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  1. Northern Virginia Community College Traditional Nursing Fall 2016

    pigginsrn replied to Faith247's topic in School, College Programs

    How 3.7 English teas in the 90s but math I just barely

  2. Nurse with ADD :(

    pigginsrn replied to WheresMyPen's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    So take

  3. Northern Virginia Community College Traditional Nursing Fall 2016

    pigginsrn replied to Faith247's topic in School, College Programs

    I received my acceptance first week of June. If you meet the requirements, you will get

  4. What do you hate most about your job?

    pigginsrn replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    Negative coworkers. Constant complaining about patients. Inadequate

  5. What are your views on male nurses

    pigginsrn replied to jared.butler90's topic in Men in Nursing

    Not all women are catty but men are less so IME. I prefer working with

  6. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    pigginsrn replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    I work days only at s

  7. what's your pet peeve?

    pigginsrn replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    My pet peeve is medical professionals who are not receptive to patient input regarding their plan of care. Oh, also when these same professionals pass judgement on people they seen as "non

  8. what's your pet peeve?

    pigginsrn replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    18 years ago I used the Internet to diagnose my toddler with cancer that her doctors were ignoring the symptoms of so, I don't mind patients using Google, in fact, I encourage it because sometimes...

  9. Wrong hole.

    pigginsrn replied to cucumberly's topic in Nursing Humor

    I thought I was bad for missing the urethra and ending up in the lady parts when first attempting female straight cath as a first semester adn

  10. Fired from first job..."not eligible for re-hire"

    pigginsrn replied to run.for.the.roses's topic in General Nursing

    I drive an hour because hospitals in my area won't hire adn

  11. Detox in Jail?

    pigginsrn replied to Glycerine82's topic in Correctional

    It's nothing of the sort. It has nothing to do with blame. Yes, I would tell people with gastroenteritis and c diff that they most likely won't die from it. Seems to me that might be of comfort to...

  12. Detox in Jail?

    pigginsrn replied to Glycerine82's topic in Correctional

    Why is it heartless? I work with people in heroin withdrawal daily. I've never seen had a death from it. No doubt there is suffering and I have sympathy for them but we treat any GI symptoms and...

  13. Northern Virginia Community College Traditional Nursing Fall 2016

    pigginsrn replied to Faith247's topic in School, College Programs

    Two years ago they took everyone that met the

  14. Detox in Jail?

    pigginsrn replied to Glycerine82's topic in Correctional

    What was the physiologic process that ended in death from opiate withdrawal, dehydration ? Were they not monitored and treated for N/V/D

  15. Detox in Jail?

    pigginsrn replied to Glycerine82's topic in Correctional

    If it is opiate detox and not etoh or benzodiazepines, chances are she may feel she is dying but,

  16. Disrespectful patient

    pigginsrn replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are also research chemicals like Etizolam that are analogues of known benzodiazepines available OTC that wouldn't show up on any

  17. Disrespectful patient

    pigginsrn replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Psychiatric patients don't behave as you expect they should and to challenge him at that point was not only useless but dangerous. Why escalate?? What do you hope to

  18. whistleblowing and living with the after effects

    pigginsrn replied to tera1931's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes it

  19. What are your views on male nurses

    pigginsrn replied to jared.butler90's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wish there were

  20. Prospective ABSN student. Thinking about GMU vs. Marymount

    pigginsrn replied to Quota's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Good choice. It makes no difference to your career if you Mason or Georgetown but if makes a big difference in you bank

  21. Should I say something?

    pigginsrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work on a Behavioral health unit with a female coworker who constantly makes inappropriate sexual comments targeting male nurses during shift report in front of me. They often include innuendos that...

  22. Should I say something?

    pigginsrn replied to pigginsrn's topic in General Nursing

    She always assumes the charge roll when she works so she would use that as cover for looking at all the patient

  23. Reckless Speeding in VA--Will this affect employment?

    pigginsrn replied to msulliv4's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Go to court wearing scrubs and plead your case and positive record. The will reduce it in Virginia. No I don't think it should be a problem if you reveal

  24. Reckless Speeding in VA--Will this affect employment?

    pigginsrn replied to msulliv4's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    They will knock it down to simple speed given your driving

  25. Milieu Disruptive Behavior

    pigginsrn replied to arbasham3363's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm