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    Need RN's opinion- BIG clinical mistake

    applewhitern replied to CrazyheadSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with KelRN215 on this one. Your instructor should have been with you, and should have told you to check the B/P again, and preferably, manually. That is why you are a STUDENT~to learn! Stop...
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    new grad conundrum

    applewhitern replied to hungryRN's topic in Emergency

    You've been "searching for a job since last May" and you have to ask if you should take it or not? You will learn a lot more on a med-surg floor. The same patients who come into the ER will get...
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    Straight cath BID?

    applewhitern replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Home Health

    I can't for the life of me see what the wife thinks is so hard about this. You marry someone and live with them, have relations with them, but can't learn to do a simple nursing 101 straight cath to...
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    did anyone here have to do this in nursing school?

    applewhitern replied to bernikitty's topic in General Students

    Never heard of this being a requirement for nursing school. Those of us who are already registered nurses can take a disaster training course that lasts 2 or 3 days, but we are free to leave at...
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    Scared and need advice

    applewhitern replied to J_nicole's topic in General Nursing

    In all my years of nursing, I have had to get antibiotics and a tetorifice shot once when a patient scratched me hard. She had black crud under her fingernails so I didn't want to take a chance. I...
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    Who is going to wait on me????

    applewhitern replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well at my hospital we aren't allowed to tell them that we "have other patients to tend to." They take every complaint very seriously, no matter how frivolous it is. And everything is the nurse's...
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    Oops! I always go home with...

    applewhitern replied to shescoolie's topic in Nursing Humor

    I empty my pockets and take nothing home. I don't want to have "drug paraphenalia" anywhere near me unless I am at work. Guess I'm just
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    Heart Baby Daddy needs advice

    applewhitern replied to wecan11's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree most PICU's will only hire RN's, because of the nature of the job. An LPN's scope of practise is too limited for most intensive care units. Most pediatric critical care patients will have...
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    Baylor Plan

    applewhitern replied to fmugurl19's topic in General Nursing

    They used to be popular, but I haven't seen anyone offer the Baylor plan in a very long
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    New Grad (sort-of) Quit or be fired, for NOT "fitting-in"!

    applewhitern replied to I♥Dexter's topic in First Year After Licensure

    KCMYLORN: I wish it were that easy in every state. I live in an "employment at-will" state. You can quit without cause, and you can be fired without cause. Unions here are almost non-existent,...
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    In need of encouragement

    applewhitern replied to larien37's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Your previous degree has nothing to do with your not finding a job as an LPN. Many, many nurses have degrees in other areas. There just simply aren't that many jobs available, especially for an LPN....
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    Gen X,Gen Y,baby boomers in the work place

    applewhitern replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Lazy nurses come in all ages. Regardless of one's age, constant texting is rude and unprofessional. Many of the nurses and techs I work with stay on the phone, yakking and/or texting and/or playing...
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    Is nursing school bad for my health? Will it be the same as a nurse?

    applewhitern replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Nursing

    I am only responding to the "stage one cancer." After my son was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at age 21, I learned by being with oncologists for the next 8 years, and at MD Anderson, that 75%...
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    Anyone else feel like a robot reciting customer service scripts all the time?

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

    Yes, I have noticed the patient's complaints are rarely about the nurses, but we get blamed anyway. What I hear most is complaints about the food, NPO status, the wait for doctors to round, stuff I...
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    Sometimes it's hard to tell a drug seeker from a patient in pain.

    applewhitern replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, management is never on the nurse's side with anything; the only thing that matters is that almightly customer satisfaction score. If their vitals are okay, and they are alert, I give...
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    Failed Med/Surg by 3/10 point

    applewhitern replied to Ciale's topic in General Students

    When I went to nursing school, you had to have an 84 on everything to pass. An 83 was an "F," period. 66 of us started, only 22 of us graduated. Only you can decide if this is "for you" or not....
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    Friendly's Chain Faces Questions on Pension Plan

    applewhitern replied to Esme12's topic in General Nursing

    No pension plan. I did have one at a hospital some years back, but that hospital went bankrupt, and actually I have worked at 2 hospitals that went bankrupt. I work in the south, so you are pretty...
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    So tell me.. What's New?

    applewhitern replied to bratmobile's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of changes have been made in CPR and ACLS. I am sure you will review some of the common meds used today. (Many of those have changed.) I agree with the person who mentioned "customer service."...
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    Any good funnies in medical transcriptions?

    applewhitern replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    One of my favorites is when the doctor starts out by saying "patient is friendly in
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    What are the chances of me being fired?

    applewhitern replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    Just be sure you always follow the restraint policy and procedure for your facility. This includes the scheduled checks, charting and documenting. This protects you and the
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    Flu Vaccine, enough already!

    applewhitern replied to Bklyn_RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    As someone who has been flat on their back for 5 days with the flu, I always get my flu shot. I went to nursing school in the 80's and we didn't have to get the flu shot then, but I got the flu...
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    What's up with these nurse practitioner/DNP discussions

    applewhitern replied to Nolander's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I am just an RN, but I have several friends who are nurse practitioners, and yes, in certain areas the market is over-saturated. It seems that everybody and their brother wants to be an NP....
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    senior practicum - not what I expected

    applewhitern replied to dayandnight's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like your school has forgotten that you are paying them for this education. If it wasn't this way when you started this nursing program, it seems like you could challenge it. They shouldn't...
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    Night Shift or Evening Shift

    applewhitern replied to MsNewbie's topic in Nursing Career

    I work 3-11 and love it. I can sleep all I want to, stay up when I get off if I want to. Have the mornings free for other things. If you have kids at home, you would miss a lot, but my kid is grown...
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    Is it hard to get a job with an Associates degree in Nursing?

    applewhitern replied to bailee4's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    My DON only has an associates. It really depends on the area and that particular hospital. If you want to progress, then yes, a minimum BSN matters. But from what I have seen lately, experience...