PatMac10,RN RN

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    What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    PatMac10,RN replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    NurseI56 I will make the suggestion that you review all if the comments, as people were called ignorant, which was part if the reason the board Administrators had to become involved. Secondly, I...
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    What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    PatMac10,RN replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't like assuming, it can get people killed, I intentionally generalize my comments to cover an array possibilities.this issue can very much be considered an "aversion to keeping ones education...
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    What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    PatMac10,RN replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Actually texting is very beneficial. I work PRN at a local hospital and we implemented blackberry text and email orders from the hospitalists. I think it is perversely ignorant for one to make a...
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    What is it with nurses and cell phones? Just a vent.

    PatMac10,RN replied to fakebee's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm in my last year of nursing school and we've always been aloud to use our phones in clinical as a clinical tool or reference. I am so thankful we can. If it is obvious that we aren't using are...
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    New male nursing student

    PatMac10,RN replied to skighler's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I agree that the incredibly easy books leave out something's. I bought them with the intention that they could give me the "meat and potatoes" of hard concepts. As far as that's concerned the book has...
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    New male nursing student

    PatMac10,RN replied to skighler's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Congrats on starting nursing school dude! I can honestly say that I have had a great experience as a male student nurse. No one has ever made me feel as anything other than a valuable member of a...
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    New Male Nursing Student. Any Pointers?

    PatMac10,RN replied to AudiGuy, RN, BSN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Congrats on starting nursing school dude! I can honestly say that I have had a great experience as a male student nurse. No one has ever made me feel as anything other than a valuable member of a...
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    A Day In The Life Of A NP?

    PatMac10,RN replied to Enigmatik's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What type of facility do you work at, goofeegirl? Sounds like a minute clinic/ convenient care clinic. I've always imagined working in one of those types of clinics , even if the autonomy is said to...
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    nurses and EMT's

    PatMac10,RN replied to phieud's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your right. Idk why there is this rift between the two. Emts are experts at pre-hospital emergency care. Nurses are experts at In-house emergency care and extended care, although some are thorough in...
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    Any Excelsior Grads enrolled in an NP program???

    PatMac10,RN replied to JerseyBSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Good to know. I have some coworkers who are lpns and doing excelsior and wishful be NPs in the future, but they took in class A&P and psych classes as a prerequisites for their respective LPN...
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    Excelsior College Grads in NC

    PatMac10,RN replied to gamedic31C's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I know an LPN who works in the Float Pool with Me is doing Excelsior for her RN, she should be finished in December I think. She is undoubtedly the best nurse (LPN or RN) I have ever seen. She works...
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    Methodist University/ Fayetteville State University

    PatMac10,RN replied to FutureNurseSmith36's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I got to Robeson CC! I hope you get in! We have a very rigorous, but good RN program and a new LPN
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    Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    PatMac10,RN replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    Oh no! The instructor can't be wrong. She is infallible! She probably took a course in writing test questions like one of my instructors said she did. Ha! I wish I could tell her that telling our...
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    Considering an ADN over a BSN but already have a bachelors

    PatMac10,RN replied to heyitsryan's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Here, in SE NC, it us not difficult for ADN nurses to get a job. Most hospital are hiring now, all across the state, with the clause that if an ADN prepared nurse is hired, regardless of experience,...
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    Considering an ADN over a BSN but already have a bachelors

    PatMac10,RN replied to heyitsryan's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Good points! I go to an ADN program and truth is it is so much cheaper a more cost effective. I don't have any student loans and the BSN program i am to attend will be manageable for me to pay mostly...
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    Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    PatMac10,RN replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    Praise!!!! Everybody needs to be on one accord regarding what each one will/will not accept regarding clinical performance/homework and class
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    Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    PatMac10,RN replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    Stop saying "We'll I thought the test was a good test and pretty easy......" Of course you would, you have a Masters degree in Nursing and you made the test, so of course it was perfect to you.
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    Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    PatMac10,RN replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students

    Don't tell everyone that we're not reading enough and that's why we're not making high scores on our test, when you claim you've read and outline diligently, but still failed the CNE exam. Just...
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    CNA's giving meds....WHAT???

    PatMac10,RN replied to Becca123183's topic in General Students

    In NC if a CNA takes a medication side test they can pass an established oral and topical medications in the LtC setting only. If course there are certain drugs, even PO's they can't
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    2012 Grads, First jobs?

    PatMac10,RN replied to Kristen<3's topic in General Students

    Omg I am so jealous! I want to work there when I finish in May of 2013! I think I might do ER first though, or regular ICU if possible. Congrats to
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    Is it easier to get a job if you already work in hospital?

    PatMac10,RN replied to GodIs082010's topic in General Students

    I'm am a current 2nd year ADN student. I have worked as a CNA at my local hospital for 2 years, so I had one year in when I started nursing school fall of 2011. The hospital I work for is the same...
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    How many must make 80% or better on each exam?

    PatMac10,RN replied to Stoogesfan's topic in General Students

    80% has been the minimum for everything sense i started nursing school, and an 80 is a
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    The Hunger Games and Nursing School!

    PatMac10,RN posted a topic in General Students

    I just realized, that in a lot of ways, Nursing School is like the Hunger Games! Many go in but only a few can win. I hope I'm one of the victors in the end. To all of my fellow students in the words...
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    The Hunger Games and Nursing School!

    PatMac10,RN replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in General Students

    Great nurses think alike!
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    Not willing to do the dirty work?

    PatMac10,RN replied to stratus93's topic in General Students

    I work as a CNA part time and have done so a year before I stated nursing school. I actually started my PRN hospital float pool job the day I turned 18. After I started nursing school I always wanted...