Pangea Reunited ASN, RN

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    40 yr old with GED. Is a MSN even possible?

    Pangea Reunited replied to shamis's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That part was clear. What I meant is, what do you hope to do with the
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    40 yr old with GED. Is a MSN even possible?

    Pangea Reunited replied to shamis's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, what is the end goal? Why MSN to
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    Calling in for no sleep

    Pangea Reunited replied to Nurse131382's topic in General Nursing

    I've done that once. My scheduled flight was canceled and I couldn't get another flight until the next day. So, instead of spending the day sleeping for my night shift, I spent it at airports and on...
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    new grad changing jobs?

    Pangea Reunited replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in General Nursing

    I don't see why prospective hospitals would ask about your reason for moving. They would just want to know when you're available, that you're licensed to work in that state,
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    6 months in... and I had a fall...

    Pangea Reunited replied to rosyariana's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Everyone I know has had a patient fall at some point. I had one that needed stitches to seal up a head wound that wouldn't stop bleeding all night (luckily everything was OK on the inside). I also had...
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    Underperforming Employees

    Pangea Reunited replied to elizabeast7's topic in General Nursing

    If management doesn't support you, there really isn't anything you can do but find a new job. Good luck to
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    Was I wrong?

    Pangea Reunited replied to blueskyy's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I read this three times and only sort of understand what happened ....but I think I agree with commuter. The other nurse may have stepped in temporarily, but I wouldn't have expected her to continue...
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    Unethical?

    Pangea Reunited replied to RebecaRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is the OP in
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    Proactive Rounding and Family Initiated RRT

    Pangea Reunited replied to Pprwrk's topic in General Nursing

    I heard a code blue for my patient once over the hospital intercom. It was terrifying and very confusing. Luckily, it was an accident and his family was only trying to turn off the light (English was...
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    Terminated. Pursue a Lawsuit?

    Pangea Reunited replied to ERgirlynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've always kept a giant bottle of it in my locker at work ....along with giant bottles of a lot of other things. Addicts don't want PO Benadryl. No
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    what's your pet peeve?

    Pangea Reunited replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    It drives me crazy when people "move in" to their hospital rooms ....especially when they run out of room and start spreading out to the next bed in a semi-private. I had one patient use the bed next...
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    Fired from first job..."not eligible for re-hire"

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

    People with an external locus of control believe that things happen to them despite their best effort to stay on track. People with an enternal locus of control will always focus on how their own...
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    Advice for New[ish] RN

    Pangea Reunited replied to AKDiamond_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It might be better to have a more anonymous presence on the internet ...especially on a career related site. I would ditch the picture and take care not to mention anything work-related on any site...
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    Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    Pangea Reunited replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, come
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    Mr. Harry the Excessive Hair Patient

    Pangea Reunited replied to Barbie8808's topic in General Nursing

    Some places do have CNAs that start IVs, insert foleys, etc. At my first nursing job, the best IV starter in the entire hospital as a CNA who worked in ER. Looooved it when he was a one to one sitter...
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    Too many preceptors

    Pangea Reunited replied to annRN27's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that it's difficult to be placed with multiple preceptors, especially when they have different ways of doing things and are micro-managing. When I oriented for my second nursing job, after a...
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    Weekend Nurse

    Pangea Reunited replied to Gabrielle1818's topic in General Nursing

    Triage? From home? With no experience? That doesn't sound
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    Need standard response response suggestions

    Pangea Reunited replied to lavenderskies's topic in General Nursing

    Being matter-of-fact is what works for me. I wouldn't waste time thinking up "clever" responses to things that might be said at some point by
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    Do they drug test at SCF/MCC/MJC

    Pangea Reunited replied to Laup aidnyc's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of a nursing program that doesn't require drug testing- both initially, and
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    I needed a 2.5 for the nursing degree

    Pangea Reunited replied to Teetown's topic in General Students

    You need to actually graduate from a nursing program to get authorization to take NCLEX. If they required a 2.5 and you didn't meet that requirement, things don't look
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    New Grad RN relocating to get experience affect wage when we come back?

    Pangea Reunited replied to godofkahn's topic in General Nursing

    They might try to get away with paying you a little less, but if you know the market, you have a better chance of negotiating a fair
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    Not respected by management

    Pangea Reunited replied to Stephanie041689's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if this is really confusing or if I am just really
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    Disposal of Morphine IV Bags

    Pangea Reunited replied to ncupp10's topic in General Nursing

    I drain them into a waste bin specifically for medication and throw the empty bag in there, too. It's the size of a small trash can, stored in the medication room, and easily accessed (which is why I...
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    Client vs Patient

    Pangea Reunited replied to srercg's topic in General Nursing

    I would imagine those percentages vary greatly by hospital/region/unit, etc. I would bet my life that nowhere near 83% of the patients I work with are paying for
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    Shift work and dating

    Pangea Reunited replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not terribly outgoing, but I do see the entire internet as a dating site. I actually met my husband on Yahoo. I liked his "internet personality", so I agreed to fly to California (from Texas) and...