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    Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    smk1 replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    What is so gross about scrubs? Unless you are laying all over the patient or the patients bed then what is the issue? It is no different then wearing the same clothes to sit in the urgent care...
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    Am I the only one who finds this disrespectful?

    smk1 replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Perhaps more of us should be proactive in finding a method of reporting the sbuses to the system that we see. I know a person who is on WIC, gets free medical coupons for her family because their...
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    What is your nurse to pt ratio....and how many is too many?

    smk1 replied to crb613's topic in Medical-Surgical

    In clinicals on the first floor i was on (we just switched) it was 4 patients it was rare to see a 5 patient load though it did happend to one nurse once. I would like to say that I think having...
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    to aspirate or not while giving insulin and flu vaccines

    smk1 replied to ginger43's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I feel as well, but as a student I do what I am asked (as long as it is appropriate and within my scope) because I am working under another nurses license. Personally I would aspirate...
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    to aspirate or not while giving insulin and flu vaccines

    smk1 replied to ginger43's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am a nursing student and we are taught to aspirate when giving any IM injection, however we gave flu shots over at the health clinic and the instructions were not to aspirate. The reasoning was...
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    facial mask of pain...is this ssubjective or objective data

    smk1 replied to juliasmommy's topic in General Students

    Objective. It is what you observe in the patient. When the patient tells you it is a "burning pain 3/10" that is subjective, because it is based ONLY on what the patient tells
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    LPN to RN through testing?

    smk1 replied to mc3's topic in General Nursing

    I think that if you are going to be held to a higher standard of care legally then you need/want the education to support that. I would like to see all LPN programs have transferable A&P credits...
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    Ever give yourself a flu shot before?

    smk1 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Laughing at this because I almost gave myself one today because we were giving flu shots at the student health clinic, and I didn't want to bother anyone else. (worried about getting in trouble...
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    Is Everybody Moving to California?

    smk1 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    THey aren't nurses, but I posted this because for some people it works out to have a long "commute" if you are being paid enough. Shodobe (who is a nurse) posted in another thread that she/he made...
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    4.0 GPA ...Great memorizing abilities.Yes...Good thinking/reasoning skills maybe not!

    smk1 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    A high GPA may not be the most accurate examination of a students capabilities, but it does show a history. Nursing schools need students who can pass their courses and the NCLEX after graduation....
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    4.0 GPA ...Great memorizing abilities.Yes...Good thinking/reasoning skills maybe not!

    smk1 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    I agree with have high standards for admissions. Nothing worse then seeing people taking a seat who aren't prepared to do what is required. However there are times when no matter how smart or...
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    Is Everybody Moving to California?

    smk1 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    We have a friend who house-sits every once in awhile for a couple who live here in WA state yet work in San Francisco. They both make over 100k per year and work 2 days per week. They fly out there...
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    Is Everybody Moving to California?

    smk1 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I think shodobe stays by work and then goes home for the rest of the week. I think this was posted in a thread a long time
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    I didn't know this actually happened

    smk1 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't get why people want to go to the ER for minor issues. The free insurance issue aside, you have wait with dick, dirty, often smelly people spreading germs around you for hours before you are...
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    Anesthetist programs that DON'T require ICU experience

    smk1 replied to EnergizerNurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Nice, because of course that's all med surg nurses
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    California Non-degree RN's

    smk1 replied to youmakemideliverm's topic in California Nursing

    Isn't there a 30 unit RN license or something in Ca? I think I read this somewhere on this board, but you can't work as an RN outside of Ca... I'll go try to dig up the
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    A bit of common sense to nursing?! (long)

    smk1 replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes, you need a vacation after all of
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    Is Everybody Moving to California?

    smk1 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Well there is small and then there is small. Many small towns in the past could support their families through a mill, a plant, one or two local groceries other small businesses. These towns are...
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    How smart are you?

    smk1 replied to psycteach's topic in General Nursing

    Can we please not turn this into an A student = bad clinical nurse, C student = great clinical nurse debate. Honestly if I were a patient I wouldn't know what my nurses grades were, but if I had a...
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    How smart are you?

    smk1 replied to psycteach's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, well I am by no means a genius, however I am a pretty smart lady. However I think that the key (so far) to nursing school for me is developing good memory skills, fast reading and retention...
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    Is My Career Over?

    smk1 replied to walktheline's topic in General Nursing

    Are you a person who gets very shaky hands when you BG drops a little bit? That is the only thing I think you would need to be concerend about and even then only if you were working in a situation...
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    This is a VENTING Post!

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

    I am of the opinion that nursing students need to be treated as the adults that they are. It isn't the teachers responsibility to hunt down a student to talk about makeup exams, assignments or...
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    This is a VENTING Post!

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

    As a student I feel for the times when things just don't seem to be "clicking"...but I can't understand not practicing. I admit when I don't feel ready to do something on a real patient and want a...
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    Fort Worth Question?

    smk1 replied to Coloradogrl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Born and raised in Portland and moved across the river about 10 years ago. We like it out here but it is getting really expensive and crowded as well without enough employment and wage growth. So we...
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    Fort Worth Question?

    smk1 replied to Coloradogrl's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    So the possibility looms every year then... Do homes come equipped with the underground bunkers? Do you have to have earthquake insurance for your homes and if so is it fairly reasonable or a major...