AOx1

AOx1

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  1. Worst interview ever

    AOx1 replied to AOx1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh, wow. Just wow! At least they knew she could handle pressure, anxiety, AND

  2. MSN + Ed.D (phd in education) opportunities ? Is it viable ?

    AOx1 replied to mhy12784's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Assess your local market. What type of degrees do most nurse educators have in your area? If there are many unfilled positions, you have more leeway with your degree. I would consider BSN to PhD, for...

  3. Do nursing schools have to provide health insurance to students?

    AOx1 replied to hkneurorn's topic in General Students

    Unless the law is vastly and bizarrely different in your state, the manager is dangerously uninformed at best, and intentionally intimidating you at worst. In my state and school, our students bear...

  4. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    AOx1 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Lose weight. While awaiting arrival of new smaller scrub pants, continue to wear old baggy scrub pants with tightened drawstring. Give new clinical group tour of floor. Note that drawstring is...

  5. "Many of your classmates will not be nurses"

    AOx1 replied to JoseQuinones's topic in General Students

    OP, your positive attitude and hard work will take you far. Students who approach learning with excitement, humility, insight, and determination are reason I choose to teach nursing. Nursing education...

  6. Things you'd love to tell a fellow nursing student or faculty.....

    AOx1 replied to ixchel's topic in General Students

    I can't think of a better reason for use of modern, evidence-based practice than to counter a student who espouses the beliefs of Aristotle, Galen, and Hippocrates. I get frustrated when people still...

  7. Is there really a huge amount of horizontal violence(bullying) in the profession

    AOx1 replied to dulcet's topic in General Students

    Keep in mind that what you see on the boards is only one facet. People are less likely to come to a website and post to report that everything is going well and that they love their classes and...

  8. Clinical Instructor Dilemma

    AOx1 replied to Katbird2014_RN's topic in General Students

    I don't advocate this. Many states have laws about recording without the consent of all

  9. Where to study?

    AOx1 replied to ruzhyo's topic in General Students

    Could you stay at a male friend/classmate's house for a few extra hours occasionally? That might help if there is nothing local. If not, earplugs may have to be your new friend. I feel your pain. If...

  10. Clinical Instructor Dilemma

    AOx1 replied to Katbird2014_RN's topic in General Students

    I would ask your assigned nurse to provide some type of written corroboration that you were providing care and not playing on the computer. I would also report the inappropriate touching. The only way...

  11. YOU need to know what accreditation really means!

    AOx1 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Students

    This is why you need to check BOTH pass and retention

  12. YOU need to know what accreditation really means!

    AOx1 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Students

    Havehope, provisional approval status may vary by state, but here it means that a program has sort of a "temporary" approval. The Board acknowledges that the program appears not to violate any state...

  13. YOU need to know what accreditation really means!

    AOx1 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Students

    Be very careful with this decision. Also, check the costs of the ADN to BSN programs as well as the ADN program. Your choice should meet your needs in terms of future work and education prospects as...

  14. YOU need to know what accreditation really means!

    AOx1 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Students

    Much of this depends on where you live. In my area, there are no ADN to BSN programs or MSN program that accept grads from unaccredited schools, so the ADN grad from an unaccredited school would have...

  15. YOU need to know what accreditation really means!

    AOx1 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Students

    Another issue I commonly see is students who are shocked to find that their state's Board of Nursing approval is not the same thing as accreditation. We turn away many applicants that did not graduate...

  16. Heparin Drip!

    AOx1 replied to LongislandRN23's topic in Patient Medications

    This is where bedside report comes in handy. Even if your facility does not enforce it, when I have to follow "that nurse," I insist on bedside report. If any issues are discovered, they can be...

  17. When Faith Creates False Hope

    AOx1 replied to kabfighter's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Yes, this exactly. Those who have ambiguity in their relationship with the deceased or dying, or feel very guilty seem to suffer the most. For example, if the deceased was always a jerk, the family...

  18. Support for PICU Nurses at Children's Hospital & Research Center

    AOx1 posted a topic in Pediatric

    I thought I would start a separate thread as a space to send good thoughts, encouragement, prayer, or supportive comments for our peers, the PICU nurses of Children's Hospital & Research Center...

  19. really sad

    AOx1 replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Part of the issue is that they may be picking up on your guilt in not "completing everything." If you have done all that you could with appropriate prioritization and they are rude, draw clear...

  20. Are my pts "brain dead"?

    AOx1 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So, by his standard, I could attach a balloon to the end of the tubing and it will become a living person? This is great news. I have at least a dozen balloons left over from new year's, and I've...

  21. Offering money to switch clinical sites? Ethical?

    AOx1 replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Students

    I allow my students to switch slots, provided both slots give the sme experience (ex-can't switch pediatrics for adult ICU) and that both students sign a written agreement. It's not as if an...

  22. Don't go into nursing school if_____

    AOx1 replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    Don't go to nursing school if you can't accept that life can be horribly unfair. Don't go if you will subsist entirely on loans and don't truly understand how this will affect your financial future....

  23. Offering money to switch clinical sites? Ethical?

    AOx1 replied to chewychipsahoy's topic in General Students

    Reporting this would make me question your understanding of ethics, OP. In real life, nurses switch shifts all the time. Unless this is forbidden by your school or clinical site, it is not unethical....

  24. Is using quizlet to study NCLEX questions cheating?

    AOx1 replied to GabrielstudentRN's topic in General Students

    As an instructor, there is no way that I would consider what the OP has done to be cheating, unless the OP continues to use the site. It is a naïve instructor who uses test bank questions...

  25. What can I do to raise my self confidence?

    AOx1 replied to doxielover304's topic in General Students

    Here are a few older threads that may help: https://allnurses.com/nursing-educators-faculty/tips-making-your-162395.html https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/any-tips-learning-627155.html...