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  1. Deportation of Undocumented Immigrants in the US

    potatomasher replied to pinoy_guy's topic in International Nursing

    Kudos to the US officials who are now very strict in arresting and deporting illegal immigrants. It's quite unfair for those who got into the eye of the needle just to get their green cards...

  2. Exploitation of Hospitals

    potatomasher replied to potatomasher's topic in International Nursing

    I think the solution to this is getting into the root of the problem...that is, 1. Creating a more rigid screening for incoming nursing students and nursing undergraduates (like they take a...

  3. Doctors Yelling

    potatomasher posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    A doctor made her rounds yesterday found out that one of her orders was not carried out. Then she started yelling and she got infuriated her more when she checked the medication sheet and saw that it...

  4. Dealing with death

    potatomasher replied to allthingsbright's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, yesterday I had my first expired case. The patient was so young to suffer stroke at such young age. :-( After my shift I went out with some friends to eat pizza and have a nice conversation...

  5. nanda for diarrhea!

    potatomasher replied to classof2009's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. Fluid volume deficit 2. Body Temperature: Imbalance, risk for 3. Risk for impaired skin integrity (excoriation of the anal area from frequent passage of wet

  6. Doctors Yelling

    potatomasher replied to potatomasher's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well doctors can sometimes loose their cool because of their very hectic schedules...and it's unavoidable and part of human nature and that makes them human. I can forgive a doctor for shouting at me...

  7. Board Exams and Top 20's

    potatomasher posted a topic in International Nursing

    I've noticed that the PRC does not release the top 20 examinees anymore just top 10. In the past few years it used to release top 20 students that had topped the NLE...why is it so? I know a close...

  8. Another Hurdle: Accords with specific US states on hiring of nurses proposed

    potatomasher replied to pinoy_guy's topic in International Nursing

    This is a big horror. I hope they just don't make some regulations about it. Sometimes I think that I hate the nursing profession because it has become the target of some issues and controversies...

  9. How many take can i have with Local board nursing?

    potatomasher replied to mikes511's topic in International Nursing

    I think the lawmakers should make it a 3-take only exam just like what they did many years ago. It will surely help the Philippines to screen its

  10. Overworked And Underpaid

    potatomasher replied to bakaldude's topic in International Nursing

    I second to this... I too have entered a Post Graduate Practicum for Nurses in a local government hospital and we were made to pay a BIG amount for that! Plus the numerous miscellaneous fees for...

  11. Passed the NCLEX at 75 items, and now...

    potatomasher posted a topic in International Nursing

    In the letter I received from Saipan BoN, it stated: "You must complete thirty (30) hours of approved Continuing Education (C.E.) three (3) months prior to the expiration of your license period....

  12. Passed the NCLEX at 75 items, and now...

    potatomasher replied to potatomasher's topic in International Nursing

    Thanks! :-) I was looking online and I found Nursing spectrum. A friend of mine just called and told me to subscribe to US Nursing magazines because they have continuing education modules in

  13. bullying in the workplace

    potatomasher replied to honeylet_1710's topic in International Nursing

    People who bully have some issues in them like inadequacies and insecurities about themselves. I don't know if you agree with that. But I've experience a lot of that stuff especially during my nursing...

  14. NCLEX review materials>>where to buy?

    potatomasher replied to acee_007's topic in International Nursing

    I bought my Saunders Q & A edition from C and E publishing at around 1,500 pesos (latest, original). Also they are selling these Asian edition NCLEX review materials which come cheaper than the...

  15. What's your Christmas wish?

    potatomasher replied to nrswnabee's topic in International Nursing

    -Praying for peace in our country and that the retrogression will end. -Better job opportunities for our healthcare professionals in our country (better wages and benefits). -Pass my NCLEX-RN exam...

  16. What to do?

    potatomasher posted a topic in International Nursing

    Hiya all! I am taking the NCLEX-RN exam in 1 1/2 weeks and I am feeling nervous about it. I finished answering Saunders' Q and A book tonight and I got a good score on it...but I am not sure if that...

  17. What to do?

    potatomasher replied to potatomasher's topic in International Nursing

    One more question: Can you bring food and drinks in the test center and store it in the locker? If it's possible what foods/drinks can you suggest? :-) Thanks!

  18. Any A1 Review Center Materials?

    potatomasher replied to mikes511's topic in International Nursing

    Saunders is good too. And also the Lipincott Manual of Nursing Practice. And nothing beats the good old MS books to refer to in case one is not familiar with the topic discussed in the reviewer

  19. Any A1 Review Center Materials?

    potatomasher replied to mikes511's topic in International Nursing

    I never knew about this. I thought all the questionnaires from the past board exam are burned after the exam??!!?? And they're selling it in front of the PRC itself. What has PRC has to say about...

  20. Discouraged.........

    potatomasher replied to precious33's topic in International Nursing

    It's not the end of the world yet! There are still countries open to Filipino nurses...with experience of course. Personally, I am not discouraged about this retrogression thing because we can't do...

  21. End of Nursing migration?

    potatomasher replied to rkm's topic in International Nursing

    But it's not the end of the world yet after that, right?

  22. Don't want to become a nurse anymore...

    potatomasher replied to yawn's topic in General Nursing

    Hi yawn, I feel for you friend. I had that feeling too while I was on my third year in the nursing school. It felt something like "I cannot do it anymore..." or "things were way back different...

  23. CES and english exam

    potatomasher replied to Mikesbaby's topic in International Nursing

    Hello, I am also planning to apply to NJ BON after I passed my NCLEX from Saipan BON. Is TOEFL the only test acceptable for

  24. Why you like nursing?

    potatomasher replied to CTGuy's topic in General Nursing

    I like nursing because it is such an exciting job requiring lots of super human powers and patience (and persistence too).

  25. when you forget to carry out an order on your pt

    potatomasher replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    People make mistakes from time to time and that's normal. But sometimes there are people that drive you too hard and don't acknowledge that you're not perfect. I remember a staff nurse one time...