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    So You Want To Go To Nursing School? (circa 1960's 1970's)

    P_RN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Students

    "Ah yes, I remember that well." In 1963 in the hospital program: Our uniforms had to be 17" from the floor. I'm only 5'2". Our Aprons had the bib attached but it still buttoned at the shoulders with...
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    Can family members work at the same unit?

    P_RN replied to mcpnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I think having relatives in the same unit is a bad idea. Even if there is nothing wrong there is always the perception of wrongdoing, favoritism and all that. Our place's policy disallowed same...
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    Question about working in an ortho office and OR.

    P_RN replied to srm1181's topic in Orthopedic

    Usually what I see is older experienced nurses in Ortho offices. Many times they have no nurses at all, just xray techs, so be careful who you talk with when taking orders over the phone. Doctors...
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    A nurse friend of mine passed away: A WARNING TO ALL

    P_RN replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    What a terrible thing. I am so very sorry for your loss. When I did home health in a iffy neighborhood, we rode shotgun for the primary nurse...If it were a really bad situation, we were instructed...
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    How RN supervisor handled domestic dispute at work?

    P_RN replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    That's why you call 911. get a good description and try to keep everyone nearby safe. The boys is blue have the Kevlar and the thingies with bullets in them, they also know most of the bad boys by...
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    What is considered a large hospital??

    P_RN replied to SiempreBella's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in the mother ship of a 6 hospital consortium that also managed 5 more hospitals but not under their name. The mother ship was 800 beds, a cancer hospital and a childrens' hospital of maybe...
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    Most common overdose drug of choice?

    P_RN replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Emergency

    I was at this gym once when this really muscled up guy passedout. One of the other guys said 'oh don't mind him he drinks 2 to 2 1/2 GALLONS of water right before he starts working out. " I did...
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    Most common overdose drug of choice?

    P_RN replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Emergency

    WHat happened with the "granny's insulin" overdose? Were you able to save
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    Looking to move to SC from Boston

    P_RN replied to HDfatboy's topic in General Nursing

    Greenvillae, Spartanburg. ANderson shour be s good
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    Gross!!

    P_RN replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    My FIL always referred to that stuff as CORRUPTION FROM INSIDE, SOMETIMES AS FAR AS YOUR GUT." My kids took it the heart, even eye boogers are NOT played with. Try it, it might
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    How far from your current home would you be willing to drive (one way) to work?

    P_RN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    The commute was ok but Home Health and WIC were little she-devils. Sometimes I did 100 mi hither thither and yon plus commute. and if something unexpected arose then if would add plenty more. My...
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    Can You get a ASN if you have a B.A. in another field

    P_RN replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I did it.Paid cash out of what was left of my H GI Bill. We ate a lot of oatmeal and pasta. Hamburger was reserve for special meals. Now my alphabet spells BA+RN+ADN_1/2 Bsn maybe someday. oh i am...
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    Academic dishonesty dilemma! Advice needed, plz...

    P_RN replied to dean1987's topic in General Nursing

    Does NO ONE sign an honesty pledge any more? When I returned to college one of my instructors had been in the class before mine (if I had stayed and graduated) actually what I wrote on the bottom of...
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    Legal? new employer wants list of all meds taken and medical records

    P_RN replied to babblingbrook's topic in General Nursing

    The is a whole new world to those of us who were hired on our word only. WHere does it end Soy your had 11 physicians who all wrote 11 Rx you had willed twice over an 5 years interval. Some were off...
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    NC CNA reciprocity??

    P_RN replied to salpal92's topic in General Nursing

    LLR (board of nursing's parent): South Carolina Board of Nursing Certified Nursing Assistant The South Carolina Board of Nursing does not regulate the certification of Certified Nursing...
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    Starting to not like sc

    P_RN replied to ethiopia's topic in General Nursing

    Are you prepared in any other area of nursing. DO you like SC just not where you work? If it's the state, its people, its economy, its pay scale , in other words things you have NO personal control...
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    Palmetto?

    P_RN replied to smurfynursey's topic in General Nursing

    Theyre right next to each other. In fact the CH used to be on the 9th floor of Richland and what is now the CH used to be the Cancer hospital. As Cancer became more outpatient treatment Children's...
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    Sorry another ques. Was this write up justified?

    P_RN replied to mondkmondk's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OK this isn't about my heart rate, BUT I run a respiratory rate of between 8 and 10. Consistently for my entire life. NO one has ever made a comment and NO one has ever documented it correctly. Have...
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    Associates to become Registered Nurse.....considering different Bachelors

    P_RN replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

    DO what's best for you. I went from a BA to an ADN because that was what I wanted to do, had always dreamed to be a Nurse. And I never could stand to be "chained" to a desk all
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    Gold Star Stickers For Nurses??

    P_RN replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I'd much rather have a mylar helium balloon to carry around all day. Most
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    CRNA vs. AA

    P_RN replied to aflac381's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/certified-registered-nurse/aa-profession-gaining-151480-page12.html This has been addressed
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    Having another nurse check insulin doses & other med Qs

    P_RN replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Silly me, I thought that double checking was for the patient's safety. I have double checked for as long as I can remember. That includes insulin, sliding scale over 5 units, (and that was back when...
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    Nightly chart checks - last 24 hours only or go through ALL orders?

    P_RN replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy read 24 hour check or/back to the previous 24 hr check. Sometimes there would be no orders for a week or more at a time and then you'd see multiple nurses' initials all across the bottom...
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    Is ortho a good area for a new grad RN?

    P_RN replied to AJ BSN 2008's topic in Orthopedic

    jdub it's not always like that. What size facility do you work in that gives pain meds q 5
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    Traction question

    P_RN replied to Desolation Angel's topic in Orthopedic

    Oh there are many many different ones. Look at this site. Lots of pictures and good explanations.