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1. Nurse tech working as RN

   CRGRN replied to esrun77's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely not. You either are a licensed professional nurse or a licensed practical nurse or you are not. It doesn't matter who is telling you what to do or how to do it if it breaches your scope. Med admin and verbal orders most certainly do. Rega...

2. "I Narcanned Your Honor Student"

   CRGRN replied to EAGirl's topic in General Nursing

   Is this t-shirt advocacy, consciousness raising or just an individual's need to be heard? Probably both. Both are worth great value. Efforts might be better served by not blaming the primary support, rather educating them. Again, this shirt may be e...

3. 42 Years Old - Is it too late to become a nurse?

   CRGRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I recommend carefully researching options. There are many RN programs designed for bachelor's degreed people in something other than nursing. Some of these are surprisingly quick but I can't advise about quality. RN is absolutely preferred-more emplo...

4. Thoughts on 1st semester.

   CRGRN replied to silkygold's topic in General Students

   One of the best nurses I know graduated with me from a top notch school. She failed her boards continuously. She was about to time out of a graduate nurse position (ICU!) when she flew out to the only state offering the board exam at that time. She p...

5. Injection Gone Wrong: Part 1

   CRGRN replied to Brenda F. Johnson's topic in General Nursing

   This happened to me yrs ago with a flu shot. It sounds almost identical to my story. Very fortunately it was my non dominant arm that was affected. I was able to continue to work but with significant pain and some limitations that did not resolve fo...

6. Emergent Situation Gone Wrong. Ideas?

   CRGRN replied to Tencat25's topic in School

   Regardless of how teachers or administrators respond, the nurse is always in charge of the patient. You saved the day in this instance, but you had unnessesary interference. Carve out what is your domain, per your State School Nursing Certificate o...

7. Which program do I pursue at age 44?

   CRGRN replied to LaniMacho's topic in Pre-Nursing

   LaniMacho, From your text it sounds to me that you prefer option 3 but may want to research the additional costs first. You have trepidation and all manner of concerns about this pursuit, which is only natural and reasonable. are you ready to make ...