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    SO BAD at drawing blood, starting IV's??

    NurseCard replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

    This!!! Except I DO like hands-on type stuff, but I'm just TERRIBLE at drawing blood and/or starting IV's, after 13 years of being a nurse!!! Now, it probably doesn't help that I've worked in...
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    Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

    NurseCard replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    I knew that I wanted to work in psych. Before I ever even went to nursing school, a friend of mine told me that he was getting ready to graduate from nursing school and then go to work in a...
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    Wrong side for amputation(loss of license)

    NurseCard replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The story is true. I worked with that dear nurse. She did lose her license, and now spends her days playing the piano in a seedy nightclub in
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    what next after job termination

    NurseCard replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    You will have to list this job on the application, and under "reason for leaving", you will have to be honest and say that.. well, you can say "discharged" or "position terminated"... Sounds better...
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    Anxiety following patient death

    NurseCard replied to Hockeynursing's topic in General Nursing

    ((hockey))... You didn't do anything wrong. The patient was very actively dying. Once a patient is in the state that you have described, it is SO unpredictable as to how much longer it will be...
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    Coworkers discussing my health info

    NurseCard replied to Catcar1963's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If the mom is eager for you to come back, knows you well and is confident in you... Go back! Enjoy your job again and to heck with those other nurses who have no business discussing your illness....
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    Necessary to socalize with doctors?

    NurseCard replied to nurse1990's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't socialize with doctors either. I used to work at a hospital, where nurses would socialize with the doctors. One of our charge nurses liked to act really buddy-buddy with our general surgeon;...
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    Disclosing mental health information to board?

    NurseCard replied to Aknurse907's topic in General Nursing

    Best thing to do is contact your board of nursing directly. If you Google your state's board of nursing, then you should find contact information. I wouldn't think that you would have to disclose any...
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    Sleeping at work

    NurseCard replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    Did the meeting happen yet? How did it go? If you lose/lost your job, just take this experience and learn from it. Think about, like others have said... WHY your supervisor would want to report...
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    Discouraged

    NurseCard replied to angelakittycat's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds very doable to me, but it's going to take a lot of work, of course! Sometimes too, knowing HOW to most effectively study is difficult to do on your own, so you were wise to come here for...
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    CNA

    NurseCard replied to aliciaj04's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh, I don't know if I would look for a typical CNA job, hospital or nursing home, if you can only lift 25 pounds or less. I would maybe consider an agency that hires sitters; or maybe consider...
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    Get depressed with my situation...

    NurseCard replied to micstn's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean, your name doesn't show up in report? I don't understand. Are they compliments from patients? I'm guessing you are talking about compliments, kudos of some sort? I used to work on...
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    Behind on charting?

    NurseCard replied to rhernandez748's topic in General Nursing

    Eww-www-wwww!!! Been there done that! Pretty recently in fact. SO glad to be back to all-computer charting! Your hospital is WAY behind.... 3 patients all to yourself by day 3? What type of...
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    Unable to leave building for lunch...

    NurseCard replied to Funkymiss187's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmmmm... I never knew that, if you weren't allowed to leave the building, then your break had to be a paid one. I recently worked some shifts for an adult day care, and I believe that it is the...
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    misconceptions about nursing pay

    NurseCard replied to johsonmichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I too am dying to know where DMV is. Dallas Metro Vicinity? Hmmm... Anyway... I live in one of the "poorer" areas of the country; nurses start out generally around 22 dollars an hour most places....
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    Narcan pens for kids to use on parents?

    NurseCard replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, it's not a good
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    Narcan pens for kids to use on parents?

    NurseCard replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. Unfortunately our system doesn't seem to work that way, and kids ARE left in unsafe situations. There are SO many drug users out there with young children. I almost think it's a good...
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    Social Class and Nursing

    NurseCard replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    I grew up pretty solidly middle-class... Actually, when I was very little, we were pretty poor I think. Then my mom went to school and got... Voila!... A nursing diploma! My dad got raises at his...
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    My Nursing revocation

    NurseCard replied to kimm2524's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Can you just work as an aide? I know the money isn't as good and... no you wouldn't be a nurse anymore... but, you would still get to work with people and help take care of them, and would be a...
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    Social Class and Nursing

    NurseCard replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    This makes me think of the Coal Miners of eastern KY... well... before Obama, but I digress.. If Loretta Lynn were alive ten years ago, would she be a poor Coal Miner's Daughter? Not likely. They...
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    Social Class and Nursing

    NurseCard replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting question. I'm pretty middle of the road, I guess. It really doesn't matter how much money you make. The culture you were raised in will impact your behavior, usually. Well... or the...
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    So, what's it like?

    NurseCard replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    Without wading through all of the posts... sorry... just have to say it... I am currently working in a small, non teaching, community hospital with patients of, dare I say, VERY low acuity... and I...
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    Nurse WWII Capes, HELP!

    NurseCard replied to the_nervous_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    What a dumb reason to get wrote up. I mean, I can see getting asked to change perhaps, but written
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    Nurse WWII Capes, HELP!

    NurseCard replied to the_nervous_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I love that!!!! How cool! I think it's awesome that you are interested in and want to wear the cape. I don't know if I would do it without the full regalia though; cap, white
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    Do I have to put agencies on resume?

    NurseCard replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing

    No. You don't have to put anyone on a resume that you never actually worked