KaroSnowQueen RN

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    Is this going to be a problem when applying? criminal background check?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to stargirl018's topic in General Students

    Yeah what she
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    Working as a nursing assistant AND rn....

    KaroSnowQueen replied to kbanks527's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I would think the hospital would want to upgrade you to a nurse job once you're licensed. Working for aide pay, when legally you would be held to an RN standard of care is not wise for you, (although...
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    Do you think that a "high school dropout" mentality exists in the field of nursing?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to WillRegNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :down:I myself find the OP's original post rude and
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    Why can't you write people's names in your note: Rationale?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Sehille4774's topic in General Nursing

    Now I have to say my last job we were told not to write any other nurse's name in the notes, only to refer to them vaguely as in "Reported such and so episode of pt (change in cond, pt c/o, whatever),...
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    Sudden code & death of suspected meningitis pt... opinions please!

    KaroSnowQueen replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in General Nursing

    I know that two of my kids went to ER on seperate occasions, and once meningitis was suspected, an LP was done within the
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    Im 24 and I want to be a nurse badly but my age discourages me!

    KaroSnowQueen replied to M.C.P's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I didn't even start college til I was 22. And had a 58 year old woman in my class. You don't think so now, but believe me, you are dreadfully young. do what you like and to the devil with the...
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    OB--When it's good it's good and when it's not...it's heartbreaking.

    KaroSnowQueen replied to linzjane88's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you have someone that loses an baby, for god's sake, don't act like the baby never existed, or make the parents feel like they can't bring the baby up. While she loves Hubby #2, she says that's...
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    Utilization Review---does anyone know anything about it? What is it like?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to nursingosaurus's topic in General Nursing

    I work for an insurance co in UR. It's great. There are two sets of standards, Milliman and Interqual. You measure the patient's stay by these standards, and make sure both the provider and the...
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    Shafted on Thanksgiving

    KaroSnowQueen replied to DeeAngel's topic in General Nursing

    That happened to me two years in a row. First time I pitched a fit and they 'found' a place for me to work. The second time I made the CN write me down for 4 hours pay and went home and enjoyed the...
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    I ♥ downstaffing!

    KaroSnowQueen replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked at the hospital, I was tickeld to get cancelled!!! My DH would gripe, but I think the most I ever got cancelled in a year's time was 10 days. Yes it was some money lost, but was sorely...
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    "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Opinions are like orificees - everybody's got one. No one was loved more than my grandmother. There were four of us ready to take her home with us. Every time we brought it up she'd get so upset...
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    Calling a Patient 'Sugar': Abuse?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Trancelation's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, sugar, I am gonna get my butt sued off if I can't call people 'sugar, honey,
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    Chaperone or not during exam

    KaroSnowQueen replied to masstudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My personal opinion is that the female witnesses the GYN exam for the protection of both the doctor and the patient. Two males does not meet the requirement and could make the patient feel extremely...
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    Am I an idiot for choosing the BSN route rather than the ADN...?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to lee_sHAY's topic in General Nursing

    These days, and this is just my humble opinion, companies value degrees. The higher the degree, the better. Even if you didn't know your own name, that string of letters behind your name would open a...
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    What kind of car do you drive for those 1+ hour commutes?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    I have a 1996 Dodge Stratus. I get 500+ miles per tank of gas, which about covers what a weekly commute would be. How that factors out as mpg I don't know. I know I bought it in 2004 and it only...
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    Resigning after Workers Comp Leave

    KaroSnowQueen replied to ErNrsLynzzie's topic in Nursing Career

    If it were me, I would send the letter now and let them know you aren't coming back. They are probably wondering if you really are coming back if its been a long time. But thats my
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    Bad experience - is this typical?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to keikei's topic in Emergency

    Oh, no we didn't mind it was a non-narc, that wasn't the point. Just pointing out that the second ER did all they thought they could do and did it quickly and non-judgementally, and that the new meds...
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    Bad experience - is this typical?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to keikei's topic in Emergency

    All I have to say is This: I believe her. There are hospitals that bad. I live two blocks from one. I ROUTINELY drive over an hour to the next decent one for ANY and EVERY thing. This hospital in my...
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    I hate what's happening to nursing...

    KaroSnowQueen replied to nyteshade's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Twenty five years ago, the patients and their families respected the nurses. They treated us with respect, and nobody pitched a screaming fit at the nurse because their significant other couldn't...
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    pregnant at a risky job

    KaroSnowQueen replied to pn5437's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Even if you weren't pregnant, the not getting paid in a timely manner would be reason enough for me to RUN away. That would certainly be an acceptable answer to the interview question "Why are you...
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    Am I in the wrong Nursing home?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to MelissaLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "Borrowing" meds is commonplace in nursing homes. Wrong? Yeah. Does it deter anyone from doing it? No. I've worked in many a nursing home in my day, four of them as a regular employee, heaven only...
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    scrub tech= scrub nurse? hmmm....

    KaroSnowQueen replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    DANG!!! Grumpy, aren't we? Who peed in your Wheaties this
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    Picked up a new job on a pain team

    KaroSnowQueen replied to djmatte's topic in Pain Management

    I have no advice for you, but congrats on the new job! Sounds like a nice change of pace - best of luck to
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    What is it like going from med/surg to UR (no case management)?

    KaroSnowQueen replied to Genista's topic in Case Management

    One word: WON - DER -
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    To get the flu shot, or not to get the flu shot...

    KaroSnowQueen replied to jordansnapp's topic in General Nursing

    I am a healthy 50 year old with diabetes and asthma and I have never gotten a flu shot, nor do I intend to. And I have not been carried into the ER with flu. I did get a pneumonia shot - although...