DextersDisciple BSN, RN

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    What area/nursing specialty do you prefer?

    DextersDisciple replied to IamaNurse001's topic in General Nursing

    Outpatient
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    Nurse asks, 'Did you know I was there?' in touching viral post

    DextersDisciple replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    Very visceral. I always had to cover the patients face with a towel during post mortem care so I could get through it without crying. Seeing their face reminded me how that could have been my family...
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    QOL vs Preservation of Life

    DextersDisciple replied to MBar1's topic in General Nursing

    THIS!! Your first sentence took the exact words out of my mouth!! The ethical dilemmas are by far the “worst/hardest things I’ve seen” when I was an ICU nurse. I’ll take all the blood and guts...
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    Why is BSN required for CRNA?

    DextersDisciple replied to MM1989's topic in General Nursing

    If a BSN is so easy for you to obtain than why aren’t you doing it
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    Do charcoal masks work for foul smells?

    DextersDisciple replied to Jaykster's topic in General Nursing

    Fortunately we are required to wear masks In IR. When there is an especially foul smelling abscess I wipe a small portion of the inside of the mask with an alcohol swab. It works pretty
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    To kill or not to kill... another person dream?

    DextersDisciple replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Please sue the pants off of her and her father. I would have even contacted the school and made them aware of what went down in her “essay” so they could see her true colors and not put it on...
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    Depression + Anxiety as a Nurse

    DextersDisciple replied to jesslahti future LVN's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to add to the number of nurses living with mental illness. Bipolar 2 disorder x 11 years. Got my BSN right out of high school and I have been Working as an RN x 6 Yrs without any issues. I...
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    RN training newly hired nurse.

    DextersDisciple replied to Olga's topic in General Nursing

    She has her own license so yes that is a flat out lie. She does need adequate supervision but it sounds like this place doesn’t have the staff to provide a thorough and safe orientation. I...
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    IR NP?

    DextersDisciple replied to FankhauseRN's topic in Radiology

    Awesome! I wish I could answer all these questions for you but I’m not too sure on accreditation and the like. I would say def pick up some more time in your PRN job so you can learn the procedures....
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    Interested in IR nursing

    DextersDisciple replied to BeatsPerMinute's topic in Radiology

    Many of them are outpatients I.e. chest port placement, drain placement so sometimes knowing they need to go home right afterwards can remind u to not overdue it. If they have a difficult airway, OSA...
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    DextersDisciple replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    Wait Are you the preceptor
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    Mon-Fri Rn Jobs no weekends or holidays

    DextersDisciple replied to Camizzle222's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I usually go over that part in detail but Like I said I’ve answered this kind of post so many times I just forgot this time lol. My on call holiday for the year (not everyone gets one) was MLK...
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    BON or Nursys in NJ

    DextersDisciple replied to Eph's topic in General Nursing

    Okay no worries. Hard to tell via text. I would still look yourself up anyway. It wouldn’t hurt. I don’t know kind of complaint/investigation you are concerned about. Good luck
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    Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    DextersDisciple replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Good point. I didn’t think of that. In my mind the pt was stable and sense of urgency was gone - probably not accurate but it’s where my mind went for some
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    BON or Nursys in NJ

    DextersDisciple replied to Eph's topic in General Nursing

    I don’t know if you’re being snotty when you say this but any convictions or disciplinary action is public record. That’s all the help I can provide. youre
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    Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    DextersDisciple replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Unbelievable. Sorry you have/had to deal with that
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    Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    DextersDisciple replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The way he said these things makes a big difference. Unless he was asking these things with a really bad attitude and rude tone I actually think He May have been using this as a teaching opportunity....
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    Mon-Fri Rn Jobs no weekends or holidays

    DextersDisciple replied to Camizzle222's topic in General Nursing

    This question is asked at least once weekly here. So for what seems like the hundredth time I’ll comment with “IR”. Make sure you get a full Year of SICU. PACU, IR , cath lab etc all require at...
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    RN in Medical School -Should I keep this to myself?

    DextersDisciple replied to RNthenDoc's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a critical care fellow who was an RN before. He was AMAZING and I (Along with many other RNs) admired him more because he knew what it was like to be “one of us”.He was very...
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    BON or Nursys in NJ

    DextersDisciple replied to Eph's topic in General Nursing

    You can Look yourself up and
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    Overturning a grade is it possible?

    DextersDisciple replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

    Both hospitals I’ve worked in 7:01pm/8:01am both count as late. 6 min “grace period” for pay but no grace period whatsoever for
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    Discussing salary with co workers

    DextersDisciple replied to Dawnkeibals's topic in General Nursing

    HARD no. It is NOT “good to
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    Getting fired for not answering call bell?

    DextersDisciple replied to Jennifer Le's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I forgot to mention how messed up that was btw. He shouldn’t have reprimanded you in that way. I would’ve said “I assisted the pt and so and so CNA will be back to bring him a new gown”....
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    Getting fired for not answering call bell?

    DextersDisciple replied to Jennifer Le's topic in General Nursing

    Easier said than done but don’t stay an hour and half late and during that time perform nursing duties. If I had to stay late to chart I went into a secluded isolation computer room and closed the...
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    Dayshift

    DextersDisciple replied to tama18's topic in General Nursing

    Nope