CeilingCat ASN, RN

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  1. Hi everyone, I graduated with my ASN in 2011 on the honor roll. I a good student who tutored classmates. I also have a bachelors from a local University in a somewhat unrelated field. I am smart, articulate, well educated, and detail oriented. ...
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    Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    A "right" is whatever we the people decide it is. We've got all sorts of "rights" in today's modern world that weren't an issue (or perhaps even imagined) at the time the Constitution was penned. Either way, who cares of the Constitution grants peo...
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    Malaysia: "Please, help my son! He is dying!"

    It sounds like this was very traumatic for you. I can see why such a moment stuck with you so long. The thing is that you don't know why the boy died. He never should've been hit in the first place. He should've been brought in by an ambulance w...
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    Would you do this?

    You do not write orders for meds -- even just change in the route of a med. You're risking your license. You needed to call the doctor and get one of her doctor to do a phone order for this. Shame on the doc who said "thanks for not calling me...
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    Taking Teas V on Monday, last minute advice?

    The TEAS test was a piece of cake (compared to nursing school exams and the nclex). It's just an assessment of what you should already know. It's pretty much jr high to high-school level reading, math, and science. Other than reviewing basic fo...
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    How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

    All types of nursing can be sad, if you choose to see the negative. You can look at the positive in NICU: in some countries there really isn't a NICU and most of the babies would not make it. By working there you're helping to give the newborns ...
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    Mixed Emotions About Nsg School

    Nursing school is a full-time (sometimes even an overtime) job unto itself. I think you're right to be noticing differences in the kids. If you don't need to enter nursing right now, don't feel bad about postponing graduating. Once the kids are...
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    Community College or University...that is the question

    It really depends on what schools are in your area, your budget, your personal goals, etc. I did the community college to RN route. I am graduating now and will be working under my RN license as soon as I pass boards. The plus of doing it this wa...
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    nursing care r/t pregnancy termination

    staff note:please, answer the op's questions about how to provide proper care for patients following the loss of a pregnancy (for whatever reason) and the other things she wanted to know. do not post about the inadequacy of her instructor/program in...
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    LTC facility-TAKE DOWN THAT ARTWORK NOW!!!

    Can you follow up with someone in admin? Is it possible the aide does not know the full results of the report the facility got from the inspector? Something sounds fishy. Is it possible a snotty shift manager doesn't like it for some reason a...
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    Can an ER Nurse to an ER Physician?

    You could become a MD, but the path you follow to become a nurse is not the same one a Dr would follow. You COULD become a nurse and head to grad school to become a NP or PA. The NP and PA both do some duties as a doctor, though you still aren't a ...
  12. I know I risk ruffling a few feathers of moms on this board, but I feel this needs to be said. The nursing schools don't warn against it and they can't ask if your pregnant when they admit you. But I am saddened to see classmates drop out, so I f...
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    Things noane told you about nursing

    I didn't realize how many patients one nurse gets. Even when some are acute, some hospitals still keep piling on the patients on a regular basis rather than hiring extra staff. In the search for short-term profits, the hospitals ignore the studi...
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    Coming to work after taking a narcotic?!

    Refer to your facility policy. Or talk to your supervisor. If you feel she is impaired for any reason, you may be better off sending her home. That being said, I don't agree with some replies which seem to assume anyone using a narcotic at all must...
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    New Grad, don't want to work in hospital

    Then apply for a position that's set around a 4 x 10 hour shift. Or a 5 day x 8 hour shift. They do exist in hospitals. Can you get away with doing no weekends? Depends on the hospital/unit. The feedback I get is that the people making the re...