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4nursing.com (homepage) Top Nursing Topics: A to Z Nursing Topics About Nursing: Certified Nursing Assistants, CNAs Disabled Nurses Impaired Nurses LPNs, LVNs Registered Nurses Advanced Practice Nurses Clinical Nurse Specialists Nurse Practitioners Ask The Nurse Associations (Nursing) Boards of Nursing Burnout (Nursing) Businesses (Nurse-Owned) More Like This . . . .		Gifts For Nurses Nursing Blog, Chat, Forum, Nursing Career Jobs, Nursing Degrees, Programs, Nursing Homes, NursingMail.com, Nursing Scrubs, Uniforms, Nursing Schools, Colleges, Scholarships (Nursing), Traveling Nurses Nursing Topics, A to Z: Nursing Degrees, LPN-RN, RN-BSN, RN-MSN, Associate, Bachelors, Masters and more! Free Downloads, Games, Software, and more! Educators (Nurse Education), Nursingdiscussions.com: http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/educators Begining RN Education, Nurse.com:"I am interested in becoming a nurse. I would like some feedback on how to go about with my education. What advise would you have to give me to better myself. Is this a good career for me. I am 21 years old and I have a son. Should I start at my age? How long is the schooling? http://www.nurse.com/Nurse/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=109 ****************************************************** Mandatory BSN to practice nursing being considered, Nursingdiscussions.com: http://www.nursingdiscussions.com ****************************************************** Where did you graduate from Nursing?:"Hey guys! First time here. Great forum. Can't believe I only found it just recently. Anyway, just wondering where you guys got edu-ma-cated. Me? Biola University in CA. 5 year BSN program (sheesh!) It took me 6 years though because I'm a transfer. Only male in the class with a graduate of 23 people (we started out with 30)." http://www.ultimatenurse.com/forum/f5/where-did-you-graduate-nursing-1756/ ****************************************************** Working to improove (Going Back To School, LPN, Education, Professional Development):"I am an L.P.N. with 10 years experience. I have done it all...surgery, doctors office, Tx. nurse in nursing homes, infection control, and now consulting. This is a new challenge all its own and I fear that I need more and new resources. I consult for a specialty bed and oxygen provider. We do D.M.E. and also have a closed door Rx. I have been with this company for the last 2 years and have a pretty solid position, however.... I now want to take this to the next level. I know getting my R.N. is the next obvious jump but I don't know that I have the time to focus on that step yet." http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/improve ****************************************************** EKG Classes, Nursingdiscussions.com: http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/ekg ****************************************************** Emergency Department (ED) Nursing:http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/ed ER Discussions: http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/ed ****************************************************** Man Stuck In Vacuum Cleaner (Weird ER Stories): http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/ed ****************************************************** New Grad and working in the ED: http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/ed ****************************************************** New Grad In ER (Former LPN):"I have been an LPN for 15 years and will graduate in May with my RN. I would really like to work in an ER. What kind of continuing education would make me a great ER nurse and help land a job." http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/ed ****************************************************** Physicians in the Triage Room:"I've been a nurse for 16 years ; 11 ICU and the past 5 in ER. We are trying institute having a Physician in the Triage Room with the Triage Nurse during peak hours 11a-11pm. We are trying to work out some of the glitches before we go LIVE in April. We use IBEX as our computer Triage/Nursing Documentation which means that the Triage Nurse has to have the triage in before the doc can start his writeup on the patient. We anticipate that this will be a great idea for those that don't need to spend more than a few minutes with a doc ie: wound care check, nurse maid elbow, simple stuff." http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/ed ****************************************************** Stay or Go??? Nursingdiscussions.com:"I've been a nurse for 13 years, last 7.5 in the ER. I've never been written up in the 13 years I've been a nurse...until now. Unhappy patient receives different dx from another hospital - writes letter and finds fault with EVERYTHING we did for him. Pt. had 3 BM's, I documented each, Pt. stated that, after his 3rd BM "my nurse said she didn't look at the other two, why should she look at this one!" I did document all three in the PN. So, that part I'm o'kay on. He and family state that "the nurses made comments about the smell" R/T his BM's - I have absolutely no recollection of this occurring. Apparently, neither do my co-workers. I was written up anyway for behaving "unprofessionally" with the patient." http://nursingdiscussions.com/stayorgo ****************************************************** Worst situation you've encounterd as an ER nurse:"I'd be interested in knowing other stories about the worst encounter other ER nurses have had. Whether it was a critical patient, trauma patient, staff encounter - what made you lose sleep? " http://www.ultimatenurse.com/forum/f31/worst-situation-youve-encounterd-er-nurse-2997/index2.html ****************************************************** Your Best Cry, Nursingdiscussions.com:"This may sound strange, but my favorite cry was after an adult code. I only had less than a 1year in er. We had two codes in the ER going at one time. I was running one of them and the doctor was in another room. Well the dr gave me that code to run because he was just about DOA. I finally got the doc in there to