I took my first job in a clinic and have stayed in the outpatient setting ever since. One thing to mull over... when Covid happened, I was unable to take advantage of the lucrative travel contracts...
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    Trouble getting job after bachelor degree.

    Hmmm, not sure Canada hires with the same expectations as the U.S. Here in the U.S., BSN nurses are not more expensive (there may be some exceptions). Where I live, completing the BSN does not earn...
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    Phasing Out ADN?

    I agree with Hobe: "What would make better nurses? Other nurse could mold better nurses by giving better training. Hospitals should be advocating for better training". These days, new nurses have to...
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    Phasing Out ADN?

    In my area, the major health care companies require new ADN grads to complete the BSN (within 5 years of employment). They also contribute money toward the program. Honestly, the BSN program was...
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    Ethical Arguments Against Mandatory Vaccination

    Thank you NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN for your post. I am currently reading Pox: An American History, by Michael Willrich. We humans are a vain race. If Covid-19 had scarred our faces horribly (like smallpox...
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    Ethical Arguments Against Mandatory Vaccination

    "There is epidemiological trend in a dramatic rise of autoimmune disorders. My personal belief is that the overuse of antibiotics and too many vaccines might be behind this". I am reading the...
  10. Follow the guidance on the CDC website. "Ending Isolation and Precautions for People with COVID-19: Interim Guidance". These guidelines will change over time. Passing by someone outside on a walk is...
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    New Grad Orientation Doesn't Feel Safe or Supportive

    As I was reading through, I was thinking "is this a fake post"? Everything about it seems so wrong. Do NOT stay here! I agree with SnickRN above. "Thousands of hospitals are looking for staff and it...
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    Decisions decisions

    "I know the pediatric position wasn't interested in allowing a shadow day". This is a red flag for me. I would ask why. Are you ready and able to interact with distraught parents? Will your...
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    Teaching students to write in APA format

    "Think about those of us who didn't have a computer word programs. We had to retype every version (one typewriter) ...but we were fully engrossed in our study, methodology, results and conclusions"...
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    Teaching students to write in APA format

    We were given Purdue Owl as a reference, then sent to a "writing lab" within the school for help. You could set up a time and someone would go over your paper, check for grammatical errors, etc. Later...
  15. Love this Nurse Beth! So well
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    Leaving Bedside

    Have you thought about trying urgent care? You won't make as much money as working in the ICU, but it's higher paying than most clinic positions. You can also work 12s if that's what you like (4s and...
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    Advice For a New Instructor Please!

    Yes, we routinely auscultate BPs in the clinic, but the automatic cuff goes on during an emergency and is set to run every x minutes. I have too much to do and there aren't enough of us to take...
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    Weird Performance Evaluation

    I agree with Sleepwalker. A manipulative way to avoid handing out pay
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    Aesthetic Nursing vs Hospital Nursing

    If your goal is to eventually become a NP, definitely start with Med Surg. You aren't going to gain broad nursing knowledge in aesthetics. If your goal is to only work in aesthetics for the rest...
  20. It's normal to be feeling the way you're feeling! Expect to cry after some of your shifts. You will gain more confidence as you go. Read about Dr. Patricia Benner's Novice to Expert
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    Marquette Direct Entry MSN Fall 2023

    How do you all afford Marquette's expensive
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    Advice For a New Instructor Please!

    "The students should not have a place to escape to". Meeting for pre and post clinical conference is not an "escape". It's a way to prepare and debrief for the day. "I've been in emergent...
  23. I'm so glad you added "do not aspirate". A huge controversy was created around aspiration without any
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    Clinical Instructor

    I agree that the interaction was very unprofessional, but your daughter has to fight her own battles. Sadly, in the nursing profession she will encounter this behavior everywhere she goes. She needs...
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    Advice For a New Instructor Please!

    They don't have a room for you to congregate to discuss with your students??? Dynamaps are short in this day and age?? There is no excuse for either of these situations. ? Have your students...