AspergersRN

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1. Patients need a nurse, not a computer

   AspergersRN replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism

   The cost cutting is definitely affecting the patient number 1, and how we as RN's can appropriately do our jobs. There is a budget on supplies, so we are asked use this or that sparingly when in order for the product to work you need to use it abunda...

2. Obnoxious Doctors

   AspergersRN replied to SU2013's topic in Professionalism

   Most doctors only become frustrated and obnoxious when they do not a complete set of information when someone brings things to their attention or when they are asking questions to the nurse. I have worked with multiple doctors that had reputations an...

3. Nicotine Test, No smoking policy

   AspergersRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was just wondering what everyone else felt about the no smoking policy that is enforced to work at many healthcare facilities around the US right now. I smoke the vapor nicotine system. It does not incur the health hazards that smoking cigarettes ...

4. APA citation/reference advice

   AspergersRN replied to chuckster's topic in General Students

   Do not quote me, but you have the author's so I do not think the agency is nec. The agency would be in the author placement if you could not obtain the author or if the author wasn't presented. Is it an internet site, because that changes the whole c...

5. I am having alot of trouble with adjusting to nursing exam questions

   AspergersRN replied to Tnicole's topic in Student Assist

   This is extremely good advice and precisely correct.

6. I am having alot of trouble with adjusting to nursing exam questions

   AspergersRN replied to Tnicole's topic in Student Assist

   All of these answers here are good. I did extremely well in nursing school, but the first few nursing exams I took I didn't to so well either. Your not alone. 1. Read the question, and make sure you answering the question that is being asked. Key w...

7. I DON'T GET IT!

   AspergersRN replied to Kms210's topic in Student Assist

   The two mottos that the person gave you above, words of great wisdom. Take if from the person who could have used that advice. You have no idea what was going on with the other student, absolutely no clue. If she let you test early and you messed up...

8. Help me understand the critical thinking prehire test?

   AspergersRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a couple questions. I went for an interview at a hospital, a job that I really wanted which makes me overly nervous to begin with. I had to take the normal personality test type thing. Then I had to take the critical thinking test where you r...

9. Ethical question...give their alcohol back or not?

   AspergersRN replied to ERnurse2001's topic in General Nursing

   This is going to get a bad response, but I visited a substance abuse floor and saw a detoxing alcoholic with medications to help. Plainly, some people will die without alcohol if they are an addict. It would depend on the situation, but in life or d...

10. Fired for expressing concerns about patient safety and care!

    AspergersRN replied to hkrntobe's topic in Safety

    I have faced the same issue. The place I worked trained me one day and put me on the floor by myself as the only experienced RN on the floor. My ADON had never even been a floor nurse and was a new graduate. I expressed concerns that I did not know ...