PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    Has this ever happened to you?

    PacoUSA replied to jchilds's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I once farted in the med room by the Pyxis thinking no one would be coming in (it was not peak med pass time) and lo and behold my former-classmate-now-coworker comes waltzing to the door, punches in...
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    BMT nursing questions

    PacoUSA replied to danceyrun's topic in Oncology

    At my hospital, BMT is considered critical care, as the nurses on that unit have to take the critical care class as would all nurses working in ICU and stepdown. My former classmate works in BMT and...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Thank you kace! I really appreciate that sentiment. Too bad Stony Brook would never consider such thing ... but alas, I will continue to do it when I can just for the sheer enjoyment of it all ......
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    5 months snd still haven't takin boards

    PacoUSA replied to Nikki0727's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    OMG, this is like a novel ... I read the whole thread and now I'm posting just to find out if you pass In the meantime, use this link for some NCLEX 3500 questions, it is one of the things that...
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    What is the correct title?

    PacoUSA replied to Redriver's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We use first names at our facility, for everyone, even patients, not a big
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    Gay male nurse concern about male patient care

    PacoUSA replied to Devon Rex's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Your sexuality is a non-issue in what you do. It's none of the patient's
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    Trivial detail...rainbow stethoscope chespiece?

    PacoUSA replied to fnpL's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you ask me, I doubt you will work with people that pay that much attention to a stethescope! Glad you bought what you like and not what you thought would
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    Nurse Posts About a Patient on Facebook ... Duty to Report?

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    This person is no longer a friend (Facebook or otherwise) by my choice, as my attempts to discuss this were
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    Score one for standardized scrub colors

    PacoUSA replied to MN-Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I did my community health clinical @ a facility where medical assistants, LPNs and RNs alike were collectively referred to as nurses. I asked the acting director of nursing about this once and he...
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    Is your Hospital requiring a copy of your diploma or transcripts?

    PacoUSA replied to floridaboundrn's topic in General Nursing

    This is how: Fake nurse busted for working 27 years without license - KSN TV, Kansas News and Weather The bad apples make it worse for the future. And to be honest, I don't see the big deal about...
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    Pharmacology - how hard is it?

    PacoUSA replied to MTmomofsix's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Pharm is a nightmare. It's the course I hated the most in nursing school. I learned more about pharm working on the
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    Should I get CNA prior to nursing school?

    PacoUSA replied to thisgirlisonfirre's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you're just looking for a job, just go with a clerical position. I was not a CNA before nursing school and I don't believe I have been at a disadvantage because of
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    Using your Individual Retirement Money to pay for School

    PacoUSA replied to flyingfish2u's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I took money out of my IRA to pay for the last semester of my BSN, with no regrets. This money was previously in a 401(k) for a company I left several years prior and I rolled it into an IRA with...
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    UCF Accelerated BSN 2011-2012

    PacoUSA posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Anyone else
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Are you volunteering @ a hospital? Do it now! It's not required to be a good applicant but it will make you more attractive I would think -- especially if you are new to healthcare (as I was)....
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    I recommend you keep posting :) ... even on other threads. I got to 15 posts really quick early on, and I am now on like over 2000? That's sick
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    My first suggestion is for you to Google "Stony Brook off-campus housing." You will find a link maintained by the school that is regularly updated with listings of people that are renting rooms and...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    For the record, I admittedly have lousy study habits and I still graduated (with honors, mind you) .... (and by lousy, I mean that I started studying for a pharm exam 3 days prior, I started writing...
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    Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    PacoUSA replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was a kid in the 70s, they ALL looked like this :) But alas, times have changed ... they just don't care
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    Would you throw an allnurses.com party?

    PacoUSA replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Chocolate coconut clusters with fudge sauce, served in tiny bedpan-shaped dishes
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    Running PRBC concurrently with NS?!

    PacoUSA replied to nurseap's topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to throw this out there for answers ... Knowing only NS is run through the same line as blood, if a patient is getting blood through one PIV, is it OK to run D5NS (or any other D5) through...
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    New Grad with two full time jobs in NYC... Being a guy helps?

    PacoUSA replied to kobebryant's topic in New York Nursing

    You know how many unemployed new grads are hating you right now? (not me, I have a job already, ONE
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    Running PRBC concurrently with NS?!

    PacoUSA replied to nurseap's topic in General Nursing

    I will leave the NS/blood question up to the more experienced nurses to answer, because my small level of experience requires me to defer to them as well. I have hung blood before but never...
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    UGH! I Hate Psychiatric Nursing ....

    PacoUSA posted a topic in General Students

    Not loving my psych nursing lecture OR clinical at all! It's by far my most uninteresting nursing course to date. I am so not ever going to go into psych nursing. Unfortunately I must somehow...
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    Will you get a job not matter what school you received NP degree?

    PacoUSA replied to sav3alif3RN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have to interject on this too, and it makes me laugh at how far nurses go to get out of taking an entrance exam. It's so stupid! I know someone who decided not to apply to Columbia University...