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  1. After Taking The NCLEX...I Passed My 5th Time!

    nurse.sandi replied to Truly_Blessed_RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That is great. Good for

  2. Let's think positive today!!

    nurse.sandi replied to nurse.sandi's topic in General Nursing

    Fellow nurses and future nurses, It is going to get better. I have faith. I will not accept any less than that. Good things are going to happen for our profession. Let's stay focused and positive. It...

  3. Let's think positive today!!

    nurse.sandi replied to nurse.sandi's topic in General Nursing

    That is great!! Good

  4. CA new grad RN wants to volunteer in Alabama at disaster sites

    nurse.sandi replied to NewGradRN10's topic in General Nursing

    You need to contact the Red Cross. Usually, you have to take a natural disaster course. You can not just go work as a RN in other states with your CA license. The only time you can work in more than...

  5. RN License in Jeopardy?

    nurse.sandi replied to croppyRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Pay attention to the rules and regulations of your facility. Make sure you know the laws in your state for your licensure. Relax. Be

  6. can they say I was terminated?

    nurse.sandi replied to NamasteNurse's topic in General Nursing

    In the U.S. they can only clarify the dates of your employment. So, make sure your dates are correct. I do not know about the UK. You should further research this subject as the laws have changed over...

  7. Missing Daytonite

    nurse.sandi replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry I did not get to read or learn from her. Sorry for your

  8. Let's think positive today!!

    nurse.sandi replied to nurse.sandi's topic in General Nursing

    We can learn from everyone we meet in our lives..no matter who it is. Thanks for your awesome

  9. Let's think positive today!!

    nurse.sandi replied to nurse.sandi's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I love all those quotes. I have had a hard time and I am trying to stay positive. And as you can see I have a lot to say on many subjects. Thanks for posting.

  10. Let's think positive today!!

    nurse.sandi replied to nurse.sandi's topic in General Nursing

    awww. That is so sweet. Best of luck to you. See this makes me happy. Perky happy

  11. Worst 1st job experience

    nurse.sandi replied to carmella2678's topic in General Nursing

    Oops. You rocked the boat. Very unsafe practice for both you and your preceptor. She or he is just as responsible as you. I would never leave an orientating nurse by herself unless it was to perform...

  12. Epi Pen makes a good day

    nurse.sandi replied to ImThatGuy's topic in General Nursing

    Lucky it did not hit you in the eye. Guess you are not a safety person? Safety comes first. Lucky you did not hurt someone else either. My son carried one for like 15 years and thank goodness we never...

  13. Do you remember everything from nursing school?

    nurse.sandi replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Nursing

    Rns do not diagnose either. We provide care. We make care plans. Which nowadays are called pathways and someone sitting in an office somewhere makes them. Remember when caring for a patient we are...

  14. Do you remember everything from nursing school?

    nurse.sandi replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Nursing

    I remember tons from nursing school. It was an exciting time. I felt like a sponge. I just could not soak up enough knowledge and information. I wanted to do all the dirty jobs...I did not care what...

  15. Need help interpreting research statistics...

    nurse.sandi replied to delilas's topic in General Nursing

    You can use pie charts to show

  16. New RN, already making mistakes

    nurse.sandi replied to lillystarrn's topic in General Nursing

    Why were you chewed out by a speech pathologist? Let me guess...something to do with diet, beverage thickner, or HOB elavation? The speech pathologist has no right to chew a nurse out. That person...

  17. Nursing doesnt define you

    nurse.sandi replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a woman, mother, daughter, sister, friend, confider, tutor, and doctorate student. Wheh we play so many roles. I am just

  18. Need help interpreting research statistics...

    nurse.sandi replied to delilas's topic in General Nursing

    OK the means are the average. The means are similiar but there is a small difference. The standard deviations are very close. The t value and the p value are what you need to interpret. The t value...

  19. Need help interpreting research statistics...

    nurse.sandi replied to delilas's topic in General Nursing

    If you know how to work around excel. You could make bar charts. They are simple. If you sent me a pm. I might be able to help

  20. Need help interpreting research statistics...

    nurse.sandi replied to delilas's topic in General Nursing

    If you could find an article where it is already interpreted and then cite, if this meets the criteria of your assignment. That may work. I can not imagine why they think someone would know this...

  21. Need help interpreting research statistics...

    nurse.sandi replied to delilas's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished a 7000 level Quantitative methods and analysis class. We need an alpha level. What is that set up as? Most of the time the alpha is set at .05. With a p=.001, you probably will reject...

  22. New Nurse with Health issue forced to find new job

    nurse.sandi replied to SCcountrygirlRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    NO, you come first in this situation. Yes, patient safety is the most important thing, but you have to take care of you first. NO one will take care of you unless it is you..Good luck. You will find...

  23. New Nurse with Health issue forced to find new job

    nurse.sandi replied to SCcountrygirlRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    If you can maybe you should go back to school. Just a

  24. New Nurse with Health issue forced to find new job

    nurse.sandi replied to SCcountrygirlRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I totally understand because I am on a lifting restriction. Even though I have tons of experience...its hard to find a job that is accomodating and will just take a chance on me. Working in a doctors...

  25. Is there a nursing shortage or not?

    nurse.sandi replied to nurse.sandi's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for all the great responses. Its dishearting to senior nurses that we can not find jobs..so I would be devastated if I had just recently graduated. I have been a nurse for 16 years and have...