chwcbesteph RN

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Childbirth Educator, Birth Doula, Community Health Worker, Registered Nurse

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    Public Schools and transgender bathrooms.

    chwcbesteph replied to imintrouble's topic in School

    This is why it is so important for nurses to receive comprehensive sexuality education. Biological sex is not the same as gender identity. Furthermore, there are not only two chromosomal sexes. There...
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    New aide on the floor... HELP!!

    chwcbesteph replied to chwcbesteph's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I actually have great management who understand that when I ask for direction or strategies, I'm not trying to waste their time. They're more than happy to point me in the right direction- and have....
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    Flowers for Mother's day.

    chwcbesteph replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ah geez. Yea... nobody needs to feel like they're not doing their jobs well enough because they didn't fork out "only" $140 to make their patients happy. If one of my coworkers did this, I'd be pretty...
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    Graduating while pregnant

    chwcbesteph replied to Dcb_16's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated last year pregnant, failed NCLEX in June, gave birth in August, passed NCLEX in October, got a med-surg job in January. You will be fine. Take care of yourself and your sweet baby, study...
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    TEXAS (BON) background check

    chwcbesteph replied to Popism123's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    If it makes you feel better, this very thing happened to me ON MY WAY TO CLINICALS. I was pulled over for speeding, arrested for a warrant that had gone out THAT MORNING for an unpaid traffic...
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    ADN to MSN drawbacks?

    chwcbesteph replied to Jack_G's topic in Nursing Career

    One point that was made by a CNP on my unit is that if you ever want to work for HHS, IHS, or the VA, missing your BSN can have a negative effect on how your grade requirements are evaluated. Your BSN...
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    Your Starting Salary?

    chwcbesteph replied to x_factor's topic in First Year After Licensure

    New grad RN (with ADN) 22/hr base pay +$1 for nights and $0.50 for weekends. Typical benefits package. Critical access hospital (med-surg) South Dakota
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    In what setting does an RN do the most thorough physical assessments and health histories?

    chwcbesteph replied to Lemon Bars's topic in General Nursing

    This is
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    Scope of Practice - alternative approaches + RN?

    chwcbesteph replied to ivyxgrvce's topic in Holistic

    You'll have a hard time if YOU are, say, writing an Ayurvedic care plan for a client or patient. If you helping implement that plan under a practitioner, sure. If you are educating a patient/client...
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    Where did you start working right after getting your RN license?

    chwcbesteph replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I've ever hear of anyone knowing where they want to work before nursing school, graduating, getting a job right away in that specialty, and loving it for their entire career. The best...
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    New nurse- bad nursing judgement

    chwcbesteph replied to newbieRN15's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You might get some different insight from experienced nurses in this forum, but as a new grad myself, I would be wary about posting any details regarding a potential incident in a public forum. Maybe...
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    Can't start a job until December.. Apply anyway?

    chwcbesteph posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey y'all :) I **finally** passed my boards (graduated pregnant in May, had the baby in August, it was a craaaazy summer) and am anxious to start applying for jobs. The thing is, my significant other,...
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    New grad resume questions

    chwcbesteph posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thanks for reading! Working on my resume- passed NCLEX on Wednesday (yay!). I have a pretty extensive resume from a strong background in birth work and community health education, so I'm trying to get...
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    A coworker made me so mad!

    chwcbesteph replied to typoagain's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Who even knows if HE knew that she had negotiated with this patient? Or if anyone knew for that matter? This kind of generalization based on gender is ridiculous. I'm sure you'd be blowing a gasket if...
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    most recommended

    chwcbesteph replied to KThurmond's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Honestly, I would wait until you get into your program to get their required materials and nothing else. I also did NOT do anything nursing related until I was in nursing school- I know how anxious...
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    Ever been dismissed from a Nursing Program??

    chwcbesteph replied to heemotha78's topic in General Students

    With all due respect, if you're insecure about how you look and think that has an influence on people's perceptions of your abilities, how can you expect to feel secure in your skills and let them...
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    General Disdain Toward Job

    chwcbesteph replied to shaneb9's topic in General Nursing

    I. Am.
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    Taking NCLEX-RN (again) in 9 days! Best use of my time?

    chwcbesteph posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hey all! I failed NCLEX back in June- I took it when I was 30 weeks pregnant on less than 5 hours of sleep because of a terrible hotel stay (which I was actually comped for!). It kicked me out at 75...
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    What to do while I wait

    chwcbesteph posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey all! I'm a new grad, just took NCLEX yesterday, and I'm 33 weeks pregnant. I've made the decision to spend the summer with my kids, take a few health coaching clients, work on my small business,...
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    Pregnant in Nursing MSN - is it possible?

    chwcbesteph replied to birdie85's topic in General Students

    Is it your first? I would wait. If it is, you are most likely going to want to navigate all those "firsts" in as stress-free a lifestyle as possible. I'm graduating my ASN in May and am due in August,...
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    Clinical Experience Frustrations: A Little Love And Patience Goes A Long Way

    chwcbesteph replied to Lori215's topic in General Students

    I try to regard every care as an opportunity to heal. It's not the medications, the interventions that make people better. It's how they are treated and the caring attention they receive. It's feeling...
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    Student Nursing Job

    chwcbesteph replied to Cruz.Cookie's topic in General Students

    I just tried getting a hold of the DON of the facility I'm working with and it took me TWO WEEKS. Be patient. Imagine their jobs- they are SWAMPED (and hardly ever in their offices). Be consistent, I...
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    I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

    chwcbesteph replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

    If you found this unprofessional, the professional thing for YOU to do is to address your instructor. If you don't feel comfortable doing that over this issue, then it's probably not as big of a deal...
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    How do you avoid distractions while studying?

    chwcbesteph replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I put on a timer. I go for 30 minutes, take a 5 minute stretch break, go for another 30, then take a 15 minute snack/Facebook break. I can do that for about 3 hours tops. But I get sooooooo much done!...
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    How to handle/ clean infectious vomit

    chwcbesteph replied to Healthcare102's topic in General Students

    It totally depends on what you mean by "infectious". Are they on contact precautions?? (MRSA, C. difficile) Is their infection airborne or droplet? You should already have your PPE on when you enter...