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    I think I finally got my first nursing job!

    elprup replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    congrats as well. I hope to be in the same happy place soon - or back to school I go. Hope it goes
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    Do you keep your license(s) in your wallet?

    elprup replied to phoenixrn's topic in General Nursing

    I keep a copy of all of mine in my wallet. Originals go in special safe file. That way I have copy if I need it and originals are
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    Lack of electrical outlets

    elprup replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, seen this. One other thing I always worried about was that the O2 never worked quite right in alot of medsurg rooms. You had to turn it a little crooked for it to work, which I could never figure...
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    New Grad in Northern California - ABSOLUTELY no work!!!!

    elprup replied to capuzcapuz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey did you ever find a job? Just
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    Moochers who want to copy your homework or cheat off you......

    elprup replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing school we all helped each other, as long as we all contributed. OMG we never would have cheated because there was such a strict rule that we would be thrown out! When I was getting my...
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    Thanyou Daytonite!! Show your appreciation!

    elprup replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto
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    If the "job losses are permanent" what does this mean for nursing?

    elprup replied to BeatDownNewGrad's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in May 2008 with BSN, good grades, passed NCLEX in 75 questions, great references....my peers and I have yet to find stable, full time, permanent, hospital RN positions. It's totally crazy...
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    HELP: White nursing school shoes for someone with Plantar Fasciitis

    elprup replied to Triathlon13's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Look at MBT's. They come in diff colors and some of them are almost all white. They are expensive and a bit wierd looking but sooo comfortable. They keep you standing up straight and no back pain for...
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    What will promote you from Staff Nurse I to SN II??

    elprup replied to nurse441's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Interesting. Actually I was started as Staff Nurse II as a totally new grad because I had my BLS and ACLS. But yes, from what I have seen there are protocols one must pass through to get to the next...
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    Post here about your new grad hiring woes....

    elprup replied to traumaRUs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    this was how my first job felt! and after 3-4 months they stated "since i could not put it all together (med surg) they had to let me go". hello, from all of my research it takes at least 6 mos - 1...
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    Annoyed!....When did accelerated BSN programs come about?

    elprup replied to JMP2004's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

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    So sick of this attitude....

    elprup replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    When my daughter was in preschool at my college, she's now 11, she asked me one day, "Why she could not have pretty dark skin like" her friend so and so. It was so sweet. On the opposite side, my...
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    Blood Pressure...am I really this stupid?

    elprup replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    You are not stupid. Nursing school makes one feel stupid (my classmates and I included). Search YouTube for videos. There are a ton of great ones if you search on nursing, medical, health or just what...
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    FDA states Prilosec & Plavix not to be given together. But....

    elprup posted a topic in Patient Medications

    http://www.fda.gov/drugs/drugsafety/postmarketdrugsafetyinformationforpatientsandproviders/drugsafetyinformationforheathcareprofessionals/ucm190787.htm so i find this article dated 11/17/09 from fda...
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    Do people really need a bloody mobile at work?

    elprup replied to milenko's topic in General Nursing

    As a single mom of two preteens with zero family support, I have to keep my phone with me. But it is always on silent. I would NEVER talk on my phone in front of patients or other employees. My kids...
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    Need help from new BSN grad

    elprup replied to Steve Hatch's topic in General Nursing

    For my BSN we had to go to two different colleges in two different cities! One college was for the liberal arts component of the bachelor's degree. The other was a Nursing College where we did all of...
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    what should I do? Need major help with a terrible situation that I am in with my prof

    elprup replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, my first Greek Thought class, I failed my first and second writing assignment. "Go to the writing center!" As a single mother of 2 small kids, putting myself through nursing school I made time to...
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    "Nurses Needed" on PBS

    elprup posted a topic in General Nursing

    PBS has a 30 min video on the nursing shortage. It actually touches on many of the problems we are all facing and have been discussing. No real answers....but hopefully enlightening to non nurses/non...
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    I just need some moral support...

    elprup replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you ILove for starting this thread. Although no job yet, here in rural Calif, everybodies support and offers are much appreciated. If I was childless, I'd move again in a heartbeat. But that...
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    I just need some moral support...

    elprup replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I forgot to state that my first move was for the only job I was offered. We moved to tiny rural town. Loved it, but they didn't love me being a totally new grad, even though they knew. They got...
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    I just need some moral support...

    elprup replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, graduated May 08, with BSN, moved twice...still looking. Refuse to move my kids again. Staying Vigilant - that's all we can
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    California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    elprup replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    new grad versant residency in northern california to open nov 30 2009. ukiah is about 2 hours + or - north of sf. straight up hwy 101. www.uvmc.org ukiah valley memorial center, northern california,...
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    California's 2009 New Grad RN Program- Who's hiring right now?

    elprup replied to piscesmama's topic in California Nursing

    I just posted this link under the "News" section of Allnurses but thought you might want it here as there are soo many pages to this thread....
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    In need of help with a nursing dx!!!

    elprup replied to Holly7824's topic in General Nursing

    PT would be a fall risk so you'd need interventions for that. Risk for infection - employees wash hands, standard percautions, etc. Monitor labs. Those are the only ones I could think of at the...
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    What is your Nurse to Patient Ratio

    elprup replied to dRN1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am in California. When I did my orientation I'd have 6-7 patients on my own. And several times I'd have two different patients in isolation (One for CDiff, one for MRSA). I am going to double check...