Orca ADN, ASN, RN

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    Left psych but still get the psych patients

    Orca replied to Mandychelle79's topic in Psychiatric

    The sobering thing is how often that my mental health background has come in handy in managing
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    RN NCLEX licensure, help!!!!!

    Orca replied to Eagerbeaver1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had another classmate who worked as a nurse for about six months, and then returned to her former job in a manufacturing plant. Guess that she decided that it wasn't for her. Shame, too - I believed...
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    RN NCLEX licensure, help!!!!!

    Orca replied to Eagerbeaver1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I had a classmate who went all the way through nursing school and then never took the board exam. I never understood that - but then, she wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer,
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    Ridiculous medical mistakes on TV

    Orca replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    My late mother (ICU RN) always commented on Nurse Gloria "Ripples" Brancusi on Trapper John, MD wearing high heeled white pumps on the floor. "She must not do much", my mother
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    Best way to contact nurse managers at children's hospitals?

    Orca replied to LLA100's topic in Nurse Management

    If you are looking for work, contacting the nurse manager directly is not a very effective way to go about it. Start with human resources. I was leaving work one afternoon and there was a nurse...
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    engaging night shift

    Orca replied to Mr RN Guy's topic in Nurse Management

    I spent time working with my night shift. That way, I wasn't just a name on the schedule to them, nor them to me. As it happens I had worked night shift in the same facility years earlier, and I could...
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    Ethical dilemma...need advice!

    Orca replied to RNME1992's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is sound advice. The nursing board can tell you whether this is an allowable
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    final warning

    Orca replied to srercg6's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I was once in a situation in which a nurse who I worked side by side with was made the nurse manager for my unit. She apparently saw me as a threat to her authority, because she immediately began...
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    Friend of patient's sister

    Orca replied to Danielle19's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    This is one of the best pieces of advice that you could be given. I never mention work on Facebook, even in a general sense. People have been fired from jobs because of what they have
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    Nursing School Lawsuit

    Orca replied to Nurse Leigh's topic in Nursing News

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    New Grad FNP. Work in FL or AZ?

    Orca replied to mightymurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My sister just finished her APRN in Florida, and she is finding it all but impossible to find
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    Psych RN certification

    Orca replied to wayemika's topic in Psychiatric

    I let my ANCC certification lapse a long time ago. I found that it benefitted my employer a lot more than it did me. They loved telling people that they had certified nurses on staff, but they didn't...
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    Why are nurse managers jerks?

    Orca replied to Cola89's topic in Nurse Management

    I'm seeing an awful lot of attitude in your responses. It doesn't surprise me that you have negative interactions with your nurse managers. MBAs cannot legally supervise
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    Go Fund Me for Co-workers?

    Orca replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Funny, I managed to work full time the entire time that I went to school. Not to say that it wasn't rough sometimes, and I often went with very little sleep, but I managed. There are legitimate uses...
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    How to propose self scheduling to Nurse Manager?

    Orca replied to Notca67's topic in Nurse Management

    I have always welcomed staff suggestions, especially if they help to solve a problem. My DON and I (I was a charge nurse at the time) were trying to figure out scheduling for the unit. No matter how...
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    Why is there such an abundant RN Manager and Supervisor positions?

    Orca replied to JuliusSeizure's topic in Nurse Management

    There are a number of reasons why employers might have frequent/numerous openings in positions like this. 1. Unrealistic expectations from upper management 2. Managers being held accountable for the...
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    Do Female Docs Provide Better Care to Their Hospitalized Patients Than Male Counterparts?

    Orca replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking from personal experience, the best physician I have ever had was a female. So was the worst one. Women are usually socialized differently than men, which may account for some of the...
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    Feeling disrespected and unsupported :(

    Orca replied to DepressedPsychRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked with one in my first job who believed that because she had a BA in psychology, she ought to be supervising the nursing staff. She kept going on about how much more education she had than the...
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    Psychiatric Nursing Certification

    Orca replied to Betsy Keller's topic in Psychiatric

    The short answer is no. Most employers won't pay for the test or pay you extra for having ANCC certification, but it can be helpful in landing other jobs or promotions. I took the exam probably 15...
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    Big House Jitters

    Orca replied to BaseballNut's topic in Correctional

    As long as you act professionally, you will be fine. Inmates might not like everything that you tell them, but as long as you are respectful and consistent, you won't have any issues with them. The...
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    Do you ever wish you were a doctor?

    Orca replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Early in my college career I was pre-med. A very successful physician actually talked me out of it. I was an orderly (that term alone ought to date this) in a hospital in a major metropolitan area. I...
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    Management: Not for me!

    Orca replied to D4Ydream's topic in Nurse Management

    Management isn't for everyone. When administrators are looking for managers, they tend to look at the nurses who are the best at their jobs - although patient care is a completely different skill set...
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    How do you handle manipulative/demanding patients?

    Orca replied to kimmyanne02's topic in Psychiatric

    I once had a lawyer who tried this on my unit. A patient on my unit wanted to leave AMA, but the psychiatrist did not agree to it. The patient called his lawyer, who then showed up at the unit to...
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    Corizon RN - wages & raises

    Orca replied to victoriangirl's topic in Correctional

    And a lot of other states, including
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    how to know its the right decison

    Orca replied to it's hot in phoenix's topic in Correctional

    I left hospital nursing ten years ago and have never looked