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    Meeting the Sr. Director of Operations for an Interview ??

    RNNPICU replied to Nursing2019BSN's topic in General Nursing

    And this is for a shift nursing job, meaning, staff nurse, 12 hour shift, nothing else added to your role, regular patient
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    Meeting the Sr. Director of Operations for an Interview ??

    RNNPICU replied to Nursing2019BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be afraid; this person gets constipated if he doesn't eat enough fiber- just like regular folks do... This is a good
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    Meeting the Sr. Director of Operations for an Interview ??

    RNNPICU replied to Nursing2019BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Could be a fancy title for Director of a unit or area. What were some of the other positions of the others that interviewed
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    Saying No to extra shifts, is it bad if you're new?

    RNNPICU replied to AngelaB236's topic in General Nursing

    DO NOT FEEL BAD!!! DO NOT FEEL BAD!! If you picked up you would work 5 in a row? There is no way I would subject myself to that unless I purposely scheduled myself that way in order to take vacation...
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    PVT on a Saturday

    RNNPICU replied to Cburnette92's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Your application status could say rejected because you may have passed the NCLEX but not elegible for the license due to some reason unrelated to the
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    RNNPICU replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    Angeley1978: You do make a good point, if things continued to deteriorate, then I think it is appropriate to speak up. If the OP has monthly or biweekly check-in with their educator and preceptor or...
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    RNNPICU replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    I think because the OP was only 2 days in the ICU as a new grad, her view of things might be tainted as well as what her expectations of the first 2 days as a new grad ICU nurse versus what is the...
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    Immunocompromised Loved One

    RNNPICU replied to lillianbenders's topic in General Nursing

    OP: I don't think requesting not to take care of isolation precautions is necessary. If you use isolation precautions appropriately, you are not placing any one at risk. The bigger risk is taking care...
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    How Do You Fit In 30mins Of Exercise In Your Work Day?

    RNNPICU replied to RegenerativeNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I do 5 8's. I also get about 10K steps at work. I exercise about 5-6 days a week, sometimes it is just 30 minutes, other times longer. I just make it part of my routine. I also joined a gym, which...
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    Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    RNNPICU replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Glad you followed up. It is always better to start by stating what you know. It lets the other person know where you are at in a decision making
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    Preceptor is SO BAD!

    RNNPICU replied to Guest606's topic in General Nursing

    OP: As many others have said. You were two shifts into your orientation, that is 24 hours! Just think about that. What were your expectiations on your first two days on a new unit? How can you jumo...
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    Overturning a grade is it possible?

    RNNPICU replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

    Something I have also considered is perhaps the Clinical Instructor did feel that the OP could or should pass and was able to demonstrate the improvements were made. It is possible that the Director...
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    Debating between two jobs

    RNNPICU replied to crystalpan's topic in General Nursing

    I vote for Job #1. As a new grad you will want something that actually helps new grads adjust to their first year out of nursing school. Especially with a cohort of 8 other new grads, it sounds like a...
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    Feeling discouraged

    RNNPICU replied to guest1129128's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OP: The only person you hurt was yourself when you dropped the class because of the way a professor inappropriately acted toward one student. In nursing school I have had professors say inappropriate...
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    RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    RNNPICU replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I think I remember seeing somewhere in the internet world a diagram of how to determine if it is a system problem versus an individual. There were key characteristics. But I think reading the label of...
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    Condescension from Critical Care Nurses Towards Med-Surg Nurses

    RNNPICU replied to SkittlesMcRainbowbutt's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    From your previous posting about the Crisis Nurse asking you what you thought is actually very appropriate. The Crisis Nurse was trying to help you think about your patient a little more critically....
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    RN in Medical School -Should I keep this to myself?

    RNNPICU replied to RNthenDoc's topic in General Nursing

    I think for now just focus on going to Med School and learning how to be an MD. As you fo your clinical rotations and things come up, you should mention it, but otherwise I think it might look a bit...
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    RaDonda Vaught Update - State Health Officials Reverse Decision and File Medical Disciplinary Charges

    RNNPICU replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    I think for me the fact is she was a trained as an ICU nurse, she was a help-all nurse. In her experience, she has given versed (midazolam), Versed never needs reconstituted. She reconstituted...
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    Caring for a neighbor?

    RNNPICU replied to antesignani's topic in General Nursing

    I think you made the right decision. Sometimes as nurses we think with our hearts first and want to be the helper. It is hard especially when it is someone we know or our family knows and doesn't...
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    recording devices for lectures

    RNNPICU replied to brownbook's topic in General Students

    I did find a good digital voice recorder on amazon. I just typed in digital voice recorder and found one that had a USB port and was able to download what I had recorded. Don't remember the cost, but...
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    I feel like I'm going nowhere

    RNNPICU replied to nursex23's topic in General Nursing

    OP: After 49 applications for one facility it is very unlikely you will get a job with that company. It appears that you are likely on a "do not hire" list. Start looking at other facilities. How are...
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    Should I or shouldn’t I have given Ativan?

    RNNPICU replied to Nurse Pure-Spring's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    So you gave a medication to prevent him from waking up at 2am and walking around confused. Let me ask you this... is roaming the facility from 2am to 4am healthy sleep? Is it something you would want...
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    Caring for a neighbor?

    RNNPICU replied to antesignani's topic in General Nursing

    Your nursing instincts are correct. If you do agree to this, you need to agree upon payments, exactly what your role is, what you are able to provide, and what times you are available. Be very clear,...
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    Overturning a grade is it possible?

    RNNPICU replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

    OP you may feel your execuses for being later were good, but your instructor and school may have felt differently. A lawyer would not be able to get the information from other students because their...
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    Overturning a grade is it possible?

    RNNPICU replied to Misscruella's topic in General Students

    Unfortunatey you do not have a chance for overturning the decision. Especially since you were late to clinical twice. It is likely that they were still considering passing you even with your three...