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    New Orientee Ticking Me Off

    exnavygirl-RN replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    He thinks he's earning brownie points. He is only messing it up for himself. Karma
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    What are your favorite types of patients??

    exnavygirl-RN replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Discharged patients. Honestly, I love my dementia patients, especially the ones that are pleasantly
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    fired... where can a bad nurse go to find a job?

    exnavygirl-RN replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    NurseCard,
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    VA Manager not allowing annual leave

    exnavygirl-RN replied to Chamae01's topic in General Nursing

    VA= Veterans Administration. Government agencies have "annual leave". Yes, it's absolutely unacceptable and we are having similar issues at the VA I
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    VA Manager not allowing annual leave

    exnavygirl-RN replied to Chamae01's topic in General Nursing

    I work for the VA and know exactly what you
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    Who else love's their 12's?!

    exnavygirl-RN replied to jnfRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work 8 hour night shifts and hate it. I feel like I have no life. My last job I worked 12 hour shifts and worked 7 on and 7 off. It was AWESOME. I keep asking myself why I changed jobs.
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    when a male patient pulls foley out..

    exnavygirl-RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I always use Tegaderm for skin tears. The whole idea is to leave the tegaderm on until it comes off by itself. It should only be taken off if there is signs of
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    Lpn and RN at the same time??

    exnavygirl-RN replied to Nursejoymariea27's topic in General Nursing

    I live in south Mississippi. I worked as a LPN for 6 months after I got my RN. I would call the Louisiana board of nursing to find out for
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    I can't believe this! This is crazy!

    exnavygirl-RN replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    Two words come to mind.. creepy and stalker. This is so inappropriate in so many ways. It sounds like she has some psychiatric issues big
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    Walden msn program

    exnavygirl-RN replied to RN7500's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thank
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    Walden msn program

    exnavygirl-RN replied to RN7500's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Does Walden operate on a semester or quarter system? Sessions? I got my BSN from Chamberlain and they had 8 weeks
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    Do you do venipunctures as a nurse?

    exnavygirl-RN replied to CassB's topic in General Nursing

    Part of the orientation at the facility I use to work included sending new nurses to the lab for 3 days to learn phlebotomy. They, also, had opportunity to spend a couple of days in the O.R. or E.R....
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    exnavygirl-RN replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I had never heard of this until I worked on a Navajo reservation.
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    My 5-Year-Old Son

    exnavygirl-RN replied to chuckz's topic in General Nursing

    :redbeathe So sweet. Reading this made my
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    Going to work with a broken heart...

    exnavygirl-RN replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    I had a rough heart breaking week last week. I showed up to work and the first person I saw was my sweet co-worker. I burst into tears. After that I was o.k. and able to work my shift. Sometimes you...
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    Fired from my med/surg job after almost 3 years

    exnavygirl-RN replied to gettingbsn2msn's topic in General Nursing

    This seems to be happening a lot lately...and to awesome nurses. It's scary. I'm so sorry this is happening to
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    Finally ready to talk about my CPNE experience 3/25/2011

    exnavygirl-RN replied to MissingMyErica's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congratulations!! I had nightmares for a few weeks after I passed the CPNE. Thinking back now I don't know how I was able to drive home. I live in south MS and took the CPNE in Madison Wisconsin. This...
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    Calling a Patient 'Sugar': Abuse?

    exnavygirl-RN replied to Trancelation's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I take care of veterans, too. They would think I was mad at them if I didn't call them sweetie. Of course, it all depends on the
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    Funeral Home Workers

    exnavygirl-RN replied to RescueNinja's topic in General Nursing

    This has always been my experience. With or without family being at the bedside. The funeral home staff has always been very respectful and
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    What was your first nursing job?

    exnavygirl-RN replied to Idaho Murse's topic in General Nursing

    My first job as a LPN was working on a 15 bed ortho/surg floor. My first job as a RN was working on a 20 bed med/surg/peds floor in a Navajo facility. I loved both jobs. Now I work LTC and Hospice for...
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    Excelsior College MSN Degree Graduates

    exnavygirl-RN replied to Info(RN)matics's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Not only is it NLN accredited it is a NLN center of excellence http://www.nln.org/excellence/coe/index.htm. I always print this out when questioned http://nlnac.org/Forms/directorySearch.asp. I...
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    Help! Need to make a decision quickly

    exnavygirl-RN replied to hardygirl's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Tough decision. I would be a little put off that the first facility told you they would call within a week and didn't. It was over two weeks before you heard anything. Granted, I know things happen...
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    Any Excelsior ADN Nursing Grads out there??

    exnavygirl-RN replied to LisaMB1978's topic in General Nursing

    Check out the distance learning board under "students". https://allnurses.com/distance-learning-nursing/ Several Excelsior grads there including
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    snack/food idea for night shift nurses?

    exnavygirl-RN replied to miniangel729's topic in General Nursing

    I work night shift and we love chips and salsa!! Sometimes I bring stuff to make sandwiches. Veggie trays are
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    What grosses YOU out?

    exnavygirl-RN replied to JenTheRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I can't believe the foods that our facility purees. ugggggg I can barely stomach it when I'm feeding my