ReinventingMyselfAgain MSN, RN

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I've done a lot in my 30 years as an RN. Looking to do more.

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    What does family/friends think of nursing?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to askater11's topic in General Nursing

    I truly belive that no one understands exactly what I do. My dad and hubby are Paramedics. Hubby used to think that only ER nurses do (hardly)anything, until I started working in BMT. I would tell...
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    Eye opening experience!

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to GN1974's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like a real nightmare!! and because you have experience as a nurse, you probably don't have that utopian image of health care (unless you really did work at the best place in the world before...
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    need help for severe depression

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to needs help's topic in General Nursing

    you're going in the right direction!! keep it
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    Question To Nurses

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to kim chaney's topic in Nursing Career

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    Negotiating a New Job While Pregnant

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Q.'s topic in Nursing Career

    wow, you are quite ambitious!! i too, am the type who always has a lot on my plate. when i'm not in school (in between semesters) i feel so useless and non-productive. don't get me wrong, i am a...
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    Down Syndrome Help!

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ShortyLPN's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    it's very easy for me to say this, but if he is 9, autistic and has downs, how are you so sure he knows what he's doing? and even if he seems to know by his laughing and his persistence), can he...
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    When to tell my manager?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to jen42's topic in Nursing Career

    You said your NM knows you were thinking of leaving, so It probably would not come as a surprise to her if she got a call. I guess it depends on what you think she would say about you. What is her...
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    Question To Nurses

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to kim chaney's topic in Nursing Career

    What's an STNA? A good portion of the online programs require that you have some sort of medical background (LPN, EMT, etc) No matter what, you will likely have to do a 'live' clinical. At the...
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    Posting of License # online

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ShirwinRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    I'm not in Fla, but in my state, it is the same as you described. My friend recently took NCLEX, passed, and I checked and it was there (not yhat I didn;t believe it, but I wanted to see her name as...
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    Negotiating a New Job While Pregnant

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Q.'s topic in Nursing Career

    good article. q, you're obviously showing, right? are you showing for 2? i had a similar sitation when i was pregnant. i interviewed, they knew, because they asked me when i could start, and the...
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    Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :smackingf i guess you guys can't win with this one, can you? what would she have said if the cna was with her? i guess you need pt's on hand for all transfers (now there's an idea...
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    Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    wow!! what a thread. i'm glad it kind of came back on topic by the time i stumbled upon it. my first question is this: do the patients rights guarantee that every patient is assigned an rn, much...
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    What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    man, that is weird
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    Need advice: Master's or BSN/work exp 1st?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Annabelle57's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    actually, i know a couple of nrses who are in 'part 2' (masters) of the program (pnp though), and they've told me that the school strongly encourages their students to keep going right away. i don't...
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    What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle i love it!!! :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle
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    Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    you kind of missed my point, but i'll keep going. do you know how long it took me to figure out the difference between a (medical) resident, intern, fellow, etc. (and this was as a nurse- maybe i'm...
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    Dress Code for nursing students?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to NPTeacher's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    i'm no cosmetologist, but if you have on makeup, shouldn't it be that no one can tell you're wearing it? of course, with something like makeup (as far as a dress code), it's got to be all or nothing....
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    Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    an intern is a student. i don't dare consider them to be 'regular staff'. i thought it was understood that an intern is someone in training. if a nurse was called an intern, would that confuse them...
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    Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    when my husband was in medic school, and had to do rotations, two things surprised me. 1) he wore a dress shirt, slacks, tie and a lab coat (when doing hospital [er] rotations). and 2) his name...
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    Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    uh
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    Refusing to be trained for "Charge"

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am, charge nurse does patient care (and charge responsibilities!!) Most of the time, it's not a big deal, but like others have said, it depends on who's in charge. Some people like to act...
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    question about working before graduation

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to totallytheresa's topic in General Nursing

    down here, we consider westchester
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    Refusing to be trained for "Charge"

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    very scary. but apparently, it's not just where i work. and i'm sure the sup gave you a hard time, like it's your fault that you are the senior nurse
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    question about working before graduation

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to totallytheresa's topic in General Nursing

    some places in my area will take junior or senior students, and train them in a nursing assistant type of role (without having to become a cna). it depends on what the institution uses as their uap....
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    Refusing to be trained for "Charge"

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    a little off-topic, but is anyone else working in institutions where the 'charge' nurse has been a nurse for 6 months?? of course, it is by default (except for the fact that i am per-diem, and have a...