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  1. Congrats on your wedding and upcoming graduation. As for Raleigh, I agree with your brother in law...it is FANTASTIC! I left PA and went to NC as a travel nurse and worked at UNC in Chapel Hill as a...
  2. All of our thoughts and prayers are with you. I hope that you can find someone to talk to. Don't give up. Nursing needs compasionate people like yourself. Mistakes happen to everyone. We're...
  3. I came across an online RN-BSN program in Nursing 2006. The school is celticscholar? www.celticscholar.com. It seems to be a great way to get your BSN. There is no clinical. It is all done at...
  4. online/distance RN-BSN programs

    That's correct. I was going from memory. Stinks to get old! What did you
  5. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    If you have a prescription for the Xanax or Percocet then it is a non-issue. The screen would not be reported as positive to your employer so again, why refuse unless you have something to hide....
  6. A few grey areas

    Thanks for all the
  7. A few grey areas

    I have recently taken over as the nursing supervisor at a LTAC facility. Some of the policies we have are very grey and I can't seem to get any clear answers from anyone. We are a 46 unit LTAC...
  8. New Grad in the ICU

    Thanks for the encouragment! I'll keep you
  9. New Grad in the ICU

    I'm begining to get a little skeptical after reading these posts...I am a Med/surg RN with 10 years experience, currently working in a LTACH/step down unit. We have vents, tele..no drips. Another...
  10. A few grey areas

    Case Manager...I am the supervisor for the day shift. There is a night shift supervisor and of course the DON. I have documented my concerns and voiced them to the DON and the Risk Management dept....
  11. Geez..relax...as a previous poster stated hlaf of what you learn in a BSN program is BS...I did not mean that all BSN nurses were bad...I have great respect for anyone who furthers their education....
  12. new and looking @ Cross country, PPR, RNN

    I worked for CC for 3 years while I traveled to Raleigh, NC. I worked at UNC the entire time and loved it. CC was great. Never had a problem with paycheck, housing, insurance. Of course, no...
  13. Math Help? What is the correct answer.

    750 is correct??? Curious to see what your instructor
  14. Nurses are not "allowed"

    UGH...why do we put up with this crap. I for one will not get up for an MD...if he asks for vital signs and I am doing something else then I will kindly tell him that they can be found outside the...
  15. Crushing K-Dur

    how do these idiots make it out of nursing
  16. How much do you follow Policy and Procedure?

    csemgr1....I know what you mean...our DON is a nice lady but is lacking a backbone. She hold nobody accountable..when I try to she always wants to give then ANOTHER verbal warning! How many times do...
  17. RUDE pt and spouse=everyone fired from care!

    Agree with the above poster...need to get unit manager/DON/MDs and SW involved. Sounds like they definetly need someone to talk to..this is a life altering event but it doesn't give them license to...
  18. New Job as RN Unit Manager

    Lord knows we need people like you in LTC. I didn't mean to sound negative with the above post..I guess I am a bit jaded as I took on the day supervisor/ADON job in Jan and I really miss being out...
  19. New Job as RN Unit Manager

    LOTs and LOTS of
  20. Nursing scope of practice questions

    Good for you for standing your ground. What does your instructor say? Personally, I wouldn't do something I am not comfortable with no matter who is telling me to do so. Ultimately the RN/MD are...
  21. Good for you! I would at least stand my ground until I was given adequate orientation to the position. If it was not conveyed to you during the interview/hire process that you would be expected to...
  22. Medication Reconciliation

    We are just getting started with Medrec so I would also be interested to hear if anyone is having any luck. My nurses are already grumbling..and rightly so...about the added paperwork it involves....
  23. 10-15 patients?

    is that a typo? 66 patients! Wow, your a better person than me! I worked too hard for my
  24. 10-15 patients?

    10-15 patients is not safe, It doesn't matter what floor or what
  25. We are having a debate where I work...can LPN's perform an admission assessment and/or an 8 hr assessment independently? We have LPN's and they do the assessments..they facility just requires that an...