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    Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    applewhitern replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Every hospital I have worked in required that we pull the trash from patient's room at the end of our shift, and all but one required that we pull all linens (especially the bed linens) after a...
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    Benefits - I'm In Shock

    applewhitern replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    We don't get any extra pay to work on a holiday, or a weekend. We have to "build up" sick time, meaning you could work for a year or two before you have enough sick time built up to actually get paid...
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    Wage difference between an ADN and BSN Nurses?

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

    No difference in
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    Saw a nurse yelling at a patient in ICU

    applewhitern replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Wow. "Decaying stench?!?" Maybe the smell was stool, or a GI bleed, or mucomyst. And I agree, the patient was probably extremely hard of hearing, with dementia, and maybe even combative. Was the...
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    men in pediatrics:) thoughts?

    applewhitern replied to hrawlins's topic in Men in Nursing

    I worked in pediatric ICU for years. We had one male RN. He was an excellent nurse, but we did have occasions where the parent, usually a female parent, would complain about having a male nurse for...
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    Out of Work Nurse

    applewhitern replied to kathyshonk66's topic in General Nursing

    I just read another article put out today by NBC NEWS talking about how we have such a severe shortage of nurses. That is two different news articles this week on the nursing shortage. They make it...
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    Adn rn seeks job in nnj

    applewhitern replied to Makama1's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I just got through reading yet another article (NBC NEWS) about the severe nursing shortage. It was posted today. I don't know where they keep coming up with this nursing shortage thing; we are so...
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    Management hate

    applewhitern replied to beckster_01's topic in General Nursing

    There is a big difference between accepting a mistake that you did, indeed, make, and being blamed for everything including the weather. There are so many frivolous write-ups at my facility, it...
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    Cry baby CNAs

    applewhitern replied to DrkCocoMurse215's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do CNA stuff all the time. I just need them to do things to "free me up" so I can do the things that only the RN can do. Sometimes it might look like I am just sitting, but I am usually looking...
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    Out of Work Nurse

    applewhitern replied to kathyshonk66's topic in General Nursing

    A few days ago, I was listening to the news (on one of those 24 hr news shows) and a man was talking about the sky-high price of college tuition. He said, "This is why we have such a nursing...
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    Oldest in cohort...feeling out of place

    applewhitern replied to melc0305's topic in General Students

    I am not in nursing school, but am an RN. I am older than my co-workers by 3 decades. It can be frustrating, as we have nothing in common, except the job, so I know what you
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    scolded for reading a book at work

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

    Just another example of how nurses are treated like assembly line
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    Have we lost the "art" of nursing?

    applewhitern replied to Barbara Hunter's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the same thing~ I wasn't "trained," but rather educated! "Trained" sounds like something you do to a dog or
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    BSN patient outcomes

    applewhitern replied to S.G.'s topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    @ADNRNstudent: Maybe it is late and I am sleepy, but I don't agree with your comments about "yesterday's ADNs." I went through the ADN program in 1987 and we were considered the "cream of the crop"...
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    Where to begin

    applewhitern replied to sillytilley's topic in Nursing Career

    My school was over one hour drive each way, in terrible traffic. I worked full-time, 6 days per week, and I had 2 small kids at home. I worked until my last semester. My husband (at the time)...
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    Please tell me why you dreamed of being a nurse from a young age

    applewhitern replied to avhoney's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing was never a "dream" of mine, nor was it a "calling." There are many ways to help people, so I never saw nursing as fitting into that category. I get paid to be a nurse. If I had a dream or...
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    I really dislike when...

    applewhitern replied to Mchs4735's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't see why it is an issue at all. Nursing is a completely different discipline. In that philosophy, why nursing or MD? Why not respiratory therapy, physical therapy, dietician, etc, etc.? Why...
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    Review on Anywear Exact shoes

    applewhitern replied to teletech111's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have bought two pair. They were OK. I like that you can wash them off easily. I would rinse mine off under running water. The first pair fit perfectly, and I wore them a lot. The second pair,...
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    Considering a non - accredited school

    applewhitern replied to Trust in Jesus's topic in General Students

    I haven't read all the comments, but I also live in the area, and would go there. I have friends who
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    Deathbed visions **UPDATED**

    applewhitern replied to ag_man's topic in General Nursing

    I knew one man who heard wolves howling. This guy had throat cancer, early 50's; ironically, had never smoked cigarettes, but always fussed at his wife for smoking. He wasn't my patient, just a...
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    Would you miss the first day of class?

    applewhitern replied to ames86's topic in General Students

    I can't believe how lenient these comments are about just skipping class. When I was in nursing school, we could only miss 2 days, period, throughout the entire program. I personally wouldn't want...
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    Question about IM vs IV injection, when to aspirate, what to look for

    applewhitern replied to jeshicuhx3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was taught, back in the dark ages, to aspirate. That said, I read here on AllNurses, that it is no longer recommended to aspirate and check for
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    Advancements and Pay?

    applewhitern replied to Ryguy115's topic in General Nursing

    The only way you would make six figures in my area (deep south) is to work a lot of over-time, and/or to work prn at premium rates, which usually means nights, weekends, and most holidays, with no...
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    No bathroom break for 12 hours straight - A nursing record!

    applewhitern replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    12 hours is no big deal. I can go that long when I am out shopping! Joking aside, if I have to pee, I will go pee. I have accepted the fact that I will never be able to sit, undisturbed, and eat...
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    Would you miss the first day of class?

    applewhitern replied to ames86's topic in General Students

    There is no way I would miss a school day for orientation for a part-part-time job. At the nursing school I attended, you could only miss 2 days thru-out your entire program, period. You might, or...