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    Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    RNPATL replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    How is your orientation going? Please post a follow-up and let us know. Hope all has gone well for you as you start your work on a med-surg
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    Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    RNPATL replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You might want to post this question on the Tenn. Forum for a better response. Good
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    Controversial Proposals Phase II

    RNPATL replied to VickyRN's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Joy - I recently had the opportunity to meet with the faculty of our closet community college. I am one of the members on their advisory committee. In your last post, I guess I was not aware, or...
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    Warning about MedCEU.com CE Provider

    RNPATL replied to HeyFraydo's topic in General Nursing

    I am really glad you posted this. I had the same problems you did. I signed up for their annual unlimited CEU offer. It was a sweet deal and thought it was good. The year ended and they billed me...
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    Theory and Reseach

    RNPATL replied to BS Nursing Student's topic in General Nursing

    I did not mean to hyjack your thread or post. Please come back and
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    Theory and Reseach

    RNPATL replied to BS Nursing Student's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with you Tweets..... My UoP program has Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory as their foundation. Most all of my classes are focus on this theory and I find it very frustrating. While this theory...
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    Prehire med/surg exam

    RNPATL replied to imarnnky's topic in Medical-Surgical

    http://www.math.com/index.aspx This might be a helpful web site for you. Good luck as you return to M/S .... it can be challenging getting back into it, but I think it is worth it!
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    Theory and Reseach

    RNPATL replied to BS Nursing Student's topic in General Nursing

    I am a BSN Student and find that research and evidenced based practice should be the corner stone of practice. From my experience, nurses should embrace research a little more than they do and there...
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    Agencies in Asheville,NC

    RNPATL replied to RobertLowe's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hello Robert and welcome to allnurses. We are glad that you are here. It is nice to see that you are interested in coming to Asheville on a travel assignment. During this time of the year,...
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    Should RNs be Required to Have A BSN?

    RNPATL replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Tweets - I think Canada probably changed their standards the correct way, by grandfathering currently practicing nurses in and allowing them to retain their licensure as well as title RN. I fear that...
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    Attention ALL Diabetic Nurse Educators

    RNPATL posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    The other day a physician came up to me and told me that he would be changing the way in which he writes his orders for insulin coverage. Appreantly he returned from a conference where physicians...
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    Men in Nursing

    RNPATL replied to NeuroNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    It is funny to read this thread. It actually takes me back to when I first graduated from nursing school. I was 19 years old and a nurse. That was back in 1984, just as the AIDS crisis was starting...
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    Med-Surg Topic of the Week .... Nurse to Patient Ratios

    RNPATL replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Your unit sounds wonderful. Ortho patients are pretty heavy, so I would imagine that a lighter ratio without aides probably helps out a lot. However, sometimes having an aide can really be
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    Florida Hospital College RN-to-BSN

    RNPATL replied to Nursecathy123ca's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi Tweety .... sorry for the delayed response, I have been moving since Friday! I actually received an email from Terry on Thursday that I was accepted into the program. Thankfully I do not have to...
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    Student Loans for the Part-Time Student?

    RNPATL replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Yea ... alot of good the loan re-payment program does when you get approved (like me) but there are no funds available! Why even have the
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    Student Loans for the Part-Time Student?

    RNPATL replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    Tweety .... PLEASE do not put your education expense on your credit card. The interest rates for a student loan are much better than a credit card and some of your educational expense is tax...
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    Med-Surg Topic of the Week .... Let's go back to Bariatrics

    RNPATL replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Excellent response. You articulate very well and it is a pleasure to read your responses. I totally agree with you. It is really is sad that in our society today, physicians and other members of...
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    Med-Surg Topic of the Week .... Let's go back to Bariatrics

    RNPATL replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I have to say that I really disagree with this statement. There is certainly compelling information and studies available on the long term effects of mobid obesity and increased BMI. I do agree that...
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    Med-Surg Topic of the Week .... Let's go back to Bariatrics

    RNPATL replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Staffing can be a factor for the post-op bariatric patient. We currently send our immediate post ops to ICU for the first 18 hours. Once they pass their gastrograffin, they are transferred to the...
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    About productive hours per patient day?

    RNPATL replied to rrroyer's topic in Nurse Management

    The hours I am allotted to run my unit(s) include the manager hours as well as the secretary hours. Some facilities differ with this, but mine are
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    Nursing Student needs a nurse manager to interview for a project due on 11/22/04

    RNPATL replied to chellelynn97's topic in Nurse Management

    Michelle - let me know if I can help. You can PM me or email me at my regular email. Good
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    Med-Surg Topic of the Week .... Let's go back to Bariatrics

    RNPATL replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    No - I actually came away from the seminar with a sense of hope for those people that are obese and have tried everything. Yes, I agree that there are risks and the fact that it is an elective...
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    About productive hours per patient day?

    RNPATL replied to rrroyer's topic in Nurse Management

    Actually, HPPD stands for hours per patient day. What this means is the amount of hours permitted or allowed for a nurse to spend with a patient per day (24 hour period). Generally speaking, the HPPD...
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    Is your salary keeping up with your staff's?

    RNPATL replied to ACNORN's topic in Nurse Management

    Good luck with your nursing education. I am certain that when you graduate, there will be many, many nurse management opportunities out there for you. I am glad that you desire to get some...
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    Is your salary keeping up with your staff's?

    RNPATL replied to ACNORN's topic in Nurse Management

    This is a great thread with a lot of great information. I would love revive the discussion and see if things have changed in the last year since the thread was started. From my perspective, I think...