donsterRN ASN, BSN

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    Insurancedo

    Yes, my program required
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    My coworker was high and got away with it

    I doubt she'll be back. She's been told by lots of professional nurses that she's not the princess she thought she was. I would love to know how this works
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    Choose Your Favorite TV Nurse

    Margaret Houlihan (Hot Lips) on MASH. She was smart, strong, capable and could go toe to toe with every physician there, in an era where that was not the norm. She supported her nurses and had their...
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    Does age matters,when planing to become RN?

    After a career in business and healthcare administration, I became an RN at 51. Age is not an
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    Sick of the BS

    Yep. Me
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    The good ole days of nursing...share your stories!

    I think I'm remembering this correctly, but it seems that we gave Demerol and Vistaril preop many times. I'd forgotten about being admitted the night before surgery so the patient could be bathed. And...
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    The good ole days of nursing...share your stories!

    I remember that IV bottles and chest tube containers were glass. Patients were admitted for cataract surgery, and their recovery last for about a week with the patient lying flat on their back with...
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    Question for nurses that are male...

    I've not really thought that this was an issue. I mean, I'm not offended when people refer to me as a male nurse, but it seems redundant. Anyone who meets me in the clinical setting can see that I'm...
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    Instructor giving away test questions!

    I can't think of any scenario where making noise about this at your school will prove beneficial to you. I'm not saying you're wrong. Of course, students should do their part and study, research,...
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    Not All Nurses Eat Their Young...

    This is undoubtedly the truest statement I have read in a long, long
  11. Yeah, that chart is a legal document. Proper documentation will save your ass. Like others have said, that doc is not likely to defend you if it comes to that. You job is to assess, document, notify....
  12. You are indeed a hero. Sending
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    NCLEX--- SHUT OFF AT 95 Questions!!

    I think you'll be OK. Certainly, there's no point in worrying now. Just enjoy the weekend. I took NCLEX in 2009. I had completed 75 questions when the test ended, and I was devastated! I just knew I...
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    For The Love Of All That Is Holy . . . .

    Thank
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    male nurses

    What?
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    "Your job is to make me happy"

    I've had several people over the years attempt to tell me what my job is. I'll generally respond with "Are you a nurse"? They say "no" and I ask them how, then, do they know what my job is. I tell...
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    Annie wants us to teach cursive....

    ***groan***
  18. 1. You are so NOT dumb. Don't ever let anyone tell you that. 2. The very BEST investment I made was in buying the "Anatomy and Physiology for Dummies". No judgment there, but it spoke to me in...
  19. I was married long before I became a
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    Will my diabetes affect my future in nursing?

    Congratulations on the
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    Sad story of an ex-new grad nurse

    I am so sorry for what you're going through. I just want to give you a
  22. I was the exact opposite! LOVED Cardiac and Acute Care. Absolutely HATED Peds and
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    Very, Very Bad Week

    I, too, don't have the words. Just please know that I am so sorry for what you've endured. Sending gentle hugs to
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    A coworker made me so mad!

    Dayum...!
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    A coworker made me so mad!

    No, we don't. Typical male "white knight" behavior? You're way out of