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    Victims' tuition may be waived...read on

    P_RN replied to IMustBeCrazy's topic in General Nursing

    Good on UoW. One point though. Please don't post entire articles. A summary and a link is much better.
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    I have a severe case of test anxiety

    P_RN replied to stpauligirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just remember there are 10,000 angels holding you up. All you have to do is take their good wishes and blessings in with you and you will be the most serene student in the
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    Back injuries

    P_RN replied to cwiseman's topic in General Nursing

    I certainly know, all too well. Back in 2001 jt posted this: https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8596 More discussion in this article:...
  4. P_RN

    Anyone taking the ONC exam in October??

    P_RN replied to alyca's topic in Orthopedic

    I've taken and passed the ONC exam three times. I did it instead ofgetting all the CEs at about $10 a point. I took the core curriculum. Its a hugh book done in outline form. Then for each chapter...
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    Should nurse practioners be allowed to write prescriptions?

    P_RN replied to stephcollier's topic in General Nursing

    Prescribe? Of course. Whyever not? And since I live only 40 mi from GA and all my local tv is from there. If you're near our border come on over as our NPs are great. SC has its own "politics" but...
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    Caring for status post hip fx with Alzheimers

    P_RN replied to dinkymouse's topic in Orthopedic

    The solution is going to depend on what positions her doctor will allow. Since you say it popped out, I assume that it was at least a unipolar ?(just the femoral part?) How low do your hoyer lifts...
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    You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

    P_RN replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    I assume that everybody thinks beep-beep is the PCA pump whether at home, school or on vacation. You know the different brands of pumps by the tone of the beep. You have a slightly different signature...
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    your very own personal crusade

    P_RN replied to goats'r'us's topic in General Nursing

    From a southern perspective.....I also like to use the Miss Susie and Mr Thomas.....it's how I knew them all my life. If it is somone new to me I just ask what they want to be called.....The older I...
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    What do you do for YOU every day, to keep sane..

    P_RN replied to JoBug's topic in General Nursing

    Keep it up. This is one way to fight burnout. I pray, maybe just one or two words. I also watched my soap on fast forward. :) Now that the kids are grown, I read......Star Trek Books...that I never...
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    Heeeellllppp????

    P_RN replied to msteka's topic in California Nursing

    California or
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    Im Worried

    P_RN replied to jamiejo05's topic in General Nursing

    And PS let us NOT turn this into a degree debate. That's been done and is easily looked up here using the SEARCH function
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    Im Worried

    P_RN replied to jamiejo05's topic in General Nursing

    JamieJo what state are you in? It is possible that your program will interface with a college or university that will accept some credits your school awards. Check the National League for Nursing's...
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    Elephant Ear Washer

    P_RN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nine dollars for one elephant, maybe 9 elephants from the dollar
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    Shared governance

    P_RN replied to Grushenka's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    We started Shared Governance in the early 90s I think it was. The VP for Nursing was very supportive. As I recall we had QI, Admin and Something else. We did our own schedule, audited charts with...
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    How to raise kids...

    P_RN replied to FNPhopeful's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    John Rosemond is one of my favorite parenting authors. Mind you I raised my kids by Dr Spock so this is only second hand. But he has a ten commandments. The one I really like is:...
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    Ever taken Paxil?

    P_RN replied to JenMarie82's topic in General Nursing

    I never tried Paxil, but was on Zoloft 200 for several years. I would get the HA if I missed over 2 days, like I ran out and the mailorder pharmacy hadn't delivered. I'm now on Lexapro and Wellbutrin...
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    what kind of jobs does a RN do

    P_RN replied to pritampaulsingh's topic in General Nursing

    Pritampaulsingh It is so difficult to land a spot in a nursing program. May I ask how you got this far not knowing what an RN
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    How much did you make as a new grad?

    P_RN replied to SerenityR.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    $4.03 1974 24.21 retirement in
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    Milk and Molasses Enema

    P_RN replied to medicrnohio's topic in Patient Medications

    One of our ortho resident's said her mom was a nurse and she'd gotten the recipe from her. I seem to remember it was one carton whole milk warmed and 60cc dark molasses. We used the foley method, but...
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    White Pants

    P_RN replied to sandslady02's topic in General Nursing

    Chef's pants and any kind of workwear have nurses uniform pants beat all to heck. Jeans are sometimes allowed and sometimes not. At any rate get something made of duck or lightweight canvas like...
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    what is rule for placing acronyms behind one's name?

    P_RN replied to lmz's topic in General Nursing

    I start and end with the RN. The rest of the alphabet usually stays in my file cabinet and picture
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    public's view of nurses

    P_RN replied to bulldawggirl's topic in General Nursing

    Homework? Nurses are the most trusted of all occupations, last I
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    insulin drip protocols

    P_RN replied to brutuss7's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If all is as you say KEK then I believe a grievance at least is in order. Do you work at the facility or are you a traveller/agency nurse? When did you know the facility had no written policy? The...
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    NP & PA payscale

    P_RN replied to nev's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Why should "fast track clinic" (walk ins) make a difference in salary? I can see perhaps not as much exposure to the ER adrenalin rush, but why salary
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    ECG strip samples or notes

    P_RN replied to willdgate's topic in Cardiac

    http://www.icufaqs.org/ReadingEKGs.doc Mark Hammerschmidt Rn has a really good set of ICU faq and how