purplemania BSN, RN

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1. Asperger's Syndrome

   purplemania replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   My grandson has Asperger's. He will be 5 next month and goes a day or two without speaking, but then will talk about his favorite topic, trucks, non-stop. He did not begin speaking till a little over...

2. Hostile and demanding patients. How do you handle them?

   purplemania replied to Virgo_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Do not be alone with him if at all possible. Witnesses and good documentation are necessary. He is an angry person and may take it out on you

3. Fed up of losing working hours

   purplemania replied to letina's topic in General Nursing

   This used to happen to me and, being a Pediatric nurse, sometimes in the summer I got only 18 hours/ week. For some reason I was afraid to float. I finally bit the bullet and got cross-trained into...

4. A nursing diploma vs certificate

   purplemania replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

   nurses earn licenses,not certificates. You may be thinking of the ATT, which is the authorization to test allowing new grads the privilege of sitting for the NCLEX exam. To get the ATT, the nurse...

5. Advice Needed

   purplemania replied to sirJazz's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   The panel will have read your resume and transcripts so they know how you exist on paper. They want to see if you are confident or childish, smile occasionally or are a grouch, able to communicate and...

6. "Pranic Healing" for healthcare providers

   purplemania replied to rngreenhorn's topic in General Nursing

   I agree there is some energy within us all - but heck! Even a car battery is chemically dependent. If the body were truly self-healing AIDS would not exist. Or a lot of other

7. Nursing and Diabetics & Epileptics?

   purplemania replied to Blamovian's topic in General Nursing

   I work and am diabetic. It requires planning. I take protein and carb snacks to

8. UGH dumb people

   purplemania replied to Kidrn911's topic in General Nursing

   walking can cause severe neck injury, not to mention the chance of falling and hurting oneself. The best action is to keep her safe, on the floor and call for help. Sometimes seizures result in the...

9. License for compact states

   purplemania replied to natrgrrl's topic in General Nursing

   If states are compact you have to declare the state of permanent residence. Then you are granted licensure in both states. If one state is not compact you still have to get two licenses, but will have...

10. Crash Course?! Thoughts on RN education

    purplemania replied to jjjoy's topic in General Nursing

    the problem is, your license is generic. You are able to practice any field of nursing. That is good in that you may change directions of your career without having to return to school, as they do in...

11. How to tell you have sleep apnea?...

    purplemania replied to Mesomorph's topic in General Nursing

    you will probably have to go to MD first as the sleep clinic is a diagnostic exam and requires RX. Also, the MD should rule out other

12. nursing dilemmas ethical principles vs personal values

    purplemania replied to fizzgigger's topic in General Nursing

    respect for others like yourself only? Aged? Weird? Drunk? Dirty? Co-workers? Look in a thesaurus for words that help define the concept of respect. What behaviors indicate you have respect for...

13. Glucose Testing Question

    purplemania replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Your target numbers coincide with ADA standards. Continue to tell people to get the advice of an MD. They can expect a HgbA1c plus tests for hyperlipidemia and basic metabolic panel. A new dx called...

14. It Seems Like It's Student Nurses vs The Nursing Staff

    purplemania replied to APBT mom's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are stressed to the max and students add to the stress. What is really amazing is my former students now treat current students that way!!! People are people I

15. Does your hospital offer a pension?

    purplemania replied to ExCorporateRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have never worked at a hospital with a pension plan. 401k's are offered. Currently my employer offers to contribute a base amount then they match your contribution up to an amount determined by how...