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    Ask Dr. Fever

    NurseCard replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dr Fever hi my name is NuNurse21 I just gotmy RN degree few months back bout 13 months or so and still cant pass NCLEX its been 6 tries now can you help
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    Anatomy In The Summer

    NurseCard replied to HaloNursing's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well.... three classes isn't that heavy of a load. You might need to ask yourself why you weren't studying for that anatomy class like you should have been. Like I said, you'll be busier than that...
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    Anatomy In The Summer

    NurseCard replied to HaloNursing's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's doable. You are going to be even more busy when you start nursing classes. Are you working right now? How much? Can you cut down on work or just not work, when you start nursing
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    2 NICU Job offers, need opinions on offers

    NurseCard replied to K.Alva's topic in General Nursing

    The second
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    Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    NurseCard replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Just adding my two cents on this subject/thread. I do have compassion for my nurses who smoke, as well as my patients. While I have never myself become addicted to cigarette smoking.. which is very...
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    Found a Knife, Scared

    NurseCard replied to Michellelove's topic in General Nursing

    I'd get on out of
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    What do you do with your wedding ring?

    NurseCard replied to Nephron44's topic in General Nursing

    I don't wear mine to work, or ever really except for special occasions. It's fairly new and I'm afraid of losing it or damaging
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    April Fools Jokes

    NurseCard replied to cardiacfreak's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do little jokes, pranks, etc; I'm just a boring person. I dunno. Just never enjoyed that kind of thing. I will tell about a funny prank that a coworker played on me once. In my younger years.....
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    Indianapolis nurse found Not Guilty of murdering 6 year old child

    NurseCard posted a topic in Nursing News

    Indianapolis Man "not guilty by reason of insanity" In Kentucky Boy's Murder | 93.1 WIBC Thought this was an appropriate forum, since the accused was an RN from Indianapolis. This story has been heavy...
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    Terminated years ago, go back as travel nurse?

    NurseCard replied to KrispyRN1's topic in Travel

    I was let go from a nursing home once. Actually no, I quit... but I believe they were about to fire me if I didn't quit. When a staffing agency tried about a year later to send me to that same...
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    100+ attempted IV starts, 3 successes

    NurseCard replied to crx971's topic in General Nursing

    I don't even use my eyes when I look for veins; I go totally by what I feel. Is that part of MY problem? I
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    100+ attempted IV starts, 3 successes

    NurseCard replied to crx971's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds just like me. I swear I CANNOT start IV's. I just can't. Can't. I think part of the problem might be the particular IV catheters that we use in our hospital. I don't like them. I'm not the...
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    PICC line question

    NurseCard replied to FDBMath's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was told once that in rare cases, the PICC line may get "stuck" when you are pulling it out. Thus the whole area around it would need to be sterile, in case it actually needs to be left in...
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    Commute time to hospital job

    NurseCard replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    Currently 15-20 minutes. I've had much longer commutes in the past
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    Could a seasoned bedside nurse be a thing of the past?

    NurseCard replied to Wheels28's topic in General Nursing

    Nah. I'm sure there are plenty of nurses like me who: a. Don't feel like going back to school b. Don't feel like going into any type of management c. Don't have the MONEY to go back to
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    How to get past feeling inadequate

    NurseCard replied to BirdieBird's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't know, but if my dad were in your facility, I'd be very happy that you were his nurse. You sound wonderful to me. Being a nurse in LTC is so busy and so overwhelming... you may never feel...
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    CBD & Nursing don't mix

    NurseCard replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Lord. My ex sister in law currently runs her own store and sells this stuff. I'm careful what I say around her, especially when it comes to my son's ADHD. "Oh! You know CBD has been shown to...
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    Charge nurse after 1.5 years on unit

    NurseCard replied to Nurse-please's topic in General Nursing

    Well, on the Med Surge unit where I started my career, nurses were performing charge duties, sometimes not even one year in. Heck, our manager hadn't been a nurse a year before getting that job!...
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    The Pleasure Trap of Food: Or Why Saying No Doesn't Work

    NurseCard replied to Carol Ebert's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have been overweight or obese my entire life. Sadly, so has my daughter. You are correct that diets do not work, due to the fact that people go on diets, lose the weight, then go back to eating...
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    Rolling out bedside report

    NurseCard replied to magordon's topic in General Nursing

    Bedside report is very difficult to get going effectively and consistently. Nurses just flat out don't like doing it and to be quite frank, aren't going to do it when their supervisor/manager isn't...
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    Hiring Mgr: We will let you know in 2 weeks

    NurseCard replied to chaki's topic in General Nursing

    Keep looking. I sure wouldn't wait that long. I've never been asked to wait that long. More typical is, "we'll call you in a day or
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    How to get over fear of blood, injuries, etc?

    NurseCard replied to RNintraining817's topic in General Nursing

    I can't take care of a family member. My husband dislocated his shoulder once after trying to catch our dog that had gotten out... he tackled the dog. Anyway, he came in the kitchen door screaming....
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    Indianapolis nurse found Not Guilty of murdering 6 year old child

    NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in Nursing News

    The whole tragedy has boggled my mind from the very beginning. The family wanted justice, the family wanted this man found guilty of first degree murder... I certainly understand that... But WHERE was...
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    Nursing job commute

    NurseCard replied to Nursingmomma753's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a number of different commutes, a couple of them were about an hour away. I think it is definitely worth it, for a good job that works for you as far as schedule, pay... and just being a...
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    Quitting nursing due to PTSD now what?

    NurseCard replied to VA2AK's topic in General Nursing

    By home health, you mean private duty? Taking care of one patient for 8-12 hours. I've never done it except for one day, I followed this little girl around school with a suction machine all day, in...