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    Med error and im not even a real nurse yet!!!

    smk1 replied to kknarfs's topic in General Nursing

    The answers to what happens depend upon your previous reecord as a student, what your student handbook states and whether the incident occurred because you were outside of your scope of practice. It...
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    First Year Nurses, what footwear do you swear by?

    smk1 replied to NsgChica's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like my crocs and I use compression
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    What types of scrub bottoms do you prefer?

    smk1 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Also thought I'd put in a plug for the dickies cargo scrub bottoms. The cotton is so
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    "Patient" or "Client"?

    smk1 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Our school used both and all of our texts except for our Pharmacology text used "client". I don't think of inpatients as clients. I could get on board with the idea of calling patients "clients" in...
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    new RN's in specialty areas

    smk1 replied to sunny261's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad and applied for specialty areas and med-surg floors and only the managers of 2 of the specialty units called me for interviews and both offered me the jobs that I interviewed for. Two...
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    FUN thread! how many months are you into your first year?

    smk1 replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Getting ready to start month one, orientation is in a week. I will be in the clinical decision unit.
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    No consideration for gay patients

    smk1 replied to eric2123's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I don't see how listing all the differences between the 2 lifestyles is going to help though. I'm all for affording everyone culturally competent care, but people are individuals and having a small...
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    Did he get too much morphine?

    smk1 replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    i completely
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    Did he get too much morphine?

    smk1 replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    It is illegal for that to happen in my state and I'm guessing others as well so that is probably why some of us are shocked. Clearly all RN students have probably given their fair share of IV push...
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    Did he get too much morphine?

    smk1 replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I was thinking. I am shocked that this is
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    (VERY long!) In a dilemma...need advice! :(

    smk1 replied to WorkofHeart8's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't have advice except to explore why you ahve so much trouble concentrating. Are you anxious, antsy, need a more structured environment to study? You may have a medical cause, or you may just...
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    When people say they are nurses but not...

    smk1 replied to Jacobero's topic in General Nursing

    Actually we are in agreement. I said students should refer to themselves as such (meaning they need to identify themselves as
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    When people say they are nurses but not...

    smk1 replied to Jacobero's topic in General Nursing

    Students should refer to themselves as such. It is inappropriate to do
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    My step-dad passed away yesterday...

    smk1 replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    HUGS! So sorry to hear this. Do what you need to do to
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    opinion of NCLEX review courses

    smk1 replied to base16's topic in General Nursing

    This is a good point. I would not have done an NCLEX review course had it been more than 250 dollars. (mine was only 150). I would have had to just study on my own, and I think it would have been...
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    opinion of NCLEX review courses

    smk1 replied to base16's topic in General Nursing

    I bought eh saunders review book and the skinny kaplan book. I only had one week to study so I took a 3 day review from a teacher who offered it. It helped my focus my study on things that I had...
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    What do you want to tell Nursing Students?

    smk1 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    For the nurses: Unless you have first hand knowledge that the student is goofing off, try not to judge. Just because everytime you walk by the nurses station you see a student getting on the computer...
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    What do you want to tell Nursing Students?

    smk1 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    For the students: Students need to learn to communicate. There are usually different levels of students and different schools rotating through the units and the nurses may have no idea that you are a...
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    No consideration for gay patients

    smk1 replied to eric2123's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The problem with trying to "teach" cultural competency is that it inevitably fails miserably and adds to stereotypes. Case in point. My nursing text states taht African Americans are prone to eating...
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    BP 200's/150's Appropriate for General Med/surg?

    smk1 replied to KyPinkRN's topic in General Nursing

    Still, what other assessments were done. WHat brought them into the ER if this is "normal" for the patient and why hospitalize at all. Something is requiring intervention. Was an ECG done, what...
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    April 2008 NCLEX test takers, COME ON IN!

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

    Congrats to all who just passed! and to those who haven't taken it yet. NOTICE the theme. Look over your rooming cohorts/infection precautions. I'm
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    BP 200's/150's Appropriate for General Med/surg?

    smk1 replied to KyPinkRN's topic in General Nursing

    yikes, off to a step down unit at the least inmho. I'd at least want to check what the rhythm looked like too so at least get on
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    Any good books for SATA questions?

    smk1 replied to CrystalClear75's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    4th
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    April 2008 NCLEX test takers, COME ON IN!

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

    Good luck to all who have taken it, or are about to take
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    Need help with OB nursing dx...

    smk1 replied to CocoChanel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How was her demeanor, I'll be t she was anxious or fearful needed further teaching on activities and checkups etc... (think of some psych social dx taht would fit) What caused the dizzy spell? Is...