nyteshade BSN

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    How to Show Others You Are Happy While Working...

    nyteshade replied to abundantjoy07's topic in General Nursing

    Wear a happy face pin!
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    Hospital Romances

    nyteshade replied to 2bnursejacksonrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hate to rain on the parade, but those shows do not reflect real nursing. In today's facespacetwitter world, I just want to keep my work and my personal life apart... I guess I am the
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    compensation for working short

    nyteshade replied to maxthecat's topic in General Nursing

    Say what????!!!! Nope, never heard of such a "crazy" idea. But, I like this thing called
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    I'm feeling very naive, new nurse, no clue how to handle this...

    nyteshade replied to HeyHeyitsMaay's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think you need to research what the federal gov says about keeping you 20 hours. Run from this place!!! If they screw you on this, I'd hate to see how they throw nurses to the wolves when survey...
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    what should I do? Need major help with a terrible situation that I am in with my prof

    nyteshade replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone before me. I will also had this...don't commit educational suicide by emailing this instructor. This will only show her that you are the "entitled" kind of student. Let this...
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    do u think i can make it?

    nyteshade replied to sc0rp!0n's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The real question is not if we think you'll make it, but if you think or rather know you will make it. You are on the right path...study, study, study. If you use a Q&A style book, make your own...
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    Vent....Visitors and Customer Service

    nyteshade replied to abbaking's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Complete and utter bull ____!!! :) Makes me want to leave the profession. I can't stand when lay people, and management tell me how to do my job. I don't go to the post office and tell them how to...
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    pt enjoys pericare too much...

    nyteshade replied to moz's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I will never think of the call light in the same fashion ever
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    To all nurses out there, "What was the most irrelevant interview question...?"

    nyteshade replied to RNman09's topic in General Nursing

    "Plan on having kids soon?" So illegal on sooo many
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    Why it doesn't pay to be a pervert in the medical profession.

    nyteshade replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in General Nursing

    Uggghhh
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    Starting to doubt nursing....

    nyteshade replied to thongvo89's topic in General Nursing

    I really feel for you here, so I'll take some time out an answer as honestly as possible. 1. DO you like/hate your job? why? It's a love/hate thing. I love the knowledge. I hate the politics. I hate...
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    MA's in hospitals, replacing RNs ?

    nyteshade replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Let me look into my magic eight ball on this one...nope, not gonna happen. Hearsay just isn't credible. Honestly, cost effectiveness is not even a logical reason, due to the the scope, and...
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    Just got a dream job at a LTC/SNF!!

    nyteshade replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Congrats! Welcome to the world of LTC! We need nurses that want to be
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    Need Advice/Help

    nyteshade replied to JackieD5's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you, I would take out a loan to cover the attorney cost at this point. I've never been in that situation, but if the legal aid doesn't work, you still gotta do something. Do not show up...
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    Is it True About Florida?

    nyteshade replied to RN <><'s topic in General Nursing

    If someone really implements something like that to just work, my facility will be out of an entire MDS department! Well, I guess no one will have a job then, cause if there's no MDS, there is no...
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    Overwhelmed at my LTC job...is this a normal workload for LTC?

    nyteshade replied to lilaclover's topic in General Nursing

    I don't like it. When the OP metioned 20:1 I was thinking it's pretty typical. The most residents I've had btw the hours of 7-11p was 30 up from my original 20. Not to bad. But 50??? No, I don't...
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    leaving the hospital and 3 12's for working 5 8hours out of hospital

    nyteshade replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I'm doing the 5 day 8 hour thing again, but the only reason it works now is b/c of the hours (I work 0545-1415). If it were 9-5, that would suck. I'm still able to schedule MD appt and etc. I was...
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    Do you carry personal liability insurance?

    nyteshade replied to Who?Me?'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes. But I don't understand why you're more liable to get sued...my patients don't need to know I carry
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    New Grad in LTC Facility through agency staffing. Advice?

    nyteshade replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    Well...I've never done agency in CA (I have traveled there though), and I've done local agency in Florida. Be prepared to hit the ground running. When I did local agency in Florida, I never had...
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    Random vents

    nyteshade posted a topic in General Nursing

    *Disclaimer: This is a vent...don't be vain* Students: please don't post your homework questions without even doing some critical thinking on your own!!! It's ok to discuss your answer for...
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    Help! pass NCLEX RN

    nyteshade replied to DoNotLoseHope's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Does Cali have a time limit to sit for boards??? 10 years is a long time from nursing
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    ADL care plan

    nyteshade replied to nyteshade's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    The rehab department writes their own care plans. I've been trying to convince my boss that we should just use their care plans as the only ADL care plans. But everyone looks at me crazy in the...
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    Ok I dont like ortho

    nyteshade replied to Sirapples's topic in General Nursing

    I was a traveler, and worked acute rehab. Well one night, they floated me over into trauma ortho (this was a level 1 after all) and I thought no problem same type of patients just fresh post-op. Man...
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    Raising CMI

    nyteshade replied to luvwine's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    Do you use behavior sheets for all your psychotropic
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    What type of family member drives you craziest?

    nyteshade replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    After having a rough care plan meeting, I have encountered "The liar". This is the family member that tells you something, than later has amnesia. This is the same person that stated their requests...