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  1. NevadaFighter

    So I start my first home health job (travel nurse) next week...

    NevadaFighter replied to allthesmallthings's topic in Home Health

    How's your assignment going, OP? I'm working home health, first travel contract,
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    I'm a nurse, and believe it or not, I want to be a tech/assistant

    NevadaFighter replied to Uhs_769's topic in General Nursing

    I know someone that quit being a nurse and started working private duty in the home. He seemed really happy with his
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    being a home health nurse if you have allergies and asthma?

    NevadaFighter replied to hmlawrence0729's topic in Home Health

    This is an old post, but I thought I would comment. I am a home health nurse of 1.5 years with asthma and a severe cat allergy. All of my employers have been aware of my allergy before I was hired....
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    Palliative care nursing (not hospice)

    NevadaFighter replied to mrnightinggale's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am a palliative care nurse in home health. It is a very rewarding job. Depending on where your market is, it can be a hard sell, as many people do not understand it. Palliative care is more about...
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    If you became CRNA for the money did you end up......

    NevadaFighter replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

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    Washing scrubs?

    NevadaFighter replied to dd131's topic in General Nursing

    I have shared the same problem, except it is with all my clothes and I don't have to iron them to notice the smell. I started using unscented deodorant. Problem
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    Palliative Care GN?

    NevadaFighter replied to 94nurse16's topic in General Nursing

    No, it is not. I believe that there are plenty of people that would be willing to hire you on after being a palliative care nurse. As long as you are working in a hospital, you could always work...
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    Hi I can't decide if I should do a 2 year or a 4 year program

    NevadaFighter replied to kh88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think the poster may have possibly been referring to RN-BSN programs? I'm not sure. I did my RN-BSN online, and we didn't really have any
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    Hi I can't decide if I should do a 2 year or a 4 year program

    NevadaFighter replied to kh88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If I were you (which I am not) I would go to school for the ADN and get a job. While you are working as an RN, you can go to school online for a BSN. Also, I ran into another problem when I was in a...
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    Can I be a nurse with a colostomy?

    NevadaFighter replied to BellaBlackwell's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I don't really see how it would...or why you would even have to let anyone know that you have one. The only problem I could potentially see is that if you were working on a particular busy unit where...
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    Think I might be taken advantage of

    NevadaFighter replied to CoconutCookie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Also, would you not be able to leave at all for days on end? I could see that as a problem, as well. It sounds like you would be giving up your ENTIRE life for a job, which is never worth it, to
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    Think I might be taken advantage of

    NevadaFighter replied to CoconutCookie's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I think it would definitely be too much stress for me. And I'm also thinking about when you would be able to sleep. Are family members allowed to be with patients overnight? I could see a patient's...
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    Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    NevadaFighter replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever you do, if you want to work days don't ever agree to working nights. It is much easier to get placed in a job working days than to move from nights to days. Even if they say they will...
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    Soonest to leave job?

    NevadaFighter replied to JazzyJane's topic in General Nursing

    I would say that your own personal heath trumps the sale of the company. You have to look out for yourself first. Although you may feel some guilt, it sounds like you have already weighed your...
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    Is this compassion fatigue?

    NevadaFighter replied to thevez17's topic in General Nursing

    We have a special name for those kinds of patients on our units. We refer to them as "Share the Love" patients. There is nothing wrong with getting burnt out from dealing with a patient...you can...
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    Appealing Work Returned for Revision

    NevadaFighter posted a topic in Western Governors University

    Has anyone had experience with filing an appeal? It seems like I have a pretty good case since I followed the task instructions and the rubric precisely, yet I still had my work
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    Re-Entry Anxiety?

    NevadaFighter replied to raptorfem's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is common, but what do I know? I have anxiety, so I get butterflies, re-entry or no re-entry. I don't really get it because I think that I have forgotten everything. It's more of a...
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    Dialysis Subclavian line antibiotics.

    NevadaFighter replied to ArvinC EMT's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The dialysis nurses will run ABs though the line after HD, at times. General floor (or ER) nurses at all of the facilities I have worked at were not allowed to touch HD accesses, in
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    C-Diff Isolation

    NevadaFighter replied to RexRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Is there someone from infection control that you can speak to about this? Many places will have a written policy about who can room with
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    Was offered a day job and have been told I won't like it. Help? (CNA)

    NevadaFighter replied to michigan94's topic in Orthopedic

    Many people say that about days when they are accustomed to working nights, mostly because of how busy it is. You'll learn alot on days and your body will feel so much better. Give it a
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    Underage drinking question? please help

    NevadaFighter replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

    I received a ticket in the mail once for underage drinking...it was from a state police officer and it wasn't in Mississippi. That was also over 15 years
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    WGU RN-BSN prereq question

    NevadaFighter replied to Nurseades2b's topic in Western Governors University

    I probably had about 160 credits before I came to WGU. Only about 80 of them transferred. Every school will require you to get X amount of credits from their school before they will offer you a...
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    "Quickest" classes to complete?

    NevadaFighter replied to BrittanyMcGheeCole's topic in Western Governors University

    I think most of the really long classes are toward the end of your program. I don't remember ever spending this much time on the previous semesters of work. I am working nights now, which makes all...
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    Did I choose the wrong career?

    NevadaFighter replied to RNyb's topic in General Nursing

    It will get better. Since you have only been a nurse for 4 months, I'm going to assume that you have only been off of orientation for about 2. At about 6 months you will start feeling much more...
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    Should I leave ICU and go into L&D?

    NevadaFighter replied to glyles3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Shadowing is a great idea. You have to think about what you want in the long-term. You have gained some very marketable skills in Neuro and ICU that can transfer to about any other department of...