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    Dealing with a patient who verbally threatens you

    truern replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Ruby on this. Where is the above statement did he threaten anything physical? It was only after your reply to his statement that he verbally abused you. Heck, another nurse and I were...
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    Quadriplegic Question

    truern replied to Bumashes's topic in General Nursing

    I thought you are
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    Liver and Cheese

    truern replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Too
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    What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    truern replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

    Granville County, right?? Good to meet
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    Some musings about reading posts here...

    truern replied to Lurksalot's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh...I have kids older than most of my former classmates. On the bright side: I'm told almost daily that I don't look my age...hehe Thank you, God..and
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    rn nclex

    truern replied to failed's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto!!! And to think: during our last semester we had "real experiences" of caring for four patients. There was nothing "real" about them. No interacting with MDs, no following up on labs,...
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    A hernia this bad?? Permanent??

    truern replied to LuvMyGamecocks's topic in General Nursing

    One of my fellow students had an elderly lady with the very same situation during our last semester. Our whole clinical group was invited to inspect her abdomen. On assessment of her abdomen we...
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    Some musings about reading posts here...

    truern replied to Lurksalot's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, showing my age, but surely it takes more thought and attention to purposely type U R for you are, l8r for later, etc?? How hard is it to type l a t e r??? Simple typos or misspellings in this...
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    Reasons For No Retake Of Nle2006

    truern replied to RN03's topic in International Nursing

    Whew!! Thank you!! I read this yesterday and simply didn't have the time or patience to decipher it. Honestly, OP you need to understand that your written communication MUST be clear and concise...
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    What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    truern replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

    Had a patient that worked at NC State (think RED) that went for a cardiac cath and had the blue prep still on his leg when I was assessing it. I took a look, said "Oh my goodness!" without thinking...
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    White Bobby Pins

    truern replied to Motolady2001's topic in General Nursing

    I bought mine at Sally's Beauty Supply
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    What's the dumbest remark you've heard yourself make...

    truern replied to KidsRNstill's topic in General Nursing

    madwife, my daughter is blind and needless to say has plenty of friends that are as well....they ALL say "Look at this", etc. Actually, if you try to say something like "Feel this" it's considered...
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    Just took NCLEX....

    truern replied to ortess1971's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i'd say whatever interventions you used were pretty effective :monkeydance: congratulations!!
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    Does this bother you?

    truern replied to Gods child's topic in General Nursing

    The same thing is happening in my area...I'm just happy to be off that campus http://www.wral.com/news/8068747/detail.html Partnership Brings Health Sciences To New Wake High School POSTED: 5:38 pm...
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    New Grad-What should I do?

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

    You know...I've had a great day being a great nurse today to come home to this crap. For the LAST time, I simply meant that if she had said "YES, I should have covered the BG of 377.....YES, I should...
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    New Grad-What should I do?

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

    I'm sorry, perhaps I was unclear in my first post but I stand by my assertion that if the OP had accepted responsibility in the first place this wouldn't have progressed to the point of HR stepping in...
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    I can't find a job!!!!! AHAHHA

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

    Shell, I never once talked to anybody in HR during my job application process. I went straight to the person I'd be working for and gave her my job packet (cover letter, copy of NS transcript,...
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    I can't find a job!!!!! AHAHHA

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

    Every male in the class ahead of mine and in my class have jobs. In THIS area males have the advantage. Now YOU'RE taking this thread to left
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    I Passed My Test!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

    :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance: :monkeydance:
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    How do you take notes for class, anyway?

    truern replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Students

    We always had print outs for lecture....anything the instructor repeated I'd highlight..anything she said a third time I'd put a star beside because it was always test material. I'd reference any...
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    New Grad-What should I do?

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

    Long enough to know that I'm responsible for my patients BG. If I have a patient getting fingersticks (done by the CNA) I *always* check to see what that BG was and if I need to provide coverage. I...
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    Feeling stupid...

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

    Lisa, it's a bit like starting all over again, isn't it?! Remember the days as a new student, then gaining some knowledge and experience along the way, and before you know it you're a senior and feel...
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    New Grad-What should I do?

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

    May I suggest that you start with taking responsibility for your mistakes?? My goodness...if I told my unit manager that a "miscommunication" MADE me not give insulin to a patient with a BG that high...
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    Can't believe it.....

    truern replied to ortess1971's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :monkeydance: :w00t: congratulations!!! :w00t:
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    Good Study Points To REMEMBER

    truern replied to RNKay31's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Kayla, are you implying that *I'm* "fighting"?? Because I assure you I am not. I do, however, recognize when a poster is merely carrying on a spat from a previous thread and getting a "dig" in as...