TheCommuter BSN, RN

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    Lpn Hopefulls for 2016-2017?????

    TheCommuter replied to AndiL2803's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Moved to the LPN Nursing Student
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    LPN Nclex

    TheCommuter replied to Jacquie312's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good luck to you...I hope you passed.
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    Telling Patients/Residents You Love Them?

    TheCommuter replied to robynnel's topic in General Nursing

    Nope...telling people you love them when you really don't is disingenuous. It is outright unethical to lie to our patients/residents.By the way, I worked as a nurse in the LTC setting for six years...
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    Nurses who don't have the "passion"

    TheCommuter replied to My_toe_sis's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing was never a passion, childhood dream, or higher calling of mine. I entered the nursing profession as a practical means to an end. It has provided me with the flexibility, stable income, career...
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    Don't you feel guilty for not working in a hospital?

    TheCommuter replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    I left the floor approximately 8 months ago to work for an insurance company. I do not regret it one bit, nor do I feel any morsel of guilt for removing myself from the verbally aggressive families,...
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    Nursing specialty that deals with this?

    TheCommuter replied to Squidney's topic in General Nursing

    There's the specialty of infectious disease nursing: https://allnurses.com/infectious-disease-nursing/infectious-disease-nursing-887545.html Then there's the role of an immunization nurse: role of...
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    Help, I'm Useless after EOS!

    TheCommuter replied to HealSpec's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I worked 12-hour night shift for six years. Obtaining 45 to 60 minutes of cardio exercise after the end of each shift greatly normalized my sleep schedule and increased my
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    Should mean people be allowed to be mean at work?

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

    Me, neither. Personally, I do not have the most endearing personality in the world. However, I attempt to be a nice person while working. It is all about professionalism and the golden rule of...
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    How do you pass time on your "weeknight?"

    TheCommuter replied to nURse_dEZi's topic in General Nursing

    1. Online schooling (4th semester of a distance-based MSN program) 2. Allnurses.com (I am hooked) 3. Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video 4. Old reruns of Cold Case Files 5. Running outdoors when the...
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    Are there *any* online BSN programs that accept core BSN credits from other schools?

    TheCommuter replied to vishnu10003's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Moved to the Nursing Online Distance Learning forum for more
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    I'm not sure if nursing is for me and I am freaking out.

    TheCommuter replied to Brewskii13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nobody can be completely certain that nursing is truly for them until they have worked a few years as a nurse. Personally, I have never been passionate about nursing. It is a practical means to an...
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    ADN - BSN - MSN - NP?

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

    I would say the majority of nurses do not strive to become NPs. I would also be careful to refrain from saying that those who have no interest in the NP role are just 'settling' on being nurses....
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    PACU Staffing Examples

    TheCommuter replied to emilyhbusch's topic in PACU

    Moved to the PACU Nursing forum for more
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    I need to vent! Frustrated ADN

    TheCommuter replied to amari's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like a dream job to me. You get to generate a full paycheck for a low-stress job where you don't sling bedpans, deal with egomaniac surgeons, wipe stinky bums, or be yelled at by verbally...
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    Is the Bloomfield College nursing program doable for one with children and severe anxiety?

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

    Moved to the Pre-Nursing Student
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    From med surg to labor and delivery career advice

    TheCommuter replied to KMHCO04's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Moved to the First Year After Nursing Licensure
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    How to calculate clinical grade

    TheCommuter replied to LilyRN99's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thread has been moved to the Nursing Educators / Faculty
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    Jealous of my residency

    TheCommuter replied to Sinkorswim's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you sure these are friends? Real friends are supportive, not dismissive. Anyhow, I wouldn't invest the energy into this matter, nor would I psychoanalyze why they behave this way. You know the...
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    Question from non-nurse

    TheCommuter replied to Imnotanurse's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to the insight provided by previous respondents, please keep in mind that social workers are overworked and horribly underpaid. What other professionals are educated at the master's degree...
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    Chamberlain college of nursing-Atlanta

    TheCommuter replied to Mxoxox's topic in Chamberlain College

    Moved to our Chamberlain College forum for more
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    Lpn

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

    I attended a trade school in southern California and relocated to Texas six weeks after graduation. I found my first job a few days after obtaining my temporary Texas LVN licensure. My first LVN...
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    Nclex 2016 help

    TheCommuter replied to krlun's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Moved to the NCLEX
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    Surgery right before school

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

    Moved to the Pre-Nursing Student
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    TEAS!!!

    TheCommuter replied to Kaytee12's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Click on the following link...it is located under the 'Students'
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    Is it normal that my school doesn't teach us IVs?

    TheCommuter replied to Annie_1101's topic in General Students

    I suppose the monkey is a tad bit sharper than me because I still struggle to start IV lines, draw blood and perform cannulation, even after a decade of being a nurse. I am simply not a hands-on...