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  1. Failed NCLEX multiple times

    Brickman posted a topic in General Nursing

    A question to all of the experienced nurses out there. I have seen multiple threads on this forum started by people who have taken the NCLEX multiple times and still can't pass. These threads are...

  2. Palm PDA or Pocket PC

    Brickman replied to rncarolyn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have a Palm PDA and I use it for games, MP3 player, and phone(it is a treo 650). But I have to say that I think they are pretty useless on the floor. Drugs and diagnoses can be looked up just as...

  3. relocaton/transfering license info needed - CONFUSED

    Brickman replied to LuvEnjoyLife's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    When you graduate from nursing school you can take the nclex for North Carolina at that time. The Nclex is the same for all the states, just put North Carolina down on the paperwork instead of where...

  4. Pinching Pennies on a New Grad Salary-Will it work?

    Brickman replied to chellebelle's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I think it would be easier if your fiancé paid for his own grad school through loans. Student loans usually have very reasonable payments that wouldn't even need to start until he graduated and...

  5. Should there be a limit on trying to pass NCLEX?

    Brickman replied to 2ndCareerRN's topic in General Nursing

    What I would like to see is the old paper test being made an option for those who failed the computer

  6. SRNA wife about to loose it......

    Brickman replied to Laughing Gas's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If you think you can handle the debt then maybe more loans is the way to go. But after reading your wifes original post I don't think quitting her job is the answer. If I understand correctly she is...

  7. Question of the Month: Should All Adjunct Faculty Have a Masters Degree?

    Brickman replied to VickyRN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I think it would make far more sense to have a "teaching certificate" that requires recertification every couple of years. Recertification could be an NCLEX style test and a minnimum number of hours...

  8. I have hep c--should I continue with school

    Brickman replied to beginnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see any reason why Hep C would keep you from being a nurse. I would imagine the hospital is full of nurses that are either Hep C pos or even HIV. It's hard to imaginge how you would be a risk...

  9. Is there a problem in the Neonatal ICU at UNC?

    Brickman replied to SleeplessInNJ's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I have been told that UNC NICU has the highest turnover rate in the hospital. While I can't say for sure if this is true, I do know they go through alot of

  10. Why Do We Tolerate This?

    Brickman replied to kmchugh's topic in Men in Nursing

    How did I miss that first thread. I would like to add that I have never heard anyone talk about a female patients attributes in a sexual way on our floor, but if one of the female nurses has a male...

  11. Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    Brickman replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    "unless there is some kind of personality conflict between patient and caregiver, or if a female patient prefers a female caregiver as opposed to a male," (puts on asbestos suit and climbs on soapbox)...

  12. question about foley catheter insertion

    Brickman replied to sweetyjen's topic in General Students

    For me if it is a foley that will be in for an indefinate period of time then it is sterile technique. For an in and out cath, clean technique is

  13. King/Drew in LA

    Brickman replied to ERGuy's topic in Travel

    Considered by many to be the worst hospital in the country. Nothing would make me consider working

  14. Surgical Tools Washed In Hydraulic Fluid At Duke Hospitals

    Brickman replied to mac23's topic in General Nursing

    We do all that including Flolan (except for vents) right down the street at UNC Hospital 6 Bedtower. We also are the infectious disease unit. Where did you get the idea that Duke was the only place on...

  15. Can a misdemeanor possesion charge keep me from getting my nurses license?

    Brickman replied to wanna_b_nurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The problem that you will encounter is that I have never heard of anyone getting a straight answer from the BON. They wan't you to go through school and then they will decide whether or not to...

  16. What do you use for pain control

    Brickman replied to alyca's topic in Orthopedic

    To me it seems cruel not to use the basal dose. In theory the basal dose should be set at the minimum for effective pain control and the on demand should be used for breakthrough pain only. Setting a...

  17. Physicians v. Gun Owners

    Brickman replied to TiffyRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Number of lives saved by physicians each year=countless number of lives saved by guns each year=maybe a

  18. Poor America doles our substandard social policy

    Brickman replied to Larry's topic in General Nursing

    I have to dissagree. At my hospital the uninsured are given the best care that the hospital has to offer. There is no test from labs to MRI's that they don't get. We have social workers crawling all...

  19. Poor America doles our substandard social policy

    Brickman replied to Larry's topic in General Nursing

    I for one am sick of hearing about the uninsured. Who are these people that don't have access to healthcare? I spend my nights taking care of those without health insurance, and they get the same...

  20. New grad pay more than experienced nurses

    Brickman posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just heard a rumor that new grad pay starting in Jan. will be more than some of the nurses already working at my hospital are paid. Has anyone encountered this before? I don't understand why...

  21. Thoughts Regarding Professionalism & Nursing

    Brickman replied to Eilana's topic in General Nursing

    To me professionalism is doing your own class

  22. Pronouncing "JCAHO"

    Brickman replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

    The official name is "Those JAY-CO

  23. what are they looking for during probation period?

    Brickman replied to Ms.RN's topic in Nursing Career

    I would like to add that one of the biggest things facilities are looking for during a probationary period is how many times you call out of

  24. Any other intelligent NA's out there?

    Brickman replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I am lucky. Every CNA on my floor is

  25. New grad not wanting to work

    Brickman replied to MSMCnurse2004's topic in General Nursing

    If someone posted that their husband had just spent years and thousands getting a degree and then decided that he didn't want to work, then I think the reactions might be a little different. To the...