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    SICK of BSN Pedestal

    BrandonLPN replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I agree with this post. So I hope you realize nursing will always need a class of nurses whose education is geared toward immediate clinical application. Call it "tasky", or whatever dirty word you...
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    You might be a night shifter if...

    BrandonLPN replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    .... if you walk into a sleeping paitent's room at 2am and he wakes up justifiably scared to see you standing you over the bed in the dark. He asks "What are you doing?!" You reply: "Just watching you...
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    I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

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

    As long as you don't state the patient's name, your name or the name of the hospital, it's pretty much impossible to violate HIPAA. Without those identifiers, we might as well be discussing some made...
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    I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

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

    Some have much better ideas than others but, no, you won't know until you've actually been a nurse. It's impossible to know until you've done
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    You might be a night shifter if...

    BrandonLPN replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    And God help you if you're trying to talk about something that happened a day ago on night shift."Last night. No, not *this* last night, *last* last night." It ends up sounding like some sort of...
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    You are LVN, why are you applying CNA or MA?

    BrandonLPN replied to jigzawnurse28's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    To he honest, many (if not most) doctors offices consider LPNs and MAs to ne completely interchangeable. They have the same job description and make the same pay. And the urgent care clinics in my...
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    You might be a night shifter if...

    BrandonLPN replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    ...if it's 345 in the morning and you're posting on this
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    I have a quick question; I just can't figure it out.

    BrandonLPN replied to Peterjoy93's topic in Excelsior College

    If you walk into the interview, and the chair is in front of the desk, facing the interviewer, just drag the chair around her desk so you two can sit next to each other. I'm sure that would go over...
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    Why do we eat our young?

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

    Or maybe they're just crying because they're emotionally brittle people. Maybe they need to work on
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    I can't use sick time I've earned??

    BrandonLPN replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    You could. Or you could try to change the policy. Or unionize. I don't get why we are so quick to just accept rules set down by a bunch of money grubbing executives. If you work for a company, you are...
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    Why do we eat our young?

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

    Was that in Canada? I really think it the liability factor keeping this from happening. The transition from student to nurse much have been so much smoother in the old hospital-diploma
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    Why do we eat our young?

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

    Nursing schools deserve a share of the blame for new grads not being prepared for the work load and feeling "bullied". New grads who weren't CNAs or LPNs first don't have the slightest idea what real...
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    You might be a night shifter if...

    BrandonLPN replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I always thought it was funny when pts would push their call lights during the night and then apologize for having to wake you up. I think some people just assumed we were all sleeping until a call...
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    I have a quick question; I just can't figure it out.

    BrandonLPN replied to Peterjoy93's topic in Excelsior College

    Unless the interviewer has OCD, why would they care? Where did you hear
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    sick call problems

    BrandonLPN replied to jgilliland55's topic in Correctional

    Sick call is the main reason I left correctional nursing. I hated those stupid kites! I'll take pushing a med cart in LTC over that nonsense any
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    NURSE work schedule

    BrandonLPN replied to Student Nurse_7's topic in General Nursing

    Well, others could define nursing better, but it's more the promotion of health and the easing of suffering. I think TV has trained the general public to view nurses and paramedics as somehow...
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    I can't use sick time I've earned??

    BrandonLPN replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    I do understand that PTO isn't a legally protected aspect of employment. I'm saying that it should be. I think it's a shame our culture seems content to let it rest where it is. Along with so many...
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    I can't use sick time I've earned??

    BrandonLPN replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I think it's a shame so many people seem to consider things like sick time to be a "privilege" bestowed by a gracious employer rather than a fundamental right that should be protected by
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    NURSE work schedule

    BrandonLPN replied to Student Nurse_7's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I see prospective students say something along the line of "I can't wait to save lives!", I can't help but wonder if they're confusing nurses with EMT/paramedics. Yes, nurses are often...
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    Splendid Opportunities in Nursing

    BrandonLPN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    An interesting page with a bit more info on these "correspondence schools":
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    Splendid Opportunities in Nursing

    BrandonLPN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I think it'd be really interesting to read the textbooks from this
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    I can't use sick time I've earned??

    BrandonLPN replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, well, I'm saying PTO SHOULD be a legally protected right. I guess I thought it was, once upon a time. Maybe not. We are not a particularly enlightened country when it comes to the rights of...
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    I can't use sick time I've earned??

    BrandonLPN replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    PTO encompasses sick time as well as vacation time. I get that calling off during orientation is frowned upon. Of course it is. But people DO get sick during orientation. It can happen. And if I have...
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    I can't use sick time I've earned??

    BrandonLPN replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    This may be standard policy amongst non unionized employers, but it's still fundamentally wrong. It's scary how the American worker is becoming increasingly complacent to his basic rights being...
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    Running out of LTC over the counter meds

    BrandonLPN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You should never, ever, "buy your own supply" of OTC meds to administer if the facility runs out. I'm pretty sure that's all kinds of illegal. And if there's no more baby aspirins (or whatever) in the...