RN_2012 BSN, RN

RN_2012 has 7 years experience as a BSN, RN.

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   Family denies that patient is in pain

   RN_2012 replied to bananorama's topic in Hospice

   I would see if the doctor would schedule her medications. Maybe her daughter would allow meds given regular if the doctor ordered them that way.
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   Inappropriate nurses?

   RN_2012 replied to hgraves64's topic in Relations

   If I was the manager that received the email, you would be called into the office and we would have had the talk about team playing...WOW.
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   Seriously?? Small rant.

   RN_2012 replied to DelaneyB's topic in General Nursing

   No one is getting their RN or LPN completely on line.
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   I didn't get into Nursing School!! Help!!

   RN_2012 replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Students

   My school in Kentucky had over 1200 applications for 120 spots and low GPA isn't going to cut it.
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   I didn't get into Nursing School!! Help!!

   RN_2012 replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Students

   Entry to nursing school is not easy. It is highly competitive. Everyone in my class of 2012 had 4.0 GPA when accepted and it was a community college.
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   The sloppy image of nurses today

   RN_2012 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Professionalism

   Are you for real??
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   Ethics: Brain bleed sign out AMA

   RN_2012 replied to Kbig2's topic in General Nursing

   He didn't want to be treated further because he is 87 years old most likely. Quality of life and all that.
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   Aging Nurses - Where do we go?

   RN_2012 replied to TamDar429's topic in General Nursing

   Well, 50 is not old. I am 52 and have been an RN for 3 years. I work fine right along with the twenty something new grads..
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   Sexual Comment from Boss???

   RN_2012 replied to headtotoewounds's topic in General Nursing

   I read it has him saying "you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.".
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    I'm a sexless nurse

    RN_2012 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I hate poop....can I refuse to clean a patient up? Seriously..you can't just refuse to do your job. If the patient declines you to do it, that is different, but to straight out say, I don't do that....tells me you have issues.
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    I'm a sexless nurse

    RN_2012 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are protesting too much.
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    Nurse questioning pain med

    RN_2012 posted a topic in Medications

    I had a nurse question my giving a pain med for a patients back pain. The patient was admitted for an skin infection and had a I&D. The other nurse felt that the pain medication should only be given for the pain related to the procedure.
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    Most annoying reason for admission?

    RN_2012 replied to HakunaMatata<3's topic in General Nursing

    Sure there are some that irk me, but they are what keep me working...small rural hospitals can't be too picky and keep census.
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    Any hospital units that DON'T use telemetry?

    RN_2012 replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    Telemetry is used on the OB unit at my small hospital if it is indicated and I would think in oncology as well if we had that type of unit.
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    Increase in Autism Diagnosis

    RN_2012 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have a child on the autism spectrum with an IQ of 70, so on the cusp. If he had an average IQ he wuld be considered Aspergers, but he doesn't so he is PPD-NOS. I believe more children are diagnoses due to more information. My son wasn't diagnose...