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  1. Hoosier_RN

    RNs giving patient lab results.

    Hoosier_RN replied to Dperez201's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a group of 5 nephrologist, 4 don't care if we give results and other info, the 5th, we are not to utter a word but are to refer to him. Then he gets pi$$ed with the amount of phone calls...
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    Please help: New Grad in ICU

    Hoosier_RN replied to bearRN2019's topic in Critical Care

    shadow before you change. But realistically, ICU, like any other dept, is not for
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    RNs giving patient lab results.

    Hoosier_RN replied to Dperez201's topic in General Nursing

    It may also be facility policy dependent. Just a thought... But realistically, most patients, are more savvy and know about test/labs and care, or want to learn. They hear so much on tv and look at...
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    Stupid mistake when being observed

    Hoosier_RN replied to Zippy83's topic in General Nursing

    Look at it this way: your new supervisor got to see how you handle pressure and that you follow up and correct mistakes immediately, and gracefully at that. To me, that you didn't feel any discomfort...
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    Help! Had to Quit My Job, Now What?

    Hoosier_RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Try a dialysis unit if LTC doesn't suit you. It can be an excellent way to get your bearings and some skills, and get you back in the game with a solid work history. Good
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    Student Not Eligible for NCLEX

    Hoosier_RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I'm wondering if this school was having issues and maybe this was an action plan required by the state BoN...it happened at a local nursing school a few years ago and a few threatened lawsuits and got...
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    Sexual Harassment in Healthcare: Virginia Doctor Inappropriately Touches Nurse

    Hoosier_RN replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    I love
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    Chronic Kidney Disease: AANP 2019 Presentation

    Hoosier_RN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Advanced Practice

    Thank you for posting this! It's an excellent and often not addressed topic. I work in dialysis, and have Type 1 diabetes myself, which I have very well controlled. Thank goodness no HTN, but I am...
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    Shoes??

    Hoosier_RN replied to Sylwaller75's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I switch between Danskos and Alegrias, depending how my feet feel in the morning. Some I've had 5-10+ years, which you can if you take care of them. Alegrias can switch insoles when worn
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    Sexual Harassment in Healthcare: Virginia Doctor Inappropriately Touches Nurse

    Hoosier_RN replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nursing News

    I feel like Drs have been getting away with this for years, and will continue to because they are income generators, and as far as the board is concerned, they carry a certain amount of prestige. I...
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    RN PAY dialysis

    Hoosier_RN replied to kdubey's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Logansport, IN 35/hr Terre Haute, IN 32/hr Clakrsville/Jeffersonville, IN 35/hr Bloomington/Bedford, IN 29/hr really, its all regional, even in a particular
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    Pre-nursing jobs

    Hoosier_RN replied to CamMc's topic in Nursing Career

    Most, without the degree will not get you even close, but it depends on the area that you live in, as
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    In Need of Some Advice Please

    Hoosier_RN replied to urijahsmommy's topic in General Nursing

    From what I understand about Hawaii, you may want to consider taking the new grad job. It is VERY hard and EXTREMELY competetive to get into the hospital even if you have experience. Good luck with...
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    How Robocalls Are Threatening a New Health Crisis

    Hoosier_RN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    The dialysis clinic that I work at gets these calls constantly. We've been told, don't give out personal info. We don't have caller ID so we don't know who's
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    Seriously, stop making this job harder! For yourself and everyone around you.

    Hoosier_RN replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I've said for years that the only way that I'll ever work in a hospital again is if it's the only place and I'm starving. The politics are generally awful and most would sell their mom to
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    How Much was your First RN Paycheck?

    Hoosier_RN replied to igottaconquer246's topic in General Nursing

    in 1998 in central Indiana, 15.74, and that wasn't too
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    Has Nursing hardened you?

    Hoosier_RN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I think about their wise, and humorous, responses often, and like you, I miss them...in fact, I reread this thread, found me under one of my old names and smiled at how different I am now. I saw many...
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    Help with endorsement in Indiana

    Hoosier_RN replied to johnboy813's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Move here, there are jobs, and it will go through, just taking a little
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    Help with endorsement in Indiana

    Hoosier_RN replied to johnboy813's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I just got the email notice from BoN, they will start the process 7/1/19, it may take up to 12 months to get everything in
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    Angry and need to vent

    Hoosier_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yesterday, after work, I stopped by my local grocery store. I ran into a lady that I had known, but not really kept up with, for years. Our sons had grown up together and been close-my sons were...
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    Clinical resource nurse

    Hoosier_RN replied to jml436's topic in General Nursing

    I did it a few years ago (it had a different job title, but the job decription is word for word exact!) I was the catch all the had the responsibilities of CNE + I could get pulled to bedside if...
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    Alzheimers mention

    Hoosier_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    An interesting read. But like everything else, it comes down to money... Pfizer had clues its blockbuster drug could prevent Alzheimer’s. Why didn’t it tell the
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    Angry and need to vent

    Hoosier_RN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still trying to process why this hit me so hard. A cousin who grew up in my home when we were young died last July of the same, we were very close and I knew of the addiction, it didn't hit me...
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    New Grad RN-Accepted Position, Just Found Out Pregnancy (High Risk)

    Hoosier_RN replied to JennaSnow's topic in General Nursing

    At every hospital that I've ever worked...we'd always laugh and wonder what was in the water on L&D
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    Angry and need to vent

    Hoosier_RN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I took no offense. I feel the same way, and that's why I'm torn My dad was an addict that got it together and raised 2 daughters (me and sis) who managed to be fairly decent productive...