Rose_Queen BSN, MSN, RN

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    Senior care

    That's really not the purpose of this website. Have you spoken with his health care provider about a potential referral for home
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    Right path

    Welcome to AN! Because this is a social media deal, I would highly recommend that you change your username and edit your post to remove your identifying information. This site is searchable on Google,...
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    Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    Same here. Our policy actually states that clipping hair is not to be done in the OR unless done it's a life or limb case and it's truly a quick swipe through the incision
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    Student ISO RN to interview

    Welcome to AN! There are a few reasons an anonymous message board isn't the greatest option for interviewing a nurse. You have no way to verify that anyone has the credentials they claim to have....
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    NCLEX and Kaplan

    Welcome to AN! The NCLEX forum is a wealth of posts discussing various review options and personal experiences with
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    Jacob Rockstar-RN Psych Nurse Action Figure

    Stars- Gilbert Godfrey. And Far, with 115 pages, I don't think anybody'll be "shaddup"ing anytime soon. We'd all get waaaaaayy too
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Looks down at clothes... oh crap- blue and more blue. Then remembers: pink undies! Whew! That could have been bad. I'm a cool kid
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    I would like to hear from a MSN in Education Nurse

    Reach out to other nurse educators in the facility. Reach out to the alumni association for your school. Reach out to nursing faculty at the local nursing school. There are many options that are...
  9. It is unlikely that the courses will transfer. While the state BON sets the information that is to be learned, schools are free to teach the information in whatever order they like. Your best place to...
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    Endoscopy

    Facilities are required to monitor radiation exposure. Lead is required to be worn. You will be given a dosimeter badge to wear that will track how much radiation you are exposed to. If you become...
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    CHANGE MAJOR from Nursing

    What are you interested in? No point in majoring in something you're not going to like working
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    Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    I'm actually eating some right now. Come on over- I'll share. I would never personally wear a shirt that said something like that. It seems like those who do somehow feel inferior. They would benefit...
  13. Actually, it is not true that every other state allows RN program students to take the LPN exam. In PA, one must complete an LPN program regardless of RN student status. You would not be eligible to...
  14. According to this page, there are actually 8 now. The old 5 I learned in nursing school plus: -right reason -right response -right
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    How do I become an OR nurse

    If you head on over to the OR forum (under the specialties tab), you'll find threads that answer most if not all of your questions. A lot of the answers to some will be facility dependent as far as...
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    Does anyone live alone?

    $100 in gas per week? How much driving do you plan to do? I spend less than half of that in a
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    Transfer credits

    The main reason for clinical hours not transferring has to do with curriculum development. While the state BON sets what must be covered, the school is free to arrange that information as it chooses....
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    Surgical Tech to RN

    Definitely research the facilities in your area or the area in which you want to work. In my facility, it is very rare that a nurse will scrub in- they are not trained to do so, and the ones that do...
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    Nurse forced to work as a CNA

    CNA duties are nursing duties that can be delegated, yes? So, there's no reason a nurse shouldn't do the work if needed. If the facility is willing to pay nursing wages for CNA work, why
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    Coworker having access to my password and charting

    OP hasn't visited the site since September of
  21. A failure to plan is a plan for failure. Here's the thing about doing these online: you have no proof that anyone you are communicating with is who/what they claim to be. Sure, my profile says I work...
  22. My facility's lab doesn't do IGRA testing- we have to send them out to a contracted lab. PPDs are actually much cheaper in this scenario- line everyone up and stick them, then two days later line...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Pink
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    Does anyone live alone?

    I moved about an hour away from where I was living during nursing school. First rented an apartment for a few years and then bought a house. No problem keeping up with bills except for an unexpected...
  25. The risk of getting HIV from a needle stick injury is 0.3%. The risk of getting HIV from mouth, nose, or eye exposure is even less- 0.1%. There truly are other things that would be more worrisome....