Pangea Reunited ASN, RN

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    I Lost a Medication: Controlled Substance

    Pangea Reunited replied to GreenApplesauce's topic in Patient Medications

    It happens. Unless you lose them all the time, you should be OK. I once had a morphine drip (about 80-90mg) come up missing from a deceased patient's room. I've also found unopened vials of dilaudid...
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    SoCal job market NON new grad

    Pangea Reunited replied to SailorWifey's topic in California Nursing

    I moved to the area with two years of experience and an ADN. The suburban hospitals didn't seem to be hiring much, but I did get some calls when I started looking closer to downtown. The job I was...
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    Which Texas RN to BSN program should I attend? Which has more resume power?

    Pangea Reunited replied to lwandel's topic in Texas Nursing

    In Texas, just be a live body and they'll take
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    Is it hard to get a job if you went to school in a different state?

    Pangea Reunited replied to WannabeNurse(:'s topic in General Nursing

    It all depends on the market where you're headed to. Other than that, I don't think it's too difficult. There can be some expense endorsing to another state, but you won't have to sit for boards...
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    New Grad with Peer Interview butterflies...

    Pangea Reunited replied to Busymom2day's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Wow. Mine was questions like, "If you could do anything in the world, what would you do?" What you're describing sounds like the interview for my second job for a position that required experience....
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    New Grad with Peer Interview butterflies...

    Pangea Reunited replied to Busymom2day's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My new grad peer interview consisted of mostly "Miss America" types of questions. It was really silly. The nurses who conducted it were pulