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    When student nurses come for clinical.....QUESTION....

    truern replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    lovehospital, still having problems with reading comprehension? That student should have been sent home...I know I would have been in my
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    Read the thread before you post!!!!!

    truern replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    That would be ME!! I *like* knowing what/who somebody is responding to...although I do appreciate eliminating the superfluous
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    how do you keep your sexy??

    truern replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:
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    how do you keep your sexy??

    truern replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

    Careful...your age and inexperience are showing. Looks are not everything. As a matter of fact, they often come in behind personality, humor, compatibility, maturity, and a number of other
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    Read the thread before you post!!!!!

    truern replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    Or "Better to keep your mouth closed and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all
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    Hey Everyone! I accepted a job offer!

    truern replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I feel like a more *public* congratulations!! I'm so happy for you...my fellow
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    how do you keep your sexy??

    truern replied to healthcarefome's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that!! Plus there's nothing more pathetic than someone *trying* to look
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    Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive

    truern replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nip it in the bud!! If you don't she'll keep calling..... PS...I have a hard time remembering lies...telling the truth just seems so much
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    North Carolina Nursing

    truern replied to djasset's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    NC is a wonderful place to live which is why so many Northerners move here!! Yes, wages are probably lower, but so is the cost of living. And where else can you live just hours from the mountains...
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    Injections practice?

    truern replied to NurseStudentHusband's topic in General Students

    daytonite, i doubt it's "illegal" because many nursing schools do indeed have students give injections unsupervised once they've proved proficiency. after i'd been observed giving sqs and ims under...
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    New grad jobs: When to apply?

    truern replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure about *all* new grad programs, but the new grad fellowship I participated in didn't require a "committment" and it paid the same as any new RN. The major benefit was having a preceptor...
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    ltc facilities and home health agencies

    truern replied to smartnurse1982's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    They have a whole section of vent patients,
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    RETROGRESSION! when it will end?

    truern replied to herheys8's topic in International Nursing

    God sure does get a bum rap, doesn't He?! I'm having trouble believing that God approves of going against rules and regulations. Of course, I don't think He give a rat's patooty about ballgames,...
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    I can't get that smell out of my mind...........

    truern replied to Ling07's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    A hot steamy shower making sure to get some steam in your nose helps, then blow your nose well. I used to smell the hospital on myself after work no matter what I tried...until I hit on the shower...
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    oxygen and vaseline

    truern replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, vaseline IS a petroleum-based product..... I had a patient once that was on home O2 and SMOKED!! She had scars all around her mouth and
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    RETROGRESSION! when it will end?

    truern replied to herheys8's topic in International Nursing

    Honestly, have y'all read the boards?!? American born and educated nurses are not getting hired in many places...new grads AND experienced nurses. There are lay-offs in some instances. When there...
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    Stupid question...

    truern replied to mingez's topic in General Nursing

    clinical administrator... At my hospital the CA is somebody that oversees bed assignments
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    Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    truern replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Come on, people!! Do you honestly think there's some "trick" to Pearsonvue?!? You're getting yourselves into a tizzie for nothing. You can second guess the test, second guess yourselves, and drive...
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    What happens if I take the NCLEX before my degree is posted

    truern replied to RNkm84's topic in California Nursing

    My understanding is that you can't get your authorization to test (ATT) until the school submits your graduation information to the BON. Once you have that ATT, then you can schedule your NCLEX test...
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    Went to the Job interview and pretty much got the job if I want it.

    truern replied to NC Girl BSN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Since you basically like them both how about you make a pro/con list of each and see who has the most pros?? I wouldn't let money dictate where I work, though. Money doesn't make it easier getting...
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    hiring freeze?

    truern replied to dionnedillon's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    A friend of mine is a traveler at Pitt...she told me the same thing
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    I'm supposed to wear an "Ask me if I washed my hands!" button?!

    truern replied to daisybaby's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Think about how many patients you help to the bathroom only to be told lafterwards that they don't *need* to wash their hands?!? "Um, yeah, you do." I swear some of them act like they've never heard...
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    Is it a law?

    truern replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    I've had patients walk out...they were walking the halls all day anyway. I've also walked out myself when a patient. It just depends on their condition...use prudent
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    How are you with needles?

    truern replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    Like Roy I'm not anatomically correct. They've even pulled out ultrasound trying to find my veins for IVs for surgery. My veins twist and turn and are truly a work of art. I hate hate hate...did I...
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    Can one become a nurse if one has Genital Herpes?

    truern replied to Serenity9595's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    "Can one become a nurse if one has genital herpes?" Only if one restrains from having sex with one's