applewhitern BSN, RN

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    I will not defend nurses anymore

    applewhitern replied to lost soul's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, I don't believe anyone, doctor or nurse, would tell a patient to drink salt water. Most people would vomit! There are indeed salt tablets one can take by mouth, but the norm is to correct...
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    Curious-why do people put ADN, RN? It's ASN...

    applewhitern replied to RN_SummerSeas's topic in General Nursing

    There is a difference between a BA and a BS in some majors, like Business degrees, psychology degrees, etc.; and from what I gather, the difference is very minor. When I obtained a business degree...
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    Yellow Gowns: Fall preventative or bandaid solution?

    applewhitern replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I like the bed alarms. The yellow bracelets, yellow gowns, signs, etc., do not have anything magical about them that automatically keeps a patient from falling; the best way we have is...
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    How to get hired if experience is necessary

    applewhitern replied to adcinhae's topic in General Nursing

    You will most likely end up having to take a job on a medical-surgical unit to obtain that experience. You might even have to take a night-shift position. It can be hard to get into a specialty like...
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    WELL, WOULD YOU???

    applewhitern replied to nurse2211's topic in General Nursing

    Knowing how my hospital is, I would be fired for
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    Notes in 3rd person style

    applewhitern replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I write in the first person. I was taught this way back in the 80's. It seems silly to me to use "this writer" or "this nurse." Really, who else is writing the note besides you? Either you sign...
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    Why don't you just read the chart?

    applewhitern replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We would have to go into the patient's room and log on to a computer, which takes forever. All of our computers are at bedside; we have none at the nurse's
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    Become a Nurse without Nursing School

    applewhitern replied to Longa's topic in General Nursing

    Thedsaly36 our diploma nurses are highly skilled, and yes, they were educated in pathophysiology, fundamentals, etc., just as we were. They also took state boards, too, you
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    BMI? reliable or just a short cut?

    applewhitern replied to nealiiih's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if this practitioner was selling weight-loss products on the side? Some of the doctors I know do
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    Become a Nurse without Nursing School

    applewhitern replied to Longa's topic in General Nursing

    There are people who have tried the "short-cut" route to becoming a nurse; they are listed under the "imposter alert" section of my state Board of
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    I got reported to HR

    applewhitern replied to katie92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We in the south do not consider Oklahoma to be a "southern" state; it is considered to be Mid-West, regardless where it actually sits on the map! And believe me, Reba is country, and that is NOT the...
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    HELP A GUY OUT!!

    applewhitern replied to ChronicSG's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I vote
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    Don't talk bad about your patients

    applewhitern replied to BrendaH84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Doesn't really bother me. I like to know the psycho-social stuff about my
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    I got reported to HR

    applewhitern replied to katie92's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    WOW. I was born and raised in Alabama, and I get offended when people assume we southerners must not know how to talk properly, or that if something is said wrong, that person must be from the south....
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    I'm a sexless nurse

    applewhitern replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    It isn't whether you are professional or not, all that really matters is how the patient feels about it. Personally, a male nurse would NOT get to catheterize me, unless I was completely out of it...
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    No visiting hours?

    applewhitern replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    I have never known of a medical-surgical unit anywhere in my area that limits visitation. The only time a visitor cannot stay overnight is if it is in a semi-private room. They are welcome to stay...
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    Shortest Interview

    applewhitern replied to Zelda21's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    All of my interviews have been short, and I have gotten every nursing job I ever applied for. Why would anyone ask about your skills if you are a new grad and this would be your first nursing job?...
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    Thyroid medication

    applewhitern replied to gofast's topic in Patient Medications

    You can take it anytime, as long as you take it on an empty stomach to avoid binding it with food, and passing thru without absorbing. I take mine in the middle of the night, simply because I work...
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    Why do nurses seem to have a bad reputation?

    applewhitern replied to unbrokenx3's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of nurses DO sleep around, but so do a lot of doctors, teachers, bus drivers, waitresses/waiters, etc. etc. I have seen the "sleeping around" in every hospital I ever worked in, but I have also...
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    Certifications

    applewhitern replied to FloatRN19's topic in General Nursing

    "The hospital should pay for certification?" Haha, my hospital won't pay for anything, not even tuition reimbursement. Actually, no hospital I have ever worked at paid for any certification other...
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    IV push failure - how I am failing

    applewhitern replied to Brandazzle1's topic in Patient Medications

    I agree, always flush between push meds, so you don't have to worry if the two drugs are compatible or not. (By the way, both heparin and morphine have a lot of incompatibilities.) I am uneasy about...
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    Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    applewhitern replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why do people want to be thought of as an RN, do everything an RN does, get paid as an RN, but don't want to simply go to nursing school and become
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    New Grad - Just got a job at Starbucks. Help.

    applewhitern replied to NightWatch's topic in Nursing Career

    I have been reading about how California is saturated with nurses for YEARS. I wonder why people don't research this stuff BEFORE they go to nursing
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    what form of license to expect

    applewhitern replied to 01khakizz's topic in General Nursing

    Mine is a hard plastic card, like a credit card, with a hologram on
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    This seems like Hipaa violation

    applewhitern replied to shabish's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    We cannot give out information over the telephone if THEY called US. We can give info out if WE call THEM. In other words, anyone can call our hospital and claim to be from any doctor's office. How...