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    What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    OCNRN63 replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    No review course needed here. We got together the night before the first day of the test and fired questions at each other for a while, then fell asleep. The night before the second day, we went out...
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    What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    OCNRN63 replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    I went to a diploma school that went for decades without having its graduates fail NCLEX-RN. It's not the type of program (Diploma/ADN/BSN), it's the
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    This is not why I became a nurse

    OCNRN63 replied to DEgalRN's topic in School

    Dang...don't you wish you had fake paddles you could whip out and yell, "CLEAR!!!" BAM...glasses are flattened, but you gave them one heck of a
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    [Mini RANT] Crappy Vocational Rehab Counselor Refuses to Approve of me being in Nursing

    OCNRN63 replied to Natiel's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    It's not just the profound hearing loss, either. If you're legally blind, will you be able to see to safely do your job? Would you be able to distinguish subtle changes in the patient's skin color;...
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    ALL-RN Care model

    OCNRN63 replied to Reds5588's topic in General Nursing

    "Run, Forrest,
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    What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    OCNRN63 replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    Schools should not be teaching to pass the test. They should be teaching to produce competent nursing school
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    What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    OCNRN63 replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    What happens after a 3rd failed attempt? Remediation, or "three strikes and you're
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    3/19 What I learned this week: more about employment laws than anything else

    OCNRN63 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Several years before my surgery, I started taking BCP continuously, skipping the placebo week. It stopped my periods almost immediately. After a couple of months I thought "Wow! This is what it...
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    What's up with all the 'failed NCLEX' posts?

    OCNRN63 replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    Misery loves
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    Scared! want my cake and eat it too

    OCNRN63 replied to smartypants31us's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would look into what your options are re: that first job not paying you. Maybe your labor board would have some ideas. It's not your fault that you've had to change jobs more than once; I wouldn't...
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    3/19 What I learned this week: more about employment laws than anything else

    OCNRN63 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to volunteer until you said this. (j/k) I'm just a crazy cat lady who hasn't any cats. If you haven't had any takers, I'll
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    3/19 What I learned this week: more about employment laws than anything else

    OCNRN63 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Menstrual cups. Two words that do not belong
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    I know I shouldn't let it get to me.

    OCNRN63 replied to detrelibre's topic in General Nursing

    Jensmom beat me to the punch. You have no idea what they're thinking. Keep focusing on the positive. The rocky start you had could have set you back permanently, but you continued to push forward....
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    Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    OCNRN63 replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, please. You can't paint all RNs who didn't get a BSN as slackers, anymore than new BSN grads can call be painted as incompetent when compared with their new grad ADN peers. When I went to nursing...
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    Would you report possible diversion?

    OCNRN63 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. This is not what Emergent needs to hear, and you are so off-base when it comes to health care professionals with addiction issues. There have been many who have been able to deal with their...
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    What is the best way to culture a respectful and positive relationship with the physicians

    OCNRN63 replied to TrevorChurchman's topic in General Nursing

    Don't go into your job anticipating that you will have problems developing working relationships with the physicians. They are just like anyone else: some are friendly people, some are not so...
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    Class Discussion/Topic. Dynamics of Workplace

    OCNRN63 replied to tremainerossyion's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    TV shows aren't the reality of what goes on in day to day patient
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    3/12: what I learned this week: ALWAYS taper your SSRI

    OCNRN63 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I'm seeing a palliative care doctor, and I'm not planning on kicking off any time soon. Spanish is a beautiful language. One of the best decisions I ever made when I was in HS was to take it; it has...
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    Can blogging hurt or harm your career

    OCNRN63 replied to btcoonhound's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I have a blog that has been documenting my cancer recurrence and some of the ups and downs of being a nurse caught up in the patient role. I don't have my name attached to it. I think if you stick to...
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    Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    OCNRN63 replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    I was working on my BSN off and on over the years, most recently about a year ago. It gave me something to occupy my time and exercise my mind since I was no longer working. I was a little concerned...
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    Paranoid teacher

    OCNRN63 replied to rbytsdy's topic in School

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    Would you report possible diversion?

    OCNRN63 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I was thinking. If OP chooses to report it, do not preface it with "I think Nurse X is diverting because..." Simply state "I think you should be aware that Nurse X has been pulling...
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    3/19 What I learned this week: more about employment laws than anything else

    OCNRN63 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like he's supportive. I'm glad you have that. If you can get your anxiety and depression under control, the rest will follow. Just let it come to you, don't try to force
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    Weird/ Dumb Nursing School Rules

    OCNRN63 replied to Randy RN ASN's topic in General Students

    Not if it's neatly trimmed. I wore jeans and sneakers to class every day. No one thought any less of me through all my nursing
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    Weird/ Dumb Nursing School Rules

    OCNRN63 replied to Randy RN ASN's topic in General Students

    Randy: In my nursing school (back in the Paleolithic), we were allowed to wear shorts and flip flops in the summer. There were quite a few guys in my class, and most of them sported facial hair....