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  1. proud nurse

    Is your Hospital requiring a copy of your diploma or transcripts?

    proud nurse replied to floridaboundrn's topic in General Nursing

    The 1st job I had out of nursing school wanted a copy of my license, diploma and official transcripts. I still owed my school $300.00 at the time, so they wouldn't release my official transcripts. I...
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    Score one for standardized scrub colors

    proud nurse replied to MN-Nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nametags showing a persons title should be enough to identify their role at the facility. I don't see the need to color code the staff, and if I were a patient I'm not sure if I'd even
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    Its really NOT a fate worse then death

    proud nurse replied to KRSLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked in LTC for 7 years. Had my good nocs and bad nocs. People have told me that LTC nurses lose their skills and are glorified pill pushers. Or better yet, said a 3rd shift nurse in LTC was a...
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    "Difficult" Patients

    proud nurse replied to Vespertinas's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree that it may be just a change of nurse that's needed. I think about people in my own experience that rub me the wrong way for no apparent reason, and it's possible that is what happened with...
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    I apologize

    proud nurse replied to uRNmyway's topic in Emergency

    I think people go to the ER because it's less hassle than to call their primary, schedule an appointment, and actually wait for that date...even if it is only a day or 2 away. I've never worked in ER,...
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    New RN - what would you do?

    proud nurse replied to knitnurse72's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I call to refill my own prescriptions, the recording says "if you are a doctor or a doctors' representative, press 1" (or something like that.) I guess in this situation, the nurse could be...
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    Fired after orientation-advice?

    proud nurse replied to ontheway84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was terminated from my 1st nursing job, also. Was told I wasn't a good fit for the unit. I went through my emotions for a few weeks, then pulled myself together and lined up some interviews. I...
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    Daylight Savings

    proud nurse replied to SionainnRN's topic in General Nursing

    See, that's the thing about losing an hour of sleep...your mind does weird things and the simplest concepts can become
  9. proud nurse

    8 Hour Night Shifts

    proud nurse replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I feel the same way. I can feel myself starting to get crabby in the middle of my third shift in a row. I know myself, and have determined that 3 days in a row is my limit before I start to fall...
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    I understand why people go the LPN route

    proud nurse replied to downsouthlaff's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Being an LPN before getting my RN was a smart move, for several reasons besides pay. I stayed an LPN for longer than I intended to, but it's still one of the best things I've ever
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    How Nurses Feel...

    proud nurse replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I refuse to work my shift without taking bathroom breaks. No matter how busy I am, I'm gonna steal 5 minutes to use the bathroom or eat a granola
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    nurses don't know when they're orientating

    proud nurse posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm having a good learning experience so far in orientation, but I just have one question that's bugging the heck out of me. Why don't my preceptors know I'm coming? I've worked with 2 nurses so far...
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    I don't know how you nurses deal with death

    proud nurse replied to Poochiewoochie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To the OP, I'm sorry for your
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    nurses don't know when they're orientating

    proud nurse replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's disorganized in my situation. I've seen my schedule for the next 2 weeks. Everytime I have a scheduled day off and come back to work, looks like I'll be working with someone different. At that...
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    nurses don't know when they're orientating

    proud nurse replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks Ruby Vee. Sometimes I get mixed up with that word orienting. Like when someone asks if a patient has been orientated to his room, or oriented to his
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    Just let me be...

    proud nurse replied to WldChrry's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I've worked as an LPN and now as an RN. I know a lot of LPNs. Many who have a chip on their shoulder about being LPNs, some that absolutely love it and will never do anything other than LPN, some who...
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    12 hour shift

    proud nurse replied to haiman7's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot stand 12 hour shifts. I don't even like the concept of having someone work 3 12's in a row. What else do you have time for? When I worked that schedule, I was good for absolutely nothing...
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    i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    proud nurse replied to Jenni811's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hated my job so much at the nursing home. I stayed there way beyond time for me to go, I should've left years earlier. I won't even go into the many reasons why, but just so you know that you're not...
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    Rounding on patients at night

    proud nurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I round on my patients every 2 hours. I go the opposite hours that the CNAs go, that way my patients are being checked on every hour. Some people might think it's overkill, but it's just the way...
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    So confused , LTC nurses needed!

    proud nurse replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    You will get admissions, send people out to the hospital, and depending on which shift you work you can get help with paperwork from the nurse manager or unit secretary. Work alongside them until you...
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    Not a real nurse huh?

    proud nurse replied to kkrlaa5512's topic in School

    I get the impression that many nurses think that unless you work in a hospital, you aren't doing "real nursing", and I don't know why that is. I was a school nurse for about 3 years, and worked in LTC...
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    Too smart for my own good... :-/

    proud nurse replied to AndrewSRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    AndrewSRN, There's nothing wrong with you having a thirst for knowledge. You can learn something new everyday until the day you die. So what if you want to know about gtt? I look up useless...
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    Best complaint you've heard?

    proud nurse replied to ColleenJune's topic in School

    Okay, this isn't from when I was a school nurse but from when I worked in urgent care. Young guy of about 19 comes in, writes on the sign in sheet that his chief complaint is "cold in member."...
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    Rounding on patients at night

    proud nurse replied to proud nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said I can slip in and out quietly. I don't necessarily wake them, but if they are turning about or taking a sip of water at the time of my round I will communicate quietly with them. I was...
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    I got fired today, how will that affect my chances?

    proud nurse replied to Nurseadam's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't trust the job that just fired you to only verify dates of employment. It's a tough one because you had 8 months invested in that position so that's time to account for and experience under...