Penguin67

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  1. How far do you drive to work?

    Penguin67 replied to pittnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    I know some people (5 or 6) who all went to nursing school together and all got jobs at a hospital that was 45-60 minutes from their homes. They all went in together on a local apartment together....

  2. Changing to 8 hour shifts

    Penguin67 replied to JMoney's topic in General Nursing

    Loved 8 hours shifts! Just when you feel like leaving, it is time to get ready for shift change and patient handoff to the oncoming shift. And if you ever needed an RN to stay over for 2-3 hours to...

  3. Cost of Nurse Residency Program

    Penguin67 replied to Butterfly922's topic in General Nursing

    I just tried to read about the residency program on the link posted earlier, and the link is no longer working.

  4. What makes a great RN to BSN program?

    Penguin67 replied to Saalbunch's topic in General Nursing

    It should meet the scheduling needs of the working RN and be flexible. Online only works if your students are computer literate, and is not for everyone. Hybrid (online and some live classes) works...

  5. Nurses are Not Doctors

    Penguin67 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    The title of this article is wrong from the start "Nurses Are Not Doctors", because, in fact many ARE, having earned a doctorate in nursing, the title "DOCTOR" comes along with that. For example: Phd...

  6. CHOP hiring process

    Penguin67 replied to lhpadden's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Can you clarify the acronym? Could be Children's of Pittsburgh or

  7. What do you say when calling out sick as a nurse?

    Penguin67 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Nursing Career

    Ok, I have read the above discussion, but still the question looms in my head..."If you have X number of sick days, why can't those sick days be used, as long as the call off is done as per policy?...

  8. Dreading L&D/Peds

    Penguin67 replied to bagface's topic in General Students

    I would encourage you to speak with your course coordinator and/or clinical instructor about this situation. As a former clinical instructor, that information is helpful to know because if possible, I...

  9. Accreditation question ...

    Penguin67 replied to Devon Rex's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    NLN does not accredit doctoral

  10. Nursing in the Third World

    Penguin67 replied to rpcvVanuatu's topic in General Nursing

    Just a quick FYI..."third world" is not considered to be PC. Instead use "developing country" as a term. Good luck with the Peace

  11. Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    Penguin67 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A family member was recently seen in an ER. One of her care providers introduced himself as a "med tech" and the family member asked "What does that mean?" and the response was " it is the same thing...

  12. Hepatitis B vaccination 2 shots?

    Penguin67 replied to sweetstrwbrry1's topic in General Nursing

    I think it has always been a series of three shots. That immunization came out when I was in nursing school, in 1988 or 1989, and they made us begin the series in order to stay in school. I worked as...

  13. Wal-Mart Walk-in Clinic

    Penguin67 replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

    My two experiences with walk in clinics were at Walgreens Take Care Clinic. First one was on a Sunday. us and was playing with our cat and was bitten by a playful one. Being cautious, we went to the...

  14. Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    Penguin67 replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So agree with you, especially that last

  15. Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    Penguin67 replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

  16. Representing yourself to the public as a nurse when you are not a nurse

    Penguin67 replied to Penguin67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm sorry, but if the family member knew the difference then why did they ask in the first place? Were they baiting to see what the response would be? And in reality, this person did not say they were...

  17. I-Pad Use By Nurses

    Penguin67 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just got an I-Pad and am wanting to use it on the unit and am interested in hearing from nurses who use different apps on the unit and if you would recommend them or not. I teach and my program...

  18. Manager mad RN followed policy and procedure!

    Penguin67 replied to elfinM's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    OK, I have read the issue and all of the responses. I am left asking, "Why would you ever put a unit of blood into a tube system?" Everywhere that I ever worked, blood was never to be tubed, as it...

  19. National Board of Nursing

    Penguin67 replied to Retired RB's topic in General Nursing

    NCLEX is overseen by the National Council of State Boards fo Nursing (aka NCNSB). They write the questions and give Pearson the power to administer it. It is a National organization, of which state...

  20. Ever had a patient or family members fire you?

    Penguin67 replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it happened to me and about every nurse on the unit. It was a patient who was dying from cancer, and the parents literally found something wrong with every nurse that was assigned to them. The...

  21. Want to move to a coastal town with a great hospital to work at as nurse manager

    Penguin67 replied to Cville RN's topic in Nurse Management

    Memorial Medical Center, in Savannah, GA. Has a great peds floor, PICU, NICU and Heme onc

  22. How many of you have a BSN

    Penguin67 replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    BSN, MSN and

  23. Help! Pre-employment nicotine test!

    Penguin67 replied to noviceRN22's topic in General Nursing

    I had to sign a statement at work indicating one of two things...either that I was not a smokeror that I was a smoker. smokers are now charged $50.00 more per month for health insurance premiums. If...

  24. NCSBN 2011 New Nurse Survey "Thank you" Letters

    Penguin67 replied to listener's topic in General Nursing

    Those surveys are done by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing in order to determine what entry level new graduate nurses are doing. That data is used, in part, to help decide upon...

  25. I-Pad Use By Nurses

    Penguin67 replied to Penguin67's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. I have considered the issue of not leaving it laying around, due to the possibility of theft. We've been using I-touch devices and cell phones, but those can be easily stored...