42pines

42pines

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  1. Just found out I failed NCLEX for the third time! Help!

    42pines replied to aliciajade's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's difficult to assess and may be difficult for you to assess as to the question "why?" We don't ever see what we passed or failed so there is no feedback. On the other hand it has always amazed me...

  2. "What I Learned From My Preceptor" words of wisdom from the senior nursing students

    42pines replied to ElizabethStoneRN's topic in General Students

    I haven't a clue as to why the "not using your real name, picture, city of residence" perpetuates. Allnurses has links to Linkedin. Many, including myself pretty much have everything, photo, where I...

  3. No personal identifyng information---huh?

    42pines posted a topic in General Nursing

    I often see people saying: give no personal identifying information. Yet allnurses.com has a space for linkedin.com and linkedin.com uses real names, and often real addresses and even phone numbers....

  4. How old are you?

    42pines replied to 1_fit_male_nurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'll never tell and I hope it doesn't show up on my profile. As for fitness, well, my lipid profile/triglycerides is great but I'm not in as good shape as I should be but this weekend the bicycle...

  5. What do you do to protect yourself on floor?

    42pines replied to juana15's topic in General Nursing

    Standard precautions are always wise, but in addition you have a "back door" too. Your infection control department, should they find a patient for instance who tests positive for TB or a serious...

  6. Has anyone ever had to undergo this sort of strangess from WGU?

    42pines posted a topic in Western Governors University

    Here I am, so excited to be doing a RN to BSN. I send all transcripts including a request from Greenfield Community College where the Registrar says "you don't exist." OK... perhaps I dreamed that I...

  7. Why are preceptors negative towards nurses they are teaching?

    42pines replied to nursy1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I suggest that every nursing student read the book "Odd Girl Out." It can be bought for $0.75 plus a few dollars shipping on half.com or amazon.com. The book goes a very long way in explaining why...

  8. PASSED NCLEX-RN (2nd time) MUST READ!

    42pines replied to Jassy84's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats. Praise the lord and pass the steri-strips! You'd make a most excellent hospital Chaplain, have you considered

  9. Has anyone ever had to undergo this sort of strangess from WGU?

    42pines replied to 42pines's topic in Western Governors University

    Thank you all for your comments. I'm sure it'll get straightened out eventually as I'll drive to that college (it's about an hour away) and pay if necessary to have the Registrar send an official...

  10. Voluntary Euthanasia

    42pines replied to GARY_FL_NURSE's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Voluntary euthanasia implies someone else ending the life. As the decades go by I suspect that various forms of self-controlled suicide will become more accepted from a societal and legal point of...

  11. I failed my preemployment drug test :/ what now...?

    42pines replied to Juankiters08's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There is no substance (evidence based) that will remove THC or its metabolites from your system except time. THC has an affinity for fat and is removed very slowly. The longest a urinalysis will show...

  12. CNA=Poop cleaner?!

    42pines replied to BSNMomOf6's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Toileting can be a big part of an LNA's job, depending on where one works it might be 10% or 30% of time involvement. Let's face it, the LNA is the lowest-skilled "skilled" job. It pays poorly, is...

  13. Going back to work!!!

    42pines replied to piu1977's topic in General Nursing

    Significant gaps are a hindrance even when the reason is truly logical. Home health for an agency can lead to VNA (Visiting Nurses Assoc) which in my area pays quite well, and those who do it seem...

  14. Every other weekend & holidays??

    42pines replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    Here I am wishing that I could work weekends for overtime. Rats! I have to put up with working from 9:30 AM to 6:0 PM on weekdays. But for my first 4 years I too had to work EOWE and every other...

  15. Anybody ever heard of "kiskitis"?

    42pines replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Kiskitis is another word for a peculiar form of cheilitis. As any nurse knows there are many forms of cheilitis such as actinic, angular, eczematous, granulomatous and so on. Kiskitis is caused by...

  16. About paying off student loans

    42pines replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    (Eventually, the student loan crisis will come to a head. It's happening in the legal field. Very high student loan burdens combined with a lack of jobs has led to an enrollment crisis. Law school...

  17. About paying off student loans

    42pines replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    Oops...dbl post, my bad! Why is there no "delete"

  18. Is it better to become a CNA or LVN before entering into a Nursing Program ?

    42pines replied to sovarah's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    LNA hands down. I'd not recommend becoming a LPN because the mindset is different. Doing a year or two as a CNA will give you skills in "handling" patients. That is very valuable. Consider your...

  19. About paying off student loans

    42pines replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I owe about $28,00. I've never been late, and have never gone into deferment due to unemployment though I have lost my job twice (I'm an Occ Health Nurse in Industry). My decision to borrow was based...

  20. Just started my prereqs through straighterline

    42pines replied to iamdjar's topic in Western Governors University

    Let's see... $50 off Straighterline, and then $200 off WGU, and somehow I found that my hospital, for some reason, I think they said "affiliated," but I suspect that's said rather loosely, has a 5%...

  21. Just trying to keep myself accountable... Working on my first paper today...

    42pines replied to jenrninmi's topic in Western Governors University

    And I can see it either way. " Professor Mehrabian combined the statistical results of the two studies and came up with the now famous—and famously misused—rule that communication is...

  22. Do any WGU graduates have jobs?

    42pines replied to Mindylane's topic in Western Governors University

    Note: I think I'll be entering WGU's ADN (RN) > BSN program in a month or three. I'm in no rush but MUST get a BSN to keep my job as my hospital is working towards Magnet status and degree % is...

  23. RN-BSN 6-1-15 start

    42pines replied to spearsfm's topic in Western Governors University

    How different our perspectives can be! It's been 44 years since I started my first college courses and 29 years since I graduated and it all simply sounds like fun to me. Writing seems to be a...

  24. Statistics and Biochemistry

    42pines replied to amberm5's topic in Western Governors University

    Since I'm in the same boat and considering starting WGU in a couple of months I'll second that

  25. lossing interest with my current OHN career

    42pines replied to skyburp27's topic in Occupational Health

    From what I've read of what you wrote it's simply time for you to move on. UAE is a different world and while I cannot completely agree with Novo, often safety is not looked at as it is here in the...