Rob72 ASN, RN

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    I really want to become a rn! Please help!

    Rob72 replied to Kristy26's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Most schools use a "points" system, where applicants get a certain number of points for GPA, living in the same county as the school(paying taxes:D), working in patient care, and the scores on your...
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    Bad experience as Paramedic intern

    Rob72 replied to daveman's topic in Men in Nursing

    Your personal experience has no generalizable validity. You had a bad experience. Sorry. The world is not coming to an end. 1) It is not hard, as long as you choose not to be offended. There is no...
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    how can I repair the damage

    Rob72 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    now that's a little harsh. let's be honest. if the staff were all male, there would be lots of talk about little peter, no nuts, he'd probably rather be a hairdresser, and long profound strings of...
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    Graduation...Go or No?

    Rob72 replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    How to say this tactfully? Hmmm... Our group was on-line(6 in the group), only 1 of us under 25, all of us owned our own homes, worked "real jobs" before going to nursing, etc.. We really lost a...
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    No gloves ever?!?

    Rob72 replied to dizzyray822's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As the use of gloves is "standard of care", touching the genitalia w/o gloves could specifically be construed as sexually oriented, and therefore sexual battery or assault. This would be without...
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    how can I repair the damage

    Rob72 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hahaha! I don't know about "better", its just "different". Yeah, I can see this being a one-time incident. IME(granted, I am a guy) is that if you are consistently courteous and polite, it will die...
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    How can you be nonjudgemental?

    Rob72 replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The advantage of being a "murse", I can always say I'm just deeply in touch with my inner A-hole. My wife tells me this. I have embraced it with
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    How can you be nonjudgemental?

    Rob72 replied to Kristy02_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Probably one of my favorite quotes (and I'm not a horror movie fan) is from the Exorcist. Max Von Sydow(Father Merrin) is the "old man of the mountain", performed multiple exorcisms, and isn't caught...
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    Dealing With Insurbordinate/Arrogant Co-Workers

    Rob72 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wasn't gouing to say anything, but- you are ultimately responsible for his actions. Without documentation, its he said/she said, and you are the one accountable. Either refuse to allow him to be...
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    Dealing With Insurbordinate/Arrogant Co-Workers

    Rob72 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really would not. He would seem to be smart enough to play the "write-up" game. Having tag, back and forth solves nothing. This I would agree with, though I would file 3-5 sreious reports...
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    Do you think nursing would be more advanced as a profression if...

    Rob72 replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

    I think we're on the same page. The research model (of P-G) is highly biased towards negative reporting. In turn, this validates the "perpetual reward", i.e., the award everyone will receive if the...
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    Dealing With Insurbordinate/Arrogant Co-Workers

    Rob72 replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually, you really don't even need to write him up at your facility, depending on your state law. In most places, the UAPs are under the BON- so you may report directly to them, if management tries...
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    Diversity.. at what price?

    Rob72 replied to Been there,done that's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you, Ruby Vee, somehow I overlooked that one. Let's discuss this. "Spouting", indicates the expulsion of an emotionally based statement without consideration for either the meaning of the...
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    How Long does It take

    Rob72 replied to Liyah24_RN's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Good luck! It does take awhile, sometimes. One of my classmates (last May) just hired on a couple of months ago. 6+ months of nothing, lots of apps, & then she received (IIRC) 4 offers, all...
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    how to know its the right decison

    Rob72 replied to it's hot in phoenix's topic in Correctional

    Not as an RN. Seriously, what are your personal goals? An extra $1000/month would clear some debt quickly, or make a nice addition to the retirement fund. If it is a State or Fed facility, chip...
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    Tourniquet use

    Rob72 replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

    I have a couple of your bindy-tie-er-off-thingies myself Dave. Couple other products I like also, but yours is pretty
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    Can you be an er nurse with an assoc. Degree?

    Rob72 replied to ksm84's topic in Emergency

    CNA is probably more convenient for you; EMT (for ED hiring) is more marketable. I would say scrounge around for a tech job in the ED. By the end of second semester, you can challenge the LPN/LVN...
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    Need some advice about charting (RN)

    Rob72 replied to SJE RN's topic in General Nursing

    What you did is fine, particularly should a complaint/audit come up. Having said that, if RT was in back-to-back blues in the IC or ED, yeah, I can see getting ***** because Ms. Puffer, with COPD and...
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    For what can you lose your license?

    Rob72 replied to psu_213's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Jeez, just take all the fun outta my work day, why doncha? Colleen, OK may just be very "olde school", sending paper copies with your license and a congrats letter, but as noted, it is (should be)...
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    How Long does It take

    Rob72 replied to Liyah24_RN's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    https://jobs.ou.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/search/SearchResults_css.jsp Ahh, the weiners won't let me hot link it. Search "Research" on the OUHSC jobs page, and check out Requisition Number 12358 If...
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    in nursing school had a stroke

    Rob72 replied to niklas's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have a friend who lost 90% use of his left hand, in semester 2. He received a dispensation to repeat clinicals, after he healed. So, if your grades and performance are good, it should fall under...
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    Nursing School while still working?

    Rob72 replied to djdietz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    As above. I cheated and took "Intros" over the summer, so my A&P wasn't as intensive. Still, it was the only pre-req I found challenging. I took 11-13 hrs/semester (not counting summers),and...
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    Tourniquet use

    Rob72 replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

    You'll be seeing some in the not too distant future....
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    'cattle calls' in ER waiting room?

    Rob72 replied to BaptistBites's topic in Emergency

    Heck, just set up seperate admissions windows: Chest pain Flu & Cold Foreign Object in Bodily
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    22 weeks on a cardiac floor.

    Rob72 replied to raskol's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah, it is sad. Some even make it through med school in non-viable