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    Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Especially considering how many programs are letting their students do less and less in the clinical setting...the students on my floor yesterday couldn't d/c an IV unless their teacher came in and...
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    Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How dare
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    Is a nurse in the ER joking to a patient like this appropriate?!?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Emergency

    What?! Personally I enjoy when the loud mouthed "nurse" daughter from Texas flies in on day four and starts quizzing and berating us about everything we've done for her mother for the past four days!...
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    Infrequent Voiding Syndrome: Don't Fall Victim To This Common Problem In Nurses!

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to TheCommuter's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I assume that is my problem, as I often go home and pee and think, "Gee, this is the first time I've peed today," and can't remember even having to pee at
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    Is a nurse in the ER joking to a patient like this appropriate?!?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Emergency

    Is that what was
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    Is a nurse in the ER joking to a patient like this appropriate?!?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Laurenslovely's topic in Emergency

    Go to Youtube and look at the video called "bad stick," it might provide a little comic relief for you during this difficult
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    An agency nurse at work told me she really does this!!! She's like, "What? I'm not lying, it's NaCl, and it's on the MAR as a medication, and it works!"
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    BSN isn't really needed in TN?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to JDougRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I don't agree that it's absolutely expected to have a BSN in Nashville. I have no BSN and work with many people who also do not have one, and rarely see any job announcement around here that requires...
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    Giving O2 without an order??

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to strawberryfields's topic in General Nursing

    As another allnurses poster said, "If the doctors do not write prn standing orders for something this simple, I will assume that they are lonely and wish to be called often at home at
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    Your Most Maddening Patient/Patient's Family Situation

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do SO enjoy when the patients and family members lie to other family members like that. "Ah been here FIVE DAYS and haven't had mah sheets changed!" (they've been here 3 days, and I've just changed...
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    Your Most Maddening Patient/Patient's Family Situation

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMG, I think this thread should get as big as the "things you'd like to tell patients but can't" thread. 1. It chaps my butt when a family member strolls in midday and is like "DON'T YOU ALL CHANGE...
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    Wage garnishment related to student loans...has this happened to anyone?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to RNewbie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Depending on the state there are several ways in which you can be served, not all of which involve you being the person that receives the summons and complaint. It could be someone who lives with you...
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    I Cried At Work

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Guest 360983's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just DON'T CRY OVER IT
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    I Cried At Work

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Guest 360983's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm not sure why crying is unprofessional. Crying in front of other people might be unprofessional but crying is called normal. I'm glad there are people out there who think they are super humans and...
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    I Cried At Work

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Guest 360983's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well whoopedy doo. Come back when you've worked in a
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    I Cried At Work

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Guest 360983's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, maybe when you're no longer a "pre nursing student," you'll
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    I Cried At Work

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Guest 360983's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you serious? I cry about every other day at work.
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    help please! morphine side effects!

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to missnurse2012's topic in Patient Medications

    Is it wrong of me to nitpick at those of you who typed ".1" instead of
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    No more piggybacking zosyn?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to RENEfromLA's topic in Patient Medications

    Thank you!! At my old hospital it could not be piggybacked and was to run in at 25/hr, and no one could ever state any rationale for this and I couldn't find any. Where I work now it's piggybacked and...
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    Time Frame for Med Administration

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Unknown member's topic in Patient Medications

    I agree!! Thus my comment. Please don't act like what you said to GrnTea wasn't meant to be smart alecky. You don't get to dictate the manner in which advice is given to you when you ask for advice....
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    Time Frame for Med Administration

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Unknown member's topic in Patient Medications

    Golly, I'm really sorry that GrnTea made you have to read all that due to your misstatement! How will you ever get over the heartache of having to read two additional
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    Wiping off IV ports

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I think they're saying it's because the "one time" it was used was when it capped the flush
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    Texting while doing patient care?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Get with the times" of being rude and disrespectful?
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    Texting while doing patient care?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to klone's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I suspect that this is the case as well. Whenever I get outpatient blood draws at my hospital, the phlebotomist always acts like a friend and talks about things in a way she probably wouldn't talk...
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    BSN isn't really needed in TN?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to JDougRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Yes, welcome to Tennessee. Of course, we have no income tax for most residents, and a lower cost of living than I'm sure you're probably used to. So that makes up for a sucky salary to some