pockunit ADN, RN

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    What do you do the day before the test?

    NOTHING test-related. Movie, walk, nap, nice food, whatever, not anything to do with the
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    HR lied to Unemployment!!

    Okay, and my point is still that employers scrimping on this end of the budget is
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    HR lied to Unemployment!!

    No, they don't, you are correct. But they also don't come directly out of the employer's pocket on a case-by-case basis. It's paid by employers, *as I stated*. I'm not sure what you're getting at...
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    SSRI's and nursing

    If nurses couldn't work on SSRIs there'd be no
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    HR lied to Unemployment!!

    It's a state insurance policy that employers have, not out of pocket. They shouldn't be too concerned about it overall, it's just more penny pinching in places that don't matter as much as
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    Rant about licenses

    Between verification and receipt of ATT, our program grads wait about a month. I'll take good PVT and waiting for a license over that; at least you took it and
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    Is $49,000.00 too much for ADN program?

    My god yes, that's too much. Mine cost about
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    She got fired...

    I get the feeling she sutured a vein, but unless they were in the wilderness with no other docs available, and nothing to make a tourniquet out of, I don't get why she would have done the suturing (if...
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    A question to nurses with children

    The holiday shouldn't be about the calendar day; it's about the spirit of the day. We celebrate birthday weeks (presents are never late!), so it's not an issue at our house. I'll take the extra...
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    Let's take a moment to be positive

    It's
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    How expensive is U of Phoenix online

    You can see their prices on their site. CRAZY expensive + not accredited = NO FREAKING WAY. But
  12. American Red Cross offers disaster training. Go sign
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    Free ATI online?

    Mosby Illustrated NCLEX Study Guide is GREAT and worth every penny. I just got the RN version when I took my PN boards. 85
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    LAZY CNA's!!

    You're so
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    Last semester but.. I Hate Nursing!

    I think it's GOOD that you're feeling this way. You get that an error can have dire consequences, so you'll be careful. Graduating is a huge milestone and it makes you realize that you may soon be in...
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    chimera studies

    What are some thoughts about having other people do your homework for your ethical
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    It only takes a few extra seconds....

    So it took a preceptorship for you to grasp the golden rule? Better late than never, I guess. This is not customer service. Customers do not need 15 yards of kerlix stuffed into wounds. Customers ask...
  18. Congratulations. It's an amazing feeling, isn't
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    When Do I Tell My Boss . . . . ?

    (((Ruby))) I have no assvice, just major
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    Strategies to assist with real-time charting

    Fire it up when you walk in, then you can chart while you talk to the pt and do A&O. Do the physical, chart that (and you probably will chart by exception, so that's quick). You can't give meds...
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    I love my days off

    Oh god, I do that and I don't even have a job
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    Burned out from floor nursing, need advice, please..

    Probably because the atheist isn't trying to convert
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    How do nurses practice giving shots?

    We did flu clinics at school and our first jabs were on each other. Then we could say we had given shots
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    Class of 2012 Graduates!!!

    Are you going out afterward? I'd dress for *that*
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    Ethical Exam Question

    D because it's a reportable disease and his partners must be treated asap before they pass it