caroladybelle BSN, RN

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    Who does this stuff? Really, you can't make it up!

    caroladybelle replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    You need to get risk management in there to talk to the family, and discuss how DFACs / legal counsel will have to get involved if the family insists on endangering the pt. Discuss that they will be...
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    Should this have been an incident report?

    caroladybelle replied to emoening's topic in First Year After Licensure

    An MD can write orders for a lot of things - that does not mean that we as nurses should be following some of this orders because they breach scope of practice or the law; Examples: - Restrain pt PRN...
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    Denial is more than a river in Egypt...

    caroladybelle replied to cookienay's topic in Emergency

    Dad died of emphysema. To his dying day, he swore it was from his work in the military and had nothing to do with the 4 pack a day Pall Mall habit x 40 years. His family, of course, smoked all through...
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    Urgent Emergency Help.....

    caroladybelle replied to rita.kumar83's topic in General Nursing

    All IV pumps are different and the answer varies, and may also depend on med/drip compatibilities. Thus you need to speak to the nurse or your instructor - someone familiar with what drugs you are...
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    Sick call policy

    caroladybelle replied to goldgram's topic in Nurse Management

    Please note the thread is from 2002-2003, and some of the posters that are being addressed are no longer
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    New Grad Troubles

    caroladybelle replied to NewGrad70's topic in General Nursing

    First, why did the MD not put the gauze on it? If he had the time to pull the drain, hesurely had the time to dress the room. And you do not pull a drain without having a wad of gauze to apply to...
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    Why not a "match day" for nurses?

    caroladybelle replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Interns get paid a pittance compared to full MDs, do most of the "scut" work, and work 80 hours a week, not including extra classes, study, presentations, assisting with research,...
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    Hubby's response to on line my BSN attempt- Off topic I guess

    caroladybelle replied to KMRNOCN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Please go for it. And remind hubby that you supported him and paided it forward for him, it is your turn "to
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    Crohn's disease

    caroladybelle replied to sonnina's topic in Government, Military

    I would suspect that one would probably not be permitted to join the military with any form of IBD, either ulcerative colitis or crohn's. You may wish to check that though with
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    Pulled to another unit by unit manager

    caroladybelle replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    this is actually sometimes a strategy thing. all hospitals have departments that are attractive to applicants and others that are not. some hrs will frequently deliberately "overhire" in some easy to...
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    Such a thing as a "travel" cna?

    caroladybelle replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Not to my knowledge, though I have seen some travel LPNs, but even those were few and far between. Given the excessive cost for handling traveling personnel, I would think that it would be difficult...
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    Any Ft Myers RNs around? Dunno where to start.. HELP

    caroladybelle replied to crystelle's topic in Florida Nursing

    Most hospitals will wait until you have a license in hand before permitting you to work. There are also not many positions
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    From Scotland to the U.S?

    caroladybelle replied to Scottish_nurse's topic in International Nursing

    First, virtually all nursing jobs in the USA require passing the NCLEX, either RN or PN, for everyone wishing to practice as an LPN/RN. A few years ago, there was an exception - some states permitted...
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    Any Ft Myers RNs around? Dunno where to start.. HELP

    caroladybelle replied to crystelle's topic in Florida Nursing

    Do you have the legal right to work in
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    Orlando Nursing Pay ? Anyone heard anything good?

    caroladybelle replied to Airbrushguy's topic in Florida Nursing

    Are you going to believe a online resource that supports business interests, or the people that have actually live, work and breathe there? In 1993, when I started as an RN at a central Florida...
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    Orlando Nursing Pay ? Anyone heard anything good?

    caroladybelle replied to Airbrushguy's topic in Florida Nursing

    Pay in Florida is generally pretty
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    A horrible Day in 4th semester

    caroladybelle replied to caewelike's topic in General Students

    Yes, I did - thankfully, the others did not agree. And I have been a nurse 16 years
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    HCA Hospital

    caroladybelle replied to barkscotty's topic in Texas Nursing

    GroupOne is an agency in Texas marketed as a sort of "credit agency", or reference agency. Many hospitals (especially in Texas and mostly the for profits), check a health care applicant;s history to...
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    WIll I be able to get a nursing job as a BSN in 5 YEARS?

    caroladybelle replied to danmcbabe's topic in Male Nursing Students

    There is no way to predict that, just as no one could have predicted the current recession, or the current trend of large numbers of new grads unable to find jobs. When I went to college, in the mid...
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    Has anyone worked at Disney?

    caroladybelle replied to tiddles's topic in Nursing Career

    The benefits are not enough to have to work with the Disney "customer service" attitude, even if they paid 3 times that
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    H1B questions

    caroladybelle replied to bsnwnab's topic in International Nursing

    Have you gone to school for CRNA, and been licensed as a CRNA? As a general rule, you cannot enter CRNA school until 18-24 monthes of experience in ICU. Then you enter an accredited nurse...
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    How does it work in your school when you have to miss clinical?

    caroladybelle replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

    The problem is per letter of the law (regulations regarding nursing schools and licensure) the student MUST have a certain number of clinical hours. So unlike say Accounting or Journalism, you must...
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    Should I tell my manager I applied at another facility?

    caroladybelle replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I did this, and used the night shift ADONs as references. Given that I was a nightshifter, and my manager never saw my work (strictly 0830 to 1630), they knew my work better than she
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    Should I tell my manager I applied at another facility?

    caroladybelle replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Yep!!!! (HR did this to me once - obviously in a right to work
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    25 Jewish/Hispanic Male S.FL and slightly lost......

    caroladybelle replied to mabforlife's topic in General Students

    I haven't noticed any particular preference for nontraditional/Jewish students, though cannot speak on the other. Quite frankly it would be hard to tell, given as the board that makes those decisions...