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    Nurses eat their young - now I understand why.

    kids replied to RN_Marie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Cut from the original post: She later mentions it's a 2 month training program. Like I said, wish it was in my area, this experienced but always eager to learn nurse would be all over
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    Nurses eat their young - now I understand why.

    kids replied to RN_Marie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Again, I think something that is being overlooked is that the role/job description for a charge nurse in LTC/SNF is often very different from the hospital role/job
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    Dealing with low back pain?

    kids replied to aachavez's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Totally agree with core strengthening. It's awesome that you've taken the first step and lost weight but if you don't have good core strength your back is going to hurt and you'll eventually get hurt...
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    Nurses eat their young - now I understand why.

    kids replied to RN_Marie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They aren't "only" getting 36 hours of training, Marie_RN is doing their FIRST 36 hours of training.I have an issue with the vet "nurse" seeing as how 'nurse' is a protected title in many states. It...
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    Scope of Practice question

    kids replied to wish_me_luck's topic in General Nursing

    I want to re-state: NEVER give advice without using a practice approved, physician signed protocol and that you document exactly what protocol you used. NCSBN: Position Paper on Telenursing: A...
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    Scope of Practice question

    kids replied to wish_me_luck's topic in General Nursing

    Call centers/clinics/phone advice/etc that use published protocols very often include standing orders in them. The clinic advice lines and call centers I've worked had protocols/decision trees for...
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    I'm a nurse, not a babysitter!!!

    kids replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    It's not the parents who decide whether or not their child gets a nurse vs a HHA. It's the State regs or insurance company that dictates that pediatric cases get a nurse when a similar adult case gets...
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    Coffee Addiction

    kids replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I drink 3-4 12 cup pots of coffee a day. Some caffinated, some not, I really don't care either way. I drink it because I love the taste and feel of hot coffee. ETA... I go weeks at a time drinking...
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    GUILTY

    kids replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was making the 3 hour drive home after a 16 hour shift (as an agency nurse) and got pulled over in an unfamilar town when I missed the decreased speed sign. I fell asleep waiting for the officer to...
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    Tell me EVERYTHING about your pain...

    kids replied to wwwyzzy's topic in General Nursing

    If these people are chronic pain sufferers asking them to detail their pain can make it (the pain) worse. (I'm having trouble articulating this...) When you live with chronic pain you compartmentalize...
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    Patient Abandonment by Physician???

    kids replied to TammyG77's topic in General Nursing

    A physician contracted for the purpose of a second opinion doesn't have a patient-provider relationship to be "abandoned". Physician's contracted for the purposes of a second opinion are not...
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    Dealing with Circulators as a New Student.

    kids replied to gymnut's topic in Operating Room

    It's not the hospital staff's problem you're spending money you don't have. The staff isn't seeing a dime of that money and they really don't owe you diddly. You're giving money to the school and the...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    kids replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm the original author of the FAQ at the bottom of the forum. Back when it was written (2006) the topic didn't warrant a forum of it's own but there had been enough posts to need a unified response....
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    Virginia license reciprocity

    kids replied to pamelamaira's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I know of no states (other than compact states) that allow any sort of 'grace period' to practice with an out of state license. Many states do offer a temporary permit while an application for...
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    RN with misdemeanor battery conviction

    kids replied to recifebr's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Every state has a list of convictions that exclude individuals from working with vulnerable people. The list is typically maintained by the Dept of Health (or similar entity) and not the Board of...
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    Out Of State Tuition

    kids replied to DarkLotus's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you talked to your Admission's Office? My son was able to get in-state tuition as a new resident based on a specific criteria. For example, my son's school the criteria is a yes to one or more of...
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    When to give insulin?

    kids replied to kriegerkriegr's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    It really depends on the type of
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    $24/hr

    kids replied to winter_green's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    The OP really needs to clarify. 'PA' implies Pennsylvania which is not '1.5 hours' from Redding,
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    Down and Dirty In The Oklahoma State Board of Nursing

    kids replied to sleepless in norman's topic in General Nursing

    That is an 8 year old post/thread you're responding
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    Which off line schools for the LPN in Wa. State

    kids replied to wberger's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    "Charter College" isn't on the State's list of BoN approved Schools. http://www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/professions/Nursing/documents/ApprovedSchools.pdf The "FAFSA" is going to net you around $5500 a YEAR in...
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    Nursing license denied by California

    kids replied to superveronica's topic in Nurse Registration

    Your friend's situation doesn't sound so much that it was a ticket over $300 as it was an unpaid ticket. Many states won't issue a license (or renew an exisiting license) if you have unpaid...
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    Nursing license denied by California

    kids replied to superveronica's topic in Nurse Registration

    It's a heck of a task to locate it but I know I recently read a post that mentioned a school that will let nurses take individual terms. It was in one of the threads regarding the problems nurses...
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    Dealing w/ rude RNs

    kids replied to PlumeriaSun's topic in LPN to RN

    So is leaving out a lot of relevant background information and only adding it later to counter attack someone who responded based on the first post or 2. And people wonder why more and more nurses...
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    Didn't Receive paycheck

    kids replied to TheOracle's topic in General Nursing

    I do think you're blowing things a bit out of proportion. In 20+ years of working through multiple facilities I have never experienced paychecks being handed out on the weekend unless prior...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    kids replied to Old.Timer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Underlying theme of some posts in a specific sub-forum: It's not faaaaair that my foreign education doesn't meet the requirements in . Sure, domestically educated nurses have to meet those same...