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    Nurse as the Protagonist

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Red Shirt 6's topic in General Nursing

    You are right that there are strong nurse lead charters. I decided to focus on a nurse being the main driver of the story because of personal interest (and for fun) also because so often in medical...
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    Student Toon Caption Contest | Student Nurses Day

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I See......Sick
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    Gift ideas for med school grad?

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Raven Sierra's topic in General Nursing

    I would suggest a power shredder something that cuts in 2 directions or an industrial fan if she is living or are going to live somewhere warm/hot. A year membership to Amazon Prime has been a popular...
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    Student Toon Caption Contest | Student Nurses Day

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Somebody just finished trying to find that dream nursing
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    No Microchip In This Needle

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Nurse Beth I am being held prisoner me a psych ward and I am being forced to create Davey Do toons. What can I do? Davey
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    The Needy Patient

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Nurse Pompom's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on location, type of patient this has worked for me. I will take an extra set of vitals making sure they know their numbers, this includes asking them if they want to be weighed. If...
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    Student Loans Advice

    Red Shirt 6 replied to hayeaston's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wells Fargo is getting out of the student loan business. Sallie Mae has a spin off company called Navient Student Loans. Your financial aid office may have some
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    Clinical Instructor in need of suggestions

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Smooth Sailing's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The instructors at the college I attended used Kahoot! for the quiz
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    Superstitious Nurses

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    The Q word is not to be used to describe, reference anything involving the work place or the people in it,
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    Nurses are Pushed to the Brink

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The local Colleges and institutes and other cancelled all of the CNA, programs. So the city where I am at is getting hit with a shortage of CNA's and other support personal. While more and more of the...
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    NBC's The Nurses - Just another nurse show?

    Red Shirt 6 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I was working when it aired so I caught on streaming. After the narration and introduction of the charters a major disaster happens on their first day. The show briefly has the nurses in Emergency,...
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    Best stethoscope?

    Red Shirt 6 replied to 1224_NS's topic in General Students

    Check out the Prestige Medical Clear Sound Scope. Not high priced and is
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    Book recommendations?

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Primrose's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Not sure what you find entertaining but these have are medical related. Virgin River Series by Robyn Carr A Nurse Practitioner and midwife Melinda Monroe takes a job in the rural town of...
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    How to choose which direction to take????

    Red Shirt 6 replied to shellfrmmo's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you are interested in teaching maybe you could try teaching CNA's part time. See if an academic setting is
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    Need advice about asking for higher pay as a resident

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Accordiantoyou's topic in Nursing Career

    It will not get you dollars but any college level degree or certificate will get you something. Any Specialized certification or licensing like cosmetology, food handlers or even having a CDL although...
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    Turning a morbidly obese patient

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Edmond Dantes's topic in General Nursing

    Get a long flat sheet fold in half place it so it is centered under the heaviest parts of the torso. For positioning the patient to the center or a side of the bed. lay the bed flat then raise the bed...
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    Courses to take that could help in the future?

    Red Shirt 6 replied to dylanwino's topic in General Nursing

    Take the basic classes that apply to every major like English, Math that way if you find yourself wanting to specialize or do not like healthcare the classes will apply to any major. I will also...
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    Different Avenues of Getting Into a Nursing School

    Red Shirt 6 replied to megmeg's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Along with the LVN Bridge you can become a Paramedic do a bridge program to
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    What was your last non healthcare related job?

    Red Shirt 6 replied to DesiDani's topic in Nursing Humor

    Custodian for a public school
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    Need Advice! Please Help!

    Red Shirt 6 replied to milliemoo's topic in General Students

    What is your current major? To get finical aid having a complete degree makes it easier. That is because after so many credit hours with out graduating they see you as being a professional student and...
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    Northern nursing and flying

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Bre90's topic in Rural

    Did you go North? If you did what was it
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    Help! No one taking New Grads what to do for 6 months?

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Lost NewGrad's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You can include 3RNET,org and USAJOBS.gov if you have not already done that. Look at state, county, and maybe city for employment. It is mainly Public health but it is something to think about. To...
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    I Don't Know What I'm Doing With My Life

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Elisabeth-33's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If I understand correctly you are over qualified/educated for the experience jobs you want. you want to work at for a year. your main Interest is a future with child/adolescent as a specialty. Most...
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    Toon Caption Contest | Student Nurse Day

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Brian S.'s topic in News, Announcements

    I was boasting about how much better I am then that old "Witch" in ICU then this
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    Toon Caption Contest | Nurses Week

    Red Shirt 6 replied to Brian S.'s topic in News, Announcements

    So how was your first day as administrator for