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    I think my employer is violating HIPAA, but when I talk to leadership about it I'm basically ignored.

    C0SM0 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    So I work in the OR at a small surgery center. Although we aren't very big, we do 40+ surgeries a day and have a lot of foot traffic. During our surgeries, there is a camera attached to the...
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    Dropped Pill - Do you give it?

    C0SM0 replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    I'd give it. They've probably had dirtier things in their mouth
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    NCLEX-RN 265 questions February 2018

    C0SM0 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took my NCLEX yesterday, February 2nd, 2018 and received ALL 265 questions. I actually felt like I was doing pretty well in the first 75 with lots of priority/delegation questions so I was a little...
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    Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    C0SM0 replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I work in the OR. One day anesthesia was putting a four-year-old child under, and he became combative and starting kicking and screaming. As I was holding him down, he stared deep into my soul and...
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    Drug Test and HIV Meds

    C0SM0 replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in General Students

    As long as your "friend" has a prescription for whatever they test positive for, it will be fine. I tested positive for methamphetamines when I had to take my drug test. I had a prescription so it...
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    Hired, based on having a BSN

    C0SM0 replied to Premiee82's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I just graduated with an ADN in December and was hired at a Magnet facility, in an RN position, three months before I even
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    Freaking out that I violated HIPAA?!

    C0SM0 replied to Elven_RN's topic in General Students

    Lol, I did that all the time during clinicals. I'd just bring the documents to school with me the next day and put it in the shred bin. No big
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    Does your school require badge checks before an exam?

    C0SM0 replied to misskayy's topic in General Students

    During exams at my school, we weren't even allowed to bring bags into the
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    Correct ABG and electrolyte values for NCLEX

    C0SM0 replied to dbabz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    From what I understand, if lab values are abnormal on NCLEX, they will be either very high or very low. You won't have to be guessing as to if it's abnormal or not as long as you know the general...
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    Quick ? about diuretics

    C0SM0 replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure exactly, but I started nursing school in January 2016 and our instructors told us to only expect generic names. They were right. I just took my NCLEX this past Friday, had 265 questions...
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    Quick ? about diuretics

    C0SM0 replied to ItsThatJenGirl's topic in General Students

    On a side note, your school should also be teaching you the generic names of the drugs instead of the brand names. NCLEX changed a while back and you'll no longer see brand names. So instead of...
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    NCLEX-RN 265 questions February 2018

    C0SM0 replied to C0SM0's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My state doesn't use Breeze so I'm afraid I can't help you
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    Help!!! What is the priority for a sickle cell crisis.

    C0SM0 replied to Solarod's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ABC's
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    NCLEX and SATA questions

    C0SM0 replied to Alexx_xox's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What did you use for resources while studying? I'm using strictly Kaplan and I get MAYBE 10% of the SATA questions correct. Did you think the NCLEX SATA were easier than your resources for studying?...
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    Flu - Missing Class

    C0SM0 replied to Phlebotomist21's topic in General Students

    I'm surprised your school gives people the option to not get a flu shot. My school required it or we were not allowed to go to
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    NCLEX Cheat Sheet?

    C0SM0 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Does anyone have any good NCLEX cheat sheets to look over while studying? I've got a good one with lab values and a couple other things, but was curious to know if anyone that has taken the exam...
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    Did I learn enough in clinical?

    C0SM0 replied to Brandolph95's topic in General Students

    Your description of your clinicals is exactly what I experienced all throughout nursing school. I just graduated this month and my clinicals were always the same. I had MAYBE 5% RN specific duties...
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    Meh,

    C0SM0 replied to LiL_Unico's topic in General Students

    If your chief complaint about a bridge program is that you will not be respected enough, then you're better off in that warehouse job you spoke
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    Getting a year of experience...

    C0SM0 replied to PICU RNtoCRNA's topic in General Students

    I heard the same crap all throughout nursing school. I can't even count the times I heard "You will start off on a med-surg floor to gain some confidence before moving onto something else." If that...
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    My classmates using Test Banks in Nursing school

    C0SM0 replied to HalfBoiled's topic in General Students

    I'm probably going to be in the minority here, but this seems like a case where honesty is not the best policy. You said the school is working with the publisher to find out who bought test banks...
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    NCLEX Predictor Benchmark

    C0SM0 replied to nurseanon23's topic in General Students

    When you say a 76%, does that mean you have to score a 76% on the actual test, or you have to score well enough to where Kaplan says you have a 76% chance of passing the NCLEX? At my school, we had...
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    eTexbooks?

    C0SM0 replied to sdowden's topic in General Students

    I have a total of seven nursing ebooks downloaded onto my iPad and it takes up less than
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    Whaaat??Male Nursing Student

    C0SM0 replied to cjpowers's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Agreed, 100%. The ONLY issue I've had in nursing school was during my OB rotation. Even then, I only had one patient politely tell me they preferred a female nursing student. I've had the...
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    Question!!

    C0SM0 replied to AddictedToCoffee4657's topic in General Students

    I'm in my last semester of nursing school and all I heard about the first three semesters, from students and instructors, is that if I don't get a tech job first I'll have a hard time finding a...
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    Will I Be a Bad Nurse?

    C0SM0 replied to MaleSN1996's topic in General Students

    Just so I understand this correctly, you think you should drop out of your final year of nursing school because you forgot to turn on a bed alarm? Something tells me you're looking for us to tell you...