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    No more internet access

    smk1 replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    True, and we are free to complain about it.
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    No more internet access

    smk1 replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    i just use google as a home search page. we don't default to a specific search engine and google is fast and pretty efficient. In any case I'm pretty familiar with which sites are reputable (all...
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    No more internet access

    smk1 replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    true, however there are reputable websites CDC for instance. I also would never print off anything from an unapproved source to hand to a patient. But if I want a quick brush up on ______. There...
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    No more internet access

    smk1 replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad and I have been on he internet twice now at work because i needed a quick brush up on a medical condition or a medication while I was on the computer charting. Didn't want to have to...
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    I graduated from Nursing School today!

    smk1 replied to jncRN's topic in General Nursing

    GET YOUR PARTY ON! ( i had a card that said that when I graduated in
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    EMT-Practitioner

    smk1 replied to Mr. Hat's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh I thought I was at allnurses and not SDN. Can we please not start this nonsense
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    Benifits and drawbacks to the midlevel position

    smk1 replied to amzyRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My ADN program and the prerequisite sciences also focused on breaking things down to the cellular level to understand the human body and its response to illness. Hearing that others are not getting a...
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    How many times have you cried???

    smk1 replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is exactly how I feel. I have heard some of the nurses talking about how slow another orientee is and going to be another piece of dead weight and it makes me wonder what is said about me when I...
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    NClEX day from hell...

    smk1 replied to Nurse122705's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I too was late to my NCLEX date. (Darn Mapquest had the wrong directrions NE is NOT the same as NW!) anyway needless to say I was worked up and tearful and sure they wouldn't let me in to test, but...
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    How many times have you cried???

    smk1 replied to CareBayer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am 2 weeks into orienting on my floor and I almost cried this week. Frustration. Everybody does things differently and you can't learn the critical pieces of the system in which you work because...
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    nursing school vs. new graduate RN

    smk1 replied to student200977's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No. I am in a fairly sour mood, but still think as someone who has been orienting as a new grad RN for a few weeks, that "No" is the correct answer. However, that that doesn't kill me will make me...
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    Moving to WA, need advice please..

    smk1 replied to peatie's topic in Washington Nursing

    I just graduated from Clark so I can tell you that the book vs clinical is not true. It is very self paced as far a lectures and reading material. You have modules that need to be completed with the...
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    Survey: New Grad Pay

    smk1 replied to palee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    27.53 base 5.50 diff for
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    Let's introduce ourselves...

    smk1 replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi I am Shannon and I graduated March 18th of this year and took my boards April 3rd and passed. I started working in the Clinical Decision Unit in April as an
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    Noticing a trend here

    smk1 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the site is very valuable to those thinking of going in to nursing or are just starting the prerequisite coursework. I started as a pre-nursing student here back in 2002, registered in 2003...
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    "And it's all going to be your fault"

    smk1 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a bright eyed bushy tailed new grad with 2 days experience (ha!) , I have to say that even though it is scary to read a lot of "beware" posts, it also is a bit of a reality check. At the very...
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    What can RN's delegate to LPN/NA's?

    smk1 replied to apexsw20trd's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    As a general rule LPN education is designed to handle stable patients with predictable outcomes. The IV thing will vary from state to state so as NCLEX is a national test probably your questions...
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    Vent! They cancelled our pinning!

    smk1 replied to pugluvr310's topic in General Students

    Those who do like pinning or the idea of it can skip it. Others clearly are bothered by the loss of this traditional rite of passage. Therefore finding an alternative means of having the ceremony...
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    GPA dilemma

    smk1 replied to cina23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You need to look at schools that don't require a high gpa for admission. Be that Associates or Bachelors. In my area if you could get your GPA to the 3.0 mark, there is one ADN school that will...
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    Vent! They cancelled our pinning!

    smk1 replied to pugluvr310's topic in General Students

    I suggest that the president or leader of your student nurses organization/club or government call local hospitals to see if any would be willing to donate a large conference room for an evening so...
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    Medical assistants and LPNs

    smk1 replied to Angela Ma's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You listed a bunch of things that MA's can do and included hospitals in your list of places where CMA's work, and it seemed to imply that CMA's were giving meds in a hospital setting. This is the...
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    ATI testing NCLEX indicator?

    smk1 replied to BabySweetpea's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I got 80% with 98% chance of passing on first try result on the ATI in March 2008. Took NCLEX Early April 2008 and passed with 75 questions first
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    If you weren't a nurse what other job would you like to do?

    smk1 replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Nursing

    In healthcare? Probably Rad/ultrasound
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    Medical assistants and LPNs

    smk1 replied to Angela Ma's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    CMA's in Oregon are not utilized in a nursing role in the hospital system. They may be doing more things in private offices, but in a hospital they are used as techs, phlebotomists, unit secretary...
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    Medical assistants and LPNs

    smk1 replied to Angela Ma's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ok I'll bite. A big part of the issue with the MA/CMA role is that it is not uniform through all states. You say that in Alaska there is no difference in the training/education of an lpn vs a...