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    Sterile Dressing Changes

    truern replied to jorla9903's topic in General Students

    Find a ruthless partner that will catch any mistakes you make and PRACTICE PRACTICE
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    Boosting Moral

    truern replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    Yikes!! I'm one of those that bring in the goodies to boost morale....homemade cookies and cakes and always, but always, made with good old fashioned butter. They've always been...
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    Help With Diagnosis for Nursing Care Plan

    truern replied to Danielle4418's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Does indeed sound like a stroke. Now think what that means for this patient. He's right handed and now weak on that side. Can he do ADLs?? How will he manage his insulin administration?? He had...
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    What type of nursing job do you think is the best to start out with?

    truern replied to TrinaCNA's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with those that said med/surg. I went directly into telemetry and have often wished I had more background especially in the surgical area. Thankfully, I've learned a lot of that from...
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    Concerns with brand new nurses

    truern replied to NursePeace's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i spent some time reading your previous posts. just wondering why somebody with your job history would assume that you should be the judge of whose ready to be a nurse? jmho, of
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    HELP! I got dismissed from my nursing school

    truern replied to basid786's topic in General Students

    Sounds as if you took advantage of it being the last day of clinical to slack off and it bit you in the rumpus. I don't know about your expensive prestigous school, but at my cheap lowly community...
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    Wearing all white

    truern replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in General Nursing

    For the past two years several of us dressed all in white and wore our caps for Halloween (yeah, kinda disrespectul I guess). Anyway, we got the most positive receptions from patients and families!!...
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    3 nurses laid off

    truern replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    i'm sorry, but that has to be the most unfeeling callous remark i've read here in a long time. lay offs hurt no matter how "new" you
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    Concerns with brand new nurses

    truern replied to NursePeace's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Find someone you work with that has great charting according to your particular facility's policy and emulate theirs. I found that much more helpful than the books I
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    Quick survey question

    truern replied to zzsweetyzz's topic in General Nursing

    53 yo female/ 2 accidents where car was
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    Interview questions and what you would say?

    truern replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    If there's a personal photograph displayed please do comment on it. People love to talk about their pets, children, garden, etc. My interview was very low key...no "tell me about your weakness"...
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    How long did it take you to get a job as a new grad?

    truern replied to ac123's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Graduated in May, passed NCLEX-RN in June, and began the job I'd already been hired for before graduation in July of 2006. The best time to look for new grad positions is BEFORE graduation. Now...
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    Blind new parents. Biggest challenge ever!

    truern replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    As the parent of a totally blind daughter and friend of many it sounds as if they're doing GREAT at taking care of the baby. Maybe you're a little more worried than they are?? Good for you, though,...
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    This is not my job?!?

    truern replied to Ally0981's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the same thing as I read this thread. Housekeeping doesn't clean up "visible" messes....only disinfects after we've cleaned up the
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    For Stats Project...How many NCLEX Qs did you have?

    truern replied to polka-dot's topic in General Nursing

    NCLEX-RN....75
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    pts who say "it's ok" and it's not!

    truern replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    They are at my hospital. Closest thing to a double room would be the cubicles in the ED or Day Surgery and they still have walls between
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    Does taking low census look bad?

    truern replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    What is this "low census" thing of which you speak?!? Very seldom do we get called off and we ALWAYS get called in on our on call
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    First seizure, feelings of incompetence

    truern replied to Tessa88PN's topic in General Nursing

    My daughter has a seizure disorder and all I can do during her seizures is what you did. Protect her head, protect her airway (when she seizes sitting up and drops her head forward), position for...
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    NCLEX: How many times is enough?

    truern replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey, there!! I've been okay...I've been on a LOA since March when I was diagnosed w/breast ca. Almost finished w/tx....have a hysterectomy on the 16th, removal of my power port in Nov and a possible...
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    Second week leaning injections and I am a little worried/confused/nervous!

    truern replied to TessaMae's topic in General Students

    We had vials of sterile saline and packaged sterile syringes w/needles. I asked for some extras and my lab instructor gave them to me. I've only been insulin dependent since my breast ca diagnosis...
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    Second week leaning injections and I am a little worried/confused/nervous!

    truern replied to TessaMae's topic in General Students

    When learning to give injections I practiced on myself. Believe you me, you'll learn the not so painful technique pretty fast! Also, because I'm diabetic and give myself insulin several times...
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    LPN are we professional nurses or just RNs?

    truern replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Butterflybee, I'm not sure how to answer your questions, but I can tell you that the hospital where I work doesn't hire LPNs. Also, we don't take the same NCLEX. RNs take the NCLEX-RN while LPNs...
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    Ugh!!! "60% of base pay..."

    truern replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    We have to pay for short-term disability, but long-term is provided. It begins when you've been out of work 3 months and it's 60% of your pay. Believe me, when I finally started receiving that check...
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    I can't believe I stood up to one of the 'bullies'!!!

    truern replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad finally on my own I too experienced a nurse much the same. I *dreaded* giving her report because she'd always find something to pick apart. Finally one morning I asked her to explain...
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    NCLEX: How many times is enough?

    truern replied to PMHNP10's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    IMO, three attempts is more than enough. At the risk of further flames for voicing my opinion in a similar thread, the NCLEX determines minimum competency and if you're adequately prepared is NOT...