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  1. "The Nurses and HCA's will be responsible for...

    AJPV replied to Guest233447's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, HCA's giving meds... Sure, maybe they can ensure that the right meds go to the right patients by having them stored in their rooms (that still doesn't guarantee the right doses & times), but...

  2. Is there any problem being a pre-med nursing student...?

    AJPV replied to TJ_vladin's topic in General Nursing

    A few thoughts about stereotyping physicians & medical training. I'll be graduating as an RN this year. I have been troubled when I encounter nurses & instructors to generalize and say that...

  3. Is there any problem being a pre-med nursing student...?

    AJPV replied to TJ_vladin's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would be great if you can manage a nursing major, but I do wonder how you will manage studying for the MCAT with how busy you'll be in the nursing major - especially since you will be the...

  4. Nursing Student Lifetime Lifting Restriction?

    AJPV replied to Lynn52's topic in General Nursing

    Good to know about the "legal" nursing careers. I didn't know much about it - only heard a nurse friend thinking about doing it. Glad to be forewarned now. I will definitely pass on it -

  5. to email or not to email my instructor about my grade...

    AJPV replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest calling the teacher instead of emailing, and definitely offering to do extra work as others suggest. No harm in trying. I do think a phone call shows a little more courage & initiative,...

  6. Nursing Student Lifetime Lifting Restriction?

    AJPV replied to Lynn52's topic in General Nursing

    Informatics - companies like Cerner hire tons of RNs to help design nursing-friendly software and travel to hospitals to teach

  7. Nursing Student Lifetime Lifting Restriction?

    AJPV replied to Lynn52's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, that's good to know about legal schooling. Thanks for sharing - I'll be sure to do tons of research before I would consider doing

  8. Nursing Student Lifetime Lifting Restriction?

    AJPV replied to Lynn52's topic in General Nursing

    There are TONS of nursing jobs outside of the traditional bedside role. A few that come to mind... being a nurse or patient educator, doing admission assessments for a psych hospital, or you can...

  9. I just want to talk....

    AJPV replied to darkbeauty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Go on to get your RN & even MSN. Find an ANA magnet hospital that prides itself on reasonable nurse-patient ratios, and that includes bedside nurses on the committees that actually formulate...

  10. Theory Help!

    AJPV replied to EMMIESMOM's topic in General Nursing

    You'll get through it! If it's of any comfort, very little emphasis is put on "theorists" after the first week or so of nursing school (except the main ones like Maslow, Erickson,

  11. Demanding resident-vent

    AJPV replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sounds like there needs to be a mysterious power outage with the resident's alarm

  12. Dealing with emotion during patient care.

    AJPV replied to Mary Hicks's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I think the issue of coping with grief and emotional stressors of many kinds needs to be addressed in nursing education. Have you ever looked at the disciplinary actions listed by your state board?...

  13. Dealing with emotion during patient care.

    AJPV replied to Mary Hicks's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Wow - this is a GREAT post. I'm also a nursing student & can't wait to read the replies. I agree - our curriculum also neglects this topic almost

  14. What Is It About The Number "Ten" and Dosage Errors?

    AJPV replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Whenever I'm about to write out digits, I always slow down and make sure each digit is clear, that there is enough spacing around each digit, and that the decimal point is big enough to be obvious....

  15. Drug seeking patients

    AJPV replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    I honestly wonder, the pts might not mind too much if it's in suppository form. As long as they get their hit, they might not

  16. Drug seeking patients

    AJPV replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you be upset for being "tricked" into sending the pt to the ER? It's the pt's bill in the end. More job security for the ER staff & revenue for the

  17. Denied from nursing schools

    AJPV replied to buckeye47's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Don't be discouraged! The reason the schools require such a high GPA is NOT that you need that high of a GPA to be successful in nursing school (not to say that it's not academically challenging)....

  18. Denied from nursing schools

    AJPV replied to buckeye47's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, it's going to be tough to find fall programs you could still apply for. I would wait & see what happens with the couple apps you still have out there, but in the meantime start applying for...

  19. Denied from nursing schools

    AJPV replied to buckeye47's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you thought about a 2-year ADN degree from a community college? You would be an RN after only 2 years, then you could bridge into an RN to BSN bridge program. You could transfer in the classes...

  20. Worst 1st job experience

    AJPV replied to carmella2678's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to glassdoor.com (which is geared more toward employees reviewing their employers), there is also insiderpages.com (more focused on customers reviewing companies - including many...

  21. Worst 1st job experience

    AJPV replied to carmella2678's topic in General Nursing

    I wish the ANA or state boards had a mechanism for reporting these types of agencies. While it might be impossible to prove they violated any law, they should face public scrutiny & pressure from...

  22. in a difficult situation with "natural med" friend

    AJPV replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. We're always taught that we are obligated to report anytime we suspect abuse/neglect, not when we have investigated or confirmed abuse, or when we've failed at a few attempts to intervene....

  23. in a difficult situation with "natural med" friend

    AJPV replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Another timely example is Kristen LaBrie, the Mass. mother just convicted of murder for withholding chemo from her son. Immagine if she was in court and said, "But I talked to nurse so-and-so and she...

  24. in a difficult situation with "natural med" friend

    AJPV replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Her kid's symptoms strongly suggested meningitis & she ignored it. If it had been and was left untreated, that kid could have been dead within 24 hours. Or if she was lucky, the kid might have...

  25. About to graduate with no hospital employment experience

    AJPV posted a topic in General Nursing

    I will graduate from a 2-year RN program in December. For my first year of school, I didn't pursue employment as I wanted to put all my focus on my studies. This semester, I have been actively looking...