ChuckeRN BSN, RN

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    Please go home...you are stable enough to be discharged...don't make me call security

    ChuckeRN replied to abundantjoy07's topic in Emergency

    The one advantage to correctional nursing, "Officer, you can take him back to his house
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    Department of Corrections Nurse

    ChuckeRN replied to MdjRN2011's topic in Correctional

    In a perfect world, every new nurse would be able to get m/s experience, then go into a specialty. BUT, as a NG, I couldn't even get a call back, a State prison is where I landed. I've been there for...
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    lets hear from Nurses who started with No nursing experience at all!

    ChuckeRN replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I had no healthcare experience. Now I am working without a doctor (and one other nurse) in a State prison on weekends. Basically, I am a charge nurse and get to decide what happens to an inmate when...
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    Tips for first clinical?

    ChuckeRN replied to betsyMT2003's topic in General Students

    It's funny how we never have nursing students at my work place (a State prison), but I see psych students all the time.
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    Interview tips from Yahoo Business....FWIW :)

    ChuckeRN replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I find that most people I have interviewed with have no idea how to conduct an interview and are even more nervous than I am. I usually just let them ramble on after I give a succinct
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    ugh what to wear

    ChuckeRN replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Phoenix, we wear shorts, T-shirt and sandals to church all year
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    Excited about correctional nursing opportunity!

    ChuckeRN replied to mom35's topic in Correctional

    I graduated and got my license as of 4/2011 and started at a State prison last month and I love
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    Hep B vaccine question

    ChuckeRN replied to sugarmagnoliaRN's topic in General Nursing

    With our school, all you have to do is have the FIRST of the three series in order to begin clinicals. Verify your information that you need all
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    Gasp! An uninsured Nurse (rant)

    ChuckeRN replied to optimist's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I call BS on that story and the medical bill. I'd want an itemized account of that
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    Can someone with poor audition become a nurse?

    ChuckeRN replied to yisy4u's topic in General Nursing

    I wear bilateral HAs and I was also quite concerned about being a nurse. I think that's why I prefer the ER setting vs med/surg, as I don't use the stethoscope very often. When I do, I have to take my...
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    Telephonic interview request?

    ChuckeRN replied to finallyRN7's topic in General Nursing

    If the position is more than a couple of hours away, I don't see why they wouldn't approve of your request for a phone interview. It's a win/win for both parties. If the phone interview goes well,...
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    Maybe bedside nursing isn't for me

    ChuckeRN replied to stewiegriffin's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm not sure there is a "stable routine" in traditional nursing. Maybe you should look for some non-traditional nursing areas. I can't think of any off the top of my head. Maybe others can chime
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    Maybe bedside nursing isn't for me

    ChuckeRN replied to stewiegriffin's topic in Nursing Career

    What's the problem that leads you to think bedside nursing isn't for
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    Facebook Violations

    ChuckeRN replied to CottonPuffCat's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Unless the aide posts identifying information of the client, I don't see how her posts can be a violation of Facebook policy, nor HIPAA. IMHO, you have no basis to complain about the other aide unless...
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    Paramedic Shears for ED nurses

    ChuckeRN replied to EDjunkie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I bought an inexpensive pair of Smith & Wesson Trauma shears off EBay with one of these attached to it.
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    How did you know what you wanted to specialize in?

    ChuckeRN replied to coolblue2's topic in General Nursing

    Most of my patients get well and get to go home too eventually. Of course with some of my patients, it may take 10~15 years before that
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    What's a good way to review med-surg & pharm?

    ChuckeRN replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Students

    Re: Pharmacology You're never going to know ALL of the drugs you learned about. The best you can do is figure out the catagory/class of drugs they are and what the general side effects are or even...
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    Kaplan questions

    ChuckeRN replied to sjmoore's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I thought that the Kaplan questions were very similar in style, and complexity and prepared me very well for the real
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    alternatives to caffeine for night shift?

    ChuckeRN replied to trauma_lama's topic in Health, Stress Management

    How about Green Tea or
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    Help! Pre-employment nicotine test!

    ChuckeRN replied to noviceRN22's topic in General Nursing

    I think an employer should be able to discriminate against fat people as much as they for people who are smokers. What I have noticed is that fat people are one of the last group of people to be...
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    Help! Pre-employment nicotine test!

    ChuckeRN replied to noviceRN22's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is the point. Smokers tend to less healthier then those who are non-smokers. Therefore, they take more sick days, and the group insurance rates go up. I also think that fat people are...
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    Diversity.. at what price?

    ChuckeRN replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Pantomime?
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    Fired....What now?

    ChuckeRN replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in General Nursing

    No, don't hide your employment. You have nothing to be ashamed about. As you said, it wasn't a "good fit". If asked, explain it as such and if asked for details, come up with a truthful, but benign...
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    can young,healthy,athletic men have heart attacks?

    ChuckeRN replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    Bodybuilders may look healthy, but they are usually the first to try something to get an advantage. For example, when I was into lifting weights, (years and years ago), people were injecting...
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    So frustrated with IV starts!!

    ChuckeRN replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Emergency

    Yup, you're psyching yourself