Rose_Queen BSN, MSN, RN

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    Becoming an SNA (surgical nursing assistant)

    Try different terminology. In my facility, we do not use nursing assistants in the OR. They are a completely separate job description known OR assistants. Because they are much less hands on with...
  2. But then that brings up issues of competency and the requirement to ensure that adequate time to maintain competency in all units. There’s the saying jack of all trades, master of none. In...
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    Now I DO have a homework question.

    Moved to Student Assistance
  4. Moved to Pre-Nursing
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    I want to rant.

    Duplicate threads
  6. Have you consulted an attorney familiar with nursing? www.taana.org is a good resource for that. Another point to consider is that if there is any action taken against any license, it will affect...
  7. Moved to Pre-Nursing
  8. OR is unlike any other specialty of nursing out there. No other specialty will prepare you for the OR. It’s why the orientation is so long. AORN’s position statement states “AORN believes the...
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    19 months for order!

    Moved to Nursing/Recovery
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    3 things I'll ignore on TV

    Moved to the Coffee Lounge
  11. Moved to SRNA
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    Psychiatric NP Programs

    Moved to student NP
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    LPN experience doesn't count as RN

    LPN and RN have different scopes of practice. Pay level typically indicates experience as an RN, not healthcare experience at a different scope. Are there some facilities that will recognize previous...
  14. Well, Dr Pimplepopper is entertainment sooo.... I’ll stop
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    Temperature checks for Employees

    Every person entering gets screened. When it started they did wristbands (great for infection control, right?) then moved to putting the bands on badges then eliminated bands altogether. Visitors get...
  16. Unless you’re looking at a position where you would float between pre/intra/post op nursing, less job hopping is going to be more beneficial. While the positions all fall under the umbrella of...
  17. Moved to pre-nursing
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    Placenta Previa/vag bleeding

    Have you reached out to your unit educators for help? They would likely have resources available that you would be able to use, and if there are issues in practice, they should be involved
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    Coronavirus Second Wave?

    Yes, but what are the long term effects? One of our docs who was infected is in his 40s, spent 6 days on a vent, three weeks in the hospital (discharged 3 weeks ago), is on long term steroid therapy...
  20. Moved to Pre-Nursing
  21. Moved to Schools/Programs
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    NCLEX story

    Moved to NCLEX
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    allnurses has Become so Politicized

    Just a reminder of the Terms of Service (link to the full Terms of Service is at the bottom of every page): Please remember to debate the topic and not each other. Should there be a poster you...
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    Killing them or helping them?

    Having recently watched my mother go through untreatable metastatic cancer and pass while on hospice, I would say this nurse is in the wrong specialty. Towards the end, you better bet that my siblings...
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    NCLEX Question About Computer Shut Down At 60

    There is a level of competence one must demonstrate. Some questions are written below the required level of competency. Even if those questions are answered correctly, it does not help with passing...