SoldierNurse22 BSN, RN

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    How to deal with potential lawsuit situations

    SoldierNurse22 replied to cf1989's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Do what you're supposed to do. Document your butt off. Do what's right by your patient. Ask questions of your experienced peers and look up information if you're not sure of something. Talk with...
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    Please I need everyone to come to my rescue!!!

    SoldierNurse22 replied to nedumphil's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No problem! Out of curiosity, are you leaning toward seeking employment or
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    "You've got the wrong Mary" ... A Vent About Rude Doctors

    SoldierNurse22 replied to annie.rn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Honestly, I tend to enjoy calling them on their behavior. "Excuse me, but I don't appreciate your tone, and I don't think you'd appreciate if I took the same tone with you" usually does the trick....
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    What to wear

    SoldierNurse22 replied to QTNurseBSN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    NOT scrubs. Only time your (potential) boss should see you in scrubs is after you're hired and working in their
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    A question about vapor cigarettes

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    Eeenteresting indeed. *spoken while twisting one's beard hair pensively around one finger exponentially increases the cool factor of this phrase*. Probably not a bad idea. If nothing else, even the...
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    A question about vapor cigarettes

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    Iiiinteresting. I googled "e-cigarettes and drug use" out of curiosity, and it looks like there is an increasing use of this product with illegal drugs. I-Team: E-cigarettes used for illegal purposes...
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    Please I need everyone to come to my rescue!!!

    SoldierNurse22 replied to nedumphil's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    OK, I think I got some of the bugs out of your initial post, so it's at least readable here. There are two major issues I see with your plan overall. First, chances are excellent that you're not going...
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    Please I need everyone to come to my rescue!!!

    SoldierNurse22 replied to nedumphil's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yikes! Click on the little ! triangular icon button in the lower left of your original post. It'll create a report wherein you can ask for help in reformatting. One of the moderators should be able...
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    Nursing school when there is no true RN shortage?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to rnhope2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's really up to you. Yeah, the market's tough, but not impossible. The better question here is, do you really want to be a
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    My letter and appeal got denied

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    I'm hardly speculating on the school itself. I have absolutely no idea nor do I care what NCCC or SCCC is. It doesn't really matter. The point is that if you have crap for a foundation in nursing,...
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    Need help on cover letter

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Aylialee's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi Aylialee, First off, the letter you wrote looks good! You make your points well and touch on your passion for the field and your experience nicely. The bolded sections in the quoted letter in my...
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    My letter and appeal got denied

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    You really want a half-rate degree as your foundation? Good luck with that
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    Any experience with pseudoseizures?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Umberlee's topic in Psychiatric

    I just looked up the definition of Conversion Disorder. I feel it's about as useful as pseudoseizure. Honestly, there are times when I wish that we could just admit we don't know what's wrong...
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    Any experience with pseudoseizures?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Umberlee's topic in Psychiatric

    Right, and as I stated, "pseudoseizure" for a legitimate albeit idiopathic medical problem is no diagnosis. In this age, surely we can do better than a cop-out excuse for a diagnosis like...
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    Any experience with pseudoseizures?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Umberlee's topic in Psychiatric

    No control over them? Please. If they aren't real seizures caused by faulty neurological "wiring", then the patient most certainly knows exactly what she's doing. Otherwise, there is a different...
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    Suggestions on career routes?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Jkadkins's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nurses, especially new grads, frequently cannot get their dream job right out of school. It is a tough market. If you do go into nursing, you need to enter the field with the idea that you're a...
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    My letter and appeal got denied

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    I don't think a school that accepts students with a GPA of 2.25 is an answer to much of anything. Unless, of course, the question is, "Where should I NOT go to nursing school?" The fact remains that...
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    My letter and appeal got denied

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    I really can't give you a great prognosis based on your story. Usually, dismissal/failure from one nursing school will make it extremely difficult to get into another
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    volunteer experience

    SoldierNurse22 replied to kdmf12's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Grumpiness is part of life and there will always be grouchy/upset/angry/downright unpleasant people, and patients are no exception. Learning early not to take it personally and carry on will benefit...
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    My letter and appeal got denied

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    Ah. Good to specify. "Boards" usually refers to
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    Is there really a nursing shortage?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to hoppingpete's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Type in "nursing shortage" on the AN search engine. This is one topic that's been beaten to death on these boards, especially recently. There was a thread going for a while that tracked specific...
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    My letter and appeal got denied

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in New York Nursing

    How are you sending a letter to the "boards" if you're not a graduate nurse yet? Is this a school
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    Putting "your license on the line" at a job... Please explain!

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Nola009's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Nursing isn't like nursing school. There is a certain level of deviation from the textbook standard that is both necessary and acceptable in practice. In other words, there is often more than one way...
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    volunteer experience

    SoldierNurse22 replied to kdmf12's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oncology patients are now allowed to have flowers due to the risk of infection. Chemotherapy, radiation and biotherapy treatments often result in a severe compromise of the patient's immune system....
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    Ideas to fight for better ratios?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to cassie77775's topic in General Nursing

    You could always argue the better staffing = less errors = less money spent due to lawsuits/less risk/liability for the hospital. It's been shown that better staffing actually saves money despite the...