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    Half Question/Half Pet Peeve

    applewhitern replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I, too, get real sensitive about sexism in the workplace! Before a career change to nursing, I worked in the business world and saw first-hand how this works. I was passed over for an important...
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    difference between associates and bachelors in nursing

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

    Microbiology, chemistry, pathophysiology, and nutrition were all part of my ADN program. Statistics was required for the RN to BSN program, but right after I took it, they dropped it from the...
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    RN Oversight of LVN care

    applewhitern replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    I once worked on a telemetry unit that required the RN to write a quick note on each LPN's chart, but I was there and saw the patients myself, too. I would not sign anything that I did not witness....
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    Is there really a future for new LPN's??

    applewhitern replied to Sharls237's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    A few years ago, my hospital claimed that they were phasing the LPN's out. Well, they are still hiring them! My hospital owns several doctor's clinics and ALL of the nurses working in those offices...
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    LPNs make RNs seem more impressive?

    applewhitern replied to RN-HSA's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow. I can't wait to tell my Director of Nursing, who has a lowly ADN, that she is obsolete, behind the times, irrelevant, whatever, and that her 35+ years experience just don't matter, and that she...
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    Acls in riverside, ca

    applewhitern replied to hopeful4's topic in California Nursing

    They have taken so much out of ACLS that it is nothing like it used to be. If you heard stories about how hard it was before, please rest assured it is pretty easy
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    Pump vs. Gravity

    applewhitern replied to nurmac's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. If given a choice, I would not want to receive chemotherapy at a facility that didn't use
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    Do you calculate drip rates anymore?

    applewhitern replied to goingback's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you should know how to calculate drip rates. I always double-check mine on my calculator just to be sure the pump is correct. Only the most basic meds we use in the ICU are programmed into our...
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    Short Survey! Job Satisfaction in Nursing

    applewhitern replied to Aprile74's topic in General Nursing

    Well since I am an older nurse (almost 57) I won't even bother with it, at least, until the OP gives an explanation for the
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    Am I qualified to take NCLEX in Vermont without passing the board in the Philippines?

    applewhitern replied to softhearted's topic in Nurse Registration

    Why don't you simply call the Vermont state board of nursing and find
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    No opinions please just facts

    applewhitern replied to wheresmyrights's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My only comment on this matter is that every hospital I have worked at performed random drug screens. If your name was randomly selected, you were immediately escorted straight to the lab for a urine...
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    Two Days

    applewhitern replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken FMLA twice before, in order to take care of a sick family member. It was quite simple, and didn't matter that I wasn't the one who was
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    Two Days

    applewhitern replied to Cardiolyte's topic in General Nursing

    We only get paid sick time for the 3rd consecutive day we are out. That means if you are absent from work for 2 days, you won't get paid, regardless how much "time" you have saved up. I haven't seen...
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    Registered nurses with an Associate degree...

    applewhitern replied to Gaby_rmz77's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Really just depends on where you live. My area hires regardless of degree~ ADN and BSN are treated the same. As a matter of fact, both the Director of Nursing and the Assistant DON at my hospital...
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    O2 bad if pt already 100% RA?

    applewhitern replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I looked at the references~ one reason why I wasn't impressed with
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    Clots related to fast afib

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

    Oh, BTW, what is a cholectomy? Do you mean colectomy, or
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    Clots related to fast afib

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

    Surely the cardiologist saw this patient prior to surgery, to clear him for surgery, in view of his previous atrial fib and hypertension. I do not know about the "48 hours to form a clot" thing, but...
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    Need advice on routes to RN

    applewhitern replied to stephen7934's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Yes, you can. With the BA in psych, you probably already have most of the pre-reqs you need for an associates in nursing
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    O2 bad if pt already 100% RA?

    applewhitern replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This article from 2002 is referring to high-flow 02, specifically non-rebreathers, compared to lower-flow 02, such as 02 at 2 lpm per n/c. You really need to assess your patient and follow your ER's...
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    Signing another nurses name

    applewhitern replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I wouldn't sign anyone's name. I might put something like: Assessment completed by so-and-so on date so-and-so, then sign MY
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    Can psych nurses do psychotherapy

    applewhitern replied to Novo's topic in Psychiatric

    I sometimes work on our psych unit, and only the psychiatrists here do this. We have nurse practitioners, but they just adjust medications and handle non-psych issues, like if a person has...
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    What did you take away from your ADN to BSN program

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

    It really depends on what school you go to; who your instructors are, what the curriculum is. They are all different. The classes I was required to take were completely different than the classes at...
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    O2 bad if pt already 100% RA?

    applewhitern replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Your question is way too broad, and certainly not a "one size fits all." For chest pain, the sats might be high, but the heart muscle needs the 02; thus the protocol. Aside from chest pain, the...
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    How often do you study/read up?

    applewhitern replied to clover2012's topic in General Nursing

    I read/study all the time. My brother and I grew up in a rural, isolated area, and our main form of entertainment was reading. It is just a life-long habit with me. My hospital subscribes to...
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    art line vs cuff pressure

    applewhitern replied to bmmott's topic in General Nursing

    MAP from the intra-arterial line would be the most reliable. There are many factors that could account for the difference, but generally we would go by the higher