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    Can one become a nurse if one has Genital Herpes?

    TazziRN replied to Serenity9595's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow.........nothing like this kind of statement to make a student/student-to-be afraid to ask questions...........this wasn't blunt, this was downright mean. The only time I've seen herpes being an...
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    Gatorade in the Elderly

    TazziRN replied to michael79's topic in General Nursing

    If you think about it, most seniors are chronically dehydrated anyway, so I think it helps. It's one thing to have them drink a couple of servings per day, versus chugging it like an athlete
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    Nursing School Hazing Stories

    TazziRN replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    My experience was when I was a CNA student. The LTC was part of a really old building, the county hospital. It was old enough that some of the rooms had 8-10 beds, and the floor plan was weird. I...
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    legal question re state BON

    TazziRN replied to grak's topic in General Nursing

    We can't answer questions like this, against the
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    Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    TazziRN replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    And what makes you think home care nurses don't deal with
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    Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    TazziRN replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Probably, Newbie, but she would still need to get bedside experience before she could be a CM, which means cleaning up
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    Associates or Degree?

    TazziRN replied to bumblebee692's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    What Brazuca
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    Is there ANY department in nursing that I can avoid cleaning up poo?

    TazziRN replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    In all the jobs that have been mentioned, except perhaps office nurse, you will have to work direct pt care and clean up a lot of poo before you can apply for those positions. You are not the first...
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    Advice on prescription meds for RN's

    TazziRN replied to jstewart3's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you list them at the time of your drug screen and you do not work under the influence, you will be fine. Beyond that, we can't really give you
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    Thanks to the Veterans

    TazziRN replied to nurseby07's topic in General Nursing

    My dad served 30 years and went through two wars. I was lucky enough to get him back. There but for the grace of God.......... For those who served..........thank you. For those who are still in...
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    Lifting with family members

    TazziRN replied to ballardfam's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I became injured because a family member insisted on helping us lift a loved one out of a vehicle. I kept telling him to let go of the board, that we had it, but he kept grabbing it. At one point he...
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    Starting School, Do I disclose my status???

    TazziRN replied to mummasheesh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes, you disclose. When asked about it you tell them you have 6.5 years sober. If you don't and it's found out, you could be kicked out for falsifying your
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    Well, I am a doctor

    TazziRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think, if I were you, when I graduate nursing school and handed in my resignation I would be telling him, "Remember the stuff you pulled when your grandmother was dying? Don't even think about...
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    Your thoughts on denial

    TazziRN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    But some people don't move through the stages of grief. Some get stuck in one of the stages for years before moving on, if they move on at
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    Your thoughts on denial

    TazziRN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Denial is not BS, it's a coping mechanism. It's even part of the stages of grief, so it can't be too much
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    Prescription Meds

    TazziRN replied to Rae83's topic in General Nursing

    I know there are organizations that will take unexpired, noncontrolled meds to developing countries but I don't know if they will take fertility
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    Visiting hours?

    TazziRN replied to chickapin's topic in General Nursing

    When I have bent the rules I always made it clear to the pt and visitors that the next nurse may not feel the same
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    Pt's right to know they are going to die

    TazziRN replied to kadell's topic in General Nursing

    It's something we all struggle with. Unfortunately, sometimes it's a case of the family being the DPOA and able to make these decisions. At other times it turns out we don't know enough about the...
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    Which Nursing Schools Require an Interview in addtion to the GPA?

    TazziRN replied to cdlune's topic in General Nursing

    I thought all nursing schools required an
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    Which Nursing Schools Require an Interview in addtion to the GPA?

    TazziRN replied to cdlune's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know that nursing schools don't
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    Visiting hours?

    TazziRN replied to chickapin's topic in General Nursing

    Having been a nurse who would relax the visiting rules accordingly, and then been a new mom who had visitors up the wah-zoo and was exhausted, I think that visitors should indeed leave at the end of...
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    What experiences have you had with a doula?

    TazziRN replied to DoulaJane's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I didn't know of any around here but an internet friend was one when I was pregnant. She wasn't able to come to help me but she gave me some great advice on things to do/not do while in labor and...
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    Should I be a Nurse??

    TazziRN replied to ctnjason's topic in General Nursing

    And Kyboy was right.....I have been in his shoes in very similar situations, and the nurse who deals with that has to be compassionate, and not see the 20-yr-old armless girl as a
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    What to do if discriminated?

    TazziRN replied to asdpjr05rn's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my.........I didn't post when this first came out because I didn't want to make waves with my negative thoughts, but it seems that my feelings were more right than I thought. OP, you need to dump...
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    Well, I am a doctor

    TazziRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me once, very early in my career. I had an ER pt who was anxious and the man who stood at her bedside said he was a doctor and wanted me to give her some Valium. I was so brand new I...