tyvin BSN, RN

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    11-7? or 7-3? or 3-11? Which ones the best shift for you?

    tyvin replied to MzLopez4real's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    What's a
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    RN vs BSN - help!

    tyvin replied to hollybee47's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Go for the
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    Are nurses blue or white collar workers?

    tyvin replied to digitiminimi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This color code was developed long ago when nurses were truly blue. Now the profession of nursing has advanced I would say we are more white then blue. Blue literally referring to the blue denim...
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    How to cannulate without pain?

    tyvin replied to hazyblue's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Confidence is key...along with knowing how the patient usually reacts to shots. I never let them see the supplies or draw it up in front of them. I cover everything with a sterile towel. Distraction...
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    College chemistry difficulty level?

    tyvin replied to LaceElaine's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you can get the concept that drives and "is" chemistry, you should be alright. It takes an active imagination to envision the Periodic Table as the basic contructs that are
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    Curious with nursing informatics specialty to new grada

    tyvin replied to yeng_27's topic in Nursing Informatics

    The thing with informatics is how are you going to help develop software and advise on clinical matters concerning the development of such software if you haven't had the experience? I see what you're...
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    Failed Fundamentals Clinical.

    tyvin replied to studentnursekathleen's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had a clinical assistant professor that tried to ruin me. I'm serious...she tried to ruin me at every turn in my last year ( when she was hired to replace a professor that went out on maternity...
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    Top end of union hospitals pay per hour?

    tyvin replied to Chris Caulfield RN NP-C's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Union pay is established per state...meaning that not all RNs get paid the same in all the states. Union pay goes by the number of years on the job. One starts out at the bottom and gradully the pay...
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    New nurse still on orientation and first med error?

    tyvin replied to sleepdeprived1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yes you do get written up for Tx errors such as that...I hope you went ahead and got an order. Check the docs standing orders as
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    How many much older (40+) students out there starting classes? (I'm 47)

    tyvin replied to nursingstudent3109's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was 32 when I went in but the "youngness" of the others where I was not a concern. If fact we had a 50 something with us and there was never a big deal about age that I heard. The only reason I know...
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    I'll be serving whine at my pity party

    tyvin replied to jadedjane's topic in General Nursing

    Spell check for many browsers can be uploaded plus the program you use to write have spell check. Also reading the paper backwards helps. I'm presuming you use a computer to write and do your resume...
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    Pre-Pour medication: to do or not to do

    tyvin replied to Do_Good's topic in Patient Medications

    If you are a state facility how is it that there are no state
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    HELP!! I had a stalker and because of HIPAA I lost my RN

    tyvin replied to rssawyer's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Esme you were right before as the other person that mentioned calling and filing pollice reports as well as a TRO...the police should have been involved right from the very start. HIPAA "rights" are...
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    Accept job offer or hold off for dream unit?

    tyvin replied to costaricasurf's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto...take the sure thing. If they really want you in the ICU they will arrange things. Take the sure thing and talk to the recruiter about why you can't interview for both. If you know the DON in...
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    racism?

    tyvin replied to dcw132003's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Instead of worrying about racism you should hone up your English skills...how do you expect to get in with spelling and grammer as presented in your first paragraph. Seriously; one of the skills of...
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    Any other facilities with two sets of standing orders?

    tyvin replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    The last LTC place I worked had 3 sets of standing orders; one for each doc (I thought that's how it was everywhere). All docs are different and some are more comfortable letting the RN decide and...
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    Registered Medical Assistant pay?

    tyvin replied to Steph2078's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Depends where you live...where I am they make $10 to $15 and hour. Perhaps with experience and a long time relationship with the doc or clinic it will increase but they make about as much as CNAs and...
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    Should I be going for my ADN or BSN?

    tyvin replied to KJBradford's topic in Texas Nursing

    BSN...good
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    Murphy's Law of Nursing

    tyvin replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Half hour to go on one of the most horrible shifts you've ever worked. You know that the one nurse who always calls in sick and gets away with it is on the schedule to relieve you. Suddenly the phone...
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    Why do so many nurses from the Philippines come to Canada/USA?

    tyvin replied to lilaclover's topic in Philippines

    Someone touched on it earlier...special visa privliges are afforded the nurses from PI. In fact a bill to make it even easier for the PI nurses to come to America due to the so called "nursing...
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    Fought the good fight...

    tyvin replied to cincin1's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...I fell your pain. Many moons ago I was in the same situation. It was actually only 6 months but I could feel it. I live in Hawaii and there are not that many opportunites. So I moved from an...
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    Just need to vent

    tyvin replied to mikala3's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Unless you got something else going on October isn't that far off. I would be showing them how invaluable you are. Have you filled out an app and presented a resume with cover letter? You have to go...
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    Im Pagan and a Hospice Nurse....

    tyvin replied to SaylahStarr's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    You need to support the person passing to where ever they "believe" they are going to go. I work with a large Buddist population and many of the hospice team are of the western religion. I don't have...
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    What was your gpa and other stats, before BSN acceptance?

    tyvin replied to luciddreeams's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I love to bragg...4.GPA (oh how I loved school). The transition from community college to university was good. All my professors from both arenas were excellent, filled with enthusiasm and a visible...
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    med error? idk...

    tyvin replied to peaches88's topic in Patient Medications

    That's a hard one IMO. During report had there been some type of change with that particular resident... had they been to surgery etc... that's when the red flags go off. "But" with the paper MARs as...