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    SEEKING ADVICE: Single Moms - How did you pay for your nursing program?

    NightNurseRN13 replied to Accelerated BSN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you considered going for your ADN at a community college first and then transferring for BSN? Or do you already have your ADN? I know here in NC there are a ton of grants available for single...
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    Not a test taker

    NightNurseRN13 replied to quirkystudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You aren't in the RN program already? I would exhaust all resources available to you. Go talk to an instructor and see what might be
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    Not a test taker

    NightNurseRN13 replied to quirkystudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ohhhh yeah. Lots of people have problems with questions like that. Unfortunately nursing is "attention to detail", that is def. something you are going to need to work on. Keep doing practice...
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    Is there really a nursing shortage?

    NightNurseRN13 replied to hoppingpete's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sad indeed. My mother who is a LPN is part of this generation. We joke that once she "bites the dust" I can finally go work at her facility like I originally wanted to. They have a strict family...
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    Can anyone make sense of this? Vent

    NightNurseRN13 replied to Janis Joplin's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Wow! I don't know if this is the "norm" for profit LTC, but I just wanted to say that I'm so glad you got out of
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    Part time

    NightNurseRN13 replied to Room4me's topic in General Nursing

    Home health and/or PDN may be an option for you. Some of my cases, I am lifting my patients and others there is no lifting at all. Most require 1 year experience before they hire you though. Like...
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    What's in your bag (and/or car) -- the PDN version!

    NightNurseRN13 replied to brillohead's topic in Private Duty

    I take all my own vital sign equipment as I've found the patients are usually missing or broken. So Stethoscope, BP cuff, thermometer, pulse ox. For the patients: Soap, hand sanitizer, baby wipes,...
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    Not a test taker

    NightNurseRN13 replied to quirkystudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Do you feel you need more time? I know for me it was because I spent too much time on a question. I would answer it and then rethink my answer and ultimately change it to the wrong answer. I stopped...
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    Having One of Those Days of Doubt Again....

    NightNurseRN13 replied to lmm76's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Positive vibes your way! I will say that if you get your CNAII while in nursing school and find a position doing that it will most likely be much easier to get a position as a RN on the floor you've...
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    Home health med admin

    NightNurseRN13 replied to britmansf18's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have a patient that is a walking pharmacy. I never touch his medications, I just ask him if he took them. There was one time where he had acute onset of bilateral pitting edema in his lower...
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    Is there really a nursing shortage?

    NightNurseRN13 replied to hoppingpete's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yes, they definitely will be working longer, but they can't work
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    Does Night Shift get easier?

    NightNurseRN13 replied to maryen's topic in Private Duty

    I'm sure it can, but I'm a 31 year old single mother of two who LOVES sleep, but for some reason I've just been able to do this and it works well for me. But honestly, I don't think age is...
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    Help with long term goal Evaluation

    NightNurseRN13 replied to applered's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The nursing process is an ongoing process. You don't always evaluate just at the end of your time frame that you set. Did you notice any changes made that shows progress towards meeting that goal?...
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    Is there really a nursing shortage?

    NightNurseRN13 replied to hoppingpete's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are two colleges in my town that offer a nursing program (one ADN and the other BSN). I know that from my class of 120 graduating nurses with maybe only a handful not passing NCLEX, practically...
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    California BON

    NightNurseRN13 replied to rnbusmgr's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I just want you to know I wasn't trying to imply that you were a criminal, I was just trying to better understand your situation. It doesn't make sense to me either if in fact you did nothing to...
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    California BON

    NightNurseRN13 replied to rnbusmgr's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Well, honestly you are affiliated with CA for good since you worked there. You went to a recovery program in MI, for what? Could they possibly have picked up on an old case that you were involved...
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    California BON

    NightNurseRN13 replied to rnbusmgr's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know what your discipline was so please don't think I'm trying to imply anything when I say this.... should a criminal who committed murder in California be free of all discipline if they move...
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    California BON

    NightNurseRN13 replied to rnbusmgr's topic in Nurses Recovery

    What did you do in CA other than let your license expire that they are now taking legal action? Just because you are not licensed now doesn't mean you aren't responsible for what happened when you...
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    Best Hallucinations Thread

    NightNurseRN13 replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    not sure what you
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    I don't know how many nclex questions I was given.

    NightNurseRN13 replied to shari_1418's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It does sound silly and it really doesn't matter. Some people pass with 75 questions and some pass with 265 and some fail with 75 and some fail with 265. You passed! That is all that matters and...
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    Nurses who never worked in the hospital

    NightNurseRN13 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    1. Did you start out looking for a hospital job? If yes, for how long? Yes, for about 4 months I looked. 2. What made you decide to pursue something other than hospital nursing? Was it a matter of not...
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    Best Hallucinations Thread

    NightNurseRN13 replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    I was still a nursing student at the time, but I had a DT patient in soft restraints who swore I was his sister. He kept asking me to go to the store and get a bottle of wine and a pack of smokes and...
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    Overtime dependent nurses

    NightNurseRN13 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Coming from a single mother of 2 who lived off 300$ a month for 11 years, part-time pay is like rolling in the dough for me. I work full-time now and since I've become the master at making a dollar...
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    NCLEX I PASSED!

    NightNurseRN13 replied to Joy1030's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations! I know you are super stoked about passing and you should be. I'm glad you found what worked for
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    Nursing Dx for pressure ulcer

    NightNurseRN13 replied to blindcheeseit3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Also, why isn't she at risk for infection? IMO anyone in the hospital is at risk for infection, she's 77 and on bed rest. Wounds aren't the only thing that cause infection.