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    Hypothetical - forgetting to prime IV tubing on a central line

    twinmommy+2 replied to Burno82's topic in General Nursing

    That's called bad
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    PVT: Question of Character?

    twinmommy+2 replied to oldandintheway's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Actually from what I understand, wouldn't it be like fraudulently using a check that you knew was going to bounce? That's against the law still if I'm
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    August 2015 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    twinmommy+2 replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Our new physician will be handling all of our GYN
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    Have you worked at the VA while in NP school?

    twinmommy+2 replied to IfnotnowWhen's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also attending school while working at the VA. The catch with the programs your peers are contracted to is that they owe three times the amount of the scholarship if they don't perform adequately...
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    Scared to apply to grad school

    twinmommy+2 replied to Rnfortuna's topic in General Nursing

    I also have had many family members, friends and professors say that I wasn't smart enough to make it through either nursing school or associated classes. At one point in my life my parents wanted to...
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    What is your dream unit?

    twinmommy+2 replied to guest769224's topic in General Nursing

    After getting some experience I would love to have a mobile NP service just traveling to rural areas that need care and do it out of an
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    Taboo: 10 Things Nurses Should NEVER Say!

    twinmommy+2 replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    So the other day in order to not have an adverse reaction to the word quiet, a coworker made mention that we were having a "gentle" night. She said that not 10 minutes before a DOA arrived lol. So I...
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    This week, I have learned..... (8/1)

    twinmommy+2 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    1: Learned that my travel trailer had a furnace in it. 2: Found that out when the tire blew half way on a 250 mile leg to the beach. Said tire also took out the fridge, stove and oven. 3: Learned how...
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    So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    twinmommy+2 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    While I love getting difficult IV's, recently I had the opportunity to spend some time on another unit and was asked to feed a patient. I miss being able to do the simple
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    Current high school senior who is determined on becoming a nurse practitioner.

    twinmommy+2 replied to Gabriella06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There you have
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    Com'on, you got one...What is your heart wrenching moment?

    twinmommy+2 replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    One time that hits me in particular was my first difficult pediatric SANE case. One two year old little girl was found wandering in the street with no shoes in the winter and was brought in to be...
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    Maryland nursing program that doesn't require TEAS

    twinmommy+2 replied to smallwonders07's topic in School, College Programs

    I think that a better question would be why she isn't passing them. It would be good in the long run to find the answer to that question to help her with more important tests down the road that she...
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    twinmommy+2 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    O.M.G...
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    What nursing task do you loathe???

    twinmommy+2 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Anything that is ordered one...thing...at...a...time. Nickel and Diming kills me. Just order the damn meds all together, all at once. You know they need it, just do it. Auscultating lungs on someone...
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    Nursing school after bone marrow transplant

    twinmommy+2 replied to Ashtinp's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    If you go to clinicals and get sick, contract some bug, and pass it along to other vulnerable patients, there will be a problem. The hospital is right in not allowing this and would open up huge...
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    Va nurse

    twinmommy+2 replied to TNT_RN09's topic in General Nursing

    Pros: good pay as compared to other hospitals around me, great benefits, 5 weeks vacation per year, 2 weeks sick time cons: political, they have a difficult time getting rid of people who don't do...
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    Nurse Practitioner or PA

    twinmommy+2 replied to carti's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to flame me after this but here is goes... I think you need to look beyond what your father does. It doesn't seem just from your writing that you are mature enough yet to make this...
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    What else can I do with my BSN besides nursing?

    twinmommy+2 replied to nnm519's topic in General Nursing

    Have you thought about other fields within the nursing profession? Such as becoming a clinical instructor, or working
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    Balancing school, work, family

    twinmommy+2 replied to Laceyrochelle26's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am a mother of four children ages 14, 13, 13, and 9. Not as young as yours but just to provide my own example... I work full time, perform overtime when I need it, and attend online class with...
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    What does a Kidney Infection feel like?

    twinmommy+2 replied to swellnurse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It's a knawing pain that is both sharp and dull at the same time that is a back ache but it is so much more because there is just nothing you can do to alleviate the pain yourself as you could do with...
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    Case study - what would you do?

    twinmommy+2 replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    I want one person getting an EKG, another person getting the IV and labs (two or three IV's please, larger bore if possible with one being anticubital). Labs should include CBC, CMP, Coags, Ddimer,...
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    Become a Nurse without Nursing School

    twinmommy+2 replied to Longa's topic in General Nursing

    Doubt it, he's made a new thread already to troll
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    Hospitals in Atlanta r Bad for nursing

    twinmommy+2 replied to whylife3059's topic in General Nursing

    It would be worthwhile to get note of any cultural suckage in other parts of the US as well. Does the OP have any traveling
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    How do you leave it at work?

    twinmommy+2 replied to Newbie_RN17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The original post was how to keep feelings from overwhelming the new nurse at home. One poster mentioned that they do not put personal feelings into his/her work. This answered the question and it...
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    What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    twinmommy+2 replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    PP's are right this is a fun thread! Ok here it goes... 1. Assess (doesn't take long). Monitor, 2L O2 NC, may need bipap 2. IV and labs drawn (CBC, CMP, BNP, Coags, Troponin, UA and UDS), sent off,...