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    RESUME QUESTION: quit job after only 3 weeks, blah blah HELP PLZ;)...

    Asystole RN replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Depends on the application but most require total truth. I've personally known people who have been terminated for falsifying an application. Lying on an application also means you may lose your...
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    RESUME QUESTION: quit job after only 3 weeks, blah blah HELP PLZ;)...

    Asystole RN replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There are two different things you might be thinking about, a resume and an application. A resume is a lot like a marketing letter. Especially as you gain experience and that resume gets longer it is...
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    Family stole from me

    Asystole RN replied to Speedy15's topic in General Nursing

    There was/is a fairly large Romani tribe in AZ. When the patriarch would have some health issues the entire tribe would descend upon the hospital. They literally ended up placing security in the...
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    Is this a crime?

    Asystole RN replied to itsybitsy's topic in General Nursing

    Say what? Intent is a MAJOR consideration in law. For example, battery is often defined as intentional and harmful contact with another person. Intent is the difference between manslaughter and second...
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    I feel like a failure. Has anyone else struggled with NCLEX questions?

    Asystole RN replied to fluffykitty12's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is going to sound weird but if you know the material then stop overthinking the questions, go with your instincts. If you know the material then your worst enemy is your own self-doubt and second...
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    Better Schedules

    Asystole RN replied to pedsnurse112's topic in General Nursing

    Outpatient anything is what you want. Units like ambulatory infusion, endo, outpatient surgery center, or even positions like infection control, education,
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    Why do hospitals promote Flu shots so bad?

    Asystole RN replied to Life22feb's topic in General Nursing

    Some of us have and do take care of patients that have had some pretty bad outcomes related to flu. At my last hospital there were always a few people a year that expired related to the flu. Mostly...
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    Bullying in the workplace

    Asystole RN replied to PrincessAlexiss's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nursing is what you make of it and keep in mind those who are upset, disgruntled, and have had bad experiences are far more likely to communicate their negative experiences than someone who is simply...
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    Nurse WWII Capes, HELP!

    Asystole RN replied to the_nervous_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Capes are still popular outside of the United States for nurses to wear. South East Asia and China especially. I think it is admirable and a fantastic
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    Leaving Nursing for Another Career

    Asystole RN replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to leave nursing to get what you are looking for. Pharma and medical manufactures hire legions of nurses to conduct research of all kinds of varying degrees. Want to play with...
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    Oncology Nurse Administering Chemo - What affects can this have on our health?

    Asystole RN replied to blackdiamond407's topic in General Nursing

    Coming from the outpatient infusion arena myself I can say you are far more likely to have a career ending back injury than a catastrophic event related to administering chemo. I have heard stories...
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    New Grad - How much money to ask for?

    Asystole RN replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Search for the salary thread here. If asked, I would phrase a response with something like...what do you normally pay for a RN, BSN with XXX amount of clinical experience? At 20% to what they offer...
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    Describing patients by race/ethnicity

    Asystole RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Why? I apologize if I am not getting it. Is the issue that you think demographics are not clinically useful? They are absolutely useful, there really are biological differences and many times more...
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    Asystole RN replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    I agree to some extent but strongly disagree in others. You know why no one expects a calling from the other healthcare professions? Because none of them have adopted patient advocacy as their primary...
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    Asystole RN replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    Sales training is many times a kind of clinical training. Training non-clinical sales reps to function in a clinical environment, teaching them disease processes, and how products interact. No need to...
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    Describing patients by race/ethnicity

    Asystole RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a local charting issue to me, a limitation of the technology you are using. Ideally someone should not be assigning you any kind of demographic, they should be documenting what demographic...
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    Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    Asystole RN replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

    The medical and pharmaceutical industries pay very well with great benefits and I would consider low stress. A few million on the line has stress attached don't get me wrong but it is not life or...
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    Describing patients by race/ethnicity

    Asystole RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on where you live, sure. Maybe your charting system is not as detailed as it needs to be but do not equivocate that as a universal experience. Throwing the baby out with the bath water. If...
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    1 CNE/CEU = how many hours equivalent

    Asystole RN replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    I must be missing something where it says 1 CEU = 10 contact hours. I see where it says 0.25 academic credits = 10 contact hours. As someone who regularly develops CEU programs my experience is that...
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    Describing patients by race/ethnicity

    Asystole RN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Describing race or ethnicity is done for several reasons as you have heard in this thread and is I believe very valuable. Identifying race/ethnicity can provide a clue into possible issues or help...
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    Show I saw the other day

    Asystole RN replied to Caroline123's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing better than showing educated, empowered, successful women working in the most ethical and trusted profession in the world acting in a fashion contrary to the public
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    Traveling NPs? Is there such a thing?

    Asystole RN replied to windowi's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes there are traveling NPs. I have not met many but I have met
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    AN Announcement

    Asystole RN replied to caliotter3's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly think that the motion of discovery concerning a lawsuit that has been going on for over a year now was planned that intentional to somehow inflict injury on a dead murderer? Really? This is...
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    Standards for admission: Should they be more universal?

    Asystole RN replied to AutumnApple's topic in General Nursing

    There is a certification and professional medical surgical organization for med surg isn't there? Do they have any standards relating to
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    slow and affordable or Accelerated?

    Asystole RN replied to delawhere2006's topic in General Nursing

    Future annual gross - current annual gross = potential annual difference. Slow program years - accelerated program years = time investment difference Potential annual difference x time investment...