elijahvegas ASN, RN, EMT-P

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    Why understanding the difference between medical diagnosis and nursing diagnosis important

    elijahvegas replied to Patrick Villamor's topic in General Students

    simple; we dont make medical diagnoses, an MD does that. we make nursing diagnoses because those are things that we can actually use the nursing process to address, within our scope of knowledge and...
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    Have my license, but a job?

    elijahvegas replied to FloridaRN123's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    i'm not sure what kind of response youre looking for here. Should you be worried? Of course. Anyone would be. regardless of the crime or the circumstance, people with criminal records are often...
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    criminal background

    elijahvegas replied to agwalthney's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    school MAY not be a problem, given how long ago it was, although the fact that its theft may disqualify you. even if theyre misdemeanors, there are certain ones that automatically disqualify you. If...
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    HCAs personality test

    elijahvegas replied to Nazzerena's topic in Nursing Career

    if its any consolation, HCA uses meditech as far as i know...which is to the worst EMR in existene. I'm more of a EPIC guy myself :) been thinking long and hard lately and if not for the fact of being...
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    Name one of your favorite things about being a male nurse.

    elijahvegas replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    meeting other male nurses and making crude jokes that otherwise wouldn't go over so well. There are plenty of female nurses that can be raunchy and inappropriate like myself but you really have to...
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    Please help :(

    elijahvegas replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    first and foremost sorry for your loss, and i hope your grieving process leads you back to a stable frame of mind as early as possible for you to feel like yourself again. as far as this coworker, i'd...
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    NP VS PA

    elijahvegas replied to TicTok411's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    a major difference between nurse practitioners and physicians assistant is the model by which they are trained. np's are trained in a nursing model, so it is taught to treat the patient as a whole,...
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    (Revised) advice!!

    elijahvegas replied to CarlHester's topic in Men in Nursing

    most of my responses to these will be purely theoretical/anectdotal. Theres a lot of fact-finding you can do yourself online to get more succinct and accurate information, i'm just gonna go off the...
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    Underage drinking question? please help

    elijahvegas replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

    unless there was another post i missed if you're talking about the original post i believe she said "MADE ME A DRINK" not "MADE ME DRINK" very very big
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    Underage drinking question? please help

    elijahvegas replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

    i've personally never heard of citations in the mail, I don't know how mississippi works but in my state, it would be on the spot. In my county you'd go to jail that night because thats just the way...
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    Nursing "students" have no rights, no protection ... but...

    elijahvegas replied to standupspeakout's topic in General Students

    why is everyone struggling to figure out what the OP was getting at ? Sure its a little incoherent and not tactfully written, but the general idea was made within a few sentences. Why aren't nursing...
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    Starting to doubt myself, does my plan sound reasonable?

    elijahvegas replied to DBtobeBSN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Personal opinion mixed with what I've seen in my area which may but probably isn't representative of the current climate It isn't too hard to find a job as a new grad, and being flexible as far as...
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    HCAs personality test

    elijahvegas replied to Nazzerena's topic in Nursing Career

    Also I know of a couple places where if you apply and don't get the job, you pretty much have to Wait 90 days before applying for another position at the same hospital otherwise you will immediately...
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    Preparing for actual nursing classes

    elijahvegas replied to CMAS's topic in General Students

    Well I'm assuming you're in your core classes right now, so the things taught to you will be directly related to what's in whatever specified textbook and your course syllabus that you'll be using for...
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    I don't want to be a nurse!!

    elijahvegas replied to sharebear003's topic in General Students

    Plainly and bluntly put, life will be miserable if you spend it doing something you don't care about or aren't passionate about. And if you have no interest in nursing and decide to pursue it, your...
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    I want to quit ICU after one week.

    elijahvegas replied to Lady4Scrubs's topic in Critical Care

    get out before you accidentally hurt someone. I dont mean that as a reflection of your skills, but, all that anxiety going to work every shift has got to take its toll on your work at some point, and...
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    Do you tell family members that their loved ones are nasty and combative

    elijahvegas replied to DesiDani's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Only if their nasty combativeness is paired with noncompliance in terms of walking, spiro, meds, eating, etc. Then I'll let the family know that they're constantly agitated and pretty much going AMA...
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    I've been suspended

    elijahvegas replied to Sheila2155's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i can see where most of you are coming from with your responses, and i agree, I too would've asked "quiet how". but i think its because we got the full story..or rather...we got the end result of the...
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    Embarrassed and depressed

    elijahvegas replied to beezwax404's topic in General Students

    from a practical standpoint lets objectively compare the options. would you prefer to : 1. Have kept your apartment, lost your girlfriend, be alone and depressed going through nursing school ALL while...
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    Too soon to apply for dream specialty?

    elijahvegas replied to tinybbynurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    cant see why not unless youre thinking you should cram a little more M/S experience under your belt before tranferring? Apply now because like you said, youll be kicking yourself later if for whatever...
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    Failing out

    elijahvegas replied to Sola8729's topic in School, College Programs

    At my program, students that failed pretty much had priority when it came to reapplying, and one could reapply as early as the following semester. So don't give up, if you can't transfer just suffer...
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    Please teach me how to "boss" coworkers around.

    elijahvegas replied to jennibeans's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    the only solution i can think of is, if you want something done, don't ask. You only ask children to do something. It sounds like your coworker is taking advantage of the fact that she knows you're...
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    Didn't make it.

    elijahvegas replied to Jessies_hope's topic in School, College Programs

    do you have any other options as far as nursing school goes? is the one you applied to the only one in the area? i live in a generally small region and we have about 3 different programs one could...
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    What things did you need the most as a nursing student?

    elijahvegas replied to app18's topic in General Students

    youll always be able to figure out new and better gadgets and materials that better suit the way you perform in school and clinicals. Time management and efficiency is one of the major cornerstones...
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    could get fired!

    elijahvegas replied to RNmoms's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm really enjoying how people are bashing the concerned parent asking on behalf of her child. Ever occur to anyone that maybe the girl wanted to solve it on her own, and didn't want to run to a forum...