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    Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    kids replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    As the parent of a few twenty-somethings I can tell you that it is NOT a mentality that exists primarily on message boards. It's rampant among my kids' friends and is something I fought with starting...
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    Failed NCLEX 5 Times! Am I The Only One Who . . .

    kids replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    No Ruby, you aren't the only one. Back in the 'dark ages', in my state, if you failed twice you had to go back to school, fail it 4 times and you were done. To be honest, on a test that only takes 75...
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    How to Determine Whether a LTC / SNF is Well Run

    kids replied to vintagemother's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I went back and found a long post I made about this a few months ago:
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    Do you guys start peripherals at home?

    kids replied to cayenne06's topic in Home Health

    If you haven't already, bust out the yellow pages and call every single agency. Be sure to check under Home CARE, not just Home Health. I started peripheral IVs and infused kids on a near daily basis...
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    What to about DON if they are wrongful interfering with my emloyment relationship.

    kids replied to cpeele19's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what you're asking but I'll take a stab at it. Failure to carry out obtaining a lab is a deviation from care in addition to putting it on the 24 hour log and passing it on to the next...
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    Male nurses student and skipping OB/L&D clinicals

    kids replied to Jfarmboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    No, you're not going to be able to skip L&D clinicals. The accrediting bodies/Boards of Nursing set the curriculum that has to be taught in order to meet the requirements for licensure, they...
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    Am i fully to blame for this or did my mentor act complacement.

    kids replied to tinkerbell419's topic in United Kingdom

    I'll be honest, I'm horrified by your posts. You don't seem to have a grasp of the very basics of safe medication administration. I sincerely hope the error IS reported to your school so that you can...
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    So I guess it is true...

    kids replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    "Uncomfortable" with your skills in terms of writing you a reference is different than giving you a passing grade in clinical. I've worked with plenty of students (and nurses) that are competent but...
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    Nursing teachers being biased?

    kids replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Students

    You're basing this off your classmate's claim that he got a personal response from the instructor, what makes you believe he's telling the
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    One stressed out SN

    kids replied to CrazziiRN913's topic in General Students

    If he doesn't want to be married anymore then HE is the one who needs to leave. Go talk to the folks at your local YWCA, they can help you navigate the system to get a custody agreement and child...
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    Need help with Texas licensing requirements

    kids replied to soldiermedic1's topic in Texas Nursing

    Oops, I edited my original post, if you've set the thread to notify you of new posts you won't get one with an edit. Good luck to you. You can do the application online via the first link above. Here...
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    Need help with Texas licensing requirements

    kids replied to soldiermedic1's topic in Texas Nursing

    I know for a fact that you can sit boards in Tx and get your initial license from Tx, bypasing the MO BoN completely. I'll see if I can dig up the info for you. ETA: The info was pretty easy to find...
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    What websites do you use to purchase scrubs?

    kids replied to MJB2010's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I buy most of mine here: Scrub Shopper - Nursing Scrubs & Medical Scrubs for Nurses Or here: Scrubs Nursing Uniforms | Cheap Discount Nurse
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    fired from KAISER

    kids replied to mimivn2009's topic in General Nursing

    I'm posting from a 3 year old 'smart' phone. I make a point of proofreading and making corrections before I
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    Nursing bag for hospice RN?

    kids replied to crossingfingers10's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Oops double
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    Nursing bag for hospice RN?

    kids replied to crossingfingers10's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I'm 5 years into using this bag and love, LOVE, love it. The zipper failed on my first one (by my own fault) about a year and a half in and Hopkins shipped me a replacement free....
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    How bad is it to not work a two week notice?

    kids replied to Sensoria17's topic in General Nursing

    Think about it, would you really want to work for someone who doesn't expect their new hires to exit their previous job professionally? If you were doing the hiring would you want to employ someone...
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    Help I think the charge nurse wants me out

    kids replied to AJ1980's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that the 'wonderful' nurse manager is actually the source of the issues. The cream doesn't always rise to the top. ETA: Even the worst manager can seem like the...
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    Continuing Education in Washington reviewed

    kids replied to klwtiger's topic in Nursing Career

    I do want to say thank you to klwtiger for starting this thread and posting so much information about Washington's new requirements, it is a new requirement and the information can be overwhelming for...
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    Continuing Education in Washington reviewed

    kids replied to klwtiger's topic in Nursing Career

    As someone who has had to take lengthy breaks from nursing for health reasons I diagree. It really is a low number of hours that can be spread over 3 years or done all at once. As heartless as it...
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    colostomy

    kids replied to mrnewman's topic in General Nursing

    I have had patients who were able to time bowel movements, to some degree by timing when/what they ate, but they were the rare exception rather than the
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    Best one sentence handoff report

    kids replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    "House 4 has
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    Driving a vehicle while receiving IVIG infusion.

    kids replied to RN'd's topic in Patient Medications

    Home infusion services are different that traditional home health in that it doesn't require home bound status. Home infusion is often both a cost and convenience issue, it's cheaper to contract a...
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    do you make sure your pts

    kids replied to juzme's topic in General Nursing

    Cleaning the crust off a defensless person's face is basic nursing care. It takes one minute to wash someone's face as part of another task. If care that basic is being skiped it makes me wonder what...
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    Freaking Out a Bit....

    kids replied to LTCPCA's topic in General Nursing

    Med admin can be delegated in MANY states. Nitro patches are very commonly prescribed on a routine/daily basis and are designed for such use (the deliver a controlled amount of nitro over a several...