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    Dear New Grad Nurse

    KeepItRealRN replied to ashrose1992's topic in General Nursing

    Don't make fun of the old nurses. Take some time and get to know them. You might find that you have something in common. Belive it or not old nurses were not born
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    First NP interview at mayo

    KeepItRealRN replied to gracy12's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do your homework and learn about the history and philosophy of the Mayo Brothers. Weave that into your interview answers and you are in like
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    Medical Marijuana for nurses

    KeepItRealRN replied to JB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    It is interesting that someone with chronic pain can work under the influence of prescription narcotics, but MM, oh
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    Problem physician

    KeepItRealRN replied to RNIBCLC's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It sounds like a no win situation to me. Any chance he will retire any time soon? If not I guess you could stay and take your chances. Personally I would be working on an exit plan. Liar or not, he is...
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    One Healthcare Risk Manager's View Of Individual Nursing Malpractice Insurance

    KeepItRealRN replied to RiskManager's topic in General Nursing

    We all know that lawsuits often pop up years after the fact. Lets say you are a former employee of a facility that is being sued by a patient you took care of. It would seem that the former employer...
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    Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    KeepItRealRN replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    This: A Life Changing
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    Are care plans valuable?

    KeepItRealRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. The perspective I come from is an ICU setting. It is in this setting that I find the "care plan" useless and a waste of time. In the acute ICU setting the plan changes from one hour to the...
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    Are care plans valuable?

    KeepItRealRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^This,
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    Are care plans valuable?

    KeepItRealRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that if tasks are not documented in the patient's record are assumed not done. But I believe that most prudent nurses document what they have done throughout the day either by a flow sheet or...
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    One Healthcare Risk Manager's View Of Individual Nursing Malpractice Insurance

    KeepItRealRN replied to RiskManager's topic in General Nursing

    The purpose of liability insurance is to protect your personal assets and your license. To say that someone with liability insurance is more of a target is misleading. You are a target as well if you...
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    Are care plans valuable?

    KeepItRealRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    In their present itteration, care plans are a colossal waste of time. The main reason for their existance is because they are JAHCO requirements. I'll be the first to admit that during my work day...
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    Why don't you just read the chart?

    KeepItRealRN replied to Guest219794's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So in other words if you are in the middle of: Preparing a med hanging a med a sterile central line dressing change a complex wound dressing change giving a bath doing complex discharge teaching and...
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    Did Grey's Anatomy Get It Right With The Superhero Pose?

    KeepItRealRN replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in General Nursing

    She is as serious as a heart
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    How do you get your first nursing job, when everyone in NY wants experience?

    KeepItRealRN replied to Sanhect1's topic in General Nursing

    Go to where the jobs are. Believe me there are jobs out there. I live in an area that pays very well and has a relatively low cost of living, and the hospital here is hiring 350 more nurses. It's...
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    New Grad - Ain't he special!

    KeepItRealRN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    He has proven that he is on the fast track to
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    Family Nurse Practitioner Student-Clinical Preceptorship

    KeepItRealRN replied to lindseylindseya's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    For anyone reading this thread doing their homework on NP programs, if you want to minimize the hasstle, anxiety, and travel required for clinical, pick a program that has an affiliation with the...
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    Family Nurse Practitioner Student-Clinical Preceptorship

    KeepItRealRN replied to lindseylindseya's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    This is one of the best kept secrets about NP programs, epecially the online programs and ones that don't have an affiliation with a hospital or system. My wife was in the same boat as you and ended...
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    Relocation to a family friendly livable city with warm climate

    KeepItRealRN replied to wasup's topic in General Nursing

    Do they still have the "Big Texan" in Amarillo home of the 72 ounce porter
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    Relocation to a family friendly livable city with warm climate

    KeepItRealRN replied to wasup's topic in General Nursing

    I lived in Florida for 14 years. IMHO it is not very family friendly especially the areas you are thinking about. Florida has a very high crime rate especially in the more urban areas It has 2...
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    About paying off student loans

    KeepItRealRN replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    No. Housing is pentiful and cheap relative to the rest of the country. Lots of housing for less than 200k. The main excuse I hear is "I can't live there. It's too cold". I know a lot of people who...
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    About paying off student loans

    KeepItRealRN replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    The reason they are able to charge that much for tuition is because there are enough people to fill the seats who are willing to pay it. It will continue to go up until it reaches a price point that...
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    About paying off student loans

    KeepItRealRN replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I have to call BS on some of what I am reading here. When I graduated I had when adjusted for inflation about 28K (in today's dollars) in student loans. I did not use my loan money to buy a car, pay...
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    Thread spinoff: denied time off and vacation approval notice

    KeepItRealRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    At my place of employment we are schedule every 3rd weekend, and you know when your weekend to work is up to a year in advance. Everyone knows that you can't take PTO on you weekend to work until...
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    Thread spinoff: denied time off and vacation approval notice

    KeepItRealRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't work at a place that doesn't let people take their vacation time. Life is too short. Time to say buh
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    Thread spinoff: denied time off and vacation approval notice

    KeepItRealRN replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

    I have no problems getting vacation where I work, however we can not "request" a day off if it is our weekend. We have to trade weekends with someone, so a simple request off would be denied here