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    swabbing off iv ports or saline locks before hooking up fluids

    NurseCard replied to tjnurse67's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, they are the one who starting the "popping boils" thread!!
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    popping and squeezing boils

    NurseCard replied to tjnurse67's topic in General Nursing

    oooooooh, I LOVE boils and blackheads! I get super excited when my husband has a big ol' fat blackhead on his back so I can squeeze that sucker! :rotfl: As far as patients or residents though......
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    Arrested while Occupying Wall Street - Will I Be Hireable?

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

    I haven't even read any of the other replies... WHY on earth would you do this knowing that you could get arrested, and possibly ruin a future in nursing? I have absolutely zero understanding of the...
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    Hit rock bottom... ruined nursing career... life is a mess right now...

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

    Thanks for the kind words. Things are really a mess and I just feel like a horrible person... sometimes I wish I'd never even went to nursing school. Once I graduated and became a nurse, suddenly it...
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    I'm a "floating" RN... sometimes I feel useless...

    NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks RNforyears... I'm basically in the position that I'm in because I was having a hard time finding a job and needed to start working NOW. I like what I'm doing because it does seem much easier,...
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    I'm a "floating" RN... sometimes I feel useless...

    NurseCard posted a topic in General Nursing

    Okay, after reading this, tell me if you've ever been in a similar situation... I'm currently working for an agency, and I primarily work in an inpatient psych facility. I was given a week of general...
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    This radio ad ENRAGED me

    NurseCard replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    See, the kind of crap that I'm reading in this thread is exactly why I'd love to stay away from all for-profit and "non profit" private facilities from now on. I work at a state psychiatric hospital...
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    Interview today...why ask me to come if you've already decided on someone?!!

    NurseCard replied to Lifeofanurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Oh wow, I think I used to work for her.
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    First Psych Clinical

    NurseCard replied to incurable_optimism's topic in General Nursing

    This is so true... you will say the wrong thing, many times over your career, if you decide to pursue psychiatric nursing. However, if you go into it with a good heart and good intentions, then you...
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    Are these really correct examples of ANA med-surg certification questions?

    NurseCard replied to allthesmallthings's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Have to agree with Esme12... and yes those questions sound about right. Funny thing is, I got most of them right, and I haven't done Med/Surge in 3
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    I'm taking CMSRN tomorrow... any advice?

    NurseCard posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Taking the test to be certified as a Med/Surge RN in the morning. Any words of wisdom? Advice? I've heard from a lot of people on this site that the test really isn't very hard, and have heard from...
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    got fired for "clinical issues"... will I find a job??

    NurseCard posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, six weeks ago I was fired from my LTC position for not reporting a critical lab value within one hour. I was told by a recruiter last week, that I might as well stick with small nursing homes...
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    got fired for "clinical issues"... will I find a job??

    NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I appreciate every reply. Sorry that I've forgotten to give "kudos".. you all get them, MWAH! :redbeathe In ten months at this facility, I made two notable errors. First, I almost gave the...
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    New job offer dilemia....feedback appreciated

    NurseCard replied to crb613's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, outpt sounds pretty good. Not as stressful as OR could possibly
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    got fired for "clinical issues"... will I find a job??

    NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the bottom line is that I didn't follow policy, and I've learned from my experience. ALWAYS FOLLOW POLICY. My problem is that I'm NOT a trained robot, and I don't always follow policy right to...
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    got fired for "clinical issues"... will I find a job??

    NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    It's tough; if you have a job, hold on to it. I have learned my lesson. I feel like I am a perfectly competent nurse capable of doing the job. I made a mistake that in most places would have gotten...
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    fired... where can a bad nurse go to find a job?

    NurseCard posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just got fired. Right now I just want to quit nursing and get a job waitressing, but that might not be practical for my family. So, where do I go. I'm a crappy nurse. I've been a nurse for eight...
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    BIG BIG interview tomorrow... need interview questions please!

    NurseCard posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I have an interview tomorrow at a local VA, for their psych unit. I would really like to have this job. It's going to be a panel interview, which I HATE. I've never done well at panel interviews....
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    Pay, benefits, etc @ UHS facilities

    NurseCard replied to TheNurseIsIn's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked at a UHS facility in KY, and the pay and benefits were pretty good. I didn't care much for the fact that our administrators seemed pressured to accept ANY and EVERY person who walked in the...
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    Child Psych? Your opinions...

    NurseCard replied to nursemelyn's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked in a child psych unit for 1.5 years, and did not like it at all. I agree with the person who said that you will either love it or hate it. I thought going into it, that it could be my dream...
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    fired... where can a bad nurse go to find a job?

    NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just stupid. I mean, that is the bottom line. I'm stupid. I don't know why I screw up. I'd just as soon get out of nursing at this point, but I don't know how my family will stay
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    fired... where can a bad nurse go to find a job?

    NurseCard replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    No, it is very serious. See, this is why I don't post here anymore; because there are so many trolls that it is hard to weed out the serious posts. I've been a member of this site since 2003. I got...
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    Pediatric Psych

    NurseCard posted a topic in Pediatric

    Hello. =) I'm starting a new job on Monday; I will be working on a children's psychiatric unit at a freestanding psychiatric hospital. I'll also be floating to adolescent psych, and adult psych....
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    got fired/got hired, but confidence shaken

    NurseCard replied to VivaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I've been fired before, and for me it was far from being a surprise. It was pretty much a case of a quickly disintegrating relationship between myself and my employer, and I was either going to...
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    iPod use in LTC facility

    NurseCard replied to DDdove's topic in General Nursing

    I keep my android phone on me at work; it is frowned upon, but it can be quite handy. The other night I had no idea what the ICD-9 code was for gout, and just googled it (I needed the code to fill...