TheCommuter BSN, RN

Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych

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    UCSF vs SFSU NP program

    TheCommuter replied to Tweet38's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Welcome...we moved your thread to the Student NP forum:
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    Nurse dropped her gloves on floor

    TheCommuter replied to Cdjuv's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to Allnurses.com! First of all, we hope that everything goes well with your pregnancy. Secondly, the site's terms of service prohibits the membership from providing medical advice. For that,...
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    University of South Alabama BSN-DNP Spring 2018

    TheCommuter replied to kengreen's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Welcome! We have moved your thread to our Student NP forum. Good luck with your studies and career aspirations.
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    Nurses who are short and petite

    TheCommuter replied to hanamiku's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Although this thread has been resurrected from a slumber, it is still relevant. Thus, I will comment. I am currently 5'1 and about 119 pounds. My size has not been an
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    Communication Discrimination

    TheCommuter replied to WinterLilac's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    The act of inquiring about an accent is not offensive by itself. Rather, it is the manner in which the person asks that can come across as offensive or rude.One time I was told, "You sound funny, like...
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    Nursing Student with Hearing Loss

    TheCommuter replied to courtneyrs's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    There are RN positions that do not require any patient care whatsoever. For instance, I have not touched a patient or performed a procedural skill in more than a year. I earn my money by sitting in...
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    MSN-FNP: Duquesne vs. Carlow

    TheCommuter replied to VanessaK1912's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Welcome! Your thread has been moved to our Student NP forum.
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    Communication Discrimination

    TheCommuter replied to WinterLilac's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You hit the nail on the head.I am a black female who was born in the US, as were my parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and so forth. Six or seven generations of my family has been here. I...
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    I want to quit first RN job after a few weeks.

    TheCommuter replied to newgradrn2016's topic in General Nursing

    Virtually all LTC/rehab/subacute facilities need more staff.However, here is the question of the day: who in the hell is paying for more staff and the higher labor costs that result? Medicare and...
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    Only taking nursing classes first semester in nursing school

    TheCommuter replied to lorias's topic in General Students

    We have moved this thread to the Student forums with the goal of amassing some responses from current nursing students. Good luck with the nursing
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    Weatherford lvn

    TheCommuter replied to Luhg's topic in School, College Programs

    We moved your thread to our Student
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    Joining national guard

    TheCommuter replied to Ashtimus Prime's topic in Government, Military

    We moved this thread to our Military Nursing forum for more
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    Favorite shoes

    TheCommuter replied to ha081917's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    As a prior respondent mentioned, our preferences for shoes are as unique as our personalities. I personally cannot wear nursing shoes, although I have attempted. I preferred running shoes such as Nike...
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    New grad RN moving to Hawaii

    TheCommuter replied to annagrn's topic in General Nursing

    You have not mentioned what type of degree you have (ADN or BSN). Employment prospects for new grads in Hawaii have been dismal for the past five or six years, if not longer. Generally, nursing jobs...
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    Deciding which accelerated nursing program to go to

    TheCommuter replied to CRam1990's topic in General Students

    We moved your thread to our Student
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    The Slow Code: Justified?

    TheCommuter posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have been a nurse for only seven years; however, certain events and situations will remain embedded in my memory for the rest of my life. One of these events took place during my first year of...
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    Adult NP or Adult Acute NP

    TheCommuter replied to skfmf77's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Moved to the Student NP forum for more
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    Wasting non-narcotics?

    TheCommuter replied to emmafrancis's topic in Patient Medications

    You hit the nail on the head. For instance, a patient has an order for Benadryl 12.5mg, but the pyxis only carries 25mg scored caplets. To ensure the patient is not charged for the full 25mg caplet,...
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    Looking for BON to take my NCLEX

    TheCommuter replied to dEnNis16's topic in Nurse Registration

    Moved to the Nurse Registration forum for more
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    Looking for BON to take my NCLEX

    TheCommuter replied to dEnNis16's topic in Nurse Registration

    I would look into virtually any state (with the exception of California). The California BRN has been rejecting most IEN applicants for the past five or six years due to educational deficiencies...
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    Don't wake the Dr, Or maybe I should?

    TheCommuter replied to Beautiful_Soul's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    At many of the facilities where I previously worked, most physicians did not want to be awakened from their sleep at 2:00am for a death notification. After all, this is LTC. This is often the last...
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    Pace FNP

    TheCommuter replied to FNPhopefull's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    We moved this thread to our Student NP forum.
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    MSN vs DNP for NNP

    TheCommuter replied to Nicunurse13's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Moved to the Student NP forum for more
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    How hard is it to find a Mon-Friday day time job as an RN out of school? In Seattle, WA

    TheCommuter replied to Cruisin1313's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Meanwhile, back at the ranch... The closest thing to "bankers hours" that new grad RNs can obtain in many areas are floor positions in nursing homes. Many nursing homes are begging for nurses who will...
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    I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    TheCommuter replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    You are partially reading it wrong. The OP did in fact disappear during classroom orientation for 30 minutes to have a phone conversation with an attorney. However, a few days later she was told by...