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    Against our Policy to give Professional Reference??

    rn/writer replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    It's impossible to predict the future. Working in LTC might increase the challenge a bit, but it might not. Maybe you can find a facility that has a sub-acute unit where you'll be doing a lot of...
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    Against our Policy to give Professional Reference??

    rn/writer replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    It may be a way around telling you the reference they give would not be helpful to you. It may actually be their policy. It may be a way of hobbling good employees and keeping them from jumping...
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    Should I be worried?

    rn/writer replied to mikala3's topic in Patient Medications

    Own your part in the situation--you didn't follow up with the preceptor or the charge nurse or pharmacy to obtain the med--but, don't feel you have to fall on your sword. Turning on yourself doesn't...
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    *The Float nurse* anyone care to share?

    rn/writer replied to Newgrad_STAT's topic in General Nursing

    What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. I can't overstate the importance of having professional liability insurance. If you don't already have it, get it. Before something goes wrong. If this is...
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    My license application is being investigated and delaying me from taking nclex.!

    rn/writer replied to rekea526's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I'm sorry this happened to you. What's done is done, but you should know that you might have been covered under your own insurance, even though you were driving someone else's vehicle. Your...
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    Nurses and other healthcare staff smoking alongside patients!?!

    rn/writer replied to SweetPEI's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you can find another job or increase hours at another job you already have, that seems to be the solution with the least wear and tear for all concerned. I worked psych for years and smoking was a...
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    Bullying--The Other "B" Word

    rn/writer replied to rn/writer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are learning a valuable lesson, whitebunny. It's okay to be friendly with co-workers, but that should not be the primary focus of your attention. The best thing you can do is decide what you're...
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    Nursing Boundaries...can I go feed my patients cats?

    rn/writer replied to srg4784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This might sound heartless, but if this poor guy is a hoarder, having animal control come in could be a blessing for all involved. He might feel emotional attachment to his cats, but, really, in a...
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    Resume questions + should I remove retail sales experience in resume?

    rn/writer replied to miniangel729's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Clinical hours do not count as experience--it's assumed that everyone with a diploma/degree had clinical hours. If you have any specialized training in addition to nursing clinicals, list that by the...
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    New On Call procedure. Need ideas, suggestions

    rn/writer replied to gerRN23's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    With situations like this, it's not only the extra time demanded but the uncertainty involved. How do you plan for child care or transportation or school on such short notice? Of course, you can't....
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    4 years after graduating can I still take the NCLEX?

    rn/writer replied to SoCalNurse1989's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This is a state-by-state issue decided by each individual Board of Nursing. Some allow an unlimited number of attempts. Others allow only so many chances or have a deadline. At the bottom of each...
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    Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Psych Patients

    rn/writer posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Whenever I tell people I use to be a psych nurse, I usually get one of two reactions. "That's so interesting--tell me more." Or, far more often--"Yikes! Psych freaks me out. I could never do that."...
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    Seriously? A hospital is NOT a hotel.

    rn/writer replied to raianne's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Words fail me. Almost. This sounds like a rah, rah recruiting poster for a big bucks nursing school. Time management, teamwork and compassion. What a special calling. I don't mean this personally,...
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    Can a Nurse have a Tattoo???

    rn/writer replied to futurenurse'15's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Hospitals and other healthcare facilities generally frown on visible/drastic body modifications for several reasons. Hygiene is certainly a factor, especially with multiple piercings. It's also a...
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    New grad LVN Dr. wants to pay me $10???

    rn/writer replied to vn-rn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I wouldn't take this job even if she grudgingly upped the pay to $15 an hour. Why? Because she has already demonstrated to you that she is disrespectful and really, really cheap. Who conducts an...
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    Difference between a graduate nurse & a experienced nurse

    rn/writer replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think most of us can filter out the hyperbole--not charting enough, ignoring obvious emergencies, restraining patients improperly, bringing "cough syrup" to work, etc,--and see that this is more...
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    Difference between a graduate nurse & a experienced nurse

    rn/writer replied to GitanoRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    i'm an experienced nurse, and i don't find it funny. i find it
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    Need a team name for Operating Room staff for the Color Run.

    rn/writer replied to surggurl's topic in General Nursing

    How about "Cut to the
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    Men in OB/Peds Nursing....Any thoughts?....

    rn/writer replied to Wild Irish LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As others have already said, nurses are not required to have experienced every condition they work with in order to be competent, caring, skillful and wise. Men who have participated in a partner's...
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    Question About Stretched Ears

    rn/writer replied to KatieMarie1127's topic in General Students

    The reality is that some people will think that certain body alterations are freakish. Older patients especially may have no frame of reference for multiple piercings, ear gauges, extensive tats or...
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    Requesting info about Joseph Lister

    rn/writer replied to lucygarcia94's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    My advice is that you Google Joseph Lister and read the links that come up. The information should give you the answers you
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    Spouses being asked to leave the room

    rn/writer replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    All of the above. Some have mentioned this part, but I would like to elaborate. I work postpartum. Normally a happy place. But sometimes you just get a vibe that all is not right. I will ask...
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    Pts paying for night nursery care??

    rn/writer replied to mombabyRN96's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If the hospital is charging the insurance company or Medicaid for the baby and the child is considered a patient, then it's absolutely unconscionable (not to mention illegal!) to suggest parents pay a...
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    Question About Stretched Ears

    rn/writer replied to KatieMarie1127's topic in General Students

    Quote from VivaLasViejas Thank you. Expressing an opinion doesn't equal "body snarking". It's just an opinion, and like some other body parts, everyone's got one. The OP asked for opinions....
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    Iv site labeling, instant removal for no date

    rn/writer replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    Teach the nurse at the patient's expense? That is such a bad idea I'm sputtering! What about those patients who are hard sticks? What about those who aren't but just hate anything that looks like a...