nursebrandie28 BSN, RN

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    Can any Nursing Educators explain the rationale behind licensing/certification exams?

    nursebrandie28 replied to deeDawntee's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I agree with you. I took the CCRN and the CEN and do not feel like I have 'more knowledge' now to care for critically ill patients than I did before. I feel broke, in a sense that I spent over $1000...
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    Student Nurse Associations for LPNs?

    nursebrandie28 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    As we enjoy the last couple of days vacation before we head back to the new fall semester, I just have a couple questions? 1) Is there a student nurse association/membership that includes LPNs and/or...
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    Finally a full time job offer!!!

    nursebrandie28 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    :balloons: well, after 2 years of working part-time, i finally was offered a full time job! however, this job i think is more than i bargained for.... catch #1: technically there is no nursing...
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    Finally a full time job offer!!!

    nursebrandie28 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thank you for your response. I currently teach LPN's in a small area which is filled with poverty. I was not familiar with everything they had ask me to teach, so I call the hospitals in the area...
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    How to boost student moral!?

    nursebrandie28 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    hey guys! i was thinking for the fall program to start a nursing club, hold fundraisers and etc. any ideas? does anybody have a nursing club in their school and what do they do? what are the most...
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    Does anyone here teach an LPN program?

    nursebrandie28 replied to QTBabyNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Yes, I teach in a LPN program and love it. I eventually want to teach more critically thinking skills in the RN program, but it is a good place to start!! Good
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    How do you handle student complaints?

    nursebrandie28 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    hey guys.... okay, at the end of the semester, i make a point to get better and try better for the next semester. well, this spring is my 5th semester now, and i am still getting complaints. most...
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    How do you handle student complaints?

    nursebrandie28 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    To pass our tests, the students must obtain 78%. Out of 17 students, usually 5 will fail, however, those 5 are the ones always complaining, sleeping in class, showing up late, etc!! They drive me...
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    Help me understand Med Aides

    nursebrandie28 replied to LovebugLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hello!!! Does anybody see the danger in a med aide, vs LPN!!! Does the med aide know what the drug is for, standard dosage, etc? I KNOW THERE IS A NURSING SHORTAGE, however, THIS IS NOT SAFE!!1 WHERE...
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    What crazy ER hours do you work?

    nursebrandie28 posted a topic in Emergency

    hey my fellow trauma cats!! i was asked to take a 5p-1a shift, instead of my 11a-11p shift and i was wondering do any of you guys work 'odd' hours and how to do you like it..... i love the 11-11...
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    Banning Crocs?

    nursebrandie28 replied to styRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I personally love crocs!!! If they ban them, I seriously think I would leave that hospital!! JAHCO can kiss my A$$ Plus i love the fact that you can take a sani wipe and wipe them
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    Funniest Write Up You have Every Recieved?!

    nursebrandie28 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hey my fellow nurses, i have been written up for many things in my nursing career and most things i can see fault of my own and learn from that mistake. however, we just got a new nurse manager and...
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    Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    nursebrandie28 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Today we got some back.... our manager places them in a binder for us to read and some of the good ones said " your food was to greasy, no wonder I had chest pain" "waiting room was not clean"...
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    Getting a reference from nurse manager

    nursebrandie28 replied to NextSummer's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons: in my 5 yrs experience, some managers i have put down as references and jobs that i have worked, but if i have left on not-so-terms, i will not put the hospital or nurse manager down....it...
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    Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    nursebrandie28 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Who even thought of these rediculus surveys!!! Where was the ANA when this all came
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    Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    nursebrandie28 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    thank you for the complement about my pupp.. he is 8 months old and just a darling..... his name is charlie, he is a maltese..... we get phone complaints all the time because we cannot give out...
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    Funniest Complaint on Press Ganey Scores

    nursebrandie28 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    i think unless the visit was so terribly awful, only certain kind of people write those nasty letters!!! in my opinion anyway..... some of them i just laugh because what they complain about doesn't...
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    abbreviation question

    nursebrandie28 replied to SakredStrega's topic in General Nursing

    Noc does stand for nocturnal....meaning
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    Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    nursebrandie28 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    i think that is crap. as an agency nurse, each agency has a check list that states what you can do and what you cannot do. that nurse was probably making $30-40ish dollars an hour plus more if it...
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    I Never Remember....

    nursebrandie28 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    i never remember... heparin gtts....its 5 to 1 (but i cannot remember what 5 and whats 1) codes to all doors and phone extensions!!! everything is locked nowadays when i first graduated i kept...
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    Entry all RN's be BSN's

    nursebrandie28 posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    :smilecoffeecup: hey fellow nurses... i am in my masters of nursing education program and one of the assignments is to write about the pro's and con's of entry level rn education. there is (and...
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    I've got a great story!

    nursebrandie28 replied to jetsetter's topic in General Nursing

    You have to love those days!!! An angel was smiling down on
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    Too Many Pain Meds!!

    nursebrandie28 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello Fellow nurses, I have a question/vent/comment. There is a doctor in ER at one of the many places that I work. He is notorious for giving pain medicines. People come from over 20 minute drives...
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    Too Many Pain Meds!!

    nursebrandie28 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree, I think sometimes we create addicts. I think a pain level of 0 ALL THE TIME, is unrealistic. I hate to sound mean, but the ANA and AMA need to get on board about putting...
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    Do You Have a Voice?

    nursebrandie28 replied to ERERER's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree.... i think nurses should have shared goverenced...we work the floors, we should decide who and what goes