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    Help!!!😖

    Rose_Queen replied to Maboundy201's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Welcome to AN! Volunteer opportunities will probably be very dependent on the facility program. However, there are some options for paid experiences: patient care assistant, nursing assistant, unit...
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    Should I start taking CEs? (New grad in PA)

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

    1. The time frame is during the license period- if your license expires October 2016, then you have until October 31, 2016 to get the 30 hours. Then, for the 2018 renewal, any CEs completed between...
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    OR Brain?

    Rose_Queen replied to ruddergrl's topic in Operating Room

    You mean like for a report sheet? I never used such a thing. However, there are some things in surgery that will be your best friend- preference cards. These have all of the information you should...
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    Nursing school study tips?

    Rose_Queen replied to synnbby's topic in General Students

    Welcome to AN! If you click on "Students" in the yellow bar across the top of the site, you will find a wealth of information pertaining to students, including a Study Tips forum. One of the things I...
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    Colostomy bag won't stay on

    Rose_Queen replied to Blackcat99's topic in Gastroenterology

    Does your facility have a wound/ostomy/continence nurse that you can ask these questions of? They are typically the go-to experts for these types of
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    MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

    Rose_Queen replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

    As with the management positions, one shouldn't be teaching without the clinical experience to back it up and know what they're teaching. Not the instructor I'd
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    So if I can actually gain acceptance to a nursing program what am I in for.

    Rose_Queen replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in General Nursing

    The difficulty of nursing school is an incredibly subjective feeling. Way back when I was in school, I found anatomy and micro to be the most difficult classes. Some of my fellow students felt that...
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    Reasons I will never work For-Profit again

    Rose_Queen replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    It's not just the for profit places that are like that, nor are all for profit places like that. It's very dependent on the facility and its values (the real ones, not the stated ones). I work at a...
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    I'm I crazy?

    Rose_Queen replied to sugar12's topic in General Nursing

    I started working at a hospital that was an hour long commute. Some days, that turned into several more hours due to rush hour traffics or accidents on the only road with a bridge across the mighty...
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    Weeding Out.

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

    OP, you seem to be quite defensive with your response- telling people to have a glass of wine and chill out, telling people how it was for them when we went through nursing school, telling them not to...
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    Weeding Out.

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

    Nope, just showing up in the same threads as you. Purely coincidental. Unless you want me to stalk you, then I'm happy to
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    Weeding Out.

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

    Students aren't weeded out by schools/instructors/programs; they weed themselves out by not meeting the stated
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    Instrutor getting bullied

    Rose_Queen replied to sam71's topic in General Students

    That's how it was when I went to nursing school mumble mumble years ago. Had evidence? Then the question would be considered for being completely thrown out or for those who chose the same answer to...
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    Online Nursing Programs

    Rose_Queen replied to kinkin92's topic in General Students

    Yep. Talk about having to keep yourself motivated because there's no classroom to have to show up in at a certain time, you're in your own home on your own computer where there are so many...
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    Commuity Nurse- legal question

    Rose_Queen replied to youngin14's topic in General Nursing

    What does your supervisor
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    How to prepare myself to be a safe nurse?

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

    It's not required to complete a refresher course, but it would most likely make a better impression on an
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    Valuable life lessons from an ER nurse....

    Rose_Queen replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

    I never understood it until I actually got my tattoo. It's like comparing apples and oranges, not apples and
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    What would a single payer system look like?

    Rose_Queen replied to Xlorgguss's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Really? It's already happening- Medicare has lower overhead costs than private insurance. Again, cutting out the middleman (private insurance company) = cutting
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    BREAKS?????? You've gotta be kidding!

    Rose_Queen replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I have it good- my team works our butts off to ensure that everyone gets a morning break and a lunch break. Sure, it might be only 90 minutes after start of shift for the break and lunch might not be...
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    EHRs- why arent they linked nationally

    Rose_Queen replied to sroseo's topic in General Nursing

    There's a heck of a lot more information in medical records than just history. I can access SSNs (required for some of the paperwork I have to fill out for FDA tracked implants), insurance...
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    Priority NCLEX Situation Assistance?

    Rose_Queen replied to belljar1995's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Doctor's orders are required for pretty much any medication given or test performed. However, there may be standing orders and protocols that are started when a patient meets certain criteria. This is...
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    Help!

    Rose_Queen replied to ICUnurseEst2015's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    If you are looking for disciplinary actions, those may be found through your state's board of nursing. They may also publish a newsletter that would be similar to the "magazine" you are thinking
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    Anyone else read this?

    Rose_Queen replied to GenSurgRNFA's topic in Nursing News

    Apparently, the author has failed to note the scores of new grads having difficulty finding jobs, the fact that hospitals are using the so-called nursing shortage as an excuse to work nurses harder...
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    Case study: critical analysis essay

    Rose_Queen replied to preshee92's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is there any sort of guidance provided in the course syllabus or the assignment? This isn't a question that can be answered accurately here on AN but will require you to ask your questions of your...
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    Online Nursing Programs

    Rose_Queen replied to kinkin92's topic in General Students

    Are you referring to prelicensure programs? If so, no such thing as completely online exists. There must still be an in-person clinical