Al Kalosis

Your post highlights multiple issues with NP education. While schools placing the impetus of clinical placement on students compounds the issues, it certainly is not the only concern. Programs that neglect to support their students, too, seem to be a...

On another social media forum, someone asked a question about order of credentials in a resume or signature, etc. A needlessly heated debate ensued. One nurse went so far as to say she "despises" nurses who list their credentials incorrectly. For rea...

You're an angry little clown, aren't you? It doesn't matter what you think. Knowing that such an insignificant act gets someone all worked up is hilarious to me. You disagree. So what? Your hostility is still unwarranted. You are the kind of per...

Hi all, let's review some basic terminology since there seems to be some confusion... Choice is not equivalent to infinite choice. If you are conflating the two, please stop. The absence of infinite choice is not equivalent to force. "But I'm be...

It's an opinion, but it's also a rationale. Please explain, how is it not? You assume that I assume the worst. Not true. Just giving an example of why, for myself (not necessarily for you or for Susie Q), the license is the most important piece,...

Brick & mortar DNP program or online MSN program? The DNP program is 3 years, the school finds preceptors for the students. The MSN program is 2 years, students must find preceptors themselves. Cost is approximately the same. Both are reputable p...

Thanks for the responses, folks. It looks like there is a pretty clear consensus. I'm still hung up on the school requiring re-taking of courses - and no, they will not waive these courses, I have asked. Plus I was mistaken about the cost. Faulty mat...

The only assumption I've made is that the OP's statement is accurate. The physician's disapproval of the quotation is reasonable. There are valid concerns regarding the use of direct quotes by the nurse, as you have described. However, the physician ...

Expressing one's concern and demanding (according to the OP) that information be removed from a legal document are not in the same ballpark.

A lot of people seem to be trying to validate or invalidate the actions of the nurse, but this is not really the question here. There may be valid reasons for quoting or not quoting in chart notes, and had any of us been in a similar situation, our a...

Hair is typically used when there is some sort of dispute. For example, lab results are positive and an employee or patient insists it must be a false positive. Hair tests can reveal the use of certain substances for a longer period of time than uri...

Hello Firstina, have you looked into accelerated BSN programs? These programs focus on the core nursing courses (no electives, humanities, or fluff courses) and you can earn a BSN in a little over a year. They require that you have a previous Bachelo...

Maybe it is a misprint in your school's catalog? Try to register for it and see what happens. If you can find an online version, this will save you some time - Lifespan Psych is not a course for which you need a brick & mortar classroom. Good lu...

If you're like most people - full of unwarranted hubris - then by all means, force another poor soul to be a part of this doomed, miserable, violent species. However, if you have an ethical bone in your body, wait until you're ready and seriously con...

Not necessarily.

"Hi, it's me, Nurseklingon, your favorite handsome student. Still wanna hook up? What was that clicking sound? Is this being recorded? Well sure, I know what extortion means, what's that got to do with anything?" Ah, forbidden love.

Congrats on finding a path you enjoy. This post resonates with me, as I am also a newly licensed nurse and also disinclined to seek a career in hospital nursing. I am leaning towards community health as well. There are a couple of FQHCs in my area...

Yup. This can not be reiterated enough.

Way to deflect. If you can't answer the question, please admit that your so-called morality is provisional and based solely on whether or not the beneficiary of social services is yourself or someone else.

Twitter "Anonymous expected to...release personal information of Salt Lake City Detective Jeff Payne tomorrow morning." Should be interesting.

Hi all, I am confused by something in one of my textbooks and was hoping someone would be kind enough to explain it to me. In case you are wondering, this is not a homework assignment, I promise. It is for my own understanding. One of my textbooks cl...

Thanks for the response. But based on your answer, it seems the wording in my original post must have been unclear. My question is not, "What causes anemia in AKI patients?" My question is, "Why would an elevated BUN cause RBCs to burst?"

"They started showing up after the hospital told us to start wasting unused narcotics into the toilet."

"...and if they soil themselves, so much the better."

Don't worry, all floor nurses daydream about pushing daisies once in a while.