RheatherN ASN, RN, EMT-P

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    Unmotivated patients VS pain?

    RheatherN replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    sorry to hear about your troubles. that is crud when you dont really know the pt's thoughts. that sure would help. i think i am jaded that most ppl are unmotivated becuz i worked with and MD for yrs...
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    Did you guys remember all of your anatomy before starting nursing school?

    RheatherN replied to NursingStudent-Tati's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! dont need to know most of gen ed's i ever did! lol.. sounds dumb but- you will be taught (again) what you will need to know.. totally dont worry. its great to know that stuff, but not 100%...
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    I had an amazing experience today.

    RheatherN replied to HappyPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    totally gave me the chills! that is awesome. that is great that you got to do that for someone else! you will never know i am sure how great you really are for that experience!
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    Ever gotten hurt....

    RheatherN replied to daazy28's topic in General Nursing

    you just had an off day. most everyone has gone thru that. i think you really have to carry an ammonia stick..lol...you may think you had enuf food to tide you over...but you may have been wrong.. at...
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    Needed....GOOD BLOOD STORIES

    RheatherN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Okay, so i love hearing what has happened with blood stuff...i need some good stories to get this thread started.. i will give a couple myself to get it going. i need a laugh some days... just like we...
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    Needed....GOOD BLOOD STORIES

    RheatherN replied to RheatherN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    HALARIOUS!!!! KEEP EM COMIN!! and the comment about snarfing on your teabag, k- that made me about pee my pants!!!
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    Help!! How do you organize your day?

    RheatherN replied to julezzz26's topic in Orthopedic

    since i am on an ortho floor, it helps really. i know i need to have ppl up for therapy at certain times. i organize by that at times. but, i also go by if i have anyone in isolation. cuz if i do, i...
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    Need Ortho T-shirt Slogan

    RheatherN replied to Colorado1's topic in Orthopedic

    laugh my hinder off.. i LOVE the all joints are final one!!! tooooo funny! -H-RN i iwll have to keep checking this too.. i may need to get a scrub top
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    New to Ortho

    RheatherN replied to elefantastic's topic in Orthopedic

    i am by no means a 'seasoned' nurse yet. but i love my ortho floor! its a high turnover rate of pt's bcuz they are there for usually 3 days and gone. but you get a routine. you just have to learn the...
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    Part time job options for RN

    RheatherN replied to closetnerd's topic in General Nursing

    heck yeah they do! lol.. most anywhere i had looked they do, but you have to make sure you hit that part time hour quota. gL!
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    Just got rejection letter, what happened?

    RheatherN replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    the biggest suggestion i could ever give.. call and ask them what you could improve on. its a hit to the ego, but it works, and it shows initiative. (SP?) heck, if its in the same facility- ppl talk,...
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    nterview New Grad

    RheatherN replied to liz_beth_v's topic in General Nursing

    ah crud.. i used to have a paper from our instructors that told us all 'kindsa' questions.. and we moved after grad....so heck if i know.. i could list a million, but what i would do is do a search on...
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    Vent....

    RheatherN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So, my first offical night at work as an RN. when i came in, things were not done, i ran around like i never worked on this floor before, much less in nursing...what the heck? it started out so bad,...
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    Vent....

    RheatherN replied to RheatherN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    things are tolerable. it does get better every single day. i love being on my own. things make soo much more sense, so much easier daily! thanks for all the support everyone!!
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    Nclex 75

    RheatherN replied to RN508's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    85%....glad i went to school in WI, where the its 96%. or thats what we were told anyhow..lol
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    Do you think that they would hire her, even though next week she take her test(CNA)

    RheatherN replied to nursing student 08's topic in General Nursing

    i see her chances as very well. if they called, i am sure they are intereseted. and they know what they are getting themselves into. ya know? gl to her!!
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    General A&P

    RheatherN replied to nbrody's topic in General Nursing

    i disagree with the prior posters (sorry dood's) but i have had pppl in my school go and take online and do just awesome. you have to judge what type of tester and that that you are, but it is more...
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    Nclex 75

    RheatherN replied to RN508's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    not to give hope or dissappointment, but when i had posted about stuff and read up on board stuff after i took mine. someone said that dm and cushings stuff was "high level" wtheck that means i wont...
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    Pearsonvue

    RheatherN replied to Melinurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    all they do is proctor. they do not know results at all. they see you take the test and do all the fingerprinting, but know nothing of the sort. they dont even know after how many ppl failed or...
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    Dismissed from school

    RheatherN replied to Nduka's topic in General Students

    @ the school i went to, we were able to re-do our stuff there if need-be. like just redoing the preceptorship kinda thing. i would check into that b4 doing anything
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    Nurses with tattoos?

    RheatherN replied to crunchymomx3's topic in General Nursing

    okay. so i passed boards, got my tat and tried to post it.. I CANT!!! its too big and i have no programs to crop it to post it!! any ideas?? its just beautiful and want to show it to you guys.. any...
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    My Great First Day

    RheatherN replied to natrgrrl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    awesome feeling huh? i had my first day a couple weeks ago.. and i felt the same,. like wow....no one is going to check my meds...huh..nobody is going to hound me to do this or that or at what time i...
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    Is this Wrong?

    RheatherN replied to One Flew Over's topic in General Nursing

    talk to your super. have all the aids do the same thing. you need to do this as a team so they realize something is wrong. unless it ends up being one of them cases where they just dont care what u...
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    I quit!

    RheatherN replied to JadeRN7's topic in General Nursing

    she cannot say anything to the negative. she can say the facts, but not anything else.
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    turning pts during sleep?

    RheatherN replied to girlr6RN's topic in General Nursing

    Most orders state- "do not wake" depends what type of