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    Is it right for me?

    Rose_Queen replied to KaylaMayorga's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Only you can decide if nursing is right for you- not your mom, not an anonymous website. However, it sounds like you need to do a little research- risky how? I personally know of zero nurses who have...
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    Did I pass or fail the NCLEX?? PLZ HELP

    Rose_Queen replied to sara_5457's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It means you need to take a deep breath and wait for results. The number of a specific type of question is 100% irrelevant. People have passed at 75, 265, and every number of questions in between....
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    Scope Of Practice

    Rose_Queen replied to amysnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Several of the surgeons I've worked with prefer to do their own first dressing change. Once that first change is done, the nurse takes over for subsequent
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    C'Mon Now!

    Rose_Queen replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in School

    So, I'm sitting here imagining the reaction when she goes home and her legs are all
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    2017 Can Scrub or Circulating Nurses, & Surgical Technologists Sit?

    Rose_Queen replied to Icooka4u's topic in Operating Room

    Circulating nurse: yes, if the facility has provided a chair. Scrub personnel: generally not during surgery, unless the surgeon chooses to sit. Then best practice is for everyone to be on the same...
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    Scope Of Practice

    Rose_Queen replied to amysnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Refer to your facility's P&P, standing orders, etc. In my facility, it is an automatic order that anyone admitted from LTC/rehab into any unit and all patients admitted to critical units get...
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    On a 3 year caution and back up again 2 months before the end of my caution. What am I fac

    Rose_Queen replied to Charlie74's topic in United Kingdom

    With reference to the NMC, it would appear OP is from the UK, not the US. Not all countries view medication errors the way the US
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    Need Homework Help Community Health Nurses

    Rose_Queen replied to RN4it's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're asking for an awful lot for someone to provide their name and workplace here on AN, a site that offers a bit of anonymity. Where have you looked beyond the internet to find a nurse? It is so...
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    How to figure out VTBI?!!!

    Rose_Queen replied to ital91's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Except that if you are to infuse 800mL and you have a 1L bag, you've already got 200mL extra, and you won't be changing the bag. Why make more work for
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    How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    Rose_Queen replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    User name in upper right, dashboard, select ignore list from dropdown menu, enter username of poster you don't want to see, done. Am I the only one who thinks two certain usernames might, perchance,...
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    For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    Rose_Queen replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and can we please get some paragraphs? Reading solid walls of text is just not going to happen. Do people no longer know what the return or enter key is
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    Devastated about my recent preceptorship placement in med surg

    Rose_Queen replied to SF BSN2b's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is not something to be absolutely devastated about, nor is it something that will make your career goals fall apart. Direct your energy elsewhere- do your best in your assigned practicum, make a...
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    Nursing school is too easy!

    Rose_Queen replied to Maghunter's topic in General Students

    The original poster of this thread has not logged on since
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    Phlebotomy refusing to draw

    Rose_Queen replied to Lame's topic in General Nursing

    Editing is limited to within 5 minutes of the post unless one is a Pro
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    Have anybody heard of Brown Mackie College?

    Rose_Queen replied to maidoly88's topic in Florida Nursing

    The thread is 5 years old and nearly 3 years since last
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    Schooling Options?

    Rose_Queen replied to HCole598's topic in General Students

    Well, first let's look at your goals: ultrasonography or midwife. One requires a degree in ultrasound. One requires a degree in nursing plus additional education. Ultrasound is not part of nursing...
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    ER nurse to ER doctor

    Rose_Queen replied to al3x117's topic in Emergency

    If you wish to work as an ER nurse and then progress to a wider scope of practice, there's always the NP route. There is no such thing as RN to MD- it requires completing the required prerequisites,...
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    Bullying at Work - What is your experience?

    Rose_Queen replied to compassionresearcher's topic in General Nursing

    Possibly because they don't garner the sensationalism or make as much money for the one publishing the research? The amount of research about bullying done in nursing far outweighs the amount of...
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    How much do YOU think nurses are worth?

    Rose_Queen replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    But sometimes that other fertilizer is
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    Transitioning from US to Europe after obtaining NCLEX

    Rose_Queen replied to aelin76_76's topic in Nurse Registration

    Much like nurses who immigrate to the US must take the US licensing exam, I am sure that US educated nurses seeking work in another country must take the licensing exam for the country in which they...
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    Broward college questions

    Rose_Queen replied to Asmith2378's topic in School, College Programs

    Many nursing programs have a set number of strikes before you are removed from the program- 2 seems to be the most common with a handful of 3 and a handful of 1. No one can be forced to attend LPN...
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    Pulmonary Embolism response team or PERT Team

    Rose_Queen replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure about teams who respone immeditely, but we have 2 levels of response codes. The one level notifies people such as cardiology, radiology, cardiac surgery, cardiac OR call team, interventional...
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    Nurses Eating Nursing Students

    Rose_Queen replied to Cisabel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why would the nurse need a better attitude? She was honest with the OP that she had a senior student who needed to be priority. I'd rather have a nurse with an honest attitude than one who tries to...
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    Achieve prep? Good or crap?

    Rose_Queen replied to Klich75's topic in School, College Programs

    You will first need to find out if the school will accept ATP and if they limit what classes they will grant credit for when using ATP. You will need to contact the school directly and speak with...
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    Brand new PA RN, License Renewal Questions

    Rose_Queen replied to pmabraham's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Can't answer the first question as the CE requirement came around many many years after my first renewal, which was also less than the normal 2 years. You should receive notification from the BON-...