Nurse Ratched RN

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    USA Land of Opportunity?? YEAH RIGHT!

    Nurse Ratched replied to blondebritbrat's topic in General Nursing

    Will close this thread since poster has gotten advice and has indicated a resolution to her
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    Having trouble on tracing the path of a drop of blood

    Nurse Ratched replied to blondiii's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    http://health.howstuffworks.com/heart.htm My favorite site
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    USA Land of Opportunity?? YEAH RIGHT!

    Nurse Ratched replied to blondebritbrat's topic in General Nursing

    (Edited to add: I missed the later posts before writing this.) Land of opportunity does not mean you will have an opportunity to vault into a high paying job with no education or experience. There is...
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    Is this appropriate?

    Nurse Ratched replied to BabyNurse513's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed with Marie and Deb - I don't have enough fingers to count the ways this could go
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    Focus Factor. Do yall think its a scam?

    Nurse Ratched replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Students

    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/03/vitalbasics.htm Looks pretty scammy to me... Google is also full of horror stories of how people are ripped off from their bank accounts for things they didn't
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    Severe Pain

    Nurse Ratched replied to mariaf43's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily, however we don't encourage anyone to try and diagnose someone over the internet. The original poster needs to go see her doctor
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    Clients?

    Nurse Ratched replied to NeuroNP's topic in General Nursing

    Inpatient has been patients everywhere I've been. Outpatient (adult day care setting) we referred to them as clients. LTC - we called them residents. The most horrid term I have heard was "consumers"...
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    Navy Corpsman Seeks to Challenge NCLEX in NY

    Nurse Ratched replied to AirBruce's topic in Government, Military

    http://www.op.nysed.gov/nursing.htm I'm no lawyer, but I perused the web site for the NY State BON: Registered Professional Nursing You must hold at least a two-year degree or diploma from a program...
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    Lethal Injection

    Nurse Ratched replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in Correctional

    No good can come of this thread (and I'm sorry I missed it the first time...) Closed - clearly outside of the corrections nursing scope, and we are there to treat, not
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    "Safer" Specialties

    Nurse Ratched replied to secondfiddle's topic in General Nursing

    Is there a reason that you are especially concerned about blood-borne pathogen exposure? Occupational health probably gives flu shots and deals with people who get cuts/abrasions and are bleeding, so...
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    Tell Me: Why Do We Need To Learn Algebra?

    Nurse Ratched replied to Jamielynn's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Algebra includes ratios, which you need to convert things and perform certain drug dosage calculations. Don't let math scare you - that's half the
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    Snow emergency excuse?

    Nurse Ratched replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    Some of my hospital co-workers are horrendous about planning ahead - honestly I wonder what cave they are living in to apparently NOT hear that inclement weather is on the way. Some fail to leave any...
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    Game: Name that smelly drug

    Nurse Ratched replied to Rhoresmith's topic in General Nursing

    Mucomyst? Edited to add: it's used on my unit for Tylenol OD's. Stinks to high heaven. Best to just plug the nose and chug.
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    24 months contract

    Nurse Ratched replied to paula77720's topic in Florida Nursing

    Is there a big sign-on bonus? If not, definitely not. Even if so, there's very little that would get me to sign a contract for two years with a hospital that has to resort to that to coerce people...
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    ADN vs BSN My daughter and I having a heated Discussion!

    Nurse Ratched replied to NOIRLINCOLN's topic in General Students

    Congrats to your daughter! :) I hope she cherishes her education - she has earned
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    Psych & ego defense mechanisms website

    Nurse Ratched replied to crb613's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Psych is a challenging part of the NCLEX (or just psych course tests) to prepare for. It's not like strictly physical stuff where you can apply the ABC's and prioritze according to that....
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    staffing software

    Nurse Ratched replied to R.T.'s topic in Nurse Management

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=staffing+scheduling+software I'm sure you've already checked that out. Our hospital uses the old fashioned hand method, too, and it's a nightmare. I'd be...
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    Dilemma: FORCED to float to med/surg - advice please!?!?!

    Nurse Ratched replied to anndoodle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Bingo. Great call. And as another wise poster said, I'd rather lose my job than my license. At least there is always another job out there. Offer to assist, but decline to carry a patient load. If...
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    write a short note on STAKE HOLDER in

    Nurse Ratched replied to valen4god's topic in General Nursing

    We don't mind helping with homework, but it's useful to have you post your thoughts first, so we can brainstorm with you
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    Become A Nurse Just To Be A Crna?

    Nurse Ratched replied to SKYSTHELIMIT's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thanks, SBE. Please remember no personal attacks. Moderators will be editing as needed, altho it's our preference that posters do it for
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    reporting drug use during pregnancy

    Nurse Ratched replied to nc-nurse's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I'm reading this as a personal situation - that is, this person is not her patient. Perhaps the original poster could clarify? In that case, there is not necessarily a ethical duty of care from your...
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    Conflict of intrest issue

    Nurse Ratched replied to peeps79's topic in General Nursing

    As a psych nurse, I have a very clear duty to report any pre-existing relationship with a patient, so it can be determined whether or not I should even be present on the unit while that patient is. I...
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    help me buck the system, please! super-traditional pinning ceremony that nobody wants

    Nurse Ratched replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    That has not been my experience. I'm not sure where you work - I have not worked in religiously affiliated hospitals. I will also point out that the OP noted the graduation location has "strong...
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    Ethical delima????calling in or giving meds to drug seekers???

    Nurse Ratched replied to Kansas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    In a small to medium-sized town, working with the doc perceived as the local candyman (deserved reputation or not) generally doesn't reflect well on you when you look for other positions. Locally, a...
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    I need to help my Dad

    Nurse Ratched replied to milenko's topic in Pulmonary

    Excellent advice, Salty. To the OP: may I also add that it's imperative that you ask questions of your health care providers if they are speaking in terms you don't understand. If you have questions,...