pockunit ADN, RN

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    Hijab (headscarf) Nurses

    pockunit replied to skybmonkey's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't seen any nurses (at least I haven't seen name tags that say LPN/RN), but I've seen quite a few Somali women in khimar hijab (down to about the ankles). At least, I think they must not be...
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    The 'look' that people give you...

    pockunit replied to theatredork's topic in Burn

    Or me, pretty much the
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    New nurses feel like quitting?

    pockunit replied to Patti_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Does anyone remember learing about reality shock? First comes honeymoon then shock/rejection then recovery. If you can get through that middle one, you're on your
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    Countdown to Pinning

    pockunit replied to Turd Ferguson's topic in General Students

    36. Not that I'm
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    ADN Program Failure rate

    pockunit replied to omaragg's topic in General Students

    duplicate
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    ADN Program Failure rate

    pockunit replied to omaragg's topic in General Students

    My class started with 24, and we have 8 of the original class left. Our graduating class will be 16-18 (can't keep track). So an overall okay rate, but for our original? Not so
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    The 'look' that people give you...

    pockunit replied to theatredork's topic in Burn

    Thanks. I figure if I see a few burns it'll be a lot. Sounds like it's more ICU/med-surg, which is totally fine by me. I am hugely pro-poop, so that's not a problem. I'm a regular poop evangelist....
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    Baffled...

    pockunit replied to aboucherrn's topic in General Nursing

    I thanked each and every person who stepped foot into my room when I was in-pt. Housekeeping, phlebotomy, nurses, EVERY.ONE. Might've been the dilaudid. I hope it made up for hitting the call button...
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    Are your student loans gone....or will they be around for awhile

    pockunit replied to pat8585's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have none for nursing but plenty from my bachelor's degree. We've been paying while I'm in deferral and it's amazing how fast that total has gone down. If I manage to snag a job, they will be gone...
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    The 'look' that people give you...

    pockunit replied to theatredork's topic in Burn

    I start my capstone on BICU next month and I am SO EXCITED. I'm scared, too, because this is a huge responsibility but I guess my CI thinks I can do it or I wouldn't have gotten the assignment. The...
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    APA FORMATTING HELP!

    pockunit replied to vlvance26's topic in General Students

    Word has a citation tool in it, if you're using
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    GUILTY

    pockunit replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    What, because the cop chose to drive escort? Don't see how that's the poster's fault. Blame the cop for choosing to spend that time on playing hero
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    GUILTY

    pockunit replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    "pulled over 9 times for speeding " . . . wear lighter
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    What's so great about a pinning ceremony?

    pockunit replied to SummitRN's topic in General Students

    Pinning is much more personal, since it's not the entire school's graduating class, but the nursing class only. So for mine, there will be 18 of us, probably. Each student writes a little speech and...
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    "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

    pockunit replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    When I'm getting sick, my temp drops. Always. Then I might spike a fever, but first VS change is a drop. Bodies are weird,
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    Looking for volunteer activities

    pockunit replied to lockheart79's topic in General Students

    Red Cross. You can do all kinds of things, including disaster response. I've worked medical at marathons,
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    I know that nursing involves multi tasking....

    pockunit replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    When you start a nursing program, always remember that you have a series of hoops to jump through. Some are en fuego, some are not. You just have to shut your eyes and
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    shooting up in the palms? why?

    pockunit replied to all4ofus's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's great that he's acknowledging that they're probably gonna keep doing it, so why not try to reduce at least some of the risk factors. And honestly? I NE.VER. would have thought of that....
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    shooting up in the palms? why?

    pockunit replied to all4ofus's topic in General Nursing

    Harder to spot tracks on the palms, I'd guess. So they're doing IM? That's gonna lead to a lot of fibrotic tissue, I
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    Would they really???

    pockunit replied to mmc51264's topic in General Students

    Yep, they can, and yes, they do. If that many failed, it's probably worth taking it up with the
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    How to find your NICHE in nursing??

    pockunit replied to cyoucapri's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Isn't that your answer right there? Go put in your time, get some experience, learn some skills, and then make your move. There is a reason clinics and private practices want employees with...
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    what items could you not go a nursing shift without?

    pockunit replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't that like the LAST Rx you'd want to
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    what items could you not go a nursing shift without?

    pockunit replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I love these and have one on my lanyard for signing transdermals, &c. scope shears highlighter two pens in different colors pencil kelly clamp with two rolls of tape clamped to my hem LOTION camel...
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    Holy -!

    pockunit posted a topic in General Students

    I only have 45 more days of class/clinical/capstone time and I'm done. D. O. N. E. Finito. Fin. Kaput. Sure, it's 80 calendar days but that includes spring break and weekends, and 80 makes the work I...
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    Is challenging the NCLEX-PN after 1 year of GN worth it?

    pockunit replied to lizseven18's topic in General Students

    In some programs. Here, you have to be a GRADUATE before you can take the boards, so you have to do the paperwork at school first. Some programs don't have it as an option. If yours does, though, I'd...