nurse4theplanet RN

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    LPN'S Supervising RNs'? How would you feel?

    nurse4theplanet replied to cowgirl4u's topic in General Nursing

    How ugly! That makes me sad and angry. In our school, we are taught to respect every health care team member in the spectrum from nursing aide to doctor, maintaining our professionalism. In my...
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    Question about confidentiality

    nurse4theplanet replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    This is a tad off-topic, but I noticed today at work they just put up a sign that reads: "Do you have an extra $50,000-$250,000 you aren't doing anything with? If no, then you better be conscious of...
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    Catholic hospitals-yes or no?

    nurse4theplanet replied to texascowgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    I tech for a Catholic Hospital now, and besides the daily devotional reading and the announcement for mass being held, I sometimes forget it is a Catholic Hospital all together. I never thought about...
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    'Unhealthy' nurses...bad examples?

    nurse4theplanet replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone has bad habits or physical/emotional problems that they struggle with each day. Nurses are not immune. I don't see any correlation between providing competent care and one's weight/smoking,...
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    upset about title

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    Spoke with the HR dept...The Clinical Nurse Resident is beneath your name which is followed by RN, and you sign your name RN. That puts my mind at
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    anybody ever consider or volunteer for Peace Corps?

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    If I wasn't married, I would go in a heartbeat. I think my husband would go with me because he spent a tour in Iraq and really enjoyed the humanitarian projects that he participated in. However, I...
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    Go to ICU without MedSurg Experience?

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in MICU, SICU

    Very encouraging. I thought nursing school was tough...but now that I am approaching graduation and beginning to consider all the overwhelming possibilities of nursing...it's just so hard to make a...
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    upset about title

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    But that's exactly my point, if the rationale is to denote one's lack of experience, yet you are held to the same legal and professional standards as a more experienced RN...then what's the point of...
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    Pay difference between RN and BSN?

    nurse4theplanet replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    none
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    upset about title

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    The way I look at it, after I graduate...I paid my way through school, I earned my degree, I passed the National License Exam, and the state has approved and accepted me as a Registered Nurse. I...
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    Let's call Oprah

    nurse4theplanet replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    It is very unlikely that you will draw any major media coverage worthy of addressing nursing issues seriously until the profession is united and organized in its efforts. The problems in nursing and...
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    april 2 is daylight saving time...love or hate

    nurse4theplanet replied to ak47m203's topic in General Nursing

    I love it because I love the longer daylight hours! It is just annoying to have to change all my clocks twice a year. I never could figure out how to change the radio clock in my SUV so it was right...
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    SNA Convention in Vicksburg?

    nurse4theplanet posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering how many nursing students are going to the Convention in
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    SNA Convention in Vicksburg?

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    This is the state convention.
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    Gave my first heparin shot wrong, had a horrible clinicle day!!

    nurse4theplanet replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Students

    Sorry for your bad clinical experience. I felt this way during my first semester. How long have you been doing clinicals? To make it all the way through to the third semester in our program without...
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    Um, more than I wanted to know...

    nurse4theplanet replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started nursing school, my mother told the entire family I was going to medical school. They all wanted to know what kind of doctor I was going to be. I have spent countless hours...
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    Excuse me, I wasn't talking to you!!

    nurse4theplanet replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    absolutely!!!!! This is the only turn off I have to ICU nursing. I can not stand to see needless suffering. Its even worse when the family wants everything done to save 70 year old grand-whoever...
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    Share Your Saying

    nurse4theplanet replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    You couldn't fight your way out of a wet paper
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    This cannot be ethical!

    nurse4theplanet replied to sweetcheekers's topic in General Nursing

    If you were grieving the immediate death of the child involved, then it may seem inappropriate and disrespectful to you. The effects of the family realizing this has been done without their...
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    Starting IVs!!!

    nurse4theplanet posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am working mostly weekends as a nurse tech in the ICU. Since I have been there I have witnessed on two different occassions different nurses trying to start an IV. Each time the nurse threaded the...
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    16.50 Starting Wage for a Grad Nurse???? Oh No! Say it Ain't So.....

    nurse4theplanet replied to chattypattyCRNA2B's topic in General Nursing

    Sign on bonuses seem to be the trend only if the hospital is having horrible trouble with staffing, in which case you may find a poor work environment after locking yourself into a committment....
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    Starting IVs!!!

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    The needless multiple sticks occurred with the nurses that I am posting about. The comment was directed towards my experience with them only, not encompassing you or other nurses in some general...
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    Starting IVs!!!

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    That is exactly why I said nothing. What do I know right because I have no experience. I haven't walked in their shoes for a very long time. But I do know that it is common sense....if you stick a...
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    Starting IVs!!!

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    One nurse was from Canada but she was extremely knowledgeable...a real sharp cookie. That's why I asked about consistency between institutions. As far as I know nursing schools are similar if not...
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    Starting IVs!!!

    nurse4theplanet replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    i also want to add that I do understand that it is necessary sometimes to stick pts more than once....I watched as they had to stick my grandmother nine, yes nine times.....then we finally begged for...