NurseLauraM

NurseLauraM

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  1. Best tablet/laptop for Nursing School?

    NurseLauraM replied to e.amberly's topic in General Students

    I can't recommend anything based on personal experience. However, I will say that I was given an iPad during nursing school and found it to be very difficult to use for academics, even with a keyboard...

  2. Drug screen discrimination

    NurseLauraM replied to Steven46304's topic in General Students

    A frustrating situation indeed, but not discrimination. I know this isn't the focus of your post, but I'm curious as to what nursing school with ESRD would look like. It seems like it would be a...

  3. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    NurseLauraM replied to workingot's topic in Nursing Career

    In my experience, to earn 100,000 as an RN you usually have to work a lot of overtime. For me, 100,000 isn't worth working 70+ hours (especially including weekends, holiday, etc.) There's nothing...

  4. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    NurseLauraM replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was a senior BSN student in my final semester, it was expected that we work individually with the nurse we were assigned to (with the nurse's agreement of course). I never shared my preceptor...

  5. Unhealthy habits/Facebook posts from friends/family that make you :( ?

    NurseLauraM replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't bother me in most circumstances. Everyone has different values and just because health is (often) a major priority for nurses doesn't mean it is for the general population. If someone asks...

  6. Nurse Practitioner Contract Negotiation

    NurseLauraM replied to Combative's topic in Advanced Practice

    Wow. After doing a little research myself (I'm not from the NJ area) I want to second this. It appears the average NP salary is well over 100,000. You're a new grad so you should expect slightly less...

  7. Eating Their Young

    NurseLauraM replied to futurelnd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And I don't think we should call others indecent human beings because they disagree with our opinions. Perhaps some nurses need to focus on being more resilient rather than playing the

  8. Nurse Practitioner Contract Negotiation

    NurseLauraM replied to Combative's topic in Advanced Practice

    80,000 does seem pretty low. I'm a new NP and make 85,000 but in an area with a very low cost of living. From what you said it also seems like you will be working more hours than me. However, I'm also...

  9. Eating Their Young

    NurseLauraM replied to futurelnd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hello darkness my old

  10. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    NurseLauraM replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Absolutely. My thoughts are that Phoenix is either too stubborn to admit she didn't read the thread initially and was wrong, or she is not able to comprehend it for some reason. I won't speculate on...

  11. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    NurseLauraM replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The nurse wasn't her preceptor. If anyone failed his or her assignment it was the clinical instructor, who is the only one who actually agreed to educate the student. The nurse had no duty to the...

  12. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    NurseLauraM replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    She

  13. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    NurseLauraM replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You just joined and this is your first post? OP in

  14. confessions of a RRT

    NurseLauraM replied to yahoomagoo's topic in General Nursing

    The sheer length of your rant is disconcerting. It reeks of

  15. White Scrubs and That "Time of the Month".

    NurseLauraM replied to Shookclays's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have also taken ibuprofen to reduce menstrual bleeding. I believe it has to do with the role NSAIDs have in reducing prostaglandins. Prostaglandins cause vasodilation, so inhibiting/reducing them...

  16. For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    NurseLauraM replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    These kind's of grammar mistake's literally make me want too loose my mind. Irregardless, I could care less about silly excuse's like autocorrect, much less bad education. These to thing's just ain't...

  17. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    NurseLauraM replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So glad you found it helpful! Best of luck in your future studies

  18. What Do You Love About Nursing?

    NurseLauraM replied to Allison007's topic in General Nursing

    They did the exact same thing at my orientation! This sounds so silly now but I was so worried because I was single then and with everything they were telling me I thought, "oh wow... I'll never have...

  19. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    NurseLauraM replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I realize the OP is already out of school but in case any students are reading this, I want to add that no clinical day has to be a waste if you're resourceful. If you have already told everyone on...

  20. Eating Their Young

    NurseLauraM replied to futurelnd's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good question! Maybe a nurse who works on a cruise? If the boat sank and they swam to a desert island they might have to turn to

  21. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    NurseLauraM replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, I definitely see your point with that analogy! I will never forget watching the Miracle of Life in high school and immediately turning to a friend and saying "I think I'll just stay a virgin...

  22. Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    NurseLauraM replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You make a great point that the tone of the original post may cause prospective students to panic. However, I don't necessarily believe that advice have to given in order to help others. Sometimes it...

  23. Oops I sat on the patient

    NurseLauraM replied to whatdayisit11to7Nrse's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing this. You used humor to make an incredibly awkward situation bearable, a skill that is very handy in this

  24. Why have you decided to become a NP and not a Doctor?

    NurseLauraM replied to Lightning90's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    RockyMay seems to strongly dislike NPs and I have to wonder if she joined this site just to argue that NPs are incompetent. I can't find a way to quote her past posts and put them here with the quote...

  25. Why have you decided to become a NP and not a Doctor?

    NurseLauraM replied to Lightning90's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I realize that. I think you are misunderstanding because I am actually agreeing with you that online NP programs are worse than the post-masters online PA programs. I can sense that you don't think a...