A&Ox6 MSN, RN

Pediatrics/Developmental Pediatrics/Research/psych

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    September 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    A&Ox6 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Taking mental health day
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    September 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    A&Ox6 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    No, I really do need to be admitted. I know I'm safe, but how else can I justify a mental health
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    September 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    A&Ox6 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "I can pass the NCLEX, I will find a job, I will survive orientation" This hypnosis is
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    September 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    A&Ox6 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    What's the rationale for this Dr? Did you not learn about
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    Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    A&Ox6 replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    And in LTC your residents don't get constipated? They don't have urinary retention? Mental status sometimes A&Ox3 but still not totally ok. What about musculoskeletal. If you aren't consistently...
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    tucking scrub pants in shoes

    A&Ox6 replied to dudemursebrah2b's topic in General Students

    Is there really a point to any if the
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    RN program with no pre-reqs?

    A&Ox6 replied to SweetHeartRN2Be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's not cutting corners if you take the classes as corequisites. Why would you think it
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    Am I an idiot? Should I give up?

    A&Ox6 replied to mialander's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Especially because a fib is irregular, it's very possible to take it numerous times with different results. Only way to tell if you got it is to have two people count
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    Just got a job- next steps

    A&Ox6 replied to ksmith04's topic in General Nursing

    Business casual. I'd say that until you start when you see them be mindful if your appearance. I'd be careful about too much skin showing, excessive makeup, tattoos... Keep in mind the "culture" of...
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    Do you do the full head to toe patient assessment?

    A&Ox6 replied to aywl's topic in Canada

    Also, if you have to check off boxes on computer, that pretty much is head to toe, so if your not doing it or flubbing, it's in the chart and everyone can
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    CareAlign - cool Central Line wraps for kids

    A&Ox6 replied to elprup's topic in General Nursing

    I'd like to see something similar to secure the pulse oximeter in babies. I find that when the babies move around or they kick off their socks, the machine can't register a good reading and picks up...
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    tucking scrub pants in shoes

    A&Ox6 replied to dudemursebrah2b's topic in General Students

    My school wouldn't even allow hi tops. So I guess a school that allows hi tops might be okay with tucking them in. If you don't know that they definitely allow hi tops, I would leave them
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    What Are The Most Creative Call-off Excuses You Have Heard?

    A&Ox6 replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think that if you're sick (and trying to get a sick day) you need a legitimate excuse. Usually has to be
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    I failed my Blood pressure assessment

    A&Ox6 replied to Bluebrown's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I had trouble with BP as a CNA student years ago, a paramedic gave me a great hint. He said that before I try to hear the systolic and diastolic, I practiced the motions by taking my own BP. This...
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    Anyone doing well 1st semester?

    A&Ox6 replied to CeeCee82's topic in General Students

    Just remember never to compare how your doing with students in other programs. I had a major complex because my friends and cousins were talking about all their As, but then I looked at their syllabi...
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    RN program with no pre-reqs?

    A&Ox6 replied to SweetHeartRN2Be's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm graduating from an AAS in NYC. My school actually has very high nclex pass rates. We have 4 prerequisites and five corequisites. Most students take them all in advance. There is a highly...
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    Completely enraged!!!

    A&Ox6 replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in General Students

    Graduating nursing student here! Hang in there. The first few weeks of a program (and a new school) can be tough. You will survive! I started nursing school three years ago, and I felt that I was...
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    13 month Bsn for $9000? Whats the catch?

    A&Ox6 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If you think about it, associate or diploma nurses have varying curricula that they must complete to graduate while all RNs have passed the nclex, courses taken may be very different. The associates...
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    wasting time?

    A&Ox6 replied to smurfynursey's topic in Emergency

    During the flu epidemic this past winter, EMS tried convincing me not to go to ED even though MD suspected meningitis. When they finally brought me in, the triage also thought it was meningitis. I had...
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    Nursing jobs that primarily involve teaching your patients...?

    A&Ox6 replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Nursing

    Many psych/mental health/addictions nurses can be hired in education type jobs. Often outpatient rehabs, PHPs, Clubhouses hire nurses for both psychosocial and physical health Ed groups. Topics might...
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    MSN thesis survey:Effects of Bullying, Harassment & Verbal Abuse at work

    A&Ox6 replied to csingram2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There is a great book on this topic, "When Nurses Hurt Nurses". Also, try to find the peer-reviewed journal articles of Drs Egues and Leinung. They have done interesting research on Lateral/Horizontal...
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    Cna state exam tomorrow! Advice??

    A&Ox6 replied to emily12345's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Also, remember that if you make a mistake during a task you can correct yourself. I was given dressing a patient with affected right arm and I messed up. I realized my mistake and corrected it....
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    The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

    A&Ox6 replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or what about my pediatrician who saw me before fifth grade. I had developed early, so I was "overweight". He told me ti go on a diet, but didn't discuss what that means. Need I explain my obsession...
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    tatoos & piercings, part 2

    A&Ox6 replied to amoLucia's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I actually had a patient with dementia who had been in the concentration camps during WWII. She had her number tattooed on her arm. She often freaked out when she saw the tatoos that staff had on...
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    Unusual Names for Medical Diagnoses

    A&Ox6 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    My clinical instructor refera to HIV+ patients as having a House In Virginia. Another term I've heard is a VIP patient, for STD or blood borne