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    When you know that is lateral work place violence?

    newtress replied to zuzi's topic in General Nursing

    With the current economic situation and jobs harder to come by, part of the contributing factor in the L-violence is upper management itself. They would rather keep the shape changers and nucleus of...
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    Opinions/views about Christus Shumpert in Shreveport?

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    I see exactly what you mean now. It's kind of contradictory to use the term "team approach" when the duties or responsibilities are quite defined which kind of leads to no one overlapping with help or...
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    Opinions/views about Christus Shumpert in Shreveport?

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    Team nursing approach certainly sounds all good and positive, but there must be something lingering in the mix that isn't so great. What could that be? I was sent out there once while working agency...
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    Opinions/views about Christus Shumpert in Shreveport?

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in Louisiana Nursing

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    Partial vaccines and Mass vaccines

    newtress posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, you know throughout my nursing program those two vaccine catagories were never covered or discussed. So, I honestly don't know very much about them. Would like to be enlightened as to which...
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    How do you handle bad odors in a clinic setting?

    newtress replied to Black Jade's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny how each person is different in their sensitivity to offensive odors and what they do that works for them. I've had some tough colostomy experiences and took the advice of others and went...
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    How is Huntsville doing?

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Appreciate you giving me the link to the
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    How is Huntsville doing?

    newtress posted a topic in Alabama Nursing

    Hey y'all.. I am in Louisiana and a new LPN. Right after passing NCLEX in May, I see that there are no positions open AT ALL where I live for the last month or so. I have family still in Huntsville...
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    Fake Nails

    newtress replied to Coloradogrl's topic in General Nursing

    So the nurses have clean short non acrylic nails, and the CNA's who do an awful lot of cleaning of patients and direct contact care, still sport their long acrylics.. yeah they do. I just feel it...
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    Problem with Care Assistant.

    newtress replied to Bammy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is a big time issue with me. While in nursing school I was working weekends as a nurses aid and had two deplorable incidents occur at two different facilities. One being another nursing aid was...
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    Hysterectomies and PMS

    newtress posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, got to thinking about something (amazing I can still think after nursing school). I was wondering if women who have had total hysterectomy do the pms symptoms completely disapate and are gone?...
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    getting your RN in a state you don't live in

    newtress replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious about the transcripts being requested for endorsement to CA. I'm a new grad LPN and have the endorsement packet and paperwork to be sent to them in CA. They want everything (passport...
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    Is BLS cert good in all states?

    newtress posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all. Wondering if a current CPR or BLS card is good and valid nationwide or only in the state where you were certified. Thinking of moving and endorsing my nursing license to another state and then...
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    Is BLS cert good in all states?

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to hear that! Finally one thing that that I don't have to contend with out of
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    CPR cards valid nationwide or only by state?

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

    Yaay! one less set back to contend
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    CPR cards valid nationwide or only by state?

    newtress posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Greetings educators, thought I might ask y'all this question. I am re-certifying my CPR BLS cert and planned on maybe moving and thought you may know if you get cert in one state is it valid and good...
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    Can a Cali nurse help me understand endorsement?

    newtress posted a topic in California Nursing

    Hi y'all, I am trying to start the endorsement process from a non compact state (Louisiana) to Cali (another non compact state). I'd like to know for certain, as I don't seem to be understanding the...
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    Wishing to work in California, from another state

    newtress replied to suzanne4's topic in California Nursing

    Another endorser here, 2 questions: I am seeking endorsement of my current Louisiana LPN license over to Cali LNV license. Went to the bvnpt gov website and the licensure by endorsement application...
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    Endorsement dummy

    newtress posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I am in the early process of trying to endorse my current license to another state (CA) and the website to download the application and instructions are pretty clear as to what they want, but...
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    Endorsement dummy

    newtress replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe this is confusing to me and others because as the compact states map indicates to me, Louisiana and California are NOT compact states. I am inquiring into endorsing my original Louisiana current...
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    PearsonVUE TRICK WORKS!! I was hoping it did not.

    newtress replied to Mike Hawk's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Did you get official notification that you had failed? or are you saying you feel certain you did because of the Pearsonvue page letting you go all the way to the CC payment page. I just sat for the...
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    Everyone else is getting their results, Not me!!!!

    newtress replied to jenniferboggan's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    To all that have been so supportive I thank you, to NewRNgrad'09... The fat lady is finally singing. I
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    Everyone else is getting their results, Not me!!!!

    newtress replied to jenniferboggan's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey NewRNgrad'09, You are the big gem. You so far are the only person who layed all those steps out nicely. I went back and re-did this again. I was "re-registering for the NCLEx-PN" and finally...
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    Everyone else is getting their results, Not me!!!!

    newtress replied to jenniferboggan's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey y'all, I tried the pearsonvue thing trying to re register under credit card method of payment. It let me put in the name, address, e-mail preliminary information and went on to next prompts. Then...
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    What's the deal with the 25 test items that aren't scored?

    newtress posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey all, I just took my NCLEX-PN Wed 6/17. It was a nightmare. Yeah I started the out of body experience around 50 or 60. They state in the literature that the amount or number you shut off at doesn't...