Ex130Load

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1. Tell all about Arkansas!

   Ex130Load replied to military spouse's topic in Arkansas

   Regarding, "I think it can be too convenient to throw up the race card, etc." Regardless of the causes of racism, it's alive and well here--subtle and otherwise. Cabot, among the fastest growing cities in AR has a culture historically based on raci...

2. Morphine doses while dying?

   Ex130Load replied to Medsurg Mama's topic in General Nursing

   My post doesn’t address the OP’s question, but addresses high morphine doses. A sister-in-law (SIS) elected to receive hospice care in a local hospital due to family convenience. Staff nurses engaged in, for them, non-routine care by tending to a ...

3. Hospital to charge employees who smoke

   Ex130Load replied to lpn2rnstudent's topic in General Nursing

   Grab 100 smokers and 100 non-smokers off the street. Focusing solely on smoking as a discriminator, the smokers are more expensive because they lose productivity attributed to missing work due to a host smoking related illnesses. Treating those ill...

4. Study Habbits

   Ex130Load replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

   jaylynn67--You threw me regarding your suggestion to check spelling. Your response contained a quote and I thought a spelling error was hidden within it. I back-tracked and noticed "habbits' misspelled by the original poster. Depending on your lear...

5. Tell all about Arkansas!

   Ex130Load replied to military spouse's topic in Arkansas

   Following a PM, I decided to relocate my first posting and review responses and postings. The poster immediately following mine stated much of my original posting is outdated. I made some phone calls, had a few talks, checked the "net," checked some...

6. Moving to Cabot

   Ex130Load replied to booklovinrn's topic in Arkansas

   CAMeadors, Some folks advocate schools for various reasons, some of which don't hold up to objective scrutiny. They same can be said of athletic programs; there's hoopla and reality. Little Rock has three programs off the top of my head. Searcy has...

7. UAMS or U of A - Fayetteville?

   Ex130Load replied to penny2009's topic in Arkansas

   If memory serves me, UAMS had a better first time NCLEX pass rate as fairly recently posted in AR Board of Nursing's magazine. Fayettville may have been in the mid-70s--yikes. But UAMS' first time pass rate has dropped significantly compare to my y...

8. Hesi exam

   Ex130Load replied to LME21's topic in Arkansas

   From what I remember, 850 is about the "break even" score that if you get it, you are statistically expected to probably (though only slightly so) pass NCLEX. But, the "wind" could blow you either way on your particular test day. Getting 900 or bett...

9. Policies on Pt.s bringing Weapons/Guns onto facility grounds?

   Ex130Load replied to MsPiggy's topic in Safety

   Finding a client in possession of a loaded weapon would unnerve me initially, but not necessarily enough so that I'd insist on contacting security or law enforcement unless it was hospital policy. If your facility doesn't have a policy regarding wea...

10. Tell all about Arkansas!

    Ex130Load replied to military spouse's topic in Arkansas

    Am a retiree in the Little Rock area. Yeah, there are a lot of nice things to be said of AR. Same's true of other things too. Have kids? This is considered one of the most backward states regarding education. There's a raging debate going on ab...

11. Nursing with a Southern Accent

    Ex130Load replied to natron20's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago in another life, a co-workers' heavy southern accent was held against him before even showing up for his first day of work. The label of being a "loser" was assigned when the individual called several weeks prior just to check-in with his ...

12. Cats and babies

    Ex130Load replied to Paprikat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some other gee-wiz to consider, ran across the following article from MedPage. I did a cut and paste as the link wouldn't open for friend to whom I tried to forward the article. MedPage Today Action Points *Explain to interested patients that this s...

13. C'Mere & Play a New Game: "GIVE OR HOLD"?

    Ex130Load replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Really like the flow of this thread. Dusting off a lot of cobwebs. Just sittin' back, watchin', thinking, and sucking it up like a dry sponge...

14. Phasing out of Master's for NPs???

    Ex130Load replied to BeachNurse's topic in Post Graduate

    Beach Nurse, The topic of transitioning to NP PhDs came up during my senior year. Several classmates considering follow-ons to NPs commented that if they were gonna become NPs, they were gonna do it before PhDs became the norm. Like me, they wonder...

15. Phasing out of Master's for NPs???

    Ex130Load replied to BeachNurse's topic in Post Graduate

    I've read the National Council of Nursing or some other body is advocating NPs become PhDs so that they can more effectively integrate with other healthcare providers. Those aren't the exact words, but pretty close. That rationale is also part of wh...