psu_213 BSN, RN

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    I feel uncomfortable doing this

    psu_213 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    We don't really know anything about the individual who requested the letter. For that matter, I don't think we know for absolute certain this is a letter for school. The OP stated that she...
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    I feel uncomfortable doing this

    psu_213 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Plus, what is the family member going to tell the school about the letter writer. Will she tell the school the truth: "it was an RN in my family…I don't really know her, but she agreed to write...
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    Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

    psu_213 replied to BlueChocolateCat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Let it go. If you know that you did a good job, then she just had a "nitpicky" reason to ask for someone else. Perhaps she just likes to create controversy; perhaps this is her way to have some sort...
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    I feel uncomfortable doing this

    psu_213 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I was thinking along the same lines. Tell her that you don't really know her and that it would likely be a boring, generic, uninspired letter that is unlikely to help her. If some organization...
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    Is this a VALID reason to terminate someone?

    psu_213 replied to lllenjolll's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm curious how exactly the order was written. Was it written as "Change dressing q [time frame] and PRN?" Or just "PRN?" I would imagine it is not the latter, as you don't just change line...
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    psu_213 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    ^^Love
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    I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

    psu_213 replied to Theotherone's topic in Health, Stress Management

    First, let me say that I hope this works out for you. You seems genuinely concerned for the well being of you family. I honestly believe that saying "deal with it" and "don't be selfish" are not...
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    I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

    psu_213 replied to Theotherone's topic in Health, Stress Management

    This has to do with school in general, not just nursing school. No one on here is trying to suggest that because he is in nursing school he is more important. The point is college is difficult. My...
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    why do nurses need to be licensed?

    psu_213 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I know when I was in school I had to get child abuse clearances…I don't remember having to get a generalized criminal background check for school. I definitely did for my license
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    why do nurses need to be licensed?

    psu_213 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That is pretty easy to say on an anonymous message board where lives aren't on the line. When you life is on the line, would you be thinking the same thing? Would you think the same thing about a...
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    why do nurses need to be licensed?

    psu_213 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've noticed it a couple of times too…I think this is the first time I saw that happen on
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    why do nurses need to be licensed?

    psu_213 replied to Infofreak411's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    But what about all the school debt that he/she
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    I am the wife of a male student nurse and having trouble coping.

    psu_213 replied to Theotherone's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I had a great GPA in nursing school ,and still felt like I had plenty of free time. OTOH, there were people who would spend most of their time studying and they would barely pass. I don't think it...
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    For what can you lose your license?

    psu_213 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Let me start by saying that I am not asking this because I am worried about losing mine. What offenses can lead to loss of a license? The reason I ask is that many people post on here "I did XYZ and...
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    Fired for following orders

    psu_213 replied to shmedium's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Now let's not get carried
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    psu_213 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    This has nothing to do with adverbs…or pronunciation for that matter. There was a Pizza Hut ad a few years are where a little girl looked at a rival's pizza, then looked up at her parents and...
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    Question

    psu_213 replied to ymuhammadusman's topic in General Students

    What are the steps of nursing process? What does each step mean? How do you think those steps are implemented in one's practice as a
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    Preliminary precautions before preforming a haemiglobin test

    psu_213 replied to One Day's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you are going to draw any blood sample on a patient, what must you do? How do you prevent infection? How do you make sure that the lab runs is actually the sample for that patient? How do you...
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    Topic for Pop Cultural Assignment

    psu_213 replied to JanelleKrystina's topic in General Students

    Do you have to make an argument about how pop culture references about nurses are or are not true? On thing you could talk about is how nurses on the TV show House, MD were portrayed as glorified...
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    Fired for following orders

    psu_213 replied to shmedium's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    False. I have never worked anywhere what allows techs to place NG tubes, in nursing school or not. Of course I have not worked everywhere, and it seems like in some places techs can drop...
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    Medication safety what if...

    psu_213 replied to SBGangelJC's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    For me, the meds will still be in their original unit dose packages and I can pull up the eMAR on the computer in the room on the COW (yes, I called it a COW!). No narcotics of course. Then again,...
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    SIADH and urine specific gravity

    psu_213 replied to JillNas's topic in General Nursing

    SIADH is caused by excessive antidiuretic hormone. So the pt. will over "anti" diurese--i.e., the kidneys will resorb too much water. So, there will be a greater than normal level of water in the...
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    Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

    psu_213 replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

    Any unit in a hospital may not have a tech at any given time, or the tech(s) may be off doing something else. Given the tech situation currently in our ED, I don't have a lot of sympathy for the "no...
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    Mispronunciations That Drive You Nuts

    psu_213 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I can pronounce that one (at least I think my pronunciation is correct) if I say it really slowly. If I see it in the middle of a sentence and I am talking quickly…forget
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    Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

    psu_213 replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

    There is not a definition for what amount of experience takes you out of the "new grad" category. Really, that's up to employers. If they post a "new grad" position, they are the ones to decide what...