Nurse Ratched RN

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    reinstated license after suspension

    Nurse Ratched replied to bclily's topic in General Nursing

    Just more wishes for your continued success - congratulations on getting through your program. I hope you get the opportunity you're looking
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    Wearing scrubs home??

    Nurse Ratched replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051220/NEWS01/512200338
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    Wearing scrubs home??

    Nurse Ratched replied to Rn2bKatie's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/katrina/mrsainfoclinicians.asp An article of interest. Also asking everyone to be mindful of not personalizing posts (or internalizing them as being aimed...
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    verbal contract

    Nurse Ratched replied to hoyt69's topic in Travel

    Let's put it this way - if they promoised you an extension and it fell through before the contract was signed, would they honor
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    Changing status of F1 visa to H1 visa.

    Nurse Ratched replied to ultimalrage's topic in International Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/forums/f75/ Please check out the international nursing forum at the link above. There are numerous threads at the top of the forum addressing general question re:...
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    Another Five Star Visitor Thread

    Nurse Ratched replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Ruby, I am still just flabbergasted. I hope that your patient can now be on the mend once he is truly getting sterile dressing
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    CRNA Pay?

    Nurse Ratched replied to schizo85's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Move this out of an unrelated thread into its own
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    Soy Formula in healthy infants

    Nurse Ratched replied to MA Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Those words strike fear into the heart of any medical professional . Agreed with Jolie - please call your baby's
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    Lidocaine prior to IV start?

    Nurse Ratched replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    on a board of this size, one may safely assume that not every post is read by the moderators. rather than responding to them, please report objectionable postings before a thread needs to be closed....
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    hiring chances

    Nurse Ratched replied to jcarew's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I don't know specifically about St. V.'s, but can tell you that it's nice to hire someone who already knows the floor and "only" needs to be taught a new role. I think that's the bigger challenge to...
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    Once You Lose,you're History!

    Nurse Ratched replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in General Nursing

    I will note that when I applied for nursing licensure, I was asked if I had ever held another health care licensure or certification and, as I had been a CNA, I had to provide my certification #,...
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    Allergy shots at camp, should we give them?

    Nurse Ratched replied to kdmcook's topic in Camp

    Agreed with that, unless you're in a position to deal with a potential anaphylactic
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    To confront or not to confront, that is the question

    Nurse Ratched replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Merging two
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    Complex Case

    Nurse Ratched replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    Eating disorders are SO hard to deal with in patients, let alone in the corrections population. Maybe a search in the psych nursing forum would help? FWIW, I believe she probably *is* nauseated,...
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    need your advice before I quit nursing?

    Nurse Ratched replied to RNcool's topic in General Nursing

    So many it's hard to count. Check out the forums listing on the main page for starters and see what's interesting. Can't guarantee you won't have to deal with something yucky a little bit...
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    Finding a job!

    Nurse Ratched replied to nervousstella's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Hi there, Glad you're working on reconstructing life. I would personally have no problem working with a nurse who was in the program. No one else is going to be cleaner given the frequency and...
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    IM Atropine dose for peds emergency

    Nurse Ratched replied to sandman1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Here's what I hate about stepping in to moderate the CRNA forum: clinically, I haven't the faintest notion what y'all are talking about most of the time. That said, when I wade through the stuff I...
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    Pierced/tattooed?

    Nurse Ratched replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    Please use that thread to discuss nursing career related info, or the break room for just general chat about same. Thank you
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    Resignation letter help!

    Nurse Ratched replied to peachycasper's topic in Nursing Career

    FWIW: I like Jolie's
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    Resignation letter help!

    Nurse Ratched replied to peachycasper's topic in Nursing Career

    (Disclaimer: this is a straightforward anwer to your question and is assuming you don't have a legal case for being terminated d/t a disability.) Dear XXXX, I am resigning effective x date due to...
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    Could I be held liable for not telling a doctor?

    Nurse Ratched replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    She shouldn't be using the work machine to check her BG (especially since it's just for giggles from her standpoint - emergency check is another thing.) If she is exhibiting signs of being impaired...
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    claiming to be what she isn't

    Nurse Ratched replied to traumamomtx's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on how onery I was feeling, the next time I ran into her, I might ask, "I was remembering you mentioned that you were an RN and took your training at x school - do they offer a nursing...
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    why

    Nurse Ratched replied to hollydoll's topic in General Nursing

    It is important to understand that managing is a specialty just like any other area of nursing, that may be performed well or incompetently, depending on the person filling the role and the training...
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    Thinking about CRNA... Advice PLEASE!

    Nurse Ratched replied to golfmontpoker's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    This thread is not the place to start a new discussion on nursing wages. This thread has outlived its original
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    DOES ANYONE KNOW ABOUT G-Tubes and J-Tubes

    Nurse Ratched replied to Guest26407's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When in doubt, she should always call her supervisor or the medical director. Much better to ask than guess and harm the patient. No one is going to think she is