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    Practical Nurses in an emergency... help!

    Rose_Queen replied to FuturePN's topic in General Students

    Generally, it takes at least one if not 2-3 years for one to become competent as a nurse (look up Benner's theory). Personally, I'd rather have a new grad who is nervous than a new grad who thinks...
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    Disappointed with Nurses at first job

    Rose_Queen replied to ChristiHamm8's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    The way of healthcare is to pile more and more on the nursing staff with fewer and fewer resources. Triple and quadruple documentation. Increasing patient ratios even though patient acuity is...
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    Report Descrimination

    Rose_Queen replied to startingover2016's topic in General Nursing

    But it is part of your employment record with the employer. While perhaps not enough to warrant termination, it is enough for them to be wary of hiring someone with such a history. How do you know...
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    RN salary expectations

    Rose_Queen replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on the area and the cost of living. $22 in a rural area of a midwestern state is going to go a lot farther than $22 in Los Angeles or New York City. You'll have to be more specific....
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    Help Choosing a Nursing School

    Rose_Queen replied to futurenurse168's topic in General Students

    You should be able to find NCLEX pass rates on the state BON website. A poor pass rate indicates that the school does not adequately prepare its students to meet the minimum level of competence to...
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    What's In A Name Badge?

    Rose_Queen replied to TruvyNurse's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My facility recently required everyone to get a new badge due to a logo change. The only credentials printed on them are licensure or job description. No more degree level or certifications allowed....
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    Accreditation

    Rose_Queen replied to Sun7802's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    It depends on the job market whether accreditation comes into play regarding employment; however, I have never worked as an LPN and couldn't give specifics about LPN job postings. What you can do is...
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    Wearing a mask during clinicals?

    Rose_Queen replied to Jessica1019's topic in General Students

    Agree with JustBeachy, this is something you need to discuss with your healthcare provider. As for wearing a mask, it's actually my facility's policy that flu shots are mandatory unless there is a...
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    Male CNA caring for females

    Rose_Queen replied to Firas5's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    So you're going to allow the actions of a few influence your thoughts of an entire population? That's a stereotype, and I'm sure you already know that stereotypes are not true to every single person...
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    Process for shadowing an OR nurse?

    Rose_Queen replied to chief76's topic in Operating Room

    Each facility is likely going to have its own policy on shadowing. In mine, we don't allow people to shadow unless they are medical students, PA students, or nursing students who are doing their...
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    Accreditation

    Rose_Queen replied to Sun7802's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Approval and accreditation are two different things. Approval by the state BON means that you will be eligible to take NCLEX-PN following graduation. Accreditation is a voluntary option schools can...
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    Defibrillator Pads

    Rose_Queen replied to christinaaaamarie's topic in General Nursing

    I routinely place my patients' defibrillator pads on the right scapular area and the left side of the torso. They aren't sterile, so they can't be part of the sterile prep for cardiac surgery. The...
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    Nurse to Patient Ratio is obsolete???

    Rose_Queen replied to journeygrl's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    There are no laws that cover patient ratios with the exception of acute care (hospitals) in CA, and MA has rules about critical care. Some states have ambiguous language about staffing committees or...
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    OR brain sheet

    Rose_Queen replied to CAnewgrad2016's topic in Operating Room

    Preference cards will be your best friend in the OR. Everything you need to know about equipment that is needed, supplies to have available, and everything else should be on it. Beyond that, all I...
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    "Fixin' to die"

    Rose_Queen replied to ktwlpn's topic in Nursing News

    There's a difference between spelling and grammar errors and local dialect. I also fail to see any posts calling you
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    How much death do you see/ have you seen on the job?

    Rose_Queen replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wish I could like this more than once. I'm the same- clinical boundaries for patients, major emotional impact for close friends and
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    How much death do you see/ have you seen on the job?

    Rose_Queen replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen a handful in my years as an OR nurse. The majority of them were trauma patients that, like Humpty Dumpty, just couldn't be put back together again. Some of the others (and actually some of...
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    Time on your feet? Circulating..

    Rose_Queen replied to MilliePieRN's topic in Operating Room

    As a circulator in cardiac surgery, my cases tend to be longer. I do have the opportunity to sit during cases. However, some of the other OR specialties aren't long cases, and those nurses are running...
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    OR Locker Rooms

    Rose_Queen replied to runningbarefoot's topic in Operating Room

    Just another thought: changing in a bathroom stall is likely to draw more attention to you as well- it's much more
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    Two weeks notice

    Rose_Queen replied to superarn86's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to not burning bridges, are you sure the policy is only two weeks? Many nurses are finding that they are required to give more notice- I have to give four weeks. You don't want to end up...
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    Rose_Queen replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    My "other job" involves educating women solely about their sexuality. It is astounding how many of them don't know their own anatomy, but through my experience as a nurse and as the product of a...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Rose_Queen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    The same thing that's wrong with me? At least we get to eat at the same lunch
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    Need help correct order

    Rose_Queen replied to LatinaPerez's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Actually, it sounds suspiciously like an exact question from one of the approved options for the mandatory child abuse CE
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    HELP! New Grad Travel Nursing

    Rose_Queen replied to PeepoSoosh's topic in Travel

    And therein lies the rub. Just because it's what you've been told doesn't necessarily make it true. There's a reason my facility no longer hires travelers. It's because what we get told by the agency...
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    sodium amount in sodium bicarb

    Rose_Queen replied to zzyzx's topic in Critical Care

    That should be information included either on the insert in the box or written on the box itself. When in doubt, you can always ask the facility