CrunchRN ADN, RN

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    Advice needed to stay afloat!

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

    One shift at a time. Just keep going one foot in front of the other. Do not look down the road. Look up when you are on your final shift. Just do it and make it and then never again. It actually...
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    Getting in over my head?

    CrunchRN replied to Jenger91's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Get the ADN and then you can get the BSN later for another
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    Health and Fitness meets Nursing

    CrunchRN replied to Adriana Mari's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Corporate wellness nurse, cardiac
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    Just got fired from my first real job as an lpn and need some advice

    CrunchRN replied to Crystal-Wings's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    You need to keep trying to find a job in home health as that is where your confidence lies. Do anything to pay the rent and keep
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    Please don't call me Dude

    CrunchRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Had a way younger waitress calling my 55 year old husband and myself "kiddo" Just gag me. I usually don't care, but that was just ridiculous. Some people are so
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    Job advice

    CrunchRN replied to JaxJax5423's topic in General Nursing

    Do it. :eave on good terms. Eventually you can hire back on days (if you want to) and leave the nites to the other new
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    Desperately need advice please help!!!

    CrunchRN replied to skittles, GN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do the BSN part-time while you gain work
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    Nursing loans really that bad? 120K

    CrunchRN replied to nursequery1's topic in General Students

    Total insanity. Do not do
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    Shaking hands

    CrunchRN replied to court811's topic in General Nursing

    It becomes less and less the more you do so force yourself. Practice on coworkers if they will allow it. If that does not work message me and I will give you some other advice
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    9 months in, quitting to work private practice

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

    21 years now all in outpatient. Clinic for a long time, case management, and then research at a university for the last 11. No regrets. I occasionally think about being "a real nurse" or did over...
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    Major Dilemma

    CrunchRN replied to armygirl2013's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I dunno. I think it would be hard to be a school nurse with no nursing experience. You are on your own and it is hard to develop nursing judgement that way. Just a
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    Graduated for almost a year. Can't find a job. I'm worried

    CrunchRN replied to RNkaolack's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Get your tusch out of the computer chair and start hand carrying resumes to non-hospital health care facilites, offices, companies of any kind. Have someone check your resume first to be sure it...
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    Nurses who can't give out narcotics

    CrunchRN replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ideally those nurses would do some tasks for you that do not involve narcs to even out the
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    "Bless Your Heart"

    CrunchRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Living in Texas if that stuff bothered me I would be upset all the time. It is used liberally here and 99% of the time it is completely sincere and well meant. So I take it the way it is intended and...
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    Pre Employment drug screen decision

    CrunchRN replied to mc554433's topic in General Nursing

    Never tell. make up an excuse to delay the
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    Will green skin hurt my career?

    CrunchRN replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yes and yes. Sounds fun
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    Confession

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

    You are young. Find something you like
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    New offer today-not sure what to do

    CrunchRN replied to forgop's topic in General Nursing

    Do
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    Help please in naming actual issue- I am terrible at this

    CrunchRN replied to amychisom's topic in Research

    Look into the library at your local health science center or med schools. The librarians will help you shape the search
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    Performing Vital Signs Without a Policy

    CrunchRN replied to Riawahine's topic in General Nursing

    I think you need some guidelines about what to report and who to report it to. A policy even if it only indicates that you educate the patient to notify their MD. And then you should have somewhere...
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    Lost...

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

    You are young enough and have enough support to bail on this place. Just do it professionally. Give proper notice and truly work through your last day. Then, make looking for work your full-time...
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    too scared of going back to nursing

    CrunchRN replied to SamRoseRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Nursing is not a good fit for you. Go find somethign you can do without loads of
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    Medical Assistants and Telephone Orders

    CrunchRN replied to LessValuableNinja's topic in Texas Nursing

    I know that it is usually considered that they are relaying the doctors order, but I do not have info on laws or
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    Missing narcotics

    CrunchRN replied to Erica1088's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Go get an independent drug
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    Relocating during 1st year

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

    Any way you could stay and finish your year and then join your