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    How many people recognize this abbreviation?

    applewhitern replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    SFTJOD= Snatched from the jaws of death. Our critical care docs would write this in their progress notes after a code, or after tubing someone and started them on multiple drips and such. Probably a...
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    Still don't get the BSN ADN thing...

    applewhitern replied to tarotale's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I remember when diploma nurses were abundant. They practically lived in the hospitals. Their skills were exceptional. The ones I was familiar with lived in a dorm in the hospital-based nursing...
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    Still don't get the BSN ADN thing...

    applewhitern replied to tarotale's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That offended me as well, iluvgusgus. I couldn't believe what I read. Most of the ADN programs that I am familiar with require a much higher ACT score, and are highly competitive, just to get in....
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    How difficult would you personally rate your RN to BSN program?

    applewhitern replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    @Applesxoranges: I graduated with an ADN in 1989; the BSN in 1994. The ADN program was at the same university as my BSN. It was NLNAC. At that time, the ADN was designed to get nurses out of school...
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    How difficult would you personally rate your RN to BSN program?

    applewhitern replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    No chemistry? This is why I don't see how an ADN to BSN program can be considered superior~ I had to have chemistry classes for my ADN program. I keep hearing nurses say they didn't have to take...
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    Is My Thinking Flawed?

    applewhitern replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Potassium should infuse at 10 mEq per hour. It is dangerous to give it faster than that, although sometimes it can be given at 20 mEq per hour. "25 cc per hour" is meaningless; it depends on how it...
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    gfs scrubs are kinda see through

    applewhitern replied to robert1043's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Wow. She would rather have someone see her thong, rather than panty lines? I have seen nurses wear them before, with the thong peeking out over the too-tight scrub pants, and it looks trashy. I...
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    Anyone have an MSN with no BSN? Problems with this?

    applewhitern replied to kerussll's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Someone in Human Resources needs to be re-educated. I wonder just what that person thinks an MSN is? There is a possibility, however, that a manager could think you would be more educated than...
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    How difficult would you personally rate your RN to BSN program?

    applewhitern replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Large university with a medical school, brick and
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    Hours of sleep before work

    applewhitern replied to j0yegan's topic in General Nursing

    I always get at least 8, many times 9. I refuse to cheat myself on sleep! I want to be fully alert while at work, and I find that I have more energy and think clearer when I get plenty of sleep. I...
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    A little concerned

    applewhitern replied to floridanurse1983's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, seems like a waste of time to demonstrate that in nursing school. It is pretty self-explanatory. That said, the hospitals I have worked for only allowed lab personnel to "read" the results....
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    How difficult would you personally rate your RN to BSN program?

    applewhitern replied to Nola009's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Mine was all fluff, absolutely nothing I didn't already know from the ADN program. I already had plenty of humanities. I can't for the life of me see what all the fuss is about, regarding the need...
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    Holiday Pay-- Anyone else heard of this??

    applewhitern replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    We don't get holiday pay. We don't get PTO, either. We are paid extra every week instead of that. We don't take turns with holidays. If a holiday falls on your regularly scheduled day to work, so...
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    ADN Nurses Being Forced to go Back to School?

    applewhitern replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I am so glad I don't have a dog in this fight. I originally had an ADN, but I also had a bachelor's degree in another field. I found the RN to BSN classes to be basically silly, stupid, and nowhere...
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    RNs to do glucose checks on patients without DM

    applewhitern replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses have always done their own glucose sticks at my current facility. They have never allowed the nursing assistants to do them. Not saying that I like it this way, just stating the way it...
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    any advice?

    applewhitern replied to iselamunoz_13's topic in General Students

    Each college is different. My particular school would not allow any student to work during the first semester of nursing classes. (General classes didn't matter, I am talking specifically about the...
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    Code Cart/Box

    applewhitern replied to morgan_porgan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have the rolling carts thru-out the hospital. There is a defibrillator on the top; the meds/supplies are lined up neatly in the drawers. All of the respiratory stuff is in tackle boxes, so if you...
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    Critical Care Charge Nurses

    applewhitern replied to Forever_a_Student's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think the charge nurse should not have to take a full load of patients. However, I have known quite a few charge nurses who would play on their phone, laptop, etc., instead of helping the other...
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    Are your choice of scrubs childish?

    applewhitern replied to rose89's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I like white pants with white socks and white shoes. I wear printed tops with the white pants, but never cartoon characters. I absolutely hate the Looney Toon ones! They look too Walmartish for my...
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    57+ and starting a nursing career

    applewhitern replied to kelleytison's topic in General Students

    Also please be aware that nursing jobs in "geriatrics" usually involves patients who have dementia or Alzheimer's, and often get confused and can be quite a handful to care for. I rarely have anyone...
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    Acetylcysteine

    applewhitern replied to MedTrans68's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It just seems like common sense would prevail; I mean if someone needs Mucomyst for their lungs you would want suction readily available, whether protocol or
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    how much hire level math is required for nursing?

    applewhitern replied to AspiringRN27's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had to take college algebra and chemistry in 1987 for the ADN. I can't believe how many people think ADN programs don't require those. Some of the new nurses I work with today never had to take...
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    Is Trendelenburg Truly Best Practice for Hypotension?

    applewhitern replied to caramela's topic in General Nursing

    Stopped doing it years ago, but apparently some educators still teach it, because I have seen new nurses do it and claim they were taught to in nursing
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    The Clinical Ladder

    applewhitern replied to BeachsideRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked at quite a few hospitals in my career, and I can say I have never worked at a hospital that has a "clinical ladder." I think our local VA facilities have it, but none of the hospitals I...
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    What's harder, nursing school or the education program to be a teacher?

    applewhitern replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    My best friend went to college to be a teacher at the same time I was in school to be a nurse. I couldn't believe her microbiology and Anatomy/Physiology classes had no labs! And she could make a...