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  1. On Negative Feedback

    I love people who give it to you straight. Where there's no guessing where you stand. You hear the criticism and move
  2. Graduate Nurse and Forgetting

    YouTube videos of skills, HD, EKG,
  3. Nurses selling at work?

    J Please come and get more fullness and joy by buying from kids that ask me. I won't even charge a brokers
  4. I'm just going to leave this
  5. So, getting back on track here, did you do it? What were the
  6. Anti-Intellectualism in Nursing

    Ok, I'm going to address this because I feel like you may have been talking about me. I, in no way, believe that CC nursing is superior to MS. I feel that they each require a different skill set....
  7. Anti-Intellectualism in Nursing

    Thanks for taking the time to reply to me. As far as the examples you asked for, I will admit that I had thought of IV insertion as a series of steps following a doctor's order, but I am starting to...
  8. Anti-Intellectualism in Nursing

    I said MS nurses perform more tasky type things, not that they do not need critical thinking skills. I also said that in MY LIMITED EXPERIENCE, I have come across a lot of nurses who are not great...
  9. Anti-Intellectualism in Nursing

    I apologize for not replying sooner, did not see this. Also, sorry for implying nurses did not critically think before now. I can see where you are coming from. However, what I meant was that...
  10. Anti-Intellectualism in Nursing

    I have to say that in my (very limited) experience, nursing is becoming an intellectual field. Yes, by nature, it is task-oriented, but with the advent of technology, patients being kept alive longer,...
  11. UCI New Grad RN 2014

    Hello! Does anyone know if interviews have started for this position? My application status still says "Applicantion Received". From previous threads, it looks like the status changes to "Routed to...
  12. No ideas here, but I'm sorry for your loss. I love the idea, and hope someone else can chime
  13. Nursing Student

    Congrats!
  14. Nurse Hijabi advice

    It's part of the outfit. It would be like saying pants are an infection control issue, or shoes, or
  15. Nurse Hijabi advice

    You can also use an amira style hijab, they are pretty
  16. The Face of a Medical Error...

    What a gracious response. I admire your forthrightness and
  17. why nursing is a mess. three simple facts

    Upon further research and reading, I'd have to say I can see OPs point of view, even if I don't agree with the
  18. Discouraged

    I can't get a job. Should I just get an MSN? But then what use is a Masters' prepared nurse with no bedside experience? What is it? People have looked over my cover letter and resume, whenever I'm...
  19. Discouraged

    Thanks, these are all good suggestions. The MSN was a desperate attempt at doing something othet than twiddling my thumbs. I certainly will not feel qualified as an APRN without any RN experience, so...
  20. The Face of a Medical Error...

    Thank you for sharing. I hope those feelings begin to subside
  21. Is this a common attendace policy?

    I'm shocked that this happened, my heart goes out to your
  22. creativity in nursing practice

    I've read examples of using small bore NGs as Foleys, or using tape instead of an IV stand. Is this what you
  23. In Need of Nursing Advice

    Thanks, I will remember that. Again OP, sorry, and good
  24. How do you read?

    A quick and dirty way, is to start with the summaries and the review Qs&As. That should give you an overview of the chapter. You can go back and review what you want in detail
  25. In Need of Nursing Advice

    I'm so sorry to ask, but did listen to lungs etc to establish no RD. Again, I'm sorry, I have no actual working experience, so correct me if I'm wrong here, but it looks serious to me. If you charted...