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    Bait and switch

    P_RN replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    movingalong As another one pushing the far side of 60 I have to say you are AWESOME!! I can't imagine having to take boards over! I did the two day thingy also, 31 years ago. You know sometimes you...
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    I'm going to in charge for the first time.

    P_RN replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Have you shadowed a Charge Nurse? Think about what tasks she did and arrange them in your head/ or on paper by time and by importance. Don't be afraid to say "I don't know BUT I will find out ASAP"...
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    Online BSN/MSN in nursing programs? Are these really legit?

    P_RN replied to EmileeMc's topic in General Nursing

    I have found them to be rather pricey. UOP told me nearly $21,000 for about 18 courses. It is very enticing though. One of our mods is just finishing up the BSN
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    career-wise..mine is dying..

    P_RN replied to inwyte's topic in General Nursing

    School nurses are being listed here in the want ads. And then there are doctors' offices, medical coding, triage by phone (that used to go to the pregnant nurses).Oncology infusion clinic. My hubs...
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    Expected Outcomes?

    P_RN replied to Katydidit34's topic in Orthopedic

    I think husbands need us wives just to tease answers out of the doctors. I had a distal fibula/tibia fx and achilles tendon tear way back in '88 and my foot still swells and blues. Perhaps the...
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    Spinal Fusion q's

    P_RN replied to wannabemw's topic in Orthopedic

    Welcome to the forums. I'm probably not the best to answer since I chose not to take the surgical route. Have you read about the artificial disk? How was the decision to refer for a fusion made? I...
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    I'm drowning...advice please!

    P_RN replied to DYatesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bless you. That would stress anyone. What type of unit is this? It sounds more like
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    You can't go upside down when you menstruate?

    P_RN replied to jen42's topic in General Nursing

    Whoooo I am just having the "vapours" :imbar reading all you youngsters opinions (in public). A knee chest position is about all that we had to relieve cramps. No tylenol, and ASA was bad for...
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    Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

    P_RN replied to fyrelight74's topic in General Nursing

    You could be like my friend who wore her 1.5 carat ring everyday until she noticed "it" was gone and the prongs remained. I'm for the no ring or the plain band. Or as someone said you know you are...
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    BSN vs ADN Education?????

    P_RN replied to Traumatized's topic in General Nursing

    Please do a search. This subject as someone so adroitly pointed our has been beaten to death! Please don't feel the need to defend your education level. Please don't feel that you need to denegrate...
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    Ordering scrubs online

    P_RN replied to Butterfly3001's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I got some from Hice Mfg. a small business in Alabama. Then Walmart and JC Penny also have
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    Help..new at 12 hour shifts and changing jobs!

    P_RN replied to PurpleLovinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Since most of my 8h shifts ended up being 9 1/2 or 10 hours, 12h shifts were just a small extension. That doesn't mean I liked 12 hours though. I had an hour commute each way. One good thing is all...
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    What would you think...

    P_RN replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    What would I say? I'd say it was a perfectly normal thing that could happen with anybody. Nurses, doctors, lawyers, everybody... all cry at one time or another. I wish the EMLA had reached the stick...
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    plastic vs metal cutlery on psych units

    P_RN replied to margarita's topic in General Nursing

    The last time I looked was still metal, with a eagle eyed aide who kept count. Of course most of the patients were there for ECT and couldn't remember anything much less what to do with a
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    Management in Nursing "Sucks"

    P_RN replied to yellowbird's topic in General Nursing

    I have had 2 NM who sprouted dragon wings often. BUT both of them would stand up for their staff and stand strong. Any conflict patient/nurse was managed by guest services with the NM sitting in....
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    What is the best Ortho Med-Surg Nursing Text out there?

    P_RN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Orthopedic

    The core curriculum IS a littly "dry." :) But what I found was by reviewing it I was able to pull up information that I have stored somewhere in my memory. That's how I work. Hands on. Pictures are...
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    I'm so upset! (warning-long)

    P_RN replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    What happens if you say NO you can't come
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    Horrible blood donation experience

    P_RN replied to nurse charlie's topic in General Nursing

    The England thing got me too, but before that I had donated every 60 days or so. After a while I started giving platelets, until one day they told me they really didn't need my B+ platelets, so they...
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    Nurse Practitioner same as MSN?

    P_RN replied to browniepoints's topic in General Nursing

    All Master's prepared Nurses are not necessarily Nurse Practitioners. That is one career track, but there are
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    Total Hip restrictions

    P_RN replied to nursemomruns's topic in Orthopedic

    It is also dependent on the approach used. An anterior incision possibly dislocate if the person extends the hip excessively. Also the recline position usually doesn't include a reclining chair....
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    What would a degree in Healthcare Admin getcha?

    P_RN replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Nursing

    Granny I totally agree w/
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    What would a degree in Healthcare Admin getcha?

    P_RN replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Nursing

    I know of two men from my class who did that BA after they retired from the military as CRNAs. Both are Nursing home administrators. They both live quite well, but that my be the military...
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    need to vent (duplicate posts merged)

    P_RN replied to haynurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Next time you take it, just remember you have 10,000 angels right at your shoulder. You are strong and brave to have gotten this far. Go
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    insulin-is my instructor full of it??

    P_RN replied to okie2's topic in General Nursing

    Can you expand on what the instructor said? Did he say Human or Humulin? Pork and Beef insulin are still available there and there is some sentiment there (and a lot of other places too) that there...
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    a woman has the third triplet years later

    P_RN replied to lady_jezebel's topic in General Nursing

    I do feel that this was too much inforamtion. Even if the Lady stood on the capital steps and shouted it out, that still is a violation to me. Be very, very careful This board is the BIGGEST Nursing...