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    Friend tells me she is diverting

    RLtinker replied to Flennigan's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I am sort of confused as to what she is doing to divert medications and why he has copies of the slips. 20-25 pills a week is a lot and someone is bound to notice the pills are missing. The...
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    pls help me solve this... thank you!

    RLtinker replied to exsassy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have to agree with Esme and Grntea. 5g is not a normal IM dosage of Magnesium (1g IM is a normal adult dosage), besides after looking up this medication it is supplied as 5g/10ml. Higher dosages...
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    ATI Virtual Review

    RLtinker replied to SamIam13's topic in General Students

    I not sure why your not getting different questions, in school we where given codes for versions A and B of the assesments and all the versions I received from my ATI coach are version C. They are...
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    Does anyone else feel pressure to get your RN?

    RLtinker replied to nene71's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't know, it seems like RN BSN is the mark everyone wants us to strive for. However, for many in my class the goal seemed to be CRNA or
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    descent weekend jobs for PN students

    RLtinker replied to bubbly79's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Basically it is like this, before I ever decided to go to school for nursing I was a cook for a national restaurant chain, which basically means I have corporate benefits (vision, medical, dental,...
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    Considering a non - accredited school

    RLtinker replied to Trust in Jesus's topic in General Students

    Yes you can sit for the Nclex. But basically many hospitals will not hire someone from a non-accreditation school. But I would check with your local hospitals, some are more strick about this then...
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    How many men in your cohort?

    RLtinker replied to Caribbean Character's topic in Male Nursing Students

    We actually were jumbled up a couple of times so my count maybe off, but I believe out of 60 RNs and 60 LPNs there were 6 or us total. And I believe two of them never
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    Big pay cut at Orlando Health, please help your fellow Nurses

    RLtinker replied to skyflight's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I signed the petition but I don't think it will do much good. The only things corporations seem to respond to are things that directly effect the bottom line. That usually means either bad PR (local...
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    Is it a MUST to be able to drive once you start nursing school?

    RLtinker replied to futurenursekl's topic in General Students

    Needing a drivers license and a car is pretty much a given in nursing school. Class wise you maybe able to get away with public transportation but your clinicals can be just about anywhere. As for...
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    Sick employees in the workplace

    RLtinker replied to KDSkyy44's topic in General Nursing

    I second this. If you been sick for nearly a week, then why haven't you been to the
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    Denied into the Nursing program?

    RLtinker replied to stratus93's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The school I went to didn't care if you were male or female. It was all based on points, which came from grades you received in certain classes plus the Teas. With that said, I think my class was...
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    New Student Loans Rules

    RLtinker replied to TNT365's topic in General Students

    A $15,000 limit is not normal but there are rules such as Maxim Time Frame, which I ran into going to a community college because I transferred credits from a four year
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    Any GNs?

    RLtinker replied to CalRNtoBe2013's topic in General Students

    To put this in perspective, according to ATI, the goal is to get 60% or higher on their tests. I kid you
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    Nursing Character Names

    RLtinker replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I thought MeRSA was a pretty name, much better than Sea Diff. Okay, maybe I should go to
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    Unbinding books?

    RLtinker replied to Jaynie_Marie's topic in General Students

    I never used one my self, but this is why rolling bags are so popular in nursing school. Just a thought. I think I once estimated that my nursing books equated to something like 6000 pages...now you...
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    Hospital Clinicals

    RLtinker replied to doxielover304's topic in General Students

    I think when I first started, it was around week
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    Is there such a thing?

    RLtinker replied to OCRN3's topic in General Nursing

    You know McDonalds is always looking for
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    Any GNs?

    RLtinker replied to CalRNtoBe2013's topic in General Students

    I would just say go for it. But somethings to consider. Did you take an exit exam? What is the first time pass rate at your school? Keep in mind that most people pass the Nclex on the first try, its...
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    Fundamental ATI question

    RLtinker posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well I was doing my fundamental ATI questions this morning for atitutor when I came across a question about lab values of infection. Because of copyright issues I will paraphrase: Basically, it said...
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    Fundamental ATI question

    RLtinker replied to RLtinker's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The question is clearly looking for signs of infection, which would mean an increase in WBC, neutrophils (usually acute) and/or Lymphocytes (usually chronic), but none of these values are high. They...
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    Paying for Course syllabus?

    RLtinker replied to QueenAnnissa's topic in General Students

    All I can say is buy a laser printer and buy paper in bulk. It is much, much cheaper. I don't think supplying all the notes and supplemental would work very well at our school. A typical power point...
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    Not so excited anymore

    RLtinker replied to Blessed_365's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Get used to it, nursing school is a bullet train that doesn't stop until you get to graduation. And then you are like what the hell
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    Fundamental ATI question

    RLtinker replied to RLtinker's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The exact wording was, "A nurse is reviewing lab values of an older adult client. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the charge nurse as a sign of infection?" Yep, it was the...
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    Does anyone else feel pressure to get your RN?

    RLtinker replied to nene71's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Basically this. For most of us in my school getting a RN would have been preferred, but ended up in the LPN program as a back up option. The program has 600 applicants a semester and took the top 60...
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    Paying for Course syllabus?

    RLtinker replied to QueenAnnissa's topic in General Students

    Once in pre-nursing I had a AP professor charge for notes, but this never happened while I was in nursing classes. Everything else has always been online, with the exception of one OB teacher that...