Flo. BSN, RN

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  1. Flo.

    What do you wear to an interview?

    Flo. replied to LynnLRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you wore a suit to get your current position which is med surg you should certainly should wear a suit to a higher position in
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    What's your weird quirk?

    Flo. replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    I have to fill out the white boards in my pts rooms. I put their name, my name and number, their pain meds sched, goals for the shift and any other pertinent info. I get so lost if I pick up a pt...
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    How long did you stay at your 1st job?

    Flo. replied to 01dayatatime's topic in Nursing Career

    I left after 2. After the way my last employer treated me though I would say stay as long as you care to. If they are being unprofessional then leave and don't worry about
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    Nurse Robot, A Conspiracy Theory

    Flo. replied to PintheD's topic in General Nursing

    That robot is super
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    Real vs fake chest pain

    Flo. replied to Findingmynitch's topic in Correctional

    Follow protocol. It is there for a
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    nurse to patient ratio orthopaedic floor?

    Flo. replied to nurseortho's topic in Orthopedic

    Days 1:5 Nights 1:6-7 CNAs: 1:12 on both shifts Secretary
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    Time management with elderly patients

    Flo. replied to witc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Closed questions. Elderly patients or those that have tangential thinking are hard to rein in but I find that simple yes/no help a
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    Sample nurse malpractice suits

    Flo. replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Makes me want to get out of
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    Foley Catheter Removal for SCIP Core Measure

    Flo. replied to NurseAnnie123's topic in General Nursing

    We have the foley police at work. They will call the RN, MD, PA etc until the foley is removed or a proper reason is charted. We have computerized charting so they can watch from any where. But the...
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    I'm Freaking Out and Frantic! Please, Help Me!

    Flo. replied to rn/writer's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. That was me to a T my first year of nursing. It is slowly getting better but I remember wanting to quit so bad even if that meant I worked at Starbucks the rest of my life. Life is so much more...
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    Am I wrong to think this is NOT okay?

    Flo. replied to Peetz's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I wonder if that order should have read 1L over 24hrs for two days. That would make more sense to
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    Nursing or Occupational Therapy?

    Flo. replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Nursing

    So
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    medical staffing agency

    Flo. replied to tina1111's topic in General Nursing

    Tango is saying that in order to be profitable you first have to determine how much it will cost to provide that service at no profit. Then you add whatever percentage to make a profit. For example if...
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    Nursing or Occupational Therapy?

    Flo. replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Nursing

    Where I am we have a huge shortage of OTs and surplus of nurses. Check what the market is in your
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    Best one sentence handoff report

    Flo. replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    you
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    Ortho nurse or transplant nurse?

    Flo. replied to Abbachri's topic in Nursing Career

    I work ortho and I would say go with transplant. Ortho is very physically demanding but you will become an expert at pain management. However in ortho the patients for the most part are not sick....
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    does it really matter where you got your degree from?

    Flo. replied to Nolander's topic in General Nursing

    In my current area yes. In other areas no. It all depends on the area you are in. Where are
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    Dont wanna be a floor nurse..

    Flo. replied to Meese.C's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt it. I have over 2 yrs experience and I can't get away from the bedside. Now they say they want 3-5yrs experience, when I first started everyone said 1-2 yrs and you could get off the floor....
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    bariatric nursing a good job?

    Flo. replied to allthesmallthings's topic in Nursing Career

    I did a clinical on a bariatric floor. It was a very happy floor filled with optimistic patients. They felt that they were finally getting the tool that would help to drastically change their lives. I...
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    Am I the only one annoyed by these PCA orders?

    Flo. replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in General Nursing

    Thats the basic, the doc could do a custom PCA or add in other
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    Benadryl use with Dilaudid.. just curious!

    Flo. replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    If the pt is known to need it, I give it at the same time. That way I don't forget one or the other if I get
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    Clinicals, and Job Offers

    Flo. replied to sj73201's topic in General Nursing

    I know at my hospital it makes a huge difference. We keep lists of students that we would like to hire; as well as students who we would like to
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    What was wrong with my patient??

    Flo. replied to Dazglue's topic in General Nursing

    schizophrenia?
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    Family Nurse

    Flo. replied to Tamarah Chick's topic in General Nursing

    Check out consumers medical resource, they do something similar but don't represent themselves as nurses because of the legal
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    are the employers going to consider my scrub tech experience for my pay??

    Flo. replied to shell07's topic in General Nursing

    I got a bump in my pay for being a CNA, granted it was a small bump but it was