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    Best Online RN to BSN Programs With No Clinicals | 2025

    nursecolley commented on Erin Lee's program in Nursing Programs: Explore Your Options

    I live in WV, and gained my BSN and MSN thru Chamberlain College of Nursing. It's now Chamberlain
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    Nursing is Toxic Video

    nursecolley replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I was a school nurse for 18 years. My lead nurse let me know during my first year there how much she had hated me. At that time, she didn't have enough authority to get rid of me.She tried several...
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    Wanting to Quit - Apply to old floor again?

    nursecolley replied to Sweetpea04's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not an expert on relationships, so good luck with that one. The thought that occurred to me is this: Your position at the old job has more than likely been filled. You will quite possibly to...
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    Accused of Falsifying Vital Signs

    nursecolley replied to Plumrose15153's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve been waiting over a year now for a decision from the
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    My First Code Blue! Still Trying To Process It

    nursecolley replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    My first Code Blue was as an EMT on my first ambulance call. My patient had flipped his car end over end and flew out of the car. I was putting a C-collar on when he stopped breathing. We picked him...
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    Halloween: Are you prepared?

    nursecolley replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I've done the intricate pumpkins but I will still have this problem. Soaking it overnight in water helps plump them back up. They do mold faster that way so I wait to carve them the week of
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    Nursing Intuition- What Is It, and Do You Have It?

    nursecolley replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I remember back in the days of being a paramedic. I had a patient with chest pain, and we couldn't get the stretcher to her bed, where she was laying. We set her in a chair to carry her out. She coded...
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    Monkey Bars

    nursecolley replied to BluebellRN's topic in School

    Our school has some type of 'glider' that is supposed to allow the kids to hang onto as they 'fly' about 10 feet. One day they stacked milk crates they found beside the kitchen door and stood up on...
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    Generation Z

    nursecolley replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    May I politely ask what is the point of this post? I'm sure it could be asked about the generation 25 years and above, and what is different with them? Several here have noted that some of the 'new...
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    Research Results are in: To Suction or Not To Suction, End of Life & Hospice Patients

    nursecolley replied to NickICU-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I can only speak for myself as a hospice nurse many moons ago. I recall that we had suction machines brought into homes for several patients, but not all. One case in particular was one in which...
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    School nurses...do you work through the summer?

    nursecolley replied to Sarah Matacale's topic in School

    We get summers off, but if one of our diabetics or other child attends summer classes or energy express, we are able to bid on the job...The one for this summer is for 10 hours per week, from 8 am to...
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    Summer conference suggestions, please?

    nursecolley posted a topic in School

    I was approved to attend "Hot Topics in Pediatrics" this summer, but it appears to be geared more toward doctors. I was told I could choose another conference instead. Any suggestions for a WV nurse?...
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    Doctors Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    nursecolley replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Oh, Lordy, I thought of some more. I took a patient in to the ER, and he was severely impacted. When we returned to transport him home, the doctor said, "He should be lighter now!" I brought in a GSW...
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    Doctors Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    nursecolley replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I was working in EMS, and was transferring a 17 year old, 24 weeks gestation from one hospital to another. The doctor told me that she would not deliver before we got to a higher level hospital....
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    Is It Summer Yet?!

    nursecolley replied to Avill's topic in School

    Everyone's plans sound so wonderful. I have dreams of traveling to Seattle to meet a newly discovered cousin. Then reality sets in. My mother has moved into my home, as her dementia is increasing at a...
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    My own family is the PITA in the hospital

    nursecolley replied to Dances with wool's topic in General Nursing

    For the nurses station!!!! The boys would have to improve before they get any!! Hang in there,
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    November 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    nursecolley replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    You might want to sharpen
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    November 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    nursecolley replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Let's switch
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    Workplace Harassment forced me to resign

    nursecolley replied to Drgnfy13's topic in General Nursing

    I'm reading this thread with great interest. I have been in this situation before and am in it now. I have put too many years in to just up and leave. At the previous employment, I spoke with the...
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    What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    nursecolley replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    This topic has got to be one of the most depressing!! Either we weren't remembered, or we got leftover gifts from previous years....I think I hate to even remember what this week was, as it just...
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    Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    nursecolley replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Warning....these may cause graphic images!!! A few years ago, I was giving instruction on how to use an Epi Pen. My leg was sore from demonstrations, so I turned and hit the tip of the Pen on the...
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    Emergency Calls- How long do we wait?

    nursecolley replied to Amethya's topic in School

    I ended up calling child services after waiting 4 months for a second inhaler. The mom was mad, but she was also warned it could happen. Today, she came in and took our inhaler. If it's not returned...
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    Kids doing this on purpose?

    nursecolley replied to Amethya's topic in School

    My son got those (Bean Boozle) and insists I play, too....I learned to just slightly bite them enough for a faint taste so they don't faze me. Have fun with
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    Terminated After Two Months!!

    nursecolley replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Having worked in the medical unit at a correctional facility, I would have to say that this would NOT be a good fit for a new grad. You are usually working with one other person, but the workload is...
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    Flu in Schools 2016

    nursecolley replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    WV has been faring well. Only reported sporadically right now. Of course, the kids will try to use it for an excuse to call