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    Local hospital now says "BSN or MSN preferred" for all bedside positions?!

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

    I wonder why people just assume that if you have an ADN, you got it from a "community college?" I received my ADN from a large 4-year university. The grading standards were much, much higher for the...
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    Associate Degree in Allied Health?

    applewhitern replied to lemore's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Why don't you just take LPN-to-RN classes instead? It only takes about a year; not much longer than what you are doing now. Make sure the classes you are taking will transfer to the RN
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    How many people recognize this abbreviation?

    applewhitern replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    The "FLB" meant "funny LOOKING beats" to
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    How many people recognize this abbreviation?

    applewhitern replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    SFTJOD.
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    HELP omg so sick and have ? about robitussin

    applewhitern replied to newmommy26's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I hope you weren't serious about the "massive doses of
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    Support for ADN's required to secure their BSN lacking

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

    The "grandfathering in" was discussed (over and over again) way back in the 80's when I was in nursing school. I see 25 years later, it is still being discussed. Apparently nobody is being...
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    Still on my soapbox

    applewhitern replied to Guttercat's topic in General Nursing

    We have several MA's who work with us in the hospital. I was under the assumption that MA's were well educated, but sadly, I have found quite the opposite. I don't know what their educational...
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    pay freezes

    applewhitern replied to Mrs Helleck's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have been at my present job for 5 years now. We haven't received any kind of pay increases, cost of living, bonuses, nothing. We are supposed to get a pittance of a pay increase at our yearly...
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    Nicotine Test for new employment

    applewhitern replied to hls0810's topic in General Nursing

    I am seriously concerned about anyone who would deliberately try to cheat on a nicotine test. Is smoking that important to you? That you would compromise your job, character, trust, etc.? Just...
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    Is it really easier for male new grad nurses to land a job?

    applewhitern replied to RN_na_pogi_pa's topic in Men in Nursing

    My last DON, who has several advanced degrees, told me flat out that they will hire a male over a female. She said if 100 females apply for the same job as one male nurse does, the male is the one...
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    "Saunameters"

    applewhitern replied to Pachinko's topic in General Nursing

    I agree it is probably a hangover from the French pronunciation. The only people I ever heard use it were older people, years ago. (Younger nurses may not realize this, but we did not use the metric...
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    burned out

    applewhitern replied to NrsAmanda's topic in General Nursing

    Don't assume your employer will pay for your BSN; mine doesn't. (Mine will only pay part of the LPN to RN tuition~ nothing for the ASN to BSN or MSN). Personally, I would work for a few months,...
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    Nurse Survivalist

    applewhitern replied to Clovery's topic in Nursing Humor

    Someone has been watching my favorite show, The Walking
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    am i reasonably resigning?

    applewhitern replied to wakeuptothesun86's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you are stuck there for a while, try to make the best of it. Work on your organizational skills. I usually work ICU, but have worked enough medical-surgical floors to know you have to prioritize....
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    Pet Peeve

    applewhitern replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I sometimes work extra shifts on our psych unit. What I have noticed is that the mental health aides, CNA's, or techs, will tell me that so-and-so needs some Haldol, Ativan, etc. What they don't...
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    Is this practice illegal?

    applewhitern replied to LPNalltheway's topic in Patient Medications

    We do it all the time. We simply place the order under our own name/password, then mark "verbal or phone order." How do you think we functioned before? We are completely paperless, so we do not...
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    2020 BSN law

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

    @Zoija: You might consider getting the BSN from the start, since you already have a degree in biology. There are precious few places an ADN can work in Birmingham, Alabama, simply because almost all...
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    Accused of withholding pain medication

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

    About smoking: My hospital is an absolutely tobacco-free facility, meaning smokers can't smoke anywhere on the campus, including their automobiles. If a patient insists on going out to smoke, an AMA...
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    I have the time (to pee)

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

    Vianne, we have to chart what a patient's stool looks like, in intimate detail! Some of the descriptions are hilarious. I will draw the line at my own poop,
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    I have the time (to pee)

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

    I have time for myself now. There have been jobs where I didn't, however. I worked for 8 years in one particular ICU that was just horrible; seemed like every time I went to the bathroom, a doctor...
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    Diploma nurses are worthless?!

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

    Oh, need to add: The same tired argument has been around since I first went to nursing school in the 80's. I have worked as an RN for 25 years, and today we are still comparing the diploma/ADN/BSN...
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    Diploma nurses are worthless?!

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

    I have both a BSN and a prior degree, so I really don't have a dog in this fight; plus, I am nearing retirement and don't plan to obtain anything more. From my personal 25 years of working as a...
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    Smokers need not apply?

    applewhitern replied to RainMom's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The bottom line is that smoking is not good for anyone. You can spin it all you want. No, neither is using illicit drugs, alcohol, etc., but the topic here is tobacco abuse. I am highly allergic to...
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    More $$/hr for CCRN?

    applewhitern replied to cabgnurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We get nothing. No extra pay; no test reimbursement. (No extra pay for BSN/MSN
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    Local hospital now says "BSN or MSN preferred" for all bedside positions?!

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

    Almost every nurse I work with would get a BSN and/or Master's degree if the hospital would help pay for it. No one wants to go in debt to make maybe 25 cents more per hour, esp. to do the same