CrunchRN ADN, RN

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  1. CrunchRN

    No hospitals please

    CrunchRN replied to SAS2016's topic in General Students

    I went right to clinic nursing and it has worked out
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    Help Me Find a Low Cost Accelerated BSN program!

    CrunchRN replied to Eino's topic in School, College Programs

    What is your student loan burden
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    Could I be sued for neglect or lose my license over this?

    CrunchRN replied to Ccinct's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow. Between a rock and hard place. You could not possibly win or do good no matter what action you took. And no, I don't think your license is at
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    NP leaving while short staffed

    CrunchRN replied to rn_patrick's topic in Advanced Practice

    Leave graciously. Offer to help out "if you
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    Nurse Manager gossiping about employees?

    CrunchRN replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nurses are the worst for performance reviews. You can do no right. Some day you may get to work for a non-nurse boss and will get a great review if you do a solid good
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    Called a code for a seizing patient

    CrunchRN replied to thesimplenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Seizures are scary. Next time maybe slow down a bit. You have time. You did a great job
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    Who says nurses can't be scholars?

    CrunchRN replied to Neuro Guy NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hmmm. I have had an ADN for 23 years and no interest in further education. However, I worked hard for a specialty certification and voraciously pursue best practices in my area of practice. Just have...
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    Being Ordered to Give Whiskey

    CrunchRN replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    If you have an order then give it. If I am stuck in a nursing home I want whiskey and dilaudid please. A little peace is a good thing. Seriously though, if that is their normal thing it is best to...
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    Why I had reconsidered being a nurse

    CrunchRN replied to FutureRNCris's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. That sucks. I am a nurse at a university and we love our housekeepers. We all work as a team and respect and value each
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    How do you even get a job as a school nurse?

    CrunchRN replied to melis1970's topic in School

    apply, apply,
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    Working Nights is Making me Sick

    CrunchRN replied to futurenurse16's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You need to make it work. Absolutely sucks, but if that is what you were hired for then you need to adjust. I also hated it. 5 am is the worst. You need to figure out what self care options will...
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    I WOULD NOT recommend Brookdale

    CrunchRN replied to Slyder's topic in School, College Programs

    Oh boy. You have a difficult road ahead. That is all part of nursing
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    Why isn't CPR included in basic educational classes?

    CrunchRN replied to Dianna11's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is a great
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    40 weeks pregnant and working alone

    CrunchRN replied to ShelbyaStar's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That is nuts. Tell them you are on leave as of yesterday.
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    What keeps you going as a nurse?

    CrunchRN replied to NurseEnvision's topic in General Nursing

    1st - making a good living. 2nd - occasionally being able to make a difference for people going through the toughest of
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    New Grad ER Nurse...need advice!

    CrunchRN replied to auson16's topic in First Year After Licensure

    After 23 years as a nurse I still feel that way at every new job. It gets better with
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    New Nurse anxiety on the job

    CrunchRN replied to NurseSu12's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It never goes away completely, but that is a good thing. Keeps you sharp. However, with time and experience it will decrease
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    What is like working on Hemodialysis?

    CrunchRN replied to aldrich21's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Are you going to be the only nurse? Grass isn't always
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    Whatever happened to going to school to be a nurse?

    CrunchRN replied to indish's topic in General Nursing

    This all makes me wonder who will care for all of us 50+ year old nurses when we retire and start to need care ourselves. I don't see all these Masters and higher level education nurses doing bedside...
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    Overweight Healthcare Workers

    CrunchRN replied to EmpoweRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just think there needs to be separation between my personal/home/health information and my employer. Just the violation of privacy bothers me the
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    Why Can Pre-Med Students Know Their Choice But Nursing Students "Can't"?

    CrunchRN replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I wanted to do peds in nursing school. After I was sure I never wanted to. All people are saying is that having a goal is fine, but wants, needs, and opportunities may well change by the...
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    Nasty Coworkers should i stay or should I go?

    CrunchRN replied to enfermeratobe's topic in General Nursing

    They Suck. Move
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    HIPPA

    CrunchRN replied to mercyforyou's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Just leave it alone. Not your business. I say that because if it was a violation the facility will handle it. Also, I do not find anything terrible about wanting to find out what happened to a...
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    Quitting a job without another lined up

    CrunchRN replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    If you can afford it do it. However, if you don't have money socked away to last another 3 months after your sabbatical then do not do
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    HELP! Threats to call BON!

    CrunchRN replied to Nechic01's topic in General Nursing

    Threaten to get him fired if he does