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dishes BSN, RN

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  1. Nursing Vs. Teaching

    Teachers and nurses both have stressful working condition, if you are going to make taking care of your health a priority, consider choosing a low stress career, such as school
  2. "Your job is to make me happy"

    I would deflect it back onto them with some sort of phrase such as; Happiness is an inside job. Don't assign anyone else that much power over your
  3. My father's health information

    I don't think the brother is going to part of the investigation. Since the OP advised the privacy office, the matter is in the hands of the privacy officer, the officer will see the electronic...
  4. Out of Scope RN jobs.

    Some nurses work as pharmaceutical or medical device reps, a nursing background isn't required but sometimes it is preferred. Preference is also given to employees with the right
  5. ED admission post catheter insertion

    Regarding your question about experiencing pain if the balloon is inflated in the urethra, does this patient have any medical or neurological conditions that can cause urinary retention and diminshed...
  6. Crackers in the med room?

    Do you have
  7. ED admission post catheter insertion

    A catheter can drain urine if the eye of the catheter is in the bladder, urine draining doesn't mean the balloon is in the bladder, that is why it is recommended that you advance the catheter all the...
  8. Are American NCLEX examinees really required to take a pre-test drug screen?
  9. Canadian nursing schools and nursing employers do not require students or employees to undergo drug
  10. RN Refresher course/program

    The Ohio BON has a refresher course list
  11. There are Ontario licensed nurses who hold licenses in Michigan, California, Florida, Texas, New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Georgia, Vermont, Pennsylvania (CNO Membership...
  12. Please help, super conflicted!

    This decision isn't difficult for nurses who know people who sustained spinal cord or traumatic brain injuries after they fell asleep while driving after night
  13. A difference between BN and BSN ?

    Where I am (Canada) both degree notations are
  14. If 'they were at the facility investigating the incident'. 'They' were not the Board of Nurses, when the BON investigates complaints they do not do site visits. When the BON investigates they send a...
  15. Work declining vacation request?

    I think bunnynurse is a Canadian nurse, so she might be entitled to paid vacation, some of our union contracts stipulate nurses with under one year experience accrue 1.25 vacation days per month...
  16. Are hair accessories unprofessional?

    @pro siders please provide examples of flower hairclips that look
  17. @missmeggles, did any of the audience members in the team building education sessions you attended, question the presenters view that awareness of generational differences is helpful to team
  18. I agree and also would add, it is not just the sense of commonality during economic pressure, but also when jobs are scarce, teams tend to spend more time together than when jobs are plentiful. The...
  19. Exactly, also many of the nursing informatic pioneers are baby
  20. The theory that generational differences are a source of dissension in the workplace is outdated. It may have had some relevance in the early 2000's when a large amount of technology was being...
  21. Getting in to School

    Do prehealth at Georgian and do your best to come out with a competitive
  22. Some nurses have PTSD symptoms

    The article describes nurses experiencing stressful working environments not post traumatic stress
  23. Are hair accessories unprofessional?

    I agree about having to see them, if the flower clips are from the little girls section of a store or have glitter or rhinestones, I don't think they belong in the
  24. Work declining vacation request?

    @bunnynurse, is your workplace unionized? If so, have you reviewed the vacation guidelines in your collective
  25. I prefer solid scubs, I have no interest in character or theme tops, if others want to wear them that's their