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    Why is it always "Fire the nurse"

    applewhitern replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my many years of nursing, I have definitely seen the nurse get fired for things that weren't really in the nurse's control. I have witnessed doctors outright lie to patients and blame the nurse...
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    57 and need to start over YET AGAIN!

    applewhitern replied to Bailey246's topic in Nursing Career

    Someone here mentioned just claiming the last 20 years of your nursing career. Be careful with that, tho, because most places will want to know the date of your initial licensing, and the date you...
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    Can a Nurse do a Respiratory Therapist's job?

    applewhitern replied to cumberbachtRNtobe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think nursing schools are focusing on the respiratory aspect as much as they used to. Maybe the assumption is that the nurse will work with respiratory personnel, but that is not always true....
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    Can a Nurse do a Respiratory Therapist's job?

    applewhitern replied to cumberbachtRNtobe's topic in General Nursing

    In my current hospital, the nurses manage the vents and almost all of the respiratory care. Basically, the only thing our respiratory personnel do, is breathing treatments. Our resp. dept. does not...
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    57 and need to start over YET AGAIN!

    applewhitern replied to Bailey246's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, ageism is alive and well. I am 56 with years of varied hospital experience, but I am not getting responses to my applications, either. I have noticed a trend in my hospital (and area in...
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    Nursing student lied about me to my manager, and I cannot prove it.

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

    I can remember two separate instances where a student nurse lied. Neither one was about me, but I did witness it both times. In one instance, the regular RN was fired. She had made a little joke...
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    Dreaming of a retirement

    applewhitern replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    I hope to retire at 65; I am 56 now. Not to Key West, tho. Key West is nice, but not all that nice. I guess since I have lived in Florida, and many years on the beach, I don't get all that excited...
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    Frusturated with situation...does any nurses out there have same issues?

    applewhitern replied to rntraveler2012's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    At my facility, the med-surg nurses take 8 patients each. I agree, there is no "nursing shortage." Is your state a "right to work" state? Here in my state (Alabama) we are at the mercy of whomever...
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    What color scrubs would you wear for an interview

    applewhitern replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Why do you have to wear scrubs to this interview? I was always warned to NOT wear scrubs to nursing interviews, but to dress in nice street clothes. If you do wear scrubs, there is nothing "tacky"...
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    Lily of the valley

    applewhitern replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    I love poems. Thank you for sharing
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    nurses don't know when they're orientating

    applewhitern replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At my hospital, staffing can change in a heartbeat. When someone "calls out," it can be very difficult to find someone else to fill in. We end up pulling nurses to other departments. Someone can...
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    Clinical Nursing Student Needs Advice 5 patients

    applewhitern replied to Lynn52's topic in General Students

    I agree with Crazy%cuteRN~ more nursing schools should be like this. Mine was! So many new grads today expect a long, lengthy orientation. The point of nursing school is to learn nursing. Your job...
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    not that it really matters....

    applewhitern replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Personally, I like solid colors, preferably a primary color. Print tops, and especially tops with the little bow-tie string thingy in the back, looks like something a waitress would wear. Pink is...
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    I have a question and hope someone can help

    applewhitern replied to ajburge's topic in General Nursing

    Tons of nurses have degrees in non-nursing fields, and no, they do not equal a BSN. Both ADN and BSN prepared nurses take the same NCLEX, and share the same license to practise. Most BSN's are only...
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    Attention All Nurses....

    applewhitern replied to combsj25's topic in General Nursing

    Keep your job and volunteer somewhere. I used to think I "made a difference," but my son reminded me that I get paid for this, so that kinda burst my bubble of being a do-gooder. I would not advise...
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    12 hour shift

    applewhitern replied to haiman7's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 12's for over 20 years. I thought that was the ultimate way to work! Now I have been working 8's for several years and love it. With 12's (that always turned into 14's) and usually no...
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    Looking for options

    applewhitern replied to Evy_Lenore's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have not personally worked in a correctional facility, but other nurses tell me it is horrible. One nurse lasted there one day. The problem with that, in my area, is those jobs are thru an agency,...
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    Blue Ink?

    applewhitern replied to SwissMiss28's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yeah, back in the "old days" we used black simply because it copied better. Just use whatever color ink your facility wants you to use; mine uses black exclusively. I can write my personal notes...
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    What's REALLY with the hospitals using Magnet as a cover for wanting BSN only nurses?

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

    I have to agree that a lot of ADN prepared nurses already have a bachelor's degree in another field. I already had a degree, but had to take enough classes to earn enough credits at the particular...
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    New nurses wanted.

    applewhitern replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind helping new nurses as long as they put their cell phone up while at work. It is very disheartening to be speaking to a new nurse and they actually ANSWER their cell phone while you are...
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    Things You Didn't Learn in Nursing School

    applewhitern replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    We had a rigorous program, too, but that was back in the 80's. We started IV's on each other, gave each other IM injections, etc. The orientation for my first nursing job was 5 days. That was on a...
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    Throw Away Nurses

    applewhitern replied to kmcguirern's topic in Nurses Recovery

    It might just be that the area where you are seeking employment is already saturated with nurses looking for jobs, and they can be extra picky. I say this because I know of two nurses at my hospital...
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    Opinion, how would you have handled this?

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

    Yes, definitely write this up! Did you even get report on this other patient? I hate to float to other units/floors because of this same exact thing. No, you shouldn't have had the admission, and...
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    i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    applewhitern replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sugarwahine, you just described my typical day! Especially the part about management not helping out. We are expected to take 3 patients in ICU, without a tech and without a secretary, and 8...
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    Retirement in the nursing field.

    applewhitern replied to A.B.123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have known a few nurses in their early 70's who definitely did need to retire. That being said, I have also known nurses in their early 20's who needed to quit and change