Multicollinearity BSN, RN

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    Thinking of going to corrections

    Multicollinearity replied to toddlar's topic in Correctional

    This is so interesting to me. At the prison I worked at officers would sometimes get distracted and leave the building when the nurse was with an inmate in the medical building. This was considered...
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    Is nursing what you thought it would be?

    Multicollinearity replied to Lucidity's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, being a nurse is what I've thought it would be. I've saved lives. I've helped the sick get better. I've been there when some have died. Many of my nurse coworkers have been fantastic and have...
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    Importance of patient/inmate education

    Multicollinearity replied to ChuckeRN's topic in Correctional

    I recommend studying EMT materials. Nurses fill the role of nurse AND emergency response/first responder in the prison setting. Be prepared to be the only medical staff member responding to...
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    Have you worked for Wexford?

    Multicollinearity replied to ChuckeRN's topic in Correctional

    ChuckeRN, I'm trying to send you a PM, but your box is
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    Deceptive Offender for Chest Pains

    Multicollinearity replied to libran1984's topic in Correctional

    Regarding emergencies (like chest pain) I have found the most challenging inmates to be the ones from special lock-down units. I'm talking about the ones who are in segregation due to high-level gang...
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    Why Is It That Everyone Thinks They're A Good Nurse?

    Multicollinearity replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

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    New nurse here. How do I overcome a suspension from work?

    Multicollinearity replied to BradenRN30's topic in Nursing Career

    Supervising means carrying a greater load than one nurse's assignment. You (and your license) are responsible for the actions of those you are supervising. By definition it cannot be easier than...
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    Why Is It That Everyone Thinks They're A Good Nurse?

    Multicollinearity replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Plenty of nurses fear they are not good enough. These are the nurses that stay in poor practice environments because they fear they couldn't 'cut it' where 'good nurses' work. These things go...
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    Legal issues with only having one RN on the floor

    Multicollinearity replied to photocodo's topic in General Nursing

    I routinely work 13 hour shifts, am the only healthcare worker on site, and receive no official break. It's not required in my
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    New Grad - Desperate

    Multicollinearity replied to TCASII's topic in Arizona Nursing

    We have a lot in common. I graduated with an ADN. I had no healthcare experience. I had been self-employed for ~10 years and lacked employment references of any kind. I had huge student loans...
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    Why such high new RN turnover?

    Multicollinearity replied to Calder's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a correctional (prison) nurse I find this statement very odd. I'm sure school nurses and military nurses would as
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    Why such high new RN turnover?

    Multicollinearity replied to Calder's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It seems to me that many new grads are not prepared for the level of multi-tasking and pace of work. I see this as a problem from their nursing schools not preparing them. It seems many nursing...
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    Besides CPR, what other situations/procedures require you to act fast..

    Multicollinearity replied to okiedokie123's topic in General Nursing

    How about this one: your patient is unconscious. What do you do first? How do you figure out what is wrong, so you can act quickly before CPR might be
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    What motivates you to go to work every day?

    Multicollinearity replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    My mortgage payment. It's honestly the only reason why I don't give my notice and gamble my fate with going
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    Orders for Offsite Procedure Prep

    Multicollinearity posted a topic in Correctional

    When you have an inmate going for an offsite procedure and you have to do prep do you have an order from your facility provider for the prep, or are you following the 'order' from the offsite...
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    What is the secret to getting along with custody?

    Multicollinearity replied to Findingmynitch's topic in Correctional

    Don't know what to tell you. I am almost always very polite to our officers, and I show respect for their badge and how they put their lives on the line in a difficult job. That said, I'm on the...
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    Orders for Offsite Procedure Prep

    Multicollinearity replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Correctional

    I've always gotten an order from our provider because it seems wrong to administer a medication without an order from your own organization's provider. And I've always been told by my supervisors...
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    Orders for Offsite Procedure Prep

    Multicollinearity replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Correctional

    This is what I've always done, and I'm being told I don't have to. It just seems right that all orders should come from the inside, but what specific legal standard can I tie this
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    Let's be kind to other nurses even if they are not as hi-tech

    Multicollinearity replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    This thread feels like a back-handed
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    Gen X,Gen Y,baby boomers in the work place

    Multicollinearity replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way. It feels odd when teenagers and 20-something clerks in stores call me
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    Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    Multicollinearity replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    GipseyGirl, In this thread you have painted a picture of this state psychiatric hospital with the following information: RNs earn $21 per hour. Many of the psych techs just graduated from high...
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    is weeks gestation subjective or objective data?

    Multicollinearity replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

    Anything the patient (or a family member) tells you is subjective. Anything you can see, observe, quantify is
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    Leaving hospital to correction facility?

    Multicollinearity replied to jnetrn's topic in Correctional

    If you view nursing as a top-down hierarchy with ICU at the top, ER, then med/surg, and then ambulatory environments last, you may not like correctional nursing. Acuity levels and learning are...
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    What's your weird quirk?

    Multicollinearity replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my goodness, Spidey's Mom. We have a lot in common. I am immaculate at work, and at home I procrastinate. At home I'm a slob, honestly. And speed...well I won't self incriminate myself
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    Can I do nursing?

    Multicollinearity replied to KaitlynLeighx3's topic in Nursing Career

    It could be listed under something generic such as "physical agility." I know ADA accommodations do not exempt anyone from doing essential tasks required for a position - it's just the ADA gives those...