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    Biased Clinical Instructor

    caliotter3 replied to nurseinthemaking24's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My school had a clinical instructor who also taught in the final semester. She concentrated on identifying students to fail to graduate. She did not make this known to any students until they were...
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    Online Physiology recommendations - Please help or I will miss my deadline :(

    caliotter3 replied to pearlr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Degree of difficulty should not be a problem as it (at least used to) says somewhere on the site that it is intended for prenursing students as well as pre-med, pre-dentistry, etc. Basically a...
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    Online Physiology recommendations - Please help or I will miss my deadline :(

    caliotter3 replied to pearlr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    University of New England offers physiology in its post bacc program for people who want to get ready for med school, etc. It used to be open entry, open exit, but now I think you start on Mondays....
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    Giving Medication to Coworker

    caliotter3 replied to TxERNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not to sound trite, but gee, I wonder why the doctor didn't give the injection himself, if he thought it necessary. I'll bet he would have a better chance of doing so without negative
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    LPN losing job AND recently diagnosed with POTS.

    caliotter3 replied to Pandora6212's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Approach other home health agencies and ask about "easy", probably overnight cases, where you mostly sit all night and mostly observe a child as respite for parents who need to work. These positions...
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    Skills

    caliotter3 replied to AlexRN12's topic in Home Health

    I would contact the staff development department at your local hospitals to see if perhaps they could assist
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    Have you ever left a nursing job due to a patient/family member?

    caliotter3 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I turned down a twin child assignment one time, although the agency kept insisting. They wanted me to care for two patients, but insisted I only needed to be paid for
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    Buying a House on a Nurse's Income: How Do Nurses Afford $450,000+ Houses?

    caliotter3 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    Just a couple of hours ago, I received another unsolicited offer on my phone. I can ignore the mailings, as many as three in one day, but the intrusions on my phone number cause mental anguish....
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    Employer refusing to provide even verification

    caliotter3 replied to mermer_rn's topic in General Nursing

    The employer is deliberately sabotaging your efforts. Just a different form of blacklisting without taking responsibility. They could answer the phone and do their best to make certain you don't get...
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    Longest Shift You've Worked

    caliotter3 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    You are incorrect when you state that you have nothing besides work to occupy yourself. You have my favorite preoccupation: sleep. Glorious, abundant
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    Drug Chart (Can Nurses Enter Administration Times)

    caliotter3 replied to Bml's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In extended care home health, unless the MD has specified a certain time, the primary nurse establishes the times in collaboration with the family, based on the patient's usual daily
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    Concerns

    caliotter3 replied to Marie Phil's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    That is why you should have sent the written resignation via certified mail, return receipt requested. Method 1. Method 2: Tell them verbally. Method 3: Resignation email. Method 4: The way you...
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    Question: What does "Continuous pulse ox monitoring" mean to you?

    caliotter3 replied to Vicki17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Have always seen it interpreted the same way that you do. The other option is "spot checks". If "spot checks" is not specified, then there will be mention in the list of V/S, if the MD wants it...
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    Struggling with hostility from professors

    caliotter3 replied to DST995's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Your concerns are shared by many others who have had sub optimal clinical experiences because of the pandemic. Unfortunately, better to have to learn more on the first job than to be facing a total...
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    Scolded For Prioritizing Emergent Situations Over Routine Meetings

    caliotter3 replied to SilverBells's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. It looks like you can't win for losing at this job. When you're wrong, you're wrong, and when you're right, you're wrong too. An individual can only put up with so much negativity directed...
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    injured as a CNA... where to go now?

    caliotter3 replied to round_two's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was trying to give you a different direction to aim your thoughts and emotions. We all know how hard it is to be a CNA or a licensed nurse. Many of us have been injured. It would not make sense to...
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    Struggling with hostility from professors

    caliotter3 replied to DST995's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Have you talked to them at the new school? What are the vibes you
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    Struggling with hostility from professors

    caliotter3 replied to DST995's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    From what I have seen and experienced, your answer is in your second to last paragraph. Endure it until you have what you want. Do not pin your hopes on another community college program. Are they...
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    Second chance as a new grad

    caliotter3 replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    If you really want the answer to your question just carry yourself into that facility and have a discussion with someone in HR. Do it now so you don't have a chance to get false hopes festering. And...
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    injured as a CNA... where to go now?

    caliotter3 replied to round_two's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Please don't stay discouraged. You could have injured yourself on the job if you were working in an Amazon warehouse. There are many ways to get hurt on just about any job. Not to be facetious, but...
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    CNA’s restarting IV pump

    caliotter3 replied to Tofumilk's topic in General Nursing

    A patient died when a nurse fiddle-faddled with their IV. The nurse was not assigned to that patient. She was fired, and I don't know what board action came about. It is secondary that she...
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    16 Hour Shifts

    caliotter3 replied to Skc59's topic in General Nursing

    There is a difference between working 16 hour double shifts due to a call-off or some other reason for an isolated (for that day) incident of short-staffing and being regularly, permanently scheduled...
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    Retaking courses/low points

    caliotter3 replied to Bobahunter's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Take the course online through a non-CA school and see if the program(s) to which you are applying will accept the new
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    16 Hour Shifts

    caliotter3 replied to Skc59's topic in General Nursing

    Even 12 hour shifts are not the norm in LTC facilities where I have worked. If they feed you BS about this obvious fact, what else are they going to lie to you
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    Is it legal to chart for something you didn't do?

    caliotter3 replied to AmandaBeaverhausen's topic in General Nursing

    You are correct. You were not there at 3 pm, so how can you chart on events that did or did not occur at 3 pm? Somebody is trying to take advantage of you as a minimum, at worst you are being set up...