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    Rose_Queen replied to erinmichele's topic in Western Governors University

    Find the page and click the button that says join. Once you click that button, it will trigger whatever procedures are in place to validate that you qualify to be a member of the
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    New nurse; what is even happening?

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

    General consensus is that it takes a year to feel confident and competent in the role of licensed nurse. I would stick it out for at least the full year. If you go elsewhere, you'll be starting over...
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    Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

    Rose_Queen replied to twss2323's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A free lunch. This year's was actually pretty
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    Lumbar Puncture - Acceptable Practice

    Rose_Queen replied to Lush80's topic in General Nursing

    In what context are you asking this question? If you are the patient or a family member of a patient, this is not the place to be asking these questions. Instead, these questions should be asked of...
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    Is OR a good starting place for Graduate RNs?

    Rose_Queen replied to cookieez's topic in Texas Nursing

    If the OR doesn't interest you, don't do it. It takes a long time to train a new OR nurse, and to see one decide that it is not for them after putting in a lot of effort training them takes a toll on...
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    Do u say what ur REALLY thinking,on a survey from work?

    Rose_Queen replied to BrendaH84's topic in General Nursing

    I answer truthfully. I don't care if they know who's saying what. What I write is the truth. Heck, one year I wrote so much in the comment box that I had to go back and creatively edit because I...
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    Rose_Queen replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    To cause issues with 4 different fandoms (Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, and Lord of the
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Rose_Queen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Not just a Catholic thing. My Lutheran church did this when I was growing up as
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    New Grad in OR who wants to quit in less than 6 mo

    Rose_Queen replied to CaliNurseLouisiana's topic in Operating Room

    OP only graduated in December. Definitely not 6 months. If the orientation is anything like the current version in my facility, the new nurses complete all computer modules ​of AORN Periop 101...
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    May the 4th be with you...

    Rose_Queen replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Thought you knew that from the blue side discussions. But yes, me too. I'm currently on the waiting list to borrow the whole set from the one person I work with who owns them. I'm too cheap to shell...
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Rose_Queen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Darn that Russian
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    That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    Rose_Queen replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Hmm, if Fitbits count, I'm good. I have a burgundy Fitbit but the case it's in has pink flowers. Other than that, I'm at the loser table. On second thought, my puppy has a pink hairless belly and is...
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    5/01 WILTW: Margaritas and Oral Thrush

    Rose_Queen replied to Purple_roses's topic in General Nursing

    Or a write in candidate may actually be viable this year. Oh, and what I learned this week: I don't like the new surgeon. Very prima donna-ish. Very needy. Nothing we have is good enough for her. Hate...
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    May the 4th be with you...

    Rose_Queen replied to KeeperOfTheIceRN's topic in School

    Yeah, I'm with you. Never seen them in their entirety, just bits and pieces here and
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    NCLEX result

    Rose_Queen replied to Thea27's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Depends on what state you're in. Some you can do a license search for yourself and see an active license 24-48 hours after the
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    Medical errors the 3rd leading cause of death??

    Rose_Queen replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Nursing News

    [h=1]Johns Hopkins study suggests medical errors are third-leading cause of death in U.S.[/h] And how many of those errors could be eliminated by adequate staffing? Sure, this focuses on physicians,...
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    Patient Catches Fire During Surgery At NYU Medical Center

    Rose_Queen replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Nursing News

    Most cautery units have a fail safe where if a grounding pad isn't placed or isn't in contact with enough skin it won't fire. I've had to crawl under the drapes a time or two to reattach a grounding...
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    What to do when an instructor has answer wrong but will not correct it?

    Rose_Queen replied to OKCRNStudent's topic in General Students

    You can either go up the chain of command or, as the other instructors suggested, let it slide. Will that one question really make that big of a difference in grades? You will learn that part of being...
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    What was the answer?

    Rose_Queen replied to nursingdivastudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Think about the pathology of hypertension and what it does to the vascular system. That should lead you to the right answer or at least the ability to eliminate some of those. Look that up and let us...
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    Phase 1 PACU used as pre-op

    Rose_Queen replied to chickhatz's topic in PACU

    Same here. I'm also in the
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    Phase 1 PACU used as pre-op

    Rose_Queen replied to chickhatz's topic in PACU

    Is coming out of the OR tubed the norm in your PACU? Why are these patients not extubated in the OR or sent to
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    Words You Hate

    Rose_Queen replied to OyWithThePoodles's topic in General Nursing

    The meanings of words
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    May Is Mental Health Awareness Month

    Rose_Queen replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    My local area is looking to build a much needed inpatient psychiatric facility. It was published in the newspaper last week, and the comments on the article have been refreshingly positive for the...
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    Phase 1 PACU used as pre-op

    Rose_Queen replied to chickhatz's topic in PACU

    After 1630, our preop patients go to the PACU area instead of the preop area due to staffing being reduced to one nurse. However, these patients are segregated off on one side of the room while...
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    Obese Nurses

    Rose_Queen replied to Goldentreasure's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Some already do- don't meet the 5 criteria set by my facility, and have to pay extra (okay, it's described as a discount if you meet all 5) for health