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    New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    /username replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    What in this thread is
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    New RN/inexperienced nurse considering nurse externship

    /username replied to MarshaRabbit's topic in General Nursing

    The tuition check
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    Nurse intern looking for job

    /username replied to Nycnurrse's topic in General Nursing

    It's quite strange that a you, as a licensed nurse, is doing an unpaid internship.... Something's not adding
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    Nurse intern looking for job

    /username replied to Nycnurrse's topic in General Nursing

    What type of job would you be looking
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    Can you do me a favor and violate the nurse practice act?

    /username replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    Why? The only way you lose a teaching license is if you hit a student or pork a
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    New grad hiring

    /username replied to Taber24's topic in General Nursing

    Last I knew, HCMC is on a hiring freeze. I'm not sure if they are anymore. All inpatient postings explicitly require a bachelor's degree for new employees. Fairview prefers a bachelor's degree for...
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    What is the goal of medical nutrition therapy?

    /username replied to rroberts762736's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I don't know why you're laughing... Scrotal edema is a scourge and kills thousands of people every
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    What is the goal of medical nutrition therapy?

    /username replied to rroberts762736's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Preventing scrotal edema. By managing nutrition through medical means, you decrease sodium, which decreases scrotal
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    Advice: Choosing clinical unit and I am pregnant

    /username replied to SweetDuluth's topic in General Students

    I would say the CICU will give you the best experience of all of them. if surgical/trauma is your jam, then NTICU, but most of the sickest trauma/surgical patients may go to other
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    Forced to resign after 7 weeks

    /username replied to porkdumpling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This has little to do with your future interviews, which I wish you the best of luck in finding a new job! Zosyn and dilaudid are compatible, so you didn't need to stop the zosyn at all. One of my...
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    Monitoring Devices and Technologies in Neuro ICU?

    /username replied to MurseJJ's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    The above plus caminos/pbo2 monitors, etc. Also worth noting that many places will see the things that you declare the purview of other ICUs, especially if their main problem is neuro. I started on...
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    Unhealthy habits/Facebook posts from friends/family that make you :( ?

    /username replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    You're caring
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    ICU Certifications?

    /username replied to Eurobreakstar's topic in MICU, SICU

    Everything that is needed for you to complete your job will be provided by your employer. The most common one for ICU nurses to obtain is CCRN, however, certifications without experience are...
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    Recommendations of books helpful for new RN in SICU?

    /username replied to laurenbianca10's topic in MICU, SICU

    Really, Marino's is all you need. Unless your unit is almost exclusively CVT, Marino's covers it well enough. The perioperative book goes quite a bit into the weeds, and CV patients tend to be very...
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    Getting around the 18 y.o requirement

    /username replied to npaar's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you! Nobody practices "under anyone else's license" ever for any
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    confessions of a RRT

    /username replied to yahoomagoo's topic in General Nursing

    OP might be able to do transport on the
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    confessions of a RRT

    /username replied to yahoomagoo's topic in General Nursing

    #sorrynotsorry
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    confessions of a RRT

    /username replied to yahoomagoo's topic in General Nursing

    Hey dude, your inferiority complex is
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    Does the OR count as "critical care"?

    /username replied to morecoffeeplease's topic in Nursing Career

    nope.
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    Terminated from office job two years ago, trouble getting iunterviews :(

    /username replied to lorenzo895's topic in Nursing Career

    I've had many jobs, both inside of healthcare and out, and I have never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever had a prospective employer contact prior employers until after the interview, there's simply no...
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    Failed the pre-employment talent screening test

    /username replied to Misskala's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Can't imagine how that could end
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    Should ED put in lines before sending up arrest patients?

    /username replied to Paris01's topic in MICU, SICU

    And in the cath lab, they'll get all of their
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    How do you get into the ICU?

    /username replied to renae0404's topic in Critical Care

    I typically say "through the front
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    Terminated from office job two years ago, trouble getting iunterviews :(

    /username replied to lorenzo895's topic in Nursing Career

    You're not giving two much info, you're giving the wrong kind of information. Something along the lines of "It wasn't a good fit, and I wanted to pursue other opportunities for growth." would be...
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    Frustrated RN Seeking Work

    /username replied to kindrasue's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Certifications without experience are