pockunit ADN, RN

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    How do you do it?

    pockunit replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    One thing pockspouse and I do is make sure that there's always a load in the washer or dryer. Get up, swap the wet into the dryer and put a new load into the washer. Put the things from the dryer in a...
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    Mandated Flu vaccine?

    pockunit replied to mol42's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yep, every year. And I got the pneumococcal pneumonia one on the advice of my doc b/c of my asthma. Haven't had bronchitis since. May be a coincidence, but I'll take
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    From a student, to, hospital floor nurses...

    pockunit replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    In our program, no CI = no clinicals that day. Our teachers teach us. That's why they're there. The nurses are working. I find it odd that any program would operate in any other
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    From a student, to, hospital floor nurses...

    pockunit replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    It is SO EASY to become frustrated by the treatment students sometimes receive on the floor. But wouldn't it have been just as easy to write this in your OP as it was to write what you did? Or to say...
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    MRSA in the nares

    pockunit replied to ilovemicrobiology's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa, flashback. I remember the TSS outbreak in 1980 and how the public health depts noticed the cases were popping up by zip codes. Free samples of super absorbant tampons = TSS clusters. Crazy. Not...
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    From a student, to, hospital floor nurses...

    pockunit replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure your CI would appreciate it if you made it that easy to send you home for the
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    MRSA in the nares

    pockunit replied to ilovemicrobiology's topic in General Nursing

    I read an article maybe last year that said that coffee drinkers have lower rates of MRSA in their nares. Also: rectum? damn near killed
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    MRSA in the nares

    pockunit replied to ilovemicrobiology's topic in General Nursing

    Heh. You said
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    RN school graduation gift to self? What did you promise yourself?

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

    I remember when we got a 2400 baud modem and it seemed like greased lightning. Ah, the bad old
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    Just got into nursing school.. advice on how to mentally prepare?

    pockunit replied to lalopop86's topic in General Students

    Read for pleasure
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    Offensive or not??

    pockunit replied to peekachoo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I make a point of addressing my pts as Miss X or Mr Y until or unless they correct me. I haven't had any sedated pts yet, though, so I've not had the opportunity to see what works. I agree, though,...
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    Do you think nursing would be more advanced as a profression if...

    pockunit replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    So, it's dominated by women, but the profession has a 'get in the kitchen and make me some sandwiches' mentality? The women who predominate in the profession feel that they should be subservient? The...
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    Oh how can I pass when 3 out of 4 answers seem correct

    pockunit replied to Texasstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    Sometimes all the answers seem bad, so I try to think of the least bad, rather than the best. Somehow 'best' implies that there's a stand-out answer, at least in my head. I tend to read into things,...
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    Oh how can I pass when 3 out of 4 answers seem correct

    pockunit replied to Texasstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    Sometimes the answer is the least bad
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    How many nursing programs did you apply to before you were accepted to one?

    pockunit replied to CNA1991's topic in General Students

    Two; accepted at both. I chose the more local option. Both are deemed good programs and have a good rep so a shorter commute tipped the
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    Oh how can I pass when 3 out of 4 answers seem correct

    pockunit replied to Texasstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    You have to understand what the question is asking before you can pick an answer. That's where doing NCLEX questions over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and OVER really...
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    How to pass RN class tests?!

    pockunit replied to borgenrm's topic in General Students

    Are you doing ATI at your school? We got a great module on test taking this semester that's really helped me. Most NCLEX books have a section on HOW to take tests, which is important stuff to know....
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    Would you take the LPN test?

    pockunit replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Students

    Absolutely take it. If nothing else, you have a handle on how the test is run, what questions look like, and how to prepare better for the RN test. I took it because I worried that life might happen...
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    Why does everyone seem to want to work L&D?

    pockunit replied to IowaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have one, but I feel
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    Why does everyone seem to want to work L&D?

    pockunit replied to IowaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I want to be on the same spectrum, just at the other end: I want to work in hospice. I don't get the urge to work L&D, but maybe I'm too much of a hippie to fit in. Too medical for me (in a field...
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    Dear Health Care Proxy

    pockunit replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I think you misread her post. She was judging the HCP as a wise person. It's a play on
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    Obese children...my rant

    pockunit replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    I see the words
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    Obese children...my rant

    pockunit replied to Gently.me's topic in Pediatric

    There was just a piece on NPR (commies! liberal hippies!) about willpower and how to increase it. Also, about cupcakes, which is more interesting to many of us. Basically, you have so much banked for...
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    What would be the main priority in this scenario

    pockunit replied to lindsmith88's topic in General Nursing

    Homework? What are your AEBs? It's hard to call the priority here without them, I think. Me, I I don't think I'd tx the anemia first unless it was a critical level (what's the hgb?); I'd be more...
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    How do you deal with suspected addicts?

    pockunit replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    That isn't possible, you're right. As I see it, we're expected not to ACT on our biases or