ak2190

ak2190

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  1. Has anyone taken and passed the NCLEX without a review?

    ak2190 replied to brownsc2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did. I took it almost a year after I graduated and didn't study for it.. I was going through some issues in my personal life at the time. I passed after ~90 questions. I've always been very good at...

  2. If you accept a job, stay at least a year

    ak2190 replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I live in a right-to-work state. That means I can be fired or laid of for any reason at any time. And I have been laid off, after being promised a permanent position. Explain to me exactly why I...

  3. Nurses Enabling Substance Abusers

    ak2190 replied to zombienurse13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Does the thought of giving prn diabetes/antihypertensive medication to an obese patient repulse you? Do you refuse to feed their addiction to food (pardon my generalization) by witholding prn...

  4. Nurses at MedStar Washington Hospital Center strike Monday

    ak2190 replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    So this is why they're always, ALWAYS hiring for the same positions. Hmm. At the hospital I previously worked at, many of the staff were former employees of what they called "Deathstar Washington...

  5. Nina Pham and/or Amber Vinson

    ak2190 replied to logank622's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I too am wishing them the best. They risked their lives to take care of someone most people would have ran away from. For that, they deserve the best care available and to live long, happy, fulfilling...

  6. Second ebola nurse "okay'd" to fly

    ak2190 replied to babyNP.'s topic in Disaster Preparation

    To me, it seems as if the hospital (and the cdc) have vastly understated the risks of ebola. Now stories are coming out that nurses were told by supervisors that they didn't even need to wear masks!...

  7. URGENT: Are CDC Ebola Guidelines 'Good Enough'?

    ak2190 replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yay, relevant thread! Okay, so I have a question for anyone who might happen to know. I read various soundbites of Dr. Frieden - the CDC director- on multiple news websites stating that healthcare...

  8. Nauseous vs Nauseated (another grammar lesson)

    ak2190 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I have an unreasonable hatred for misuse of the word "nauseous". I literally want to scream when people do

  9. Monitoring nurse rounds??

    ak2190 replied to TeneshaO'Neal's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I believe they use radio frequency to monitor where you are and how long you are there. They also put them on equipment to monitor where it goes. I'm sure that says something unflattering about how...

  10. Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

    ak2190 replied to rnnina19's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Ultimately, I would do it. However, I'd want a HAZMAT suit , a buddy system, and a chemical shower before removing

  11. Ebola here in Dallas USA

    ak2190 replied to HappyWife77's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Well, it was only a matter of time. It's unreasonable in this day and age to expect invisible borders to stop the spread of any disease. We need to change our thinking from treating outbreaks of...

  12. Highest possible pay for ADN/RN

    ak2190 replied to pcgizzmo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As someone who has a close friend in IT who also wanted to leave and come over to the medical side - make sure you don't underestimate the amount of work and lack of perks in this field. I told my...

  13. Press Release - allnurses Survey Says Nurses are Bullish on the Industry Outlook

    ak2190 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    This feels like lies. :| Or a

  14. National Suicide Prevention Day

    ak2190 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Health, Stress Management

    One of my best friends committed suicide after a long battle with depression a few years ago. He was a gentle soul, kind to everyone and always had a joke to make people smile. Hopefully one day, we...

  15. Would you want your child to become a Nurse???

    ak2190 replied to myownboss's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. I firmly believe that my children should be able to make a decent living without breaking their bodies and minds trying to fix the unfixable. One or the other is bad enough. You don't need to...

  16. Drug Testing for Newly Graduated RN

    ak2190 replied to ManNurse7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh, I agree with not breaking the law, and if you do disagree with a law that harms no one else, for reasons related to logic and evidence: covering it up/hiding it effectively and intelligently. Not...

  17. Drug Testing for Newly Graduated RN

    ak2190 replied to ManNurse7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh, I see. "It's bad because it's illegal, and you're a bad person for doing illegal things." And then "It's illegal because it's probably bad." That's circular logic. Research does not support the...

  18. Patients need a nurse, not a computer

    ak2190 replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Will the robot wipe up poop and hold their

  19. Think Twice Before Becoming a "NURSE"

    ak2190 replied to mcrutRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, that was intense and lashing. I'm trembling a

  20. Of Nursing, Nudity and Public Perception

    ak2190 replied to hagiospneuma's topic in General Nursing

    "How can nurses be sexual, those dirty hypocrites. They're supposed to be pure and angelic and asexual all the

  21. Is This Bullying?

    ak2190 replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'd have hired a lawyer yesterday. The

  22. Don't You Just Love It?

    ak2190 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is "welcome to the internet". This is exactly how it goes in every other forum I frequent, it's not a nursing thing. If you focus on it too much, it just irritates you more. Indifference...

  23. Calling patients and/or co-workers "honey" or "hon"

    ak2190 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't mind if someone a lot older than me does it, but a younger twit would get some learnin' if they referred to me as

  24. Nursing sucks

    ak2190 replied to lawandaluxnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah everyone should stop complaining about horrible conditions and unrealistic expectations so things never get better and people keep burning out after a few years unless they have that magical,...

  25. MSN (not CNL) as a bedside nurse- thoughts?

    ak2190 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Nursing Career

    Was just about to made a thread about how a large hospital system in my area recently changed their requirements from "ADN required, BSN Preferred" to "BSN required, MSN preferred". Are they serious...