applewhitern BSN, RN

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    I'm a nurse, not a babysitter!!!

    applewhitern replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    Prmenrs: Very good point! I enjoyed your
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    Patient Abandonment by Physician???

    applewhitern replied to TammyG77's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me like she was asking for a lot from him, instead of just a "second opinion" on whether it is fibro or not. We do not know what was written in her file by her regular doctor. It could...
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    Online Chemistry/Microbiology class help pls

    applewhitern replied to CDixon512's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Just wondering, how do you do the labs online? We had to have a lab with micro, chemistry, and
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    What to say to HR to get to nurse recruiter on the phone

    applewhitern replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I have been offered jobs before by just walking into the unit and talking directly to the manager of that unit. A lot of job postings are not current, or they already plan to transfer someone...
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    Why do people insist that there is a nursing shortage?

    applewhitern replied to MissNancy's topic in General Students

    Well, Dragonfly, I know quite a few nurses who are in their 70's and still working! (And many in their late 60's.) So many of us were hit hard with the economy. I don't know why people think RN's...
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    You know its a seeker when . . .

    applewhitern replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in Emergency

    Since I can't give anything without a doctor's order, as long as their vitals, etc., are ok, I go ahead and give it. It no longer matters to me whether they are a "drug seeker" or not, because I have...
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    Rant

    applewhitern replied to TECHTORNHOPEFULLY's topic in General Nursing

    They took our internet access away, too, because certain people were on facebook or playing games all evening. As usual, punish everybody, instead of just the guilty parties. In your case, I do...
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    GUILTY

    applewhitern replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, a female nurse would never be mistaken for a doctor in my area. The males in our hospitals are automatically "doctors," and the female doctors are automatically "nurses." The male respiratory...
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    Pt refusals

    applewhitern replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    Altra, I wish nurses could say stuff like that. If I said that to a patient at my facility, I would be
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    What's so great about a pinning ceremony?

    applewhitern replied to SummitRN's topic in General Students

    We wore our white dresses, white stockings, and white caps. (Yes, way back when.) We carried red roses, and said the pledge. It was ok. But when we got our wide black RN stripes (they went around...
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    applewhitern replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    FOMITE~ it will make your mouth turn green! FOMITE~ you'll need some Listerine! FOMITE~ it'll make you vomit, cause it taste like Comet! FOMITE~ it'll make your teeth glow bright! Get yourself...
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    Poor nurse role models.. is this what I have to look forward to?

    applewhitern replied to Jane says's topic in General Nursing

    Since you are still a student, and a guest in that facility, I don't see why you want to say anything at all. Those nurses are not abusing their patients. If they were, trust me, management would...
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    When are you not considered a "New Grad" anymore?

    applewhitern replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in General Nursing

    One year, everywhere I have
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    "You've got 4 days to improve or else..." ... advice?

    applewhitern replied to CherryLifeSaver2621's topic in Emergency

    I cannot imagine having 20 weeks for orientation! The most I ever got was 5
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    Recently interviewed: I said: "No, no, no, no...."

    applewhitern replied to diligent-trooper's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    We are expected to take 8 patients on our combined telemetry/med-surg floor. Plus we have LPN's, so the RN's must do the things the LPN's can't do here, like blood products, pain med pushes, etc....
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    FINAL WRITTEN WARNING, first ever med error

    applewhitern replied to angelstar5's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, you can be fired without cause. You can also quit a job without cause. Any type of union here, for any type of employment, is few and far between. The only protection for an employee...
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    how do you deal with unsafe/unsanitary conditions?

    applewhitern replied to cayenne06's topic in Home Health

    This is why I quit doing home health. I really got tired of the filthy houses I had to visit. The last one I went to had 3 guys living there, and they were already drinking beer when I got there at...
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    do the really ask this on the NCLEX?

    applewhitern replied to psu_213's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If the nurse gives the medication without checking the doctor's order, then the nurse is at fault. It doesn't matter how many hands the order goes thru first, the one giving the medication to the...
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    HELP, new nurse and I dont like it

    applewhitern replied to mqnurse36's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That type of schedule is the norm here. At my last hospital, the ICU schedule was 7 straight 12 hour shifts in a row. Then you had 7 days off. I was the only one who objected to this schedule, so I...
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    Local Community Hospital

    applewhitern replied to Unknown member's topic in General Nursing

    To answer your questions: No, they are not more "holistic" in approach. Yes, they very much depend on patient satisfaction scores. I have worked at several over the years, and what I found was that...
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    C=degree

    applewhitern replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    When I was in nursing school, 1987, at my college an 83 was failing. They only accepted 84 or above. You had to make 94 to make an A. So if you made a good solid B of 86, it was a C there. Then I...
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    Nursing and smoking....can it hinder your career?

    applewhitern replied to Juryizout's topic in General Nursing

    All the hospitals in my area are "smoke free," meaning you cannot smoke anywhere on the hospital campus, not even in your own
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    what items could you not go a nursing shift without?

    applewhitern replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    A New Testament bible, toothbrush/paste, wound measuring tape. Assorted OTC meds. 3 different kinds of scissors. Tons of pens in every style. An eye chart. My badge. Eclipse gum. Actually, I...
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    Nurse prepared for a big headache

    applewhitern replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    In my nursing bag I have: advil, tylenol, prilosec, pepcid, gas-x, claritin, zyrtec, allegra (yes, all 3), psuedo-fed, so I am fairly well prepared for any allergy, headache or upset tummy!...
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    Embarrasing illnesses

    applewhitern replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had an 18 year old male sickle-cell patient with severe priapism once. This was on a pediatric intensive care unit, and we usually didn't have people this old! Almost all of the nurses were young...