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    ADN's being pushed out

    applewhitern replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am so sick of this tired, same old argument. I have been an RN for 24 years now. I got my ADN at a 4 year university. Then I got my BSN. Point being, not everybody that has an ADN got it from a...
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    Nurse Manager Certificate by ATI/STTI

    applewhitern replied to VeniVidiVici's topic in Nurse Management

    They are offering a Nurse Manager certificate for people that haven't even graduated and taken boards yet? Wow. It would seem like you would need some actual work experience. I agree, it would look...
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    4 Eyes Assessment

    applewhitern replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in General Nursing

    We usually have 2 nurses to do this, simply because we have to get the patient off the stretcher, undress them, etc. It isn't required for us to have 4 eyes, however. We are very, very careful...
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    working where you get your own medical care?

    applewhitern replied to OrangeSN's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer to go where people don't know me. I don't want to work with people who have seen me naked. I would find it hard to maintain a professional relationship with someone who has done things to...
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    Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

    applewhitern replied to skyflight's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Around my neck of the woods, we don't get anywhere near that much differential to start with. Our nightshift is $3 bucks per hour, and none extra for weekends or
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    Getting the shaft

    applewhitern replied to deeya12's topic in General Nursing

    @Jade: Wow! Three bucks an hour to be "on call?" We get zilch. They can't technically say we are "on call," but they make it clear they expect us to be! With so many nurses applying for jobs, they...
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    Old nurse, New BSN, MED ERROR

    applewhitern replied to marace's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we all make mistakes, but people die because of it. Please, everybody, follow protocol, no matter how busy you
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    didn't start school til age 50

    applewhitern replied to Whit'sBetterHalf's topic in General Students

    I don't know why people think just because you are in your 50's or 60's, that you suddenly become stupid and can't learn or do anything! I am in my late 50's, been a nurse for many years, and am...
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    Is there such a thing?

    applewhitern replied to OCRN3's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, it only depends on who you are, who you know, who you are kin to. They don't even advertise jobs in management or anything higher than "staff nurse." Those positions are filled by...
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    Being directed to get a patients son a ride home

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

    There is no way I would be responsible for this. Anything could happen to the child. If there are no family members who care enough to provide transportation, then who would care enough to see after...
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    Do I have grounds to negotiate my price offered?

    applewhitern replied to mcpheenom's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, they have always went by "how long" I have been employed as a
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    Are you certified in your specialty?

    applewhitern replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    We have to pay for it ourselves, and get no financial reward. I do know that most of the hospitals in my area require a certification in your field; they do not require a BSN, but they want a...
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    Is there such a thing?

    applewhitern replied to OCRN3's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital, you have to wait until someone retires or dies. Then, you have to be kin to somebody, or have to have worked there for 30 years. Most of our upper management aren't even nurses....
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    Length of orientation

    applewhitern replied to funkyRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    My first job, 5 days. I don't think I have ever rec'd more than that with any new job since then, either. I think part of the problem is that we learned so much more "way back when" than new nurses...
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    Random question: Would you wear a $300 watch to work

    applewhitern replied to TXRN44's topic in General Nursing

    Commuter, I think you and I have the same
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    Graduate RN at 57 years old

    applewhitern replied to healing hand's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, ageism is alive and well. I know managers who have been trying to find ways to "get rid" of the older nurses, but mainly because they make more money than the newer hires. All of our older...
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    Everything is our responsibility. Rant.

    applewhitern replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was informed that it is a "myth" that insurance will not pay if a patient leaves AMA. Does anyone know the truth about that, for
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    Bolus D5NS with 20mEq KCl

    applewhitern replied to meggs0714's topic in Patient Medications

    Our policy states we can give potassium chloride at a rate of 10 mEq per hour. No, usually you would not bolus with an additive. Not knowing what was going on with your patient, and you facility's...
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    I think my job is trying to fire me

    applewhitern replied to deijerz's topic in General Nursing

    I have had a lot of different types of jobs in my life, but I can't understand why in nursing, management can't wait to "write someone up." It is the weirdest profession I have ever seen. Yes, I...
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    medication mismanagement?

    applewhitern replied to Eyerly's topic in Patient Medications

    This makes me feel embarrassed for our profession. Why bother to develop those "critical thinking
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    medication mismanagement?

    applewhitern replied to Eyerly's topic in Patient Medications

    Not all hospitals have a pharmacist 24/7. When the med-dispense machines first become available, the idea was so that a hospital would not have to pay a pharmacist 24/7. They could fill them, and...
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    medication mismanagement?

    applewhitern replied to Eyerly's topic in Patient Medications

    Wow. Talk about the "dumbing down of nursing." I am flabbergasted that you can't simply give the exact same dosage in this manner. No wonder people say a robot can do our
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    ADN BSN

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

    I have a degree in accounting, but that combined with an ADN does not equal a BSN. I don't know where people get that idea. You can only call yourself "having a BSN" if you indeed have one. Many...
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    Bed down close to the floor for safety

    applewhitern replied to Alnitak7's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We even took the bed out of the room, and let the patient sleep on the mattress directly on the floor, once. This was someone who was in major DT's, and the wife refused to let us restrain him....
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    Bed down close to the floor for safety

    applewhitern replied to Alnitak7's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Every hospital I have worked in had this policy in place. We even chart on our hourly rounds that the beds are