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rach_nc_03

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  1. Travelling Nurse in Japan ????

    rach_nc_03 replied to earthlovers123's topic in Travel

    your welcome...i hope they're helpful! yes, to work in a us military base hospital overseas, you must carry a us nursing license (i checked with my state BON on that, too). i don't know the answer to...

  2. Worried About Nclex

    rach_nc_03 replied to smileche's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated on may 9th, 2005, and took the kaplan course last week. I scored an 80% on the diagnostic test, then 63% on the readiness test. i was floored! almost everyone in the class did poorly after...

  3. What do you all think????

    rach_nc_03 replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    hi, desidani- i agree with the other posters who suggested you edit the letter for spelling, errors, and length; a good way to do this is to begin by stating your problem in one concise sentence...

  4. Tattoo's on Nurses

    rach_nc_03 replied to gentlemother's topic in General Nursing

    I think our hospital has a facial-piercing ban, justifying it as an 'infection risk', in the same category with fake nails. I don't get it....but that's what they said. Lots of our nurses have tats...

  5. Travelling Nurse in Japan ????

    rach_nc_03 replied to earthlovers123's topic in Travel

    i researched this extensively when i was trying to join my fiancee in japan, where he's stationed with the army. a few suggestions:...

  6. WHY are nurses so catty??

    rach_nc_03 replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree...management has the responsibility to condone or condemn these things. I worked for the past year as a CNA in an icu, hired as a weekend-option employee. The job only carried full-time...

  7. Is a BSN needed in nursing today?

    rach_nc_03 replied to SierraN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a brand-new ADN grad...haven't started my RN job yet, but I do have an opinion about the school commute- I had a 100-mile round-trip commute to school for 3 years to get this ADN (program plus...

  8. Medication for Migraines

    rach_nc_03 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    I have to share this story- I didn't speak to my mom for two weeks after this incident. My fiancee and I went to visit my parents the last time he was home on leave (he's in the military, stationed...

  9. Medication for Migraines

    rach_nc_03 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    I developed migraines last year, and went through all the triptan drugs (immitrex, frova, etc.)...nothing worked for more than a few minutes. eventually, I bit the bullet and went to a neurologist. He...

  10. attitudes about working in Rehab

    rach_nc_03 replied to cynthiavc15's topic in General Nursing

    Eh....don't be too quick to judge. I hated one rotation specifically becuase the staff was hateful and we learned nothing. I hated a lot about psych clinicals because the techs on our ward seemed more...

  11. Hooray!

    rach_nc_03 replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    congrats, mike! same story here- took my last exam on monday. these last three days have been pure bliss!! make sure you take some time to enjoy yourself...you totally deserve it!!...

  12. Illegal Drugs At Work?

    rach_nc_03 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP: I think you made the right decision. Whether or not the LTCF chooses to investigate is out of your hands now, but you did what you could do. Regarding casual vs. habitual use of substances:...

  13. Summer job mother/baby or med/surg?

    rach_nc_03 replied to MommyJoy's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Joy, Do you have an interest in L&D? Or are you interested in a different specialty, or perhaps looking to gain more general experience and exposure? Those are the questions I'd consider first....

  14. Do RNs have to take PA's order?

    rach_nc_03 replied to EvePooh's topic in General Nursing

    I did a group presentation on advanced practice nursing this past semester, and I was amazed to see how large the scope of practice for an NP was in north carolina. All of the NP's in the ICU where I...

  15. time management

    rach_nc_03 replied to bemory's topic in General Nursing

    I was watching two nurses I worked with last semester (while I was a cna) in the icu- one seemed to stay 2 hours late every shift (she'd been there for 15 years, so it wasn't being new), and the other...

  16. All You Lefty's Out there....

    rach_nc_03 replied to Melly1022's topic in General Nursing

    I'm highly left-dominant...write, cut, eat, etc., with my left hand. if someone drops something and I reach out to grab it, it's always my left hand. I start out walking on my left foot. When my...

  17. what does the patient experience when care is withdrawn while they're conscious?

    rach_nc_03 posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I'm a student nurse working in a neuro ICU as an NA, and I saw something this weekend at work that I'd never seen before. I didn't know how to react, and I'm curious to know what usually happens in...

  18. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    rach_nc_03 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    just curious....where did the notebook thing originate? did someone recommend it on a talkshow or in a magazine recently? i've worked as an na in an icu for almost a year (finishing school monday!...

  19. pins....what do you think?

    rach_nc_03 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'll be graduating from my ADN program in May 2005, and need advice on our class pins. I'm the class president, and the officers get to decide what our fundraising money is spent on (we have about...

  20. swollen hands during clinicals

    rach_nc_03 replied to time4mydream's topic in General Nursing

    one of my coworkers had similar problems, and eventually was diagnosed with eczema. she said that she also is allergic to latex, but vinyl gloves, combined with sweaty hands, also gives her problems....

  21. Can you have sleep apnea and not be aware of it

    rach_nc_03 replied to warrior woman's topic in General Nursing

    I've know four people who were diagnosed with sleep apnea, and none realized it until it was pointed out by a partner. One was a single guy who complained for 2 years of being tired all the...

  22. where are the nursing shortages?

    rach_nc_03 replied to jenago's topic in General Nursing

    No, they lose some each year- grad school, attrition, evaporation. The units I mentioned did, indeed, hire 20-30 new grads last year, and both had plans, which I asked in december/january, to hire...

  23. How important is a BSN?

    rach_nc_03 replied to greerster's topic in General Nursing

    I don't understand what you mean- are you saying that one should get a BSN, then get an MSN, rather than doing an RN-MSN bridge program? I have no interest in nursing management (did plenty of...

  24. What should I do about this awful instructor???

    rach_nc_03 replied to galaxy781's topic in General Nursing

    Amen. I hear that advice all the time, since I don't just sit around and keep my mouth shut when things like this happen- big things, not minor stuff. can't tell you how many times I've been told not...

  25. New Slant on ADN vs BSN: are ADN programs anti-intellectual?

    rach_nc_03 replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    OK, let me start by saying that it has *nothing* to do with the type of program. I know diploma students who have fantastic intellectual (and tangential) discussions in class, and MSN students who get...