psu_213 BSN, RN

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    Interviewing - do I mention I'm working?

    psu_213 replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Absolutely put it on your resume and address it when it comes up in the interview; but, be sure not to sound like you are leaving you current job because that job has issues. Rather, make sure it is...
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    Why would they push the deadline back?

    psu_213 replied to Jen_Loves_Nursing's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    There a going to be a lot of minor annoyances throughout school and your career. I wouldn't be too concerned with this, and would not waste energy worrying about it. A few years ago, open enrollment...
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    Help! Tricky situation

    psu_213 replied to jnf7882's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My guess is the NM will bring it up. Make sure you have a good reason for not taking the job then, and why you want a job there
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    NCLEX PVT

    psu_213 replied to tnmatt76's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I thought the trick was gone…unless, of course, you want to spend
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    When pushy CNAs show how little they know

    psu_213 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    The issue I see with some ED techs…and don't get me wrong, I work with some great ones…is that they only want to be there for the interesting stuff. Helping an elderly lady walk to the bathroom?...
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    Heart Block

    psu_213 replied to 123qwerty's topic in General Students

    Also, think about the words/abbreviations in play. AV block…what does AV stand for? What is happening to the electrical impulses of the heart there? What does it mean if there is a block in the...
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    Drunk and high students at clinical

    psu_213 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    I agree. And while I find the situation quite strange (for example, no one else noticed the drunk/high students), I'm not going to accuse you of sour grapes. I do truly believe you are here to do...
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    Major nursing liability

    psu_213 replied to Cjhays's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh, there was an Emergency box…in the med room, which the door was locked. There was definitely not a crash
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    Lessons on why not to "Assume" things.

    psu_213 replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It doesn't. There are specific channels through which to go to educate yourself on a former patient (such as through you unit educator). You cannot take it upon yourself to go through a transferred...
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    Verbal Abuse

    psu_213 replied to Katesp91's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel bad you have to deal with this; however, this is no way to report someone just for being evil. This woman sounds like a rotten person--just stay as far away from her as reasonably
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    Drunk and high students at clinical

    psu_213 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    That's a good point. If you say to the director/dean: "They told me they were drunk/high," how will you answer the dean's question "they told you they were high…why did you not report this...
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    What is the toughest question you have ever been asked by a patient?

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

    "If this were your mom, what would you do?" (could be about making them DNR, having some type of surgery, giving tPA, etc., etc.). On the lighter side: "Can I get something to drink?" before they are...
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    Major nursing liability

    psu_213 replied to Cjhays's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This has the vagueness of a homework question, but it seems like this may be LTC. Where I worked as an aide, there was no crash
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    Major nursing liability

    psu_213 replied to Cjhays's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Exactly! If I'm a lawyer trying to get blame assigned to someone (i.e., I want someone to pay), I'm going to question the nurse as to why they made all these phone calls but did not act to physically...
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    Student Concerns...

    psu_213 replied to resumecpr's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    If you are at clinical and you witness…as in actually see…her doing something unsafe, the report it to your clinical instructor. Otherwise, mind you business! Aside from the HIPAA issues, how...
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    Drunk and high students at clinical

    psu_213 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    If you go to the director, dean, etc. and tell him/her "there are students in my clinical group that were high or drunk," you narrow it down to only a few people; so it's not really going to matter if...
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    Professors fail everyone?

    psu_213 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    Don't even go
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    Professors fail everyone?

    psu_213 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    I almost didn't want to point I out because I might be labeled a mean bully. Everyone has that "nail on a chalkboard" sensation when certain things are said. For me, one of the things is incorrectly...
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    correct dosage times for various meds

    psu_213 replied to aplusnurse2008's topic in Patient Medications

    One place I worked had "standard" med times as decried about, so that a QID med was given every 6 hours, BID med every 12, etc. One exception--they had "BID diuretic dose," which was 0800 and 1700....
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    Professors fail everyone?

    psu_213 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    I have been coming to AN for a few years now. I certainly don't say this lightly...this may be the rudest, meanest personal attack I have ever read on here. (Maybe there is a meaner one that I have...
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    Professors fail everyone?

    psu_213 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    1. I'm not sure where these colleges are that give out bonus points. You can include me as someone who never received a bonus point in college. Not a single point. Zilch. 2. A curved exam is way...
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    Professors fail everyone?

    psu_213 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    This is quite silly (and very off point), but it it bothering me. The title is "Rhodes" Scholar (named for the founder of the scholarship, Cecil Rhodes--with a S). Sorry, carry
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    Lessons on why not to "Assume" things.

    psu_213 replied to TigerxLiLy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Just because someone has access to a system does not mean that that person has the right to view all the information on it. I have access to my hospital's computer charting system, I can search the...
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    Professors fail everyone?

    psu_213 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    Very much so. As someone else alluded to…life, including professional nursing, offers no free passes just because one
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    Professors fail everyone?

    psu_213 replied to PerkyNurse55's topic in General Students

    My point was, that my school didn't even give out points for this. How would you weight these points? 2 points for having a baby. 3 points for death in the family--5 if it is a parent or sibling....