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    Lasik Surgery and Nursing

    truern replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    I was legally blind without correctives when I had my Lasik surgery in NS. I had monovision correction, though, and it caused MAJOR problems at the beginning of the semester when I had to take the...
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    Does nursing have to be your "calling" for you to be a great nurse?

    truern replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I feel sorry for y'all that didn't have a "calling". God has my number on speed dial OP, with a solid knowledge base and a good work ethic you'll make a GREAT nurse...regardless of
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    call pay

    truern replied to sadiej1's topic in General Nursing

    We get a whopping $1.00/hr call pay. I'll trade ya
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    Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    truern replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    saifudin, I don't recall anybody making this about ethnicity. The entire thread is about UNDERSTANDING YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. Personally, I've been to a doctor that was completely incomprehensible...
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    My clinical instructor threw me out of clinical!

    truern replied to Nightbloom's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry you've had such bad experiences with CIs, but please know they're not all like that. I had WONDERFUL instructors all thru NS...they were dedicated to preparing us to be the best RNs we...
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    Should Personal Internet Use be Banned During Nursing Shifts?

    truern replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    OT: eriksoln, I love your new sig Yeah, ebay can't be accessed from work, but some shopping websites can?? Not sure about facebook... I honestly don't see the difference in reading a magazine and...
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    Should Personal Internet Use be Banned During Nursing Shifts?

    truern replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I think I dreamed up that last
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    truern replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Just did a fast look at the first three pages of new posts and there were threads with >400, >500, and >1200 posts. I would say this is NOT near the longest running
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    truern replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I prefer to think that he looks at things from all
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    Should Personal Internet Use be Banned During Nursing Shifts?

    truern replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    Banned?? No. Use limited to breaks and lunch time?? Yeah. Maybe even down time if you're completely caught up and so is everybody
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    My clinical instructor threw me out of clinical!

    truern replied to Nightbloom's topic in General Students

    Well, *that* certainly wasn't very helpful!! Are you sure you don't know why you were sent home?? From my experience clinical instructors don't send students home without good reason. I'm sorry, but...
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    Transparent dressing

    truern replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.accessmedicalusa.com/cms/Tegaderm-QA.pdf Depends on what the dressing is used for: anywhere from q3days for IV sites to as long as its not compromised by drainage, etc for a healing
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    Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    truern replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    BAM!! Am I understanding you to say that those nurses with communication problems are not responsible in any way?? Heck, I KNOW I can't speak Russian therefore I won't be seeking a nursing position...
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    What would your first priority have been?

    truern replied to DA314's topic in General Nursing

    One would think you'd have to know first to have not forgotten. I *said* the RN shouldn't have been so rough on the OP, but we don't know all the circumstances. There's a lot of pressure to move 'em...
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    What would your first priority have been?

    truern replied to DA314's topic in General Nursing

    Have y'all forgotten what it's like to have your charge demanding to know when Room 207 will be ready for the new admit that ED has called report on already and has called like seven times to know...
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    Why do nursing stuents hate eachother??

    truern replied to midnight*sky's topic in General Students

    Thankfully your experience is not the norm. Most of my former classmates are on my facebook and I've stayed in contact a lot of the others. We were respectful of each other in school and had each...
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    "Fired for NO Reason"

    truern replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    wow, JohnnyB....a quick glance at your previous posts and I see a LOT of anger. Seriously, that can't be good for your health or your marriage. Take care,
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    What would your first priority have been?

    truern replied to DA314's topic in General Nursing

    First, she shouldn't have yelled at you!! Second, I would have placed the clean linens in the room and then wheeled the discharged patient out. For all you know housekeeping was already in the other...
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    8 vs. 12 hour shifts

    truern replied to jstradley's topic in General Nursing

    When I was with my first preceptor as a new grad, I did 8-hr shifts because that was what she did. For whatever reason we worked Monday thru Friday week after week. It got OLD. Fast forward to my...
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    Missing clinicals

    truern replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    ns19, this just makes so much more sense....I know you're disappointed in a way, but you'll be married before you know it...and honestly, 19 or 20 isn't soooo old that you need to rush into anything...
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    Dansko clogs

    truern replied to mamason's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have five pairs of Danskos....nope, I don't like them...I LOVE them!! I usually wear a size 7.5-8 in other shoes so I get a size 38 in Danskos. I don't wear the clogs, however, so not sure how...
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    Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

    truern replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Thanks psychRNinNY...that was a good
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    Don't wear gloves when doing vitals on post-partum mom

    truern replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Please take care of your hands, ok?! "Raw" skin is a direct pathway for all kinds of
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    truern replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, and half the time they took a pre-req or two and then dropped out...or they managed to pass NS yet failed NCLEX. Or worse, they *read* a lot of medical
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    Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    truern replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Noooo we can't all still understand each other and that is a HUGE problem in a healthcare setting. Faith has nothing to do with this particular situation...well, unless you're the patient and pray...