sallyrnrrt ADN, RN

critical care, ER,ICU, CVSURG, CCU

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    The future is now!!!

    sallyrnrrt replied to trolloc6340's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    if i were younger i would pursue, early, very early in my career, a vA hosp useded critical care nurses, gave extra assessment skills, we were called nurse cliniians, functioned as NP, before...
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    Now that you're retired...

    sallyrnrrt replied to Whispera's topic in Retired Nurses

    well three times at attempting to retire, second time, after getting my spring red brangus cattle calf crop in, I was just only going to work a shift or two every couple weeks......ended up as...
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    Help!

    sallyrnrrt replied to Jalopy37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    my 1967 college hrs were valid in 2003, when I went back for AS Respiratory Therapist...... college hrs are for
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    Its all different when its your family...

    sallyrnrrt replied to trolloc6340's topic in General Nursing

    and the first patient bill of rights is.............yeah right to refuse treatment
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    The future is now!!!

    sallyrnrrt replied to trolloc6340's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    yea..........yeah some of my college efforts 67-70.....were not all that stellar ........ glad they considered you last 60hrs
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    Are %100 online BLS certifications legit?

    sallyrnrrt replied to Freefallin's topic in General Nursing

    some facilities care, others dont .......most hosp. I have worked only wanted Amer.Heart.... most LTCs I have worked
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    If you work nights, what are your days off like?

    sallyrnrrt replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    unfortunately first day wasted
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    LPN with LTC interview this week!!

    sallyrnrrt replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    your orrientation will probably be very short, most three days, a week if you are really lucky. you are needed, and probably have the job! best
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    Faith restored

    sallyrnrrt replied to TXRNC's topic in Nurses Recovery

    and soon this will pass........ie stipulations come to a blessed
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    dressing code

    sallyrnrrt replied to labanti's topic in General Nursing

    business dress most all settings. very neat pressed scrub might be acceptable LTC, as some nurses came by for interview after working nights or before 2nd shift, i understood
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    New Grad - Ain't he special!

    sallyrnrrt replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    da'boot
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    Nursing reports

    sallyrnrrt replied to abc1148's topic in General Nursing

    i have always found the 24hr. report the most
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    Moving to Another Area - New Grad

    sallyrnrrt replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    hey, in this market if i was a new grad, and i haven't been for over 4 decades....I would look at rural market....at least I know that works for SE Texas. best
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    Recovering opiate addict accepted into nursing school; Can I attend while prescribed Subox

    sallyrnrrt replied to MaleLPNStudent2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    can remain in remission with solid
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    Recovering opiate addict accepted into nursing school; Can I attend while prescribed Subox

    sallyrnrrt replied to MaleLPNStudent2's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I work in a clinic with suboxone treatment programs as one of the many other things we do, patients do succesfully get tapered of suboxone, the ones that appear to avoid returning to their opiate...
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    My boss is a jerk, and other related gripes.

    sallyrnrrt replied to mccarrank's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    i would seriously transfer to another unit, and depart from his "radar" , of similar intensity.....ie if you are in Er, icu, cath lab, pacu are good
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    Patients family in the medical field

    sallyrnrrt replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    all i can say is after some 43yr in critical care, i know what I am talking about, there is no need for a nurse to know Im an experienced nurse, except when their critical thinking and patient...
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    At a loss for the future!

    sallyrnrrt replied to TwinMommy2403's topic in Nurses Recovery

    keep your head up, your sobriety foremost, and continue to do the next right things, lotta networking potential in 12step meetings, especially if you can find a cadeuses meeting, love and...
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    Patients family in the medical field

    sallyrnrrt replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes it is really life saving, in a very rural hospital in Arkansas, no ICU, the nurses had not seen a chest tube placed and seemed to not know its care when a youn surgeon got there to place a...
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    whats for lunch

    sallyrnrrt replied to mvm2's topic in General Nursing

    Lunch? What is lunch to a nurse
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    Counting Pulse Rate in 60 second

    sallyrnrrt replied to suzikjg's topic in General Nursing

    a regular rate pulse, no skipped or extra beats you can take the shortcuts, but you can not with atrial fib, fludder, and some nodal readings.......for the sane reason you can not always use the...
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    Good News!

    sallyrnrrt replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    love ya, VIVA, I am so happy for you
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    Float Nursing

    sallyrnrrt replied to CJ2blpn2017's topic in General Nursing

    early in my career, maybe 10yrs........I worked agency, to supplement my full time nursing salary, little rough working different facilities, sometimes even as charge nurse.......if I did not have...
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    Respiratory Therapist in Massachusetts

    sallyrnrrt replied to thatkiidsean's topic in General Nursing

    you will also find additional information at the national credentialing web site :
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    Respiratory Therapist in Massachusetts

    sallyrnrrt replied to thatkiidsean's topic in General Nursing

    I am a ~43 yr. RN, in 2003 I went back to school just for the fun of it, and in two years obtained my RRT........ The test you are fearing was not particularly difficult.more of an applitude exam.......