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    Experienced Nurses: Do You Still Panic When Something Goes Wrong With A Patient?

    truern replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    I remember my first patient that was circling the drain...there was myself and two docs in the room. The patient was a DNR/DNI and his wife was frantic. I calmed her down, made the patient...
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    Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    truern replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Iam, you would get a kick out of seeing my blind daughter sign...she's a
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    Do You Keep It to Yourself That Your a Nurse Outside of Work?

    truern replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    I went to school with a girl that had RN2BE on her license plate...and she failed out of NS. How embarrassing must that have been at the DMV?! I'd probably wear a tee shirt if I could find one that...
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    Do You Keep It to Yourself That Your a Nurse Outside of Work?

    truern replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have to tell anybody...they can tell by the white dress, cap, hose and shoes I wear EVERYWHERE!! Then there's the stethoscope around my neck, the HUGE red cross I've embroidered on my cap and...
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    Anonymous Complaints - Have you ever received one?

    truern replied to rolland542's topic in General Nursing

    There's a time and place for sure!! Personally, I'd rather my nurse quietly slip in my room during the night and just do what needs to be done so I can go back to sleep. None of the smiling, joking,...
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    Dangerous nurses

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

    My SSI starts at 14 units of Humalog. I have to take 20 units almost every time I take it PLUS the 60 units of Lantus at
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    Writeatermpaper.com

    truern replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    Ms NA, may I suggest that you use this forum to improve your writing skills?? Look at part of your first sentence: "I don't think not being able to do..." is a double negative which makes your...
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    Question?

    truern replied to thatsforreal's topic in General Students

    Only give up to 1ml subq. Imagine how much volume is in 3ml and 5ml...now imagine giving those amounts in anything less than a
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    My eyeballs are burning!!!

    truern replied to StephSmiles210's topic in General Nursing

    I agree...it's more than likely the dry air. I couldn't wear my contacts much at all in the hospital setting and ended up having
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    An Associates Degree Isn't A Real Nursing Degree...Vent!!

    truern replied to Newbie Nurse SMP's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As long as it doesn't say "required" why does it
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    Nursing student taking drugs

    truern replied to txpatches's topic in General Students

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    how do you expect me to pay for this???

    truern replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I can attest to that!! I've been on long-term disability for the past several months making about half what I made working (and damned thankful to get it!!), but I then pay over $1100/month for COBRA...
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    Do most employers hire Bachelor Degee Nurses before Associates Degree Nurses?

    truern replied to TrinaCNA's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Not mine....I have an ADN and *several* of my classmates are employed by my hospital
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    Anonymous Complaints - Have you ever received one?

    truern replied to rolland542's topic in General Nursing

    What I think stinks about patient complaints is that they can give "excellent" scores all the way thru our customer satisfaction survey then give a lesser score to ONE aspect of their stay (meals,...
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    Any other ADNs wishing they had done BSN??

    truern replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    That "push" has been going on since I was in school the first time in the early 80s (probably before then as well, but I can only speak from my personal experience). Yes, if I were 18 again and my...
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    cigarette breaks

    truern replied to NrsheartTS's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't happen now that my hospital is completely smoke-free, but in the past I've been at the nurses station and my nose would start wiggling. I'd announce that some patient *must* be smoking in...
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    Layoffs will be announced at my facility on Monday

    truern replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that just sucks. Hopefully you won't be one of the ones laid off...and hopefully those that are will find something else better and
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    Need some simple advice.

    truern replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I filled out an online application with the HR dept and heard back from them AFTER I started working at their hospital. I was hired by the unit manager when I personally handed her my application and...
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    Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    truern replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've had one of our doctors get MAD at me on the phone when I asked him several times to repeat what he'd said because I couldn't understand one word of it. I gave the phone to my charge nurse and...
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    Is it worth $100

    truern replied to sproeber89's topic in General Students

    I'm an auditory learner and I used a voice recorder in NS. I'd burn it onto a CD and listen in the car, while shopping, etc. To me it helps with retention of materials to hear it repeated several...
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    Nursing student taking drugs

    truern replied to txpatches's topic in General Students

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    Are you forced to practice IV's and injections on each other in nursing school?

    truern replied to kroegerk's topic in General Nursing

    I've said before "I can't count the times I've done xyz"...which wasn't a lie if I'd *never* done
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    Do friends outside of nursing school give you a hard time?

    truern replied to hunnybaby24's topic in General Students

    I remember once my cousin dropped by unexpectedly while I was studying for an exam and dared complain because I was being "rude" by not entertaining him....until I reminded him that HE was rude for...
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    those who PASSED nclex- Content Areas

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

    When you pass NCLEX you don't get a report....only if you failed so you can see areas needing
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    Taking two anatomy classes at once

    truern replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    Most schools have a required order to take courses...I'm sure if you check with your advisor you'll find that A&P I is a pre-req for A&P II,