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    Rapid response and Select Specialty Hospital

    BrandonLPN replied to nrsang97's topic in General Nursing

    This is interesting. I never knew such arrangements existed. I've always wondered why more of the bigger hospitals don't have their own subacute and/or LTAC units. It seems to me that if these...
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    I just have to know NOW! Really?

    BrandonLPN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well, the "NCLEX Discussion Forum" sure seems to me like the most appropiate place to post a thread created for the purpose of discussing the wait for NCLEX results. Remember, the virtue of having an...
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    I just have to know NOW! Really?

    BrandonLPN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    "And sure enough, even waiting will end...if you can just wait long enough." -William
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    Story of Lunacy

    BrandonLPN replied to Katie13LPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Im going to guess that the bit about the DON telling you to argue with the doctor over a med change and the bit about a nurse not getting her blood drawn after a contaminated needle stick are two...
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    Facility Cut Staff Pay by 3%, More to Come?

    BrandonLPN replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, maybe so, but you have to admit the price for medical supplies really is much higher than it logically ought to be. I do think there's deliberate price gouging (or fixing or whatever) behind
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    There has to be an easier way....

    BrandonLPN replied to Lpn2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hmmm... I don't know. "An RN" just doesn't hit the ear right. "A RN" sounds better. Is there a consensus on this? Does the "arr" sound in the begininng of "RN" really create a vowel-vowel clash? (I...
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    Facility Cut Staff Pay by 3%, More to Come?

    BrandonLPN replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    And, of course, there's the fact that pharmacies and medical supply companies charge an absolutely ridiculous amount for their products. The high price of medications I can understand to a degree. New...
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    "I don't want an admit..."

    BrandonLPN replied to MessyMomma's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Someday someone's going to make a name for themselves by coming up with a more seamless way to transfer a patient from the ER to the floor. And i agree with the others, your nurses should be grateful...
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    Will they contact State Board

    BrandonLPN replied to chinadoll1's topic in Patient Medications

    Yes, thankfully the BON isn't likely to act upon such a groundless acusation. Unfortunetly, if your friend wasn't in a union, they can fire her for any reason they please. Or no reason at
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    What are your white board goals?

    BrandonLPN replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Patient Education

    Dear lord, please don't let the suits in charge hear you say something like "what is the most important thing I can do as your nurse today?" They'll jump on that like a pack of wolves. Then it'll it...
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    Extremely Overweight Nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to WonderousIvy's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow. I'll try to catch a patient, but no way I'm going to just "throw myself on the ground" for them. Seems like a pretty weird response to seeing a pt faint,
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    Are you built for nursing?

    BrandonLPN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    And when this guy goes to the doctor next week for a routine physical, he'll be told he actually has a cancer that causes really weird tumors to bulge out all over... cause those ain't
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    Extremely Overweight Nurses

    BrandonLPN replied to WonderousIvy's topic in Nursing Career

    First of all, it's being more than a little melodramatic to say that "patients pay the price" with unfit nurses. I've seen codes. I've seen obese nurses. I've seen obese nurses/other staff respond to...
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    I get out on time...

    BrandonLPN replied to nursedanny614's topic in General Nursing

    A pet peeve of mine is nurses who never leave on time and then insinuate that those of us who do must be cutting
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    Forceful opinions

    BrandonLPN replied to mmcc26's topic in General Students

    This is why no one should ever give advice unless it's asked
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    NCLEX-RN: Delegation

    BrandonLPN replied to itsdebraanne's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Are you sure the book didn't say that patients with dysphagia should be fed by a licensed nurse, so that he/she can assess for swallowing difficulty? I can't imagine why it would need to be a nurse if...
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    Can you work straights days?

    BrandonLPN replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    As for the original question, I really don't think that a bedside nursing job that is without weekends exists. Or they're very rare. I've heard of facilities that have a "weekday crew" and a "weekend...
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    Can you work straights days?

    BrandonLPN replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it seems to me if you want a poop-free job with no nights or weekends, you better stick to the doctor's office. Why on earth are you trying to get back into the hospital? Hospitals are FULL of...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    BrandonLPN replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think a solid work history is always helpful in landing a job, even if that history has nothing to do with the job being applied for. But how you present yourself and your experience is more...
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    MDs dont own the physician title

    BrandonLPN replied to platon20's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I'm of two minds on the subject. A DNP has clearly earned his title of doctor because, well, he has a DNP. But, to walk into a patient's room and say something like "hello, I'm DR. So and so" seems...
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    Are RN's going to be a thing of the past?

    BrandonLPN replied to Emma_H's topic in Canada

    Sorry, didn't even notice this was in the nursing in Canada
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    Why is the US healthcare system so full of "mini-doctors"?

    BrandonLPN replied to Lvdovicvs.Angelvs's topic in General Nursing

    Well,at the risk of offending the OP, I would counter that perhaps Mexico's field of medicine and of nursing haven't yet reached a sufficient level of sophistication to warrant the existence of PAs...
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    Are RN's going to be a thing of the past?

    BrandonLPN replied to Emma_H's topic in Canada

    As much as I appreciate the sentiment, I'm going to actually disagree with some of this. Although an experienced LPN will obviously have an edge over a new RN, they don't really do the same job. No...
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    Hospitals / Corporations replacing nurses with...

    BrandonLPN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Didn't you see the movie 'Short Circuit'? "Johnny 5 is
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    Foley Catheter Lubrication

    BrandonLPN replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Nursing

    I would use the lidocaine jelly if it were available. It just isn't. Everytime I insert a foley or perform a straight cath am I supposed to page the doctor, get an order, call the pharmacy, fax the...