Penguin67

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1. How far do you drive to work?

   Penguin67 replied to pittnurse24's topic in General Nursing

   I know some people (5 or 6) who all went to nursing school together and all got jobs at a hospital that was 45-60 minutes from their homes. They all went in together on a local apartment together....

2. Changing to 8 hour shifts

   Penguin67 replied to JMoney's topic in General Nursing

   Loved 8 hours shifts! Just when you feel like leaving, it is time to get ready for shift change and patient handoff to the oncoming shift. And if you ever needed an RN to stay over for 2-3 hours to...

3. Cost of Nurse Residency Program

   Penguin67 replied to Butterfly922's topic in General Nursing

   I just tried to read about the residency program on the link posted earlier, and the link is no longer working.

4. What makes a great RN to BSN program?

   Penguin67 replied to Saalbunch's topic in General Nursing

   It should meet the scheduling needs of the working RN and be flexible. Online only works if your students are computer literate, and is not for everyone. Hybrid (online and some live classes) works...

5. Nurses are Not Doctors

   Penguin67 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   The title of this article is wrong from the start "Nurses Are Not Doctors", because, in fact many ARE, having earned a doctorate in nursing, the title "DOCTOR" comes along with that. For example: Phd...

6. CHOP hiring process

   Penguin67 replied to lhpadden's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

   Can you clarify the acronym? Could be Children's of Pittsburgh or

7. What do you say when calling out sick as a nurse?

   Penguin67 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Nursing Career

   Ok, I have read the above discussion, but still the question looms in my head..."If you have X number of sick days, why can't those sick days be used, as long as the call off is done as per policy?...

8. Dreading L&D/Peds

   Penguin67 replied to bagface's topic in General Students

   I would encourage you to speak with your course coordinator and/or clinical instructor about this situation. As a former clinical instructor, that information is helpful to know because if possible, I...

9. Accreditation question ...

   Penguin67 replied to Devon Rex's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

   NLN does not accredit doctoral

10. Nursing in the Third World

    Penguin67 replied to rpcvVanuatu's topic in General Nursing

    Just a quick FYI..."third world" is not considered to be PC. Instead use "developing country" as a term. Good luck with the Peace

11. Hepatitis B vaccination 2 shots?

    Penguin67 replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in General Nursing

    I think it has always been a series of three shots. That immunization came out when I was in nursing school, in 1988 or 1989, and they made us begin the series in order to stay in school. I worked as...

12. Wal-Mart Walk-in Clinic

    Penguin67 replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

    My two experiences with walk in clinics were at Walgreens Take Care Clinic. First one was on a Sunday. us and was playing with our cat and was bitten by a playful one. Being cautious, we went to the...

13. Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    Penguin67 replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So agree with you, especially that last

14. Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    Penguin67 replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

15. Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    Penguin67 replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry, but if the family member knew the difference then why did they ask in the first place? Were they baiting to see what the response would be? And in reality, this person did not say they were...