Multicollinearity BSN, RN

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    How do you like to be acknowledged at work for a good job done

    Multicollinearity replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like a raise. Nobody at my place of employment has had a raise in years due to budget problems. Instead, I keep getting employee of the quarter and pretty plaques. It's nice, and appreciated, but...
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    How do you treat headaches?

    Multicollinearity replied to Anagray's topic in Emergency

    I recently got reglan/imitrex/toradol/zofran. It was a fantastic cure for my horrific
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    Transfer from women to men? Medium to max?

    Multicollinearity replied to psysn's topic in Correctional

    Female inmates can be mentally exhausting for the nurse to deal with due to their psych issues and behavior. Male inmates can be a challenge due to their "hits" on other inmates, stabbings, assaults,...
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    Did you hate your life in nursing school??

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

    I was not well-adjusted during nursing school, to say the least. My way of responding to my fear was to enforce a standard of perfection. Truly, had it not been for the relationships I developed here...
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    Did you hate your life in nursing school??

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

    I hated every minute of nursing school. My stress level was extreme. It was almost all self-imposed. I had this severe anxiety due to my mental fixation that I would not actually graduate and become...
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    "Potty Talk"

    Multicollinearity replied to RosesrReder's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. I hear you. And then there are the "live" distractions in the restroom and lunch room. Last week I couldn't go to the restroom without hearing my name being called, repeatedly. I was taking...
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    Are new grads...

    Multicollinearity replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I would only become a nurse right now if you are willing to relocate for a job, if needed when you graduate. I graduated Dec. 2009, right when the economy turned to crap. Many of my classmates...
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    New grad nurse residencies in Tucson.

    Multicollinearity replied to pitaya's topic in Arizona Nursing

    This is why I left Tucson and moved far, far way when I graduated Dec. 2009. I do know some who had success getting hired at the long-term acute care hosopitals in town. After a year they were able...
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    Do you worry about your patients after leaving work?

    Multicollinearity replied to gigglymo's topic in General Nursing

    Sure I do. I worked almost 16 hours yesterday dealing with a post-op patient whose fever went from 102 to 103.8. The surgeon was refusing to address the fever in a reasonable and medically sound way,...
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    Should rural nursing be a specialty?

    Multicollinearity replied to msn10's topic in Rural

    As a lifelong urban resident transplanted to a rural area, I definately see significant differences. However, I am careful to limit my comments to the specific rural area I just left because this is...
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    How long is your commute?

    Multicollinearity replied to OnaTrek's topic in General Nursing

    Forty-five minutes each way. Thank goodness for satellite
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    Speeding tickets and employment

    Multicollinearity replied to loveishope's topic in Texas Nursing

    Most speeding tickets are NOT criminal offenses. It depends on the jurisdiction and
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    Speeding tickets and employment

    Multicollinearity replied to loveishope's topic in Texas Nursing

    In my state exceeding 85 MPH, even on a 75 MPH highway is a criminal misdemeanor. The cops skip the arrest part and just issue the criminal speeding ticket. I know because I received this charge. I...
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    Speeding tickets and employment

    Multicollinearity replied to loveishope's topic in Texas Nursing

    FYI, sometimes the question is asked to see if you are honest and disclose all offenses, including traffic tickets. It's not that the employer or licensing body actually cares about traffic tickets -...
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    Better to quit or be fired

    Multicollinearity replied to 9064's topic in Correctional

    In future job interviews you could cite safety concerns about the prison environment and bypass all of the other reasons. Most interviewers would accept this because they could not imagine working in...
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    Is it possible that the shortened RN training causes more anxiety for new grads

    Multicollinearity replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    We cannot put all of the blame on nursing education, though. Rates of anxiety and depression among the general population, including nurses, has increased in the last few decades. People are more...
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    Is it possible that the shortened RN training causes more anxiety for new grads

    Multicollinearity replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I may be taking this back further than you intended, but this makes me think of a conversation I had with a relative who is a retired nurse. This relative practiced as a nurse in the 1950s thru '80s....
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    8 hour days or 12 hours days?

    Multicollinearity replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like I have the best in-between. I work 4 10-hour shifts/week. However, they often turn into 12-14 hour shifts. I like 10s because it gives me 3 days off a week, but they aren't as tiring as...
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    Emergency Response Equipment

    Multicollinearity replied to Neats's topic in Correctional

    What about (((narcan))), nitro, D50, and glucagon? Petroleum gauze for sucking chest wounds? Airways &
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    What constitutes a preceptor?

    Multicollinearity replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I'm precepting a new nurse again. Previously, one was an experienced nurse, and this one is a new grad. I get nothing extra but "thank yous" and added weight to my valued status that gets me whatever...
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    Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

    Multicollinearity replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was slapped this week. It stunned
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    Comments about personal appearance

    Multicollinearity replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    Because the interaction isn't about the nurse's feelings - it's about the patient. Taking the nurse's ego out and lacking defensiveness redirects the focus back to the patient. Which is where it...
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    Comments about personal appearance

    Multicollinearity replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    I am not saying disrespectful comments towards nurses from patients are OK. I am suggesting one approach is for the nurse to take his or her ego out of the response, acklowledge that many patients...
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    Comments about personal appearance

    Multicollinearity replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    I don't expect my patients to have appropriate social skills, so I'm not surprised when I hear this sort of thing. We aren't there to socialize with our patients, and many of them are seriously...
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    I wonder how many nurses out there experienced a needle stick injury

    Multicollinearity replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have not had a needle stick yet. I have had a blood borne exposure via stethoscope, though. I had a patient who had been stabbed. Blood was everywhere. I was leaning down and holding pressure...