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  1. CCRN exam success

    APRN. replied to RNEducator8056's topic in Critical Care

    Welcome to the Critical Care Certification Club. At the end of December, there were only 67,586 Adult, 1,138 Neonatal & 4,843 Pediatric CCRN Certified Nurses. Congratulations on joining an...

  2. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

    APRN. replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think we have a *** and Ditch on our hands. The OP is nowhere to be seen.

  3. Resignation

    APRN. replied to heronurse's topic in General Nursing

    Is this a new thing? I've never given more than two weeks notice over the past 25 years, and I've never been ineligible for

  4. Nurse Innovators Hub - Our Latest Addition

    APRN. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    You don't need to be in a Leadership position to

  5. Entitlement/ superiority attitude of some nurses?

    APRN. replied to Infofreak411's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well now, I'll bet that you're going to be the most humble thing that ever walked the hospital hallways when you graduate now, aren't you ? ;~} You're going to make sure that your salary does not...

  6. Nurse Bullying

    APRN. replied to Slhengy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Spouting off "NETY" equates to "Boys will be boys". It's an ignorant way of addressing an issue that is SO MUCH MORE than what it appears. NETY = Well, Boys just can't help themselves, that's...

  7. Nurse Bullying

    APRN. replied to Slhengy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's your demonstrated propensity to presume that "years-in-grade" equates to stationary flow of thinking in the nurses to whom you have referred to as "old". There are Soooooo many nurses on here...

  8. Nurse Bullying

    APRN. replied to Slhengy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are clearly confused about what happens in high school, and the expectations of adults who are accountable for patient outcomes. Look closer at those statistics: what you don't see spelled out...

  9. Nurse Bullying

    APRN. replied to Slhengy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I want to put it out there right now, before some poor soul gets off on a tangent, that the Nurse Practice Act is in place to establish the duty of care that the Registered Nurse has TO the PATIENT....

  10. 8 or 12 hour shifts

    APRN. replied to LPNTOBE2017's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever you're doing, you're doing it for twelve and a half solid hours......or eight and a half solid hours. You'll likely have a chance to experience both shifts during your lifetime as a nurse....

  11. Nurse Bullying

    APRN. replied to Slhengy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes, in certain situations, such as in a professional environment, there are questions asked that simply make you go "HUH?!" This happens between Med students and Dr's, between PT students and...

  12. Grading policy for clinical

    APRN. replied to malenurse2bt's topic in General Students

    You could do a search for qualitative and quantitative methods of nursing clinical grading practices......and I don't mean a Google search either ~ I mean EBSCO, CINAHL, etc. There is data out there....

  13. Chain of command

    APRN. replied to thatnursedude's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Here are a few scenario which you may not have considered: 1. Your instructor might be teaching the class according to the rules, and the other two teachers may be slacking. 2. Your...

  14. Professor Grades My Exams Slow

    APRN. replied to tbird88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Does your next assignment depend upon the outcome of the homework that you turned in? One of the most mentally painful things for an instructor to do is to grade the 32nd paper In. A. Row. On. The....

  15. Diploma/ADN vs. BSN

    APRN. replied to MykRTstudent's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't know how far along you are in your BSN program. Did you just complete your first semester, and are now going into your second semester? (First year ?) What has your current advisor told you...

  16. I harmed my first patient today.

    APRN. replied to starwarrior's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh gosh, if I had a dollar for every time an out-of-control ETOH'r performed a self-TURP over the past 25 years, I'd have enough to buy myself lunch...... Just be glad you didn't get hit by someone...

  17. Nurse Bullying

    APRN. replied to Slhengy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, I don't get to just write whatever I want. That is unethical. I write what is backed up by Evidenced Based Practice, a MSN degree's worth of research into the matter, and what is culled from...

  18. Nurse Bullying

    APRN. replied to Slhengy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You can search a Lot of things on Google, like where to find the nearest college of higher education. When you start getting advanced nursing degrees, one of the first things you learn is that as far...

  19. Nurse Bullying

    APRN. replied to Slhengy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have to speak my mind on this, because it is so......*sigh*......SMH. (Adjusts flame retardant cap and climbs onto flame-retardant soapbox) Pure Jealousy ? Please explain how someone who: Can...

  20. Quick question

    APRN. replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    There is usually a scant amount of oozing from a fresh JP line site. I place a folded up 4x4 gauze and tape over the site. If the drainage seeps through that, I want to watch

  21. Tattoos and Nursing

    APRN. replied to Yadisanchez's topic in General Nursing

    When you choose to do something that is permanent, there is the expectation that you also choose the consequences that go along with that decision. I like tattoos, and really enjoy the creativity...

  22. Solutions for Drinks at Nursing Station?

    APRN. replied to ImNicoEh's topic in General Nursing

    In comparing meal trays being delivered to units in covered trays, and then being served to patients in their rooms, I am seeing the possibility of nurses being able to keep their covered drinks in an...

  23. Solutions for Drinks at Nursing Station?

    APRN. replied to ImNicoEh's topic in General Nursing

    I can appreciate that you are trying to elevate your position by deflecting and contrasting our points of view. However, please be advised, that when nursing crosses that line between providing a...

  24. What to do about coworker not pulling her weight

    APRN. replied to guest947568's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes you have to be more direct in order to get people to pull their weight. Don't just lie down and let the waves wash over you. Stand up and fight the current. When you've done a triage, and...

  25. Solutions for Drinks at Nursing Station?

    APRN. replied to ImNicoEh's topic in General Nursing

    How about this: The Associate is going to be in to draw your blood shortly You cannot eat yet because the Associate says you're going to have a test. The Associate will be in to bathe you after...