elijahvegas ASN, RN, EMT-P

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    This person outranks me?!

    elijahvegas replied to Aunt Slappy's topic in General Nursing

    Why are we concerning ourselves with someone who views their colleagues by "rank"? I work woth pcts and doctors, we all work together, there are no "ranks". I smell the familiar stench of an...
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    bad interview

    elijahvegas replied to c6ndy012's topic in Ob/Gyn

    what?! you're a nurse and you expect the average person to express a reasonable level of reason?? now thats rich. i think if nursing has taught me anything its that the average person is astonishingly...
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    Patients say the darndest things...

    elijahvegas replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    "My son says his throats been hurtinf him for a few days" "Okay we'll take a look" *does a throat swab* "Whats that for?" "Well were going to do a quick strep throat test" "Oh he cant catch strep...
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    Nursing Experience for CRNA school

    elijahvegas replied to nurserobinson281988's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I totally get that. Truth be told re-reading your initial complaint i can see where youre coming from. Id be irked too having been rejected for barely meeting requirements while someone else just...
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    Nursing Experience for CRNA school

    elijahvegas replied to nurserobinson281988's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    And you dont find the requirements arbitrary if people that dont meet them are still able to complete the coursework proficiently and competently? I dont need any medical professional to have a 4.0...
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    Not Studying & Passing NS

    elijahvegas replied to Future-NurseRedHeart's topic in General Students

    what the...no. if it aint broke dont fix it. as long as you get the material--and it appears that you clearly do--what everyone else is up to shouldnt affect what works for
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    Nursing Experience for CRNA school

    elijahvegas replied to nurserobinson281988's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    waiting for the sky to fall causes more worry than the sky actually falling. so he got in because of connections? who cares. you're in, he's in, and that's that. another way to look at it is this. if...
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    Staying calm before starting 1st RN job

    elijahvegas replied to RN44's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congrats and welcome to the cool kids club! Enjoy this feeling. Of course its scary. You probably havent felt like this since you first got accepted into nursing school. And then again before your...
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    Looking to be ready to start work. Need some advice ...

    elijahvegas replied to Karma80's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Scrubs with Pockets. Many pockets. All the
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    Why nurses don't want to talk to a ward psychologist?

    elijahvegas replied to manjar's topic in General Nursing

    nope. the basic idea comes from something i learned from dealing with women--family and romantic relationships. when people complain, they dont want advice, 99% they just need someone to listen to...
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    Do all nurses make fatal mistakes?

    elijahvegas replied to justtryintonurse's topic in General Nursing

    depends what you mean by "fatal". and then again depends on how broad your spectrum of "mistake" is. every nurse will make a med error. will it lead to a patients death? not all. probably not. every...
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    Why is nursing school so expensive!?

    elijahvegas replied to jwillnyc's topic in General Students

    community/state college. 10 grand for ASN 8 grand for BSN at distance online university. I'd say you're doing something horribly
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    Does years of experience matter?

    elijahvegas replied to ProfessorD's topic in General Nursing

    you can have 1 year of top notch quality experience or 10 years of crap that hasn't gotten you close to prepared for the next phase of your career. there is no definite number, all that matters is...
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    Should I go to the interview?

    elijahvegas replied to JR2017's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    do you have so many job offers flowing through that you can afford to pick and choose which ones you want to follow through with? i say go, feel the place out, and if it doesn't jive with you,...
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    How many hours did you honesty spend studying in nursing school?

    elijahvegas replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Students

    if it wasn't gone over in class or i dont remember from lecture, i got the question wrong. didnt read any of my books. and this isn't an attempt to brag or anything like that, i just realized my...
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    Do women find male nurses attractive?

    elijahvegas replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    chicks dig what they dig man. if someone thinks youre gay, i dont think its the fact that youre a nurse thats going to push them in that direction haha. ive found that whatever you do, as long as...
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    Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

    elijahvegas replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ill never understand how nurses can say to new nurses "you'll never be cut out for this" or something along those lines. like..who among us knew anything as a new grad, and what gives you the right to...
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    What is the funniest thing a doctor has said to you?

    elijahvegas replied to jodispamodi's topic in Nursing Humor

    took my girlfriend to see a doctor, i was still in my paramedic uniform, so maybe that put her on the defensive..or she was a just plain dolt, i couldn't tell you. her diagnosis was that my girlfriend...
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    Will I be banned from company/ reported to board

    elijahvegas replied to lth1123's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Short answers.. Yes, it looks like you bailed on the drug test. The manager probably won't remember you mentioning the scheduling conflict as much as they will remember your abrupt disappearing after...
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    I'm having doubts about nursing... :(

    elijahvegas replied to Texasstudent0's topic in General Students

    During school, my med surg rotations were so mind numbing and soul crushing i considered quitting. Im hired not as a floor nurse and love what i do. Find your specialty. Youll have plenty of time to...
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    What certifications do you have?

    elijahvegas replied to confusedstudent_88's topic in General Nursing

    Er nurse BLS+CPR -duh ACLS -advnced cardiac life support TNCC- Trauma nursing. .something cert ENPC- Emergency..something..pediatric cert NRP- Neonatal resuscitation. .something PALS- pediatric...
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    omg I forgot to give report!

    elijahvegas replied to kellicutshair's topic in General Nursing

    Ive yet to forget to give report. The way my unit works, youd have to literally just walk off the floor without a thought of who has your zone, and in my notes i always wrote down exactly when my care...
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    What is your Nursing Super Power?

    elijahvegas replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    pretty good at picking up on
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    Can I be discriminated against for political beliefs?

    elijahvegas replied to helloego's topic in General Nursing

    should probably disable all your social media when looking for a job. freedom of speech means freedom to reap the consequences. you're free to say what you want. and everyone else is free to judge...
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    HIPPA violation concern

    elijahvegas replied to Nurselady2b27's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    its not a hipaa violation. unless you offered enough information that someone can figure out who your patient was. why are you panicking? were you called out on it or something? i mean, violating...