BarrelOfMonkeys BSN, RN

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    Nurse Charged With Homicide

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I know we all make mistakes. Or will, for some others. I just don’t see this as that, a mistake. Willfully bypassing some of these safeguards (not even knowing what med you’re administering for...
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    Is it just me or is nursing school not as difficult as everyone makes it sound?

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to Nicolecn's topic in General Students

    Mine was challenging. I did a BSN with optional accelerated final year. I took the accelerated. I also graduated with honors though that wasn’t my goal and it was NOT easy. The hard part for me was...
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    Community complaint re: company car

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to Snowchild's topic in Home Health

    How bizarre! I cannot relate. I’m in HH but we use personal vehicles. I roared at body cam. ? The strangest thing that happened to me was as I parked on a street in front of a clients address I...
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    Anyone else regret becoming a nurse?

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to Florida Sun RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure many of us can relate to some (or a lot) of what your post is saying. Nursing school was tough for me. I was a non-traditional student going back to college in a new profession. It was very...
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    Should I try to earn my RN license or go back to college?

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If you’ve completed a program that allows you to sit for boards as an RN then go ahead and sit for the boards and gain your license as an RN. Then, think about going back to school. At least I would...
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    Rehab Ratio

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to tatyfreedom's topic in Rehabilitation

    1:20 in my experience. I’m sure you’ll see all sorts of
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    Tips for passing the Exit Hesi?

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to MA8675309's topic in General Nursing

    We had similar standard for passing. I reviewed study materials and processes and did review questions twice a day (some early morning and some later on in the day). Good
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    Nicotine Drug Testing in the Texas Medical Center

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to MA8675309's topic in General Nursing

    I know several facilities that have done this (I’m NOT in TX) for years. Several offer healthcare bonuses (extra $ incentives) for managed weight, BP, etc. and still other facilities that allow...
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    Work from Home Case Management

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to VioletaRockos's topic in General Nursing

    I have no experience w/at home work but it sounds exciting to me. I wish you luck in your pursuit!! Keep us posted how you're doing and here is to well wishes on your foot
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    4 Reasons Ghosting an Employer is a Bad Idea

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds irresponsible. It’s always best to
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    How do you decompress?

    BarrelOfMonkeys posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was ending a very challenging day today and on my 1.5hr commute home I wondered what you all do to decompress from your day? I did a quick search on allnurses and came up with rectal tubes, various...
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    What's up with this RN?

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing school we were taught this but I’ve always thought it was odd. I had a supervisor who would expect staff to notate in that manner and we would have meetings and it would be brought up...
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    Medication error

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to red426's topic in General Nursing

    I know your mind is going a mile a minute right now. Understandable. I don’t have experience with this but I know others who do will chime in. I want to also say use this as a learning experience...
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    How do you decompress?

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to BarrelOfMonkeys's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, coloring. I know a lot of people do that. I used to love to paint and draw.
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    How do you decompress?

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to BarrelOfMonkeys's topic in General Nursing

    You had me at amazon shopping and the surprise packages! LOL I def enjoy
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    Overwhelmed in my last semester.

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to PurplePens's topic in General Students

    I can appreciate your candor and anxiety about what this semester holds. Many of us were right where you are. I did my preceptorship in oncology and was very nervous. It worked out because I didn't...
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    How do you decompress?

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to BarrelOfMonkeys's topic in General Nursing

    You had me laughing over the vodka!
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    LIES About LPN's and LVN's

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to Divine-LPN,BSN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    In some hospitals, while they’re hiring LPNs, in the fine print it’s noticed the institution hiring has an expectation that the newly hired LPN will get their RN degree/license within X years or...
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    The Time of My Life

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to malenurseNTX2019's topic in Men in Nursing

    Recognizing that nursing school is hard is a good start. Recognizing you may be a minority and how to overcome that to succeed in your educational program favorably can be really difficult. It sounds...
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    Scared.....No Nursing?

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to Name9335's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like there is a lot of good advice here and so many stories of pushing through during tough times. You seem to have a passion for what you’re doing. You may just need to find a way to make...
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    New Career in Management???? Advice?

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to TNViking's topic in General Specialties

    Lots of wisdom provided already. I’ll just say that it sounds like a wonderful opportunity for you. Go. Enjoy the advancement and the other perks. Good luck!
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    I’m not disorganized. I’m reorganized. ?

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to BarrelOfMonkeys's topic in Home Health

    It’s heavier. Easy to shoulder carry but too heavy for a door
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    I’m not disorganized. I’m reorganized. ?

    BarrelOfMonkeys posted a topic in Home Health

    While this site was on hiatus I upgraded my bag I use in home health to a Hopkins Mark V. I’ve just now got it filled with much the same but there are MANY more pockets in this new bag than my older...
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    What did you miss the most while allnurses was "closed"?

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Missed the supportive nature and the knowledge sharing and articles. I enjoy coming here and being able to view healthcare news related articles.
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    Potential Job Offer?!

    BarrelOfMonkeys replied to BeautyRN2017's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! I’m sure you’ll make a great addition! 2019, here you come.