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    Circulating nurse

    Rose_Queen replied to amiss5572's topic in Operating Room

    The FAQs tab in the OR forum is a great place to start: https://allnurses.com/operating-room-nursing/show-faqs/ A few threads beyond the FAQs:...
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    Should I have volunteered to stay overnight?

    Rose_Queen replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on the situation, I would have no conscience issues with leaving at the end of my scheduled shift. If a place is chronically short staffed, giving in to requests to stay over does not lead...
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    Should I have volunteered to stay overnight?

    Rose_Queen replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I would also look up the mandatory overtime laws in your state. In mine, it clearly states what is and is not allowable for mandated overtime. If they try to discipline you for not staying, having the...
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    Saint Lukes Nursing Kansas City Admissions Question

    Rose_Queen replied to a027m711's topic in School, College Programs

    Have you contacted an admissions advisor at the school? They will be best able to give you accurate
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Rose_Queen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Do pink polka dots on clothing items not to be seen by the general public count? Which table do I sit at
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    WILTW 10/29: Trauma for breakfast

    Rose_Queen replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    ANA (allnurses anonymous) is in the break room. Meetings are very infrequent and pretty much all of us are still here. AN.com Anonymous |
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    Schools misrepresenting clinical site locations

    Rose_Queen replied to LPNtoRNin2016OH's topic in General Students

    Would you rather have clinicals outside a hospital or have to wait a semester to graduate? Sometimes there just isn't any other option when multiple schools are fighting for the same clinical sites,...
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    Why would a long-term care facility require 2 years of experience?

    Rose_Queen replied to purplegal's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Perhaps a history of too many new grads jumping ship as soon as they an acute care offer. Perhaps a sudden exodus of experienced staff, thus leaving them staffed with new grads. Perhaps just for the...
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    Ethical Dilemma: What to do when I see a client outside of professional role?

    Rose_Queen replied to krg539's topic in General Students

    Two topics: HIPAA (you know this information because he is a patient) boundary issues (you are not participating in the care of the patient outside of work
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    Building the perfect BON

    Rose_Queen replied to triple...H's topic in General Nursing

    Hasn't bothered returning since creating this
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    Nursing and significant others

    Rose_Queen replied to Nursetaylor3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Schedule time together. That weekend you aren't working? It's couple's time. What time do you wake up? Can you eat together before you leave for your shift? It's going to be hard, but it is
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    Suturing class near Schaumburg, Illinois.

    Rose_Queen replied to nurselove757's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Have you tried contacting the manufacturer of the suture where you work? When the staff in my OR who are deemed eligible to learn how to suture incisions need a class (or a refresher), that is who we...
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    Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    Rose_Queen replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Never been asked, but the answer is no. And I'm someone who actually started out pre-med instead of nursing! I've seen the massive amounts of call they take- some specialties are on call every other...
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    Patient Care Error Paper

    Rose_Queen replied to Lmw23554's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    And it's attitudes like this that make more experienced posters not want to respond to these posts. But honestly, you are asking for a lot from a nurse to answer these questions online. The thing with...
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    Surg Tech or LVN ...Road to RN

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

    I am also unaware of any ST to RN bridge programs. The most you could hope for is acceptance of previously taken prereqs. I'd also be careful about assuming an LPN won't have any trouble getting a job...
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    Unsafe call house

    Rose_Queen replied to bayoulady's topic in General Nursing

    That's the thing about call though- it's typically a pittance in pay (I get $2/hour) so technically, not off the clock. Requirements may only be a response time (mine is 30 minutes) and it is up to...
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    WILTW 10/29: Trauma for breakfast

    Rose_Queen replied to LadyFree28's topic in General Nursing

    That makes two of us. I learned that come January 1 if I haven't found a new job, mine is going to be even less enjoyable. We're losing a surgeon, so the others are going to pick up the slack by...
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    Rose_Queen replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Reusable surgical drapes and gowns made of linen. Having to patch the holes. And I'm not even that crusty! My facility had reusable linen surgical gowns for the first 3 years I worked there. They had...
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    Nurse Calclations

    Rose_Queen replied to dayanira1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Thanks. I couldn't tell for sure without the units being included but knew there was a step missed
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    Nurse Calclations

    Rose_Queen replied to dayanira1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You missed a conversion in there with mcg to mg- look at your concentration vs. your prescribed dose. At least, I think you did. It's hard to follow your calculations since you didn't include units...
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    Chest pain! Need Advice!

    Rose_Queen replied to Ruth06's topic in General Nursing

    These are questions you need to discuss with your healthcare providers. If you are not satisfied with your cardiologist's recommendations, you can always seek a second
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    So is there really a nursing shortage?

    Rose_Queen replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    It is impossible to know to what post you are responding when you do not use the quote button. It's right next to the reply button and will include the text of the post to which you are responding so...
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    Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    Rose_Queen replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    We still use cocaine in the OR where I work for nasal
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    Schools misrepresenting clinical site locations

    Rose_Queen replied to LPNtoRNin2016OH's topic in General Students

    What, exactly, is embarrassing and a slap in the face about being exposed to environments other than a hospital? Nurses are involved in care outside of hospitals; in fact, it is likely the wave of the...
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    Can a scrub do that?!

    Rose_Queen replied to learningnurse's topic in Operating Room

    Is it a sterile scissors? What do they do with the scissors afterwards? I don't know if there's an official stance on the practice. However, the cuff is considered unsterile once the hand has passed...