pronounce, then he asked me to talk to the family." http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/cry Employee Benefits Packages: Overtime Rules, No More OT? Nursingdiscussions.com:"According to this article, RN's won't be getting overtime anymore! I think this is so ridiculous...I feel so sorry for that poor guy in the article!!!!" http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/ot ****************************************************** Paid Time Off (PTO), Nursingdiscussions.com:"I'm just wondering how many of you work for hospitals that implement PTO?? My current full-time permanent hospital has begun this system and we feel like we are being screwed big time." http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/pto ****************************************************** Employment Questions: Need a solution:"Does anyone have any advice on how I can explain this to new possible employers when they ask why my last job ended and why did I quit after only 9 months. I feel terrible about the situation, and I know 100% it will never happen again. I was a dependable employee; always early, never late, usually worked when called in or stayed over when needed, etc. Input please?" http://www.ultimatenurse.com/forum/f5/need-solution-2947/ ****************************************************** EMS, EMTs, Paramedics, Pre-hospital Cranky Chick: EMS Archives:"I once worked a night shift with a paramedic who, when referencing the mapbook to navigate our ambulance to an emergency, began striking himself in the head with the book when he became overcome with the stress of having to tell me how to get to our call. These are heavy, THICK notebooks with pages and pages of maps representing every corner of the county inside. Over and over, he kept striking himself in the forehead with the book, chastising himself with, "Think, damnit! Think!" http://www.crankychick.net/blog/weblog/archives/cat_ems.html ****************************************************** Entrepreneurs (Nurse), Nursingdiscussions.com: http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/entrepreneurs ****************************************************** ER, Nursingadvocacy.org:"On behalf of the Center for Nursing Advocacy, I am writing about an issue of vital importance to the future of our nation: the state of the nursing profession. Media products under your influence, particularly the NBC/Warner drama "ER," are harming the profession of 2.7 million American nurses by giving the public an inaccurate and inadequate account of what nurses really do to save and improve lives. Research suggests that "ER" strongly and negatively influences the way children view nursing. These products contribute to the nursing shortage, a public health crisis that threatens millions worldwide. One solution is to consult experienced nurses, but this is rarely done. Please let me know how you plan to improve your organizations' performance. We will be following up with the makers of "ER" shortly to discuss our concerns further." http://www.nursingadvocacy.org/ ****************************************************** Ethical Dilemmas Ethics: Need Opinions on the Legality or Ethics:"I have worked in a long-term care facility now for about 3 months.We have about 60 residents.Nurses are abondoning ship one by one. We have a few dedicated nurses who are taking on more and more hours to make up for the shortage of nurses. My gripe? When is it appropriate for a DON to tell me I should overlook something illegal or unethical? We had a LPN working in the facility for 2 months on a non-renewed license. The DON hired her back. This LPN has caused more havic and problems for the facility than I can name. Also, I am finding documentation of neuro checks being done when the resident was at the hospital. Should I even continue? Please read this list and tell me if I am totally crazy to work for this facility." http://www.ultimatenurse.com/forum/f5/need-opinions-legality-ethics-2929/ ****************************************************** Everyday Nurses:"This website was created by me, Terry Freemark, as a place for nurses everywhere to share our experiences, our concerns, and ourselves. It is not meant to be a department store type of mega-forum; rather I like to think of it as a user-friendly "boutique" type of site. You can talk about professional and work-related issues, or simply slow down and lighten your load, in a casual and friendly environment. Check out some of the links on the site - they'll provide you with some fast facts, formulas, and information that you may find useful in your practice." http://www.everydaynurses.com ****************************************************** everything you never knew:"Hello everybody! This is my first time posting here, so forgive me if this has been asked a million times before. I have recently decided to enter the world of nursing after four years of majoring in an entirely different field (hehe...so is life). I start classes this fall (going for my BSN), and was wondering what "gems" of wisdom you could give me to help me prepare for what to expect-- things you wished you had known when you were first starting out. All suggetions are welcome, especially those that will help ease my "am I smart enough for this" fears since I'm already a wee-bit intimidated!" http://www.ultimatenurse.com/forum/f5/everything-you-never-knew-2846/ The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) or Internet Street Address of this page is http://www.nursingdiscussions.com/alphabetical.nursing.topic.discussion.chat.list.e.htm Last updated by Andrew Lopez, RN on Thursday, May 29, 2008 This Page is Part of The Nursefriendly National Nursing A To Z & Consumer Health Directories We are Incorporated in The State of New Jersey, under the name: Nursefriendly, Inc. 38 Tattersall Drive, Mantua, New Jersey (NJ) 08051 Our Phone #: 856-415-9617 We are a proud member of The National Nurses in Business Association, http://www.nnba.net This website Is © Copyright 1997 - 2008, Andrew Lopez, RN, Nursefriendly, Inc. Please contact us for permission to reproduce. 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