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    Preventing Needle sticks

    truern replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmm, never once heard of a needlestick in the foot. First time for everything, I guess Steel-toe boots get my vote...with galoshes over them...make that TWO pairs of galoshes. Might as well...
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    Just found out.....

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

    :ancong!:
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    Love my job, can't stand nursing admin.

    truern replied to jcsinging's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your frustration I'm not so sure that it's not like that at most hospitals, though. Everybody I talk to has problems with administration. Without knowing details the best I can say is if you...
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    In over my head and don't know what to do!

    truern replied to heyheyhey35's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!! That's a lawsuit waiting to happen! RUN just as fast as you can away from there...and don't worry about how it looks on a resume. Any other facility looking to hire you would appreciate that...
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    My school's grading policy SUCKS!!!!

    truern replied to H-town's topic in General Students

    Wow, that's
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    Should I bring cookies to the unit where I had my preceptorship at?

    truern replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    YES
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    Missed Dosage Calc by two points!!!

    truern replied to malestudentnurse's topic in General Students

    May I just say how refreshing it is to see a student acknowledge a problem and have a plan to correct it :) Knock it outta the ballpark with the next
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    Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    truern replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think the difference is when you go to a Chinese restaurant you go there EXPECTING that they'll be speaking fluent Chinese and choppy English. When American patients go to an American hospital...
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    When money is low...

    truern replied to dipsett08's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I'd have to wonder how to present that in a resume. And whether or not it would keep me from getting a position in
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    Felt like a complete IDIOT !

    truern replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    OP, there's no such thing as an easy test. Repeat after me: There's no such thing as an easy test. It's those "easy" ones that can trip you up and embarrass the snot outta
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    He doesn't realize my dreams

    truern replied to dipsett08's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/when-money-low-358107.html#post3337460 "ok so i transferred from a junior college in ga to a 4 year university in virginia for nursing (gpa 3.6) ....
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    Well, I was spared being laid off but I'm still down

    truern replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank goodness you were spared!! Yes, it's horrible the others weren't, but here's to hoping for a fast turn around and they get their jobs back!!
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    Dangerous nurses

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

    And you though an insulin order was "unsafe"? Really.......seems like I remember the patient's nurse didn't have the same
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    Dangerous nurses

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

    And if you held a medication at his "suggestion" YOU MADE A MED ERROR because only the MD can give the order to hold a medication unless there are parameters
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    Dangerous nurses

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

    I'm sorry, but a pharmacist could not tell you to hold a medication...not and keep his license. That's a MD judgment
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    Dangerous nurses

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

    Let's break this down into very simple terms: think of glucose like sugar crystals in the bloodstream. Rough scratchy crystals. Imagine them tearing thru the brain, the kidneys, other vital organs....
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    cheating classmate

    truern replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    Ski, you'll have more replies to your questions if you make this a separate thread instead of inserting your post in a thread about cheating classmates. Just a
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    Holding each other accountable..

    truern replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    There's really no way to get your point across without her perceiving it as confrontational, therefore her first instinct will probably be to go on the defensive. Unlesssss....you approach it as...
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    Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    truern replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/full/23/3/78 During the past fifty years the United States has regularly imported nurses to ease its nurse shortages.7 Although the proportion of foreign...
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    Dangerous nurses

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

    My SSI starts at 14 units of Humalog if my BG is from 110-150 and goes up proportionately. As I mentioned previously I routinely take 20 units before each meal. I don't even want to talk about the...
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    cheating classmate

    truern replied to picurn10's topic in General Students

    There was a student in my pre-reqs that I saw cheat with my own eyes. I did report her, and the only thing that happened was our class was monitored for every test thereafter. UNTIL SHE FAILED OUT!!...
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    When to call out sick

    truern replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I've gone home when my Meniere's flared up and I was stumbling around looking for a place to vomit...figure no patient wants their nurse looking/acting drunk I've also called in sick when the...
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    ...answers from some pros...

    truern replied to steveo's topic in General Nursing

    Steve, if your goal is to get your BSN at some later point, my advice is to go for your ADN now. With an ADN you would make more money and have more job opportunities than a LPN. While you're in...
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    Pinning and Graduation Announcement Questions

    truern replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    My school did the pinning ceremony for the nursing program and then the graduation ceremony for ALL programs. While I wouldn't have missed the pinning ceremony for anything (I attended even though I...
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    Is Being Loyal Worth It?

    truern replied to whodunit's topic in General Nursing

    If the grass is greener on the other side, somebody has piled on the bullsh....I mean fertilizer!! The more I hear about other hospitals, other healthcare sites, etc the more I'm convinced they're...