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    how can these schools get away with SCAMMING people?

    hiddencatRN replied to pixiestudent2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The Red Cross CNA class in my area is $1,200, which still isn't that bad. You can find places that will do free or paid training, but they can be competitive to get in to. One place has a looooong...
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    Busiest Time For The ER

    hiddencatRN replied to chimpanzee's topic in Emergency

    I work in a peds ED and Mondays are not just busy, they are hellish. We see more trauma when it's warm but the winter is a busy season, mostly with respiratory stuff: asthma, RSV, flu, pneumonia etc....
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    Does nursing satisfy your needs?

    hiddencatRN replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Well, presumably we're doing a quick self assessment before posting, which is more of a qualitative analysis than a quantitative one since line items of satisfaction wouldn't all carry the same...
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    St. Christopher's Hospital as a New Nurse

    hiddencatRN replied to BTwisted1's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I only applied for experience preferred jobs. IMO in Philadelphia it's wasted time to try for experience required jobs and you run the risk of being seen as an application spammers if you apply to too...
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    Nurses as primary breadwinners?

    hiddencatRN replied to learning08's topic in General Nursing

    My husband worked very hard to support me during nursing school. Tons of OT so I could focus on doing well in my accelerated program. After that, why wouldn't I at LEAST pull my weight? Not doing so...
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    Does nursing satisfy your needs?

    hiddencatRN replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    It meets some of them. Way more than my previous job as an administrative assistant. I feel like in general I'm doing important work. I like my coworkers a lot so it meets some of my social...
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    RN vs NP vs DNP

    hiddencatRN replied to Wrangler156's topic in Nursing Career

    I thought this too. My second thought was "NPs are on
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    The skinny on Magnet and BSN vs. ADN

    hiddencatRN replied to klone's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My hospital pays $5,000 a year for tuition and $7,500 if classes are taken at the affiliated university. Many of the local schools will also credit your tuition so it's not due until you get the...
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    Flu Shot Reaction, anyone??

    hiddencatRN replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I got mine already this year and had no
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    Hey Hospital X Are You Guys Doing Anything For ER Nurses Week?

    hiddencatRN replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Emergency

    We got a thank you email. And we celebrate hospital week, not nurses
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    How'd You Get Your ER Job?

    hiddencatRN replied to commonsense's topic in Emergency

    There's noooooo shortage of OT in my ER. We're undstaffed and coming up to our busy
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    St. Christopher's Hospital as a New Nurse

    hiddencatRN replied to BTwisted1's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Congrats on getting the job! I started there this past January, so we may have crossed
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    I did a stupid, stupid thing...Need Advise!!

    hiddencatRN replied to New_LPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    "I had a couple of personal tragedies close together, and needed time to grieve and care for myself without the demands of a high stress job. I've had time to heal and am now ready to pursue a career...
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    ANA wants GM foods labeled, please join effort ant tell FDA

    hiddencatRN replied to dcookRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    What exactly is the argument against labeling genetically modified food? That people shouldn't be able to make decisions about whether to buy it or not? That providing basic info to consumers is a bad...
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    Making Reservations for the ER

    hiddencatRN replied to kaliRN's topic in Emergency

    We just went live with our oonline reservations system and so far no one has used it. It comes with blocks that don't allow certain complaints to use it and a triage nurse reviews the reservations and...
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    random ED interview question i got asked

    hiddencatRN replied to Skylar86's topic in Emergency

    Femur fractures can be life threatening- there's an artery right there that can get severed from the bone
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    How'd You Get Your ER Job?

    hiddencatRN replied to commonsense's topic in Emergency

    Join the ENA (they have student memberships) and go to local chapter meetings and network. Talk to your clinical instructors and your lecture instructors when you start applying to jobs and ask them...
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    To those who want to leave nursing

    hiddencatRN replied to PunkBenRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Communication is at least as much about delivery as it is about message. Honestly, I could have overlooked much of your delivery but you lost me at the "grow up"
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    Great nursing jobs out there :)

    hiddencatRN replied to ICU, BSN, B.S., RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny: what you described as being an awesome part of your job is something that would drive me nuts. I hate I/O monitoring and constant vitals checking on the same patients. If I have one...
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    To those who want to leave nursing

    hiddencatRN replied to PunkBenRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is a site to vent, among other things. No one makes a major life decision without thought and hashing out details and posting here is one of the ways to work through feelings about the job and...
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    cc page, no pop up, no BRN verification but passed?

    hiddencatRN replied to chubbyhappy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    *hugs* What have you tried so
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    A vent thread for patients- what can we do better?

    hiddencatRN replied to canoehead's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Take a breath. ED nursing is all about teamwork, so in a situation like you describe it wouldn't be odd to have the primary nurse assisted by another nurse. One to get the IV while the other draws...
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    Newgrad.. ED or PACU?

    hiddencatRN replied to Skylar86's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in the ED as a new grad. I love it and of all my nursing school experiences ED always stood out to me. What are guaranteed papers? I agree with ndy : either sounds great. Do you have any idea...
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    Need help with Celsius

    hiddencatRN replied to Mykami's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What I've done is memorize whole number C to Fahrenheit conversions. I know that 36 is 96.8, 37 is 98.6, 38 is 100.4, 39 is 102.2, and 40 is 104. Much easier for me than complex math in my head and I...
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    how much orientation did you receive as a new grad?

    hiddencatRN replied to tokmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I had 17 weeks. And I have really wonderful coworkers, so only felt a little nervous about being on my