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    Will my tattoos hold me back?

    P_RN replied to MLutiker's topic in General Students

    Look up CoverMark makeup, tat concealer. It works and is water resistant to the
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    Do you have LPN/RN teams?

    P_RN replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Home Health

    I think that's a wonderful
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    Reasons Hospitals Will Not Have Traveler Back?

    P_RN replied to adoula's topic in Travel

    I have never been a traveler, but I do believe I have been age discriminated. My last work place every nurse over age 55 lets say, started to accumulate verbal warnings-2 codes on their patients in...
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    Sex in the workplace.....what do YOU think should be done?

    P_RN replied to pawsomepooch47's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OK noises. What IF IT WAS A DOC (OR PERVERT) WITH A YOUNG TEEN OR OLDER CHILD?
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    Abolishing the Pinning Ceremony

    P_RN replied to drem7116's topic in General Nursing

    I finally finished after 12 years and 3 schools, in 1974. Want a cap? Go downtown and pick one up, you don't have to wear it. Want a pin? Go to the student union and pick out a plated or 10kt, you...
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    Is attending a patient's funeral overstepping "the" boundary?

    P_RN replied to BostonTerrierLover's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a large hospital that nevertheless seemed to attract a lot of patients from my locality. I have left work in scrubs to hurry to a funeral and sit in the back row. It always seemed the...
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    I feel dumb in my LPN-BSN program

    P_RN replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in LPN to RN

    Oh heck I could go to a sister unit and they would have slightly different ways of doing things and I have 37 years as an RN plus 7 more as a medical assistant. If someone gives you a hairy eyeball...
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    Do you "friend" your pts on Facebook???

    P_RN replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in Private Duty

    No don't do it. Plus you might want to change your name to something that is not easily associated with work. And not post pictures that can give your
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    Overheard at the nurse's station

    P_RN replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    I believe enough has been covered here. Topic
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    LPN vs. RN

    P_RN replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    This whole conversation is so sad to me. People all have different reasons for becoming different levels. Some have a limited amount of money. Children to care for and cannot spare 2-4 years out of...
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    The latest nursing scrubs...

    P_RN replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    One of the times my DH was in the hospital, a CNA had camo-print with open mouthed rattlesnakes on it. My daughter had a panic attack, and we had to ask the director o have him given another CNA or...
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    chocking

    P_RN replied to redroses143's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I hadn't heard of arm raising 'til I met my husband. Apparently around here (SC) it is a "well known fact" said tongue in
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    Fixing occluded peripheral IVs

    P_RN replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in General Nursing

    Wrong. Smaller exert more pressure. Try it. Take an insulin syringe and fill it with one cc. Take a 3cc 23 g and fill it with one cc. Push both plungers at the same time and see which stream goes...
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    Dumb question: How do you move a pt w/ left side hip fracture to the restroom?

    P_RN replied to J-Swish's topic in General Nursing

    Has the fracture been pinned? How does he get to the wheelchair? It would seem if sitting in a w/c if allowed, then pivoting on the good leg to an elevated bedside commode with a screen or curtain...
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    ONC

    P_RN replied to NurseTink's topic in Orthopedic

    Orthopaedic Nursing Certification Board Orthopaedic nursing certification board. Eerything you need to do to qualify to take the
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    Managing pain question- best advice

    P_RN replied to compassionRN's topic in Orthopedic

    Other than being not narcotic naive, what other co-morbidities does he have? I have had people in sickle cell crisis have 8-12 mg (per hour-2 hours) of Dilaudid ordered while they were munching...
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    Happy certified nurses day!!

    P_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    March 19 is Certified Nurses
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    Desperate measures - nursing school

    P_RN replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    You know, I was accepted 3 times over a 12 year period on interviews alone. Terrible HS grades, great NLN entrance exam and SAT scores. Of course that was back in the 60's and 70's. Hospital...
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    "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

    P_RN replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I copied this from Wikipedia and it makes a lot of sense. Elevated temperature (fever) is NOT a disease, it is just a sign. I read somewhere in the dinosaur age that 98.6 was obtained by taking 100...
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    2nd Nursing Cartoon caption contest - win $100

    P_RN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    "Just as I thought..You can't see a thing up here in your IVORY
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    I couldn't believe what I was hearing!

    P_RN replied to sra27's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Amen,
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    Change in consciousness for nursing

    P_RN replied to alwayslookingnp's topic in General Nursing

    Twice a year every typical machine, procedure, code box etx was set up in a huge room/audiorium. You had to drop by on duty or come in if off duty. There was a CNS or NM by each station who checked...
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    Lpn job corps or not?

    P_RN replied to sakiohma's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I don't know a lot about the Job Corps, but from reading their site it seems like the LPN would be the way to enter. You would hae to meet all the school and state and federal residency and entry...
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    Do we need to take drugs.. in order to do our job?

    P_RN replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Violet, I agree. Taking a prescribed med to get you to a "normal" baseline is certainly acceptable. Having a benzo or 3 or 6 is not. Prescription meds should be taken carefully and for the process...
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    Coworker going to turn down "diamond" job because of training location...seriously?

    P_RN replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    His reasons are his own. He may be fronting acceptable (to others) causes after being pressured to give