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    Care plans are stupid.

    NurseCard replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    NOT necessarily true!!!!! I worked in a psych facility last year, in which EVERYTHING was done on paper, no computer charting, no EMAR, none of that. We HAD care plans that were VERY similar to the...
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    Would you marry a Doctor?

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

    Oh, HECK
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    can my supervisor write me up (i'm an rn) because a patient fell?

    NurseCard replied to calypso1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If the patient was a known fall risk, and the ordered precautions weren't in place when the patient fell, then I guess it is reasonable that you might get in trouble for the incident. Otherwise......
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    *Easy* things I just hate doing

    NurseCard replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Nursing

    Not all of those things are easy. :) I hate doing controls on my accu check meter. I don't know why. I just don't like to do
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    Handling chauvinistic male charge nurse

    NurseCard replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    "Rectal, stepladder??" That's awesome. =) I can relate to the OP quite well. I could have written that about a recent former coworker, in fact. Right down to the guy being a religion
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    Older RN, Post TIA

    NurseCard replied to oldandnew's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I had advice for you, but unfortunately I don't. I just want to say that I sincerely hope that things get better for you. My mom was a nurse, until she retired last year. She actually worked...
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    "Don't get stuck in LTC"

    NurseCard replied to Jw1724's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked in hospitals for 7 years as an RN before coming to LTC. I have no desire to ever set foot inside another hospital as an employee, with ONE possible exception being, if a position ever opened...
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    Concerned that my "type B" personality won't cut it!

    NurseCard replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very type B, and I had to give report to a severely Type A nurse just this morning. I had already had two pretty stressful shifts back to back and had to bawl my eyes out after giving her report....
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    Huge Dilemma...please help!

    NurseCard replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would go to the interview. I know you are disappointed, but... you gotta think about this opportunity for a job in these tough times. Your mom will understand. Best of
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    opinions on Magnet hospitals?

    NurseCard replied to nursecass's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a hospital that was, and still is years later, trying to attain Magnet status. For some reason, they still have not been successful in their goal. It always was a decent place to work...
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    Which nursing specialty is most competitive and which one is the least competitive

    NurseCard replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

    Psych is fairly easy to get into depending on where you apply. In my experience, it is much harder to get a job on a psych unit within a larger medical facility. However, it is usually pretty easy...
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    Can a hospital legally force you to get your bsn if you are an adn

    NurseCard replied to lv2brn's topic in General Nursing

    Quite honestly, it is really no different than a hospital requiring ICU nurses to take and learn ACLS, or PALS, or... practically ANY other added education/classes that a hospital may require of their...
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    Would any of you do this?

    NurseCard replied to TerpGal02's topic in General Nursing

    I would do it, and I would not have any problem accepting a little money for doing it. Like someone said, your dad would just be paying someone else to do it anyway, right? And your dad probably...
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    How far would you be willing to travel for a job?

    NurseCard replied to Little Panda RN's topic in General Nursing

    I would do that commute if it were a good job AND I was pretty darn sure that I wouldn't find anything close to comparable where I was currently living. If it were feasible, I would most definitely...
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    how do you assess for wound dehiscence?

    NurseCard replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah, if the patient said that they felt something tear or pop or whatever, I'd take the dressing off and look at it anway, and then tape it back down if it looks OK. Then DOCUMENT your findings,...
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    Endometriosis nursing

    NurseCard replied to Rocknurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep, very unlikely. You MIGHT be able to find a position working for an infertility specialist, as I'm sure they work with plenty of women who deal or have dealt with endometriosis. Or, find a...
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    When it all starts to seem like too much

    NurseCard replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    When having to read chart after chart after chart, containing information about children who had been horribly abused, neglected, or born to drug or alcohol addicted mothers... when all of that got to...
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    Wanting to know about RNs as floor nurses.

    NurseCard replied to faithnow's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am an RN and just recently started working in LTC for the first time. I work the floor and I absolutely LOVE IT!!! I see my residents, talk to them, cut up with them, help the CNA's, pass meds,...
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    Is it easier to juggle family as a nurse or a nursing student??

    NurseCard replied to wannabecnl's topic in General Nursing

    Being a full time nurse is definitely much, much easier. Especially if you are able to opt for 12 hour shifts. Most nurses are. I am now working 12's, at a job that I love, and could not be...
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    Do give up your seat for a doctor?

    NurseCard replied to Pmkn10RN's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. The last med/surge unit where I worked, we were actually expected to clear out of the nurse's station at a certain time of the day so that the doctors could come in and use the computers....
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    Blended units: pediatric patients on med/surg units

    NurseCard replied to LouCadet's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked on two separate Med/Surge floors that also housed pediatric patients, in two separate hospitals. The first hospital was a rather small, about 120 bed facility. On our floor, we...
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    Positive experiences in LTC?

    NurseCard replied to joanna73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a (somewhat) seasoned nurse who has a strong background in both Med/Surge and Psych. I honestly never thought that I would find an area of nursing that I truly truly love, until I came to LTC...
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    Questions

    NurseCard replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    When did you start your first nursing job, what year? June 2003, but I had worked on this particular unit for four years prior to that, as an aide. What unit/type of facility did you start on?...
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    What to do with co-worker that is drinking

    NurseCard replied to robby5313's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a nurse until recently who sounds exactly like what you are describing. She even called our supervisor one night, ******* and vented about work, and then went on to start telling our...
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    Anyone work in adolecent psych?

    NurseCard replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with children ages 5-11, and occasionally worked with adolescents, 12-17, up until a month ago. I would be hard pressed to give an unbiased opinion, as I absolutely, personally, hated it....