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    Question about clinical experience

    truern replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Students

    I don't think the charge nurse was out of line....a simple math problem like that shouldn't *have* to be a collaborative effort. Personally I think it's scary that that student is passing meds and...
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    A Personal Struggle

    truern replied to KalipsoRed's topic in First Year After Licensure

    (((((KalipsoRed))))) Sweetie, you seem to have the weight of the world on your shoulders...I hope you have someone *in real life* to talk to..some mentor, a friend, family. Please do talk to...
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    Student sense of entitlement

    truern replied to kris113's topic in General Nursing

    It's not been *that* long ago that I was a student....I think it has more to do with maturity and respect than anything else. I would never have taken a chair that a nurse needed...heck, who had time...
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    hiring freeze?

    truern replied to dionnedillon's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Rex most definately rescinded their new grad offerings. While WakeMed has not, there are way more applicants than
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    Now its getting outta HAND !

    truern replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    If you don't like her teaching style, take a seat in the back and study study study during her "outta hand" lectures. I guess I have a difference of opinion on this subject. I don't think instructors...
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    Do You Wear Gloves When...

    truern replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    If I've just helped bathe a patient and have the time to give a backrub with lotion, I don't wear gloves. I think even the *concept* of a nice backrub is foreign to our CNAs and I know the patients...
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    "Is it ok if the student stays in the room?" <-- ARRG

    truern replied to Alternator81's topic in General Students

    Yeah,
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    I'm Confused???

    truern replied to PICNICRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not convinced there is a nursing shortage *at this time*. Maybe we need to send a link to allnurses to Pres Obama...seems like he's getting OLD and OUTDATED
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    Hospitals Near Rockingham

    truern replied to kara.rn's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Have you been to Rockingham?? My son used to live there and it's a really poor area especially since the racetrack closed, imo. Sorry I don't know anything about the hospitals in the
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    Break room and refrigerators

    truern replied to nursinadream's topic in Operating Room

    Anything without a name and date gets tossed!! Nice tupperware containers and
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    I am now a RN.. some tips!

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

    Way To Go!!!! MBA2RN gets my vote...that way posters that already know you will recognize
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    insulin regime

    truern replied to coffeekat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Was the patient
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    "Is it ok if the student stays in the room?" <-- ARRG

    truern replied to Alternator81's topic in General Students

    I've been a patient way too many times this past year. There's a difference in somebody being there to HELP and being there to
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    Is it okay to dress like a "nurse"?

    truern replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine is Pentacostal and only wears skirts/dresses. She works in the OR and doesn't seem to have any problems. I say "go for it!"....you never know until you try
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    Respiratory anatomy/physiology help

    truern replied to JadenRN TO BE's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I wasn't rude, I was honest. And if *I* could find the answers online in a few seconds so could you...assuming you don't have a textbook?! If you think asking members of a website to do your...
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    Respiratory anatomy/physiology help

    truern replied to JadenRN TO BE's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    honestly, giving you the benefit of doubt, i looked this up online just now...and found your answers. as a student you need to be doing the
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    please help!! I cant read the replies i get.

    truern replied to motherofgirls's topic in General Students

    Not sure why you can't read them, but I just checked your profile for the threads you've started and each of them have replies. Maybe you could try hitting F5 to refresh your screen if you're sitting...
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    Prioritizing Care....?

    truern replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    edited to add angie oplasty's post was spot
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    Prioritizing Care....?

    truern replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    3 days post-op she should be getting up to the bathroom.. clearly the IV needs to go.. does she have a fever, even lowgrade? personally, I'd want the tylox first and then go potty. Getting up after...
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    Cardiac Care Plan help Please!!!!

    truern replied to sleepy1010's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have a careplan I did for an elderly pt w/COPD and diet issues to r/t Daytonite's post. NCP imbalanced nutrition less than body requires
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    Nurses' handwriting

    truern replied to rph3664's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe her attitude?!? There's a great need for medication orders to be legible and understood...if she can't understand that she needed to be
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    I conquered MT. NCLEX!

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

    :ancong!:
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    Coverd by doctor order beetwen nurse judgement and and I don't care I am coverd

    truern replied to zuzi's topic in General Nursing

    changed my
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    New Grad - am I doing something wrong?

    truern replied to AhJee's topic in California Nursing

    Not kosher I'm sure, but my advice is to bypass HR...go directly to the managers with your applications and resumes. When I was accepted for my new grad fellowship I had already STARTED the program...
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    "Writing up" use or abuse

    truern replied to zuzi's topic in General Nursing

    We had a nurse that was forever looking for mistakes others made that she could write them up for. I took over her patients one day and found that she hadn't documented the *first* thing on them all...