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    HIV testing

    I had a needle stick at work, found out the pt was negative, so knew I would be, but they still made me come back to the Occ Health to get my results. They would not give them to me over the phone....
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    Was I out of line ?

    I would have documented something like, "PCP notified of complaints. No new orders received at this time." That would have covered you in the situation but not pointed the fingers directly at
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    nclex results

    I remember those days well! It was the longest three days of my life. Try to relax and don't give your mailman the heebie-jeebies!! There is really no way to know if you passed or failed with any...
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    What to wear to nursing conference?

    I usually wear dress slacks and a nice shirt/blouse when I go. Like the above poster stated, I would take a jacket. It is usually
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    I think I just wasted the last 2 yrs of my life!

    So sorry that things have not worked out for you. I think you should take some time to enjoy this pregnancy and relax a while. On the good side, there are other things you could do with your nursing...
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    Evening & weekend nursing school - finally

    ALthough I am not from where you are, I went to a nursing program like this et it helped us tremendously!! It was awesome. The schedule works great for all of the working moms and stay-at-home moms...
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    Refusing "Hospital Protocal"

    Patients are allowed to refuse any treatment that they do not wish to have. Your best bet in this situation would be to educate the patient/family of the need for the procedure, ensure they the fully...
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    Please Help...

    So sorry to hear about this tragedy. You all will be in my prayers. The thing is it really depends on the extent of the damage done to her brain and othe internal organs. Like the above poster said:...
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    Self Scheduling. Does it exist?

    Our entire facility is self-scheduling. It is a 150 bed nursing hime. We have over 100 people in our nursing staff if you include the PRN people. It works well for the most part. We have just...
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    Whenever you forget why you became a nurse........

    :w00t: It is always nice to hear you did something good for
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    How should I have handled this?

    I think that I would have reported the situation to the appropriate people. Makes you wonder about the people who were taking care of him. Were they not taking care of him due to the back
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    What do I do Now???

    so sorry to hear that you did not pass. i want you to know that there is a woman that i know who has failed two times and was one of the top students in her class and if you ever have questions at...
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    Offered an MDS Coordinator Position

    :balloons:Congratulations!!:balloons: MDS is a great job. Kind of stressful at times when you are busy but I love it. And like you said the hours are
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    60 Second Tube Feed Stop********

    Just another thought that I had was is that shutting it off while doing repositioning just in case it would get it caught and it would pull out of the tube. Then you do not have tube feed running all...
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    60 Second Tube Feed Stop********

    :yeahthat:
  16. In our facility (Ohio) we had a LPN doing MDS assessments et the RN who also worked MDS co-signed. No problems ever arose. I guess the big question would be if you trust the nurse et know that their...
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    Self Scheduling. Does it exist?

    We have self-scheduling like you mentioned with the guidelines. Everyone works every other weekend (unless there are weekend contingent to do it) and usually every other holiday. Other than thay, they...
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    Wedding band irritation

    OOH trauma, you must type a little faster than I
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    Wedding band irritation

    maybe you are not getting it dried well after you wash your hands. i always have to move it up and dry underneath of it. i can't stand that feeling that it is wet still under my ring. if you try that...
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    Wacko RN - Write Up vs. Direct Report

    :trout:WOW!! WHAT IN THE HECK?!?!?!?!:trout: I would take it to the manager ASAP!! I would not worry about the reports that were filed. :uhoh21: I can not even imagine what was going through her head!...
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    Anyone like being a nurse?

    :nurse:I love my job. When you read these threads, many of us are here to vent, complain, ect. We all get frustrated. We all complain. But yes, I love my
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    fracture bedpans

    I always try to hold down the side of the bed pan when I am removing it from underneath of the patient so it will not tip over with them when they roll over to get off of it. Also like above poster...
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    Anyone out there with student loan issues?

    My hubs et I owe about $40k between the two of us! It is about $400 per month for 15 years! Yikes! By then it will be time to start paying for the kiddos!!
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    No Maternity (or peds) rotations in my school

    So how did you get experience starting IV's if you were unable to do it as a
  25. I was pregnant at the end of my LPN courses (7 months) and then at the end of my RN I found out that I was pregnant. So yes, it is very doeable.