TheCommuter BSN, RN

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

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    NCLEX 2016

    TheCommuter replied to Pepsi700's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Your thread's been moved to our NCLEX
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    Do nurse practioners round with doctors?

    TheCommuter replied to RN to be soon's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Moved to the Nurse Practitioners
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    First Rn job at rehab

    TheCommuter replied to Ctdwhite's topic in Rehabilitation

    Moved to the Rehab Nursing forum for more
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    New LPN grad seeks advice about DNRs

    TheCommuter replied to trixy005's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    When I was an LVN in LTC, an RN was present in the facility for only 8 hours per day. The DON provided the RN coverage during the week, and an RN supervisor provided the RN coverage on weekends. No...
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    Bad day giving vaccines

    TheCommuter replied to barlas's topic in Patient Medications

    No. Since my conscience is not extremely active, I tend to not worry or freak out over any harm I might have caused. I know that may have sounded really bad, but I remain detached to a certain...
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    MSN, $60-$75K, worth it?

    TheCommuter replied to peanutfish's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'd be somewhat leery about generating a student loan debt load in the high five figures in middle age. The staggering amount of money you'll owe will have future implications for work/life balance,...
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    Early Morning Nurses (and Nursing Students)

    TheCommuter replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a hardcore night person who made the switch to working daylight hours within the past year. I never obtain enough sleep simply because I cannot fall asleep at a 'normal' time of night. To awaken...
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    I'm not pregnant

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

    Though I am now at a normal weight, I was about 35 pounds heavier 8 years ago when I worked the night shift at a nursing home. One of my residents, a lady with Alzheimer's, stared intently at my...
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    Is Anyone A Highly Sensitive Nurse?

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

    I completely agree. I accepted a fairly autonomous case management position toward the end of last year and it is what the doctor has ordered. I only see my coworkers once or twice monthly due to...
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    New RN Grad Interview

    TheCommuter replied to nurse4211's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I concur. Continually activating the code button/alarm for non-code situations causes nursing staff to eventually become desensitized to the sound of the code alarm because they come to expect that...
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    New LPN grad seeks advice about DNRs

    TheCommuter replied to trixy005's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Unless we are managing a hospice resident, you would definitely call an ambulance and arrange for a clinically deteriorating resident to be sent to the hospital.DNR means do not resuscitate. It DOES...
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    New RN Grad Interview

    TheCommuter replied to nurse4211's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Moved to the Interview Advice
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    Nclex experience

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

    Moved to our NCLEX
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    Advice please!? Non-clinical RN jobs?

    TheCommuter replied to missnurse92x's topic in Nursing Career

    I have been working as an RN case manager for an insurance company for six months. The work is sedentary and entails a lot of screen time in front of a computer or laptop. No touching of patients or...
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    Anyone successfully challenge the boards?

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

    I posted this request last night: Apparently, the request has been ignored. This thread has devolved into a back-and-forth game of one-upmanship and has outlived its utility. The dead horse is not...
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    Anyone successfully challenge the boards?

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

    Okay, I'm going to put my moderator hat on... The original poster is asking if anyone has successfully challenged the board to become an LVN in California. Let's tone down the back and forth rhetoric...
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    Anyone successfully challenge the boards?

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

    There's a frequent poster (psu_213) who became an LVN in California by challenging the board using previous military medic experience. He completed an LPN-to-RN bridge program in Wisconsin and now...
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    Can a nurse get in trouble if....

    TheCommuter replied to Ariel143's topic in Rehabilitation

    There's nothing illegal about about placing non-skilled (non-SNF) patients into beds on the SNF wing. If a patient has Medicare days available, an astute MDS coordinator or PPS coordinator can skill...
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    Having difficulty in nursing school

    TheCommuter replied to Anon101's topic in General Students

    Yep, I concur. Nursing also incorporates fulfillment of the patient's psychosocial needs, safety, and spiritual needs. Ensuring the patient's emotional well-being through therapeutic communication,...
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    Studying in the Nursing Program?

    TheCommuter replied to humblenurs's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Moved to the Nursing Student Assistance forum for more
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    LPN Program Full-Time Job

    TheCommuter replied to kriziaelora1992's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you assessed the reasons behind your previous failure in another nursing program? I'm only asking because a lot is at stake when you are considering enrolling in an investor-owned nursing program...
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    Requirement to be a CNA to be Accepted?

    TheCommuter replied to banfftank8's topic in General Students

    CMA (medical assisting) is part of the medical model of care provision. CNA (nursing assistant) is part of the nursing model of care provision. There's a reason schools are not accepting your CMA...
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    Western Governors RN-to-BSN: My First 6 Month Term (Almost)

    TheCommuter replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors University

    Yep, I completed WGU's RN-to-BSN program last year and enjoyed the experience. You can believe I'm shilling for the school if you wish, but I haven't received a dime from them. It's the other way...
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    Commute

    TheCommuter replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Students

    My LVN program was 95 miles away from my home one-way. At the time ('04 and '05) I lived in Bakersfield, California and commuted into the thick traffic of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. I...
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    LPN to RN.. how was it for you?

    TheCommuter replied to amh_LPN_ student's topic in LPN to RN

    I transitioned from LPN to ASN to BSN. Now I'm in a MSN program. So far, the journey has been worth it, although the road has been long and winding due to my status as a nontraditional student with...