Family

It was shortly after labor day when I walked into the emergency room to see a client who had been found unresponsive and rushed to the hospital.

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What makes a good manager?

Over the past almost 6 years that I've worked in the hospital, I've had 9 managers. Some good, some bad, and some ugly. In your opinion, what makes a good manager?

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A More Flexible RN to BSN.

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Low Census

How is low census handled around the country? A little low census is nice on occasion but when you need your income and low census is excessive what do most units do.

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Deciding not to be an NP

Has anyone gone into nursing thinking they wanted to be a nurse practitioner, then changed her/his mind to stay a staff nurse. If you did this what changed your mind?

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I don't understand bsn to dnp programs

I am interested in specializing in mental health. So naturally I because I only get 1 semester of psychiatric nursing in my BSN program and intro to psych for a GE requirement, I looked to pursuing my goals by going to grad school immediately...

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Inappropriate nurses?

I'm a Float pool nurse, and last night, I was pulling meds when a Staff nurse comes up to me. Without so much of a "hello", he snaps, "How many patients do you have?"

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