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    is there still hope?

    netglow replied to annajade28's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know about this forum for your country?
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    is there still hope?

    netglow replied to annajade28's topic in General Nursing

    Well I think you are not talking about the US?! But, it's just as bad here. We are flooded with new grads, many are doing the same things as you guys are now... you read nurses at Starbucks, waiting...
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    This site a gift and a curse

    netglow replied to Nicole74's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the deal Nicole, you read, you decide what you want to do. Then you do that. Then you come back and say, ****, I am sooooooo glad none of this happened to me, I got a great job - or - yeah, my...
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    how did you study?

    netglow replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/nursing-student-assistance/ This is a great place to get some
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    Drug screen now includes screen for nicotine. Is this legal?

    netglow replied to Psychtrish39's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if you smoke they equate that with being a burden to your coworkers. It's just assumed that you will want a break during the day, and companies don't want you to have that break. Also, you are...
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    Very depressed after failing test-out today.

    netglow replied to Chrismurse's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Do you retest with another instructor? Just know that what one fails you for, another instructor won't give a hill of beans about. Some like to "mess with" a certain percentage of students (a...
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    Maybe I'm just old and cynical, but....

    netglow replied to KaroSnowQueen's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think that the majority of the goody-two-shoes club have a spouse that supplies the money or still asks mommy and daddy for money. Nursing is a "lark" for them. I know a few that I went to school...
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    How does a nurse assess a C section incision?

    netglow replied to mell260's topic in General Nursing

    Hey now, what is a C/S? It's surgery. This is quite obvious. What do you know about the surgery? What do you know about the type/specific locale of a C/S incision? All this is easily found if you...
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    This forum is scaring me!

    netglow replied to Laurel32's topic in General Nursing

    I think that you should approach nursing with eyes open. All you read on this forum bad/good IS A REAL REPRESENTATION OF NURSING. I lurked these boards before joining, and had the same questions as...
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    Please Help Me . . . Advice Needed . . . How to Title a Post

    netglow replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Hey I just clicked on this one because I know Ruby would never entitle a post this way. (I wanted to ask her how many beers she's had so far this afternoon, and if Samual Adams, could I have one
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    What does this mean?

    netglow replied to kpeluso's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    https://allnurses.com/nursing-licensure-criminal/complaint-self-report-321953.html Found this thread. Don't know if it's your
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    New Grad Job Opportunities Chicago/Suburbs

    netglow replied to jesuslovesme's topic in Illinois Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/illinois-nurses/ugh-not-good-532583.html Unfortunately, this makes it even tougher. As long as facilities can easily fill jobs with nurses already experienced in acute care the...
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    What do I NEED??? Help!

    netglow replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Might as well start to form a "brain" sheet. Bring one you might have used in clinical, and start to change it around once you start with
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    What does this mean?

    netglow replied to kpeluso's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/
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    Advice Please Help

    netglow replied to princesspjc's topic in General Nursing

    Plus, the job situation is pretty bad. You seem have the idea you would be able to hop right from school to ICU, etc. Unless you have the best quality hospital connections, that is not likely to...
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    Becoming involved with Magnet....a way to help new grads land a job

    netglow replied to raindrop's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Magnet is a means to fill the vast emotional void of those poor souls who were never boy/girl scouts when they were in gradeschool, never in a club in highschool, or a sorority/fraternity in college....
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    Rn's, are you able to do job well without chemistry class?

    netglow replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    Wow, never knew there were any programs that did not require it. How
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    Student/instructor issue?

    netglow replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, mouthy instructors are the worst. I'd have told her the issue just as you did, then gone right over to your manager. I had a instructor who used to try the mouthy tactic because she was...
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    brilliant freaking idea - pull ALL CNA's. . .

    netglow replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    Are you
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    Has anyone ever heard of or worked for company called Healthcare Strategies

    netglow replied to j2rn's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP can easily find the website. When people post here and ask about a company, they want to know if anyone knows ABOUT the company. Did you work for/with them? What's your opinion of them?...
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    It's NOT fair!!!!

    netglow replied to *Karleena*RN*'s topic in General Nursing

    I just wonder why I always see posts suggesting to try LTC. I think that the market has tightened everywhere. I know that in my area LTCs do not hire new grads, well, with the exception of one place...
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    How does a LP cause herniation with increased ICP?

    netglow replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    I searched: "Neurology Why is lumbar puncture contraindicated with increased intracranial pressure?" Found abstracts... found an interesting one discussing Peds/meningitis/LP, and some others as well....
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    Can't decide..help?Cna wasn't for me will Rn be?

    netglow replied to cantdecide33's topic in General Nursing

    Never take a nursing instructor's comments to heart. They can have personal psych issues that are pretty problematic. I felt that a few of mine were really in need of some serious meds/analysis. I kid...
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    Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

    netglow replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Night people need to make more because their lives are shorter. I'm kidding...
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    Unsure of my dad's doctor...

    netglow replied to SweetLikeSugar's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. Stubborn parents. They never know the stress they cause their kids. I have stubborn elderly parents as well. Remember, you can suggest, teach, etc. but if AOx3 they can just get as sick as they...