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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    Hoosier_RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    in no way, shape, or form, can I identify with RaDonda Vaught. She committed a heinous mistake, tried to brush it off, and yes, the tears were pathetic. Most nurses don't identify with this amount of...
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    Manager Set Up A Meeting With Union Rep

    Hoosier_RN replied to PsychNurse6083's topic in General Nursing

    Some people are just
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    Hoosier_RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could like this
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    Manager Set Up A Meeting With Union Rep

    Hoosier_RN replied to PsychNurse6083's topic in General Nursing

    Again, reach out to the rep. It may have little or nothing to do with you directly. You mentioned others being summoned as well.
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    Advice on BSN

    Hoosier_RN replied to Kaceyn428's topic in General Nursing

    If it's available for your state, I highly recommend WGU. I have friends who received BSN through them, I received my MSN. I loved
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    Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    Hoosier_RN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I can't even believe that anyone would pay for the "pleasure" of her company on a
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    Health at Any Size?

    Hoosier_RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

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    Health at Any Size?

    Hoosier_RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    HTN and diabetes are the top 2 causes for renal disease. The number of patients in my clinic who think T2D isn't real diabetes because they don't use insulin just blows my mind. With the exception of...
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    Health at Any Size?

    Hoosier_RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I agree! Body shaming is wrong, but acceptance of unhealthy habits doesn't help the public at large maintain good health and stay away from the MD. It's so hard for us, along with the rest of the...
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    Manager Set Up A Meeting With Union Rep

    Hoosier_RN replied to PsychNurse6083's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not in a union, so I don't know, but can you talk to a union rep to maybe get some clarity and answers prior to this meeting? I hope all is okay, and it's a whole lotta
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    Career going and confused

    Hoosier_RN replied to PsychNurse6083's topic in Canada

    The worst thing that I saw was that the answer wasn't sugar coated. I wasn't involved in any of the answers given then, but I hope that you've grown since then. Have an excellent
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    Splitting Referral Bonuses

    Hoosier_RN replied to Peterpan1234's topic in General Nursing

    Those referral bonuses are usually taxed as well, why should 1 party get a bonus scot free and the other party have that attached to their
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    Crusty Old Bats

    Hoosier_RN replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I remember the linen chute! Country Bumpking General finally sealed theirs off about 10 years ago when they did a massive add on and remodel. I forgot about that beloved feature. I, of course, was on...
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    Crusty Old Bats

    Hoosier_RN replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    My mom has told me about more than 1 burned up mattress that had to be tossed. I remember visiting the hospital and Drs/nurses smoking at the nurses station. It's a crazy thought
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    Finally, someone is discussing this openly

    Hoosier_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Michigan has 8,500 open hospital jobs, and 50,000 nurses who aren't filling them Many of us have said this on here repeatedly! It's about time that it's starting to be discussed more openly, as...
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    Crusty Old Bats

    Hoosier_RN replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Before the major influx of dynamaps, BP cuffs were manual and kept at each bed. Sometimes it was a pain in the behind to find an off sized-extra large or child on adult med
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    BIOLOGY/BIOCHEM DEGREE TO NP

    Hoosier_RN replied to chemist11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It depends on the age of those science and math pre reqs. Some schools do look at relevant experience, and different things qualify as we've seen in various discussions on this site. All falls down to...
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    BIOLOGY/BIOCHEM DEGREE TO NP

    Hoosier_RN replied to chemist11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I don't know that lab tech or lab work is all that helpful experience for RN of NP, MA or CNA is more along the lines of what they're looking for, as it's a direct patient care role like RN or NP,...
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    Finally, someone is discussing this openly

    Hoosier_RN replied to Hoosier_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Basically, there hundreds of thousands of licensed nurses and less than half of those are working as licensed nurses due to the nature of for profit healthcare- poor staffing ratios, benefits, etc. It...
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    California BON, woes of travel nursing, and all about Klone's life

    Hoosier_RN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I agree about the US and its sketchy politics. Both sides of the aisle are out of control, and we the people are paying for it. What I googled must have been old, it touted low inflation for Colombia....
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    Twelve Hour Nights or M-F

    Hoosier_RN replied to Lynn1230's topic in General Nursing

    Only your budget knows that. Also, with M-F, getting off for appointments, etc, will that be an
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    California BON, woes of travel nursing, and all about Klone's life

    Hoosier_RN replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    One of my patients at one of the clinics that I work at occasionally-she's come to IN in the last 6 months after 8 months in Chicago, her adult children still live in Colombia. I didn't ask specific...
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    Phasing Out ADN?

    Hoosier_RN replied to Candi Williams's topic in General Nursing

    Amen!
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    New Graduate Job Offers: OBS, ER, or ICU

    Hoosier_RN replied to Sam the New Grad's topic in General Nursing

    Then do what interests you. Many would want the lower acuity for the breathing room while learning, I don't see it as holding you back, but only you know which specialty interests you. I have both ER...
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    Going Back To Bedside

    Hoosier_RN replied to tobetheone's topic in General Nursing

    I did, for all the reasons you stated, with no union around me or