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    Caring for Jehovah's witnesses

    smk1 replied to cu-n-hvn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Again, the best course of action is to deal with individuals as just that. Individuals. If you have a patient that is a JW and have questions about treatments, then talk to them. No one on this board...
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    Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    smk1 replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    Then you should tell him you will begin calling all of the midlevels (CNS, NP, PA-C) "doctor" because in an office the doctor is the one who provides the medical care to the patient and writes orders...
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    Weather in Washington

    smk1 replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Washington Nursing

    Anything up the I-5 corridor Portland to Seattle would fit the bill. Depends upon price range and city size. Some of the other cities along the way from Portland to Seattle are Vancouver, Olympia,...
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    Non-Nurses calling themselves a Nurse

    smk1 replied to sarajasmine's topic in General Nursing

    The fact of the matter is an associates degree is not required to attain the certification of CMA. It is great that you are rounding out your education, but the educational pathway for CMA is not...
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    Anyone NOT use prefilled flushes?

    smk1 replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

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    would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    smk1 replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't a paramedic vs nurse wage war thread. I'm willing to take a wild guess and say that AT LEAST 90% of the nurses on this board think that medics are underpaid. This doesn't mean that...
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    Do most people get into Nursing Schools on first try?

    smk1 replied to lc3's topic in General Nursing

    first try ADN
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    Loan Amounts? .. .

    smk1 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    I'll finish the ADN with about 15k in loans, but I have to take a bit extra to pay for childcare and i don't get much in the way of grants. Still it is worth it to
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    Pet Nurse??

    smk1 replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    The reason why human health care has become more and more specialized is to allow certain professionals to attain mastery over select subjects matter. This doesn't mean that an RN can't sit down at a...
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    nursing student question

    smk1 replied to mani3433's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ours has a selection of some along with some case studies. I tend not to use them though, because I have found that the actual diagnostic statement is incorrect in a lot of cases (using a r/t that is...
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    Nurses Week: what makes you feel appreciated?

    smk1 replied to douglask's topic in General Nursing

    I certainly didn't mean to exclude the per diem nurses or in anyway demean them. I simply thought that whoever is working during the lunch hour shouldn't have to wait to eat a possibly cold/picked...
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    Nurses Week: what makes you feel appreciated?

    smk1 replied to douglask's topic in General Nursing

    Well it was just an idea, no need to sound
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    What is the biggest frustration for nursing students?

    smk1 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I didn't always start my day like this, and I found that the nurses were either confused about what i could do and what they needed to do, they constantly looked worried and there was a lot of general...
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    VIP Triage

    smk1 replied to mannurse65's topic in Emergency

    These folks need to be made to wait so that they can understand the crisis conditions facing many ER's in this
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    Nurses Week: what makes you feel appreciated?

    smk1 replied to douglask's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely saw the nurses get to go down to the cafeteria and get lunch. It might be a nice idea to call in all of the per diem staff nurses to cover lunch during the week so the staff nurses can enjoy...
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    What do you think of Sacramento?

    smk1 replied to m_chatelaine's topic in California Nursing

    What are your impressions of the RN job market and general ballpark wages. ( I know I can get on salary.com but i always like to hear from some working people in the area). I know the houseing...
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    would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    smk1 replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am paying money to go to school so absolutely not. It wouldn't be fiscally responsible to spend 3 years of my life and thousands of dollars to come out making 11 bucks/hour. Even if it were on the...
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    What is the biggest frustration for nursing students?

    smk1 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    One thing that can make a frazzled/overwork nurse breathe a little easier (unless they are really just mean), is proper communication from the beginning. When i arrive at clinical and meet the nurse...
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    What is the biggest frustration for nursing students?

    smk1 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Just wanted to say that at my school the CI isn't required to do all of the meds and other skills with the students. The students can do it with the instructor or and RN, so I can see how the poster...
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    What is the biggest frustration for nursing students?

    smk1 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I agree with this to some extent, but if a clinical instructor is aware of a known issue with a certain nurse then please keep an extra close eye on their interactions with their student. There is...
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    nursing student question

    smk1 replied to mani3433's topic in Ob/Gyn

    HMMM well: Risk for pain r/t uterine contractions Readiness for enhanced knowledge r/t developmental processes of labor. Hope these
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    How Many Times Do You Have To Take A&P1 ?

    smk1 replied to juicy_jade's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can't speak for your school, but out here, the minimum required GPA may be 2.5 or 2.75 or even 3.0, but that doesn't mean that ANYONE with those stats is going to get into the program. Those stats...
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    Two students caught cheating......

    smk1 replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Students

    First I would find out if the student who ctually did the assignment knowingly allowed the other student to copy their assignment and turn it in. The student that copied the assignment should be...
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    Pancake day.... What you having ???

    smk1 replied to Silverdragon102's topic in International Nursing

    THe lemon and sugar sounds like a german pancake recipe. (they are really good). THe american pancake is more apt to have maple syrup and butter maybe some
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    My son needs help. The system isn't working!

    smk1 replied to Dixiecup's topic in General Nursing

    He has to get it together on his own. He is an adult and it sounds like you have given him multiple opportunities to get help. You can love him but you can't save him. That is his job. Good