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  1. prevention

    destiney posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Many problems in this article need to be addressed which has been copied and pasted below. The are concerns that are recognizable regarding the patient, staff and agency. There are some resources as...

  2. research that supports the health benefit of spiritual practices/what do you think?

    destiney posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I found a great article regarding health benefits of spiritual practices. The article was called Spiritual Practices, Healing and Health Outcomes. It states that the human spirit is often the most...

  3. Please Read!!

    destiney replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! Just ran into a school not too long ago and it turned out I would need a student visa and go to the Philippiansand take clinicals' out there, lol. Not logical for me and probably not...

  4. thoughts of end of life

    destiney posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If a person is diagnosed with a terminal (meaning no chance of recovery ever), They should be allowed to chose the manner in which they exit this earth. I believe that allowing a patience to determine...

  5. thoughts of end of life

    destiney replied to destiney's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Its so enduring to family, when you can give comfort to their dieing loved one. I've received my thanks through spiritual connections with their loved ones, but its more than just that, it's a feeling...

  6. thoughts of end of life

    destiney replied to destiney's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    awww

  7. interventions

    destiney posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is relating to a charge nurse that I was working with that had received lab results on a patient and decided to call the doctor to change the patients amount of Coumadin that he was to receive...

  8. critical thinking with ventilator pt

    destiney posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Has any one ever had a client care situation in which you were involved that required critical thinking of a pt with a ventilator. How did you resolve the situation? Not sure I did my best. Guess I'm...

  9. Wondering why you can't get hired or promoted: Resume + Interview hints!

    destiney replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I guess i'll be all set when i'm done with my lvn to bsn program. One of our assignments was to manage a resume - something like this!! Professional philosophy and career goals: Traditional resume:...

  10. Wondering why you can't get hired or promoted? Resume + Interview hints!

    destiney replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I guess i'll be all set when i'm done with my lvn to bsn program. One of our assignments was to manage a resume - something like this!! Professional philosophy and career goals: Traditional resume:...

  11. Did you work while going to school?

    destiney replied to Solid Snake's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yes. But I did not work any more than 2dys a wk, and sometimes that was hard. Some times even 1day. Nursing in general takes up alot of time. In nursing school you've got to prepare to make...

  12. nursing proffession and staffing ratios

    destiney posted a topic in General Nursing

    1. Id like to know how nurses feel? Do you believe nursing meets the criteria of being a profession? why? 2. Do you think staffing ratios enhance patient care and/or nursing practice? Why or why

  13. patient assess

    destiney replied to destiney's topic in General Nursing

    could not have said it any

  14. patient assess

    destiney posted a topic in General Nursing

    quote"this is a story about a patient she admitted after a high speed MVA. He was a sweet man who came in with no scratches on him. The docs were just ruling out an abdominal injury. He had been fine...

  15. LPN Petition to Take RN Boards

    destiney replied to withasmilelpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    More education makes a difference. Although, I slighlty agree with the proposal only because there are lvns whom have put in their time, and some a whole lot more knowledgeable than an rn coming out...

  16. patient assess

    destiney replied to destiney's topic in General Nursing

    No, I agree with you, just looking for an elaborate thought if you had one

  17. nursing ratios

    destiney posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    1. Id like to know how nurses feel? Do you believe nursing meets the criteria of being a profession? why? 2. Do you think staffing ratios enhance patient care and/or nursing practice? Why or why

  18. I need three nurses with a bsn to interview!!! please!

    destiney posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    hello I am in a lvn to bsn program and i'd like a responses from three bsn grads....thanx... ......a brief story about a time when a physical assessment made a difference in their patient care (I.e....

  19. I need three nurses with a bsn to interview!!! please!

    destiney replied to destiney's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    i appreciate that fact that you took the time to listen to the patient, and was not working in a tunnel vision view that day, you made a good great things happen before they got worse. i can...

  20. I need three nurses with a bsn to interview!!! please!

    destiney replied to destiney's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ":yeah:The best practice is on going!" I like that quote! thanx. I am a cardiac nurse, and a head to toe with focus on the heart and respiratory is very important and ongoing....not just once a...

  21. how soon should a new grad seek nurses insurance?

    destiney posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    prob insurance? Where do I seek this info, when should I apply and how much is

  22. malpractice/liability insurance?

    destiney replied to kk2000's topic in First Year After Licensure

    what are the names of some of these insurance companies and which ones are the best ones in

  23. feeling unprepared after lvn school

    destiney replied to eastxlvn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well I am a new grad and I start my new job on Monday! I'm nervous and feel like my clinicals will be nothing like on the job. I'm sooo nervous because the DON changed my position from a med nurse to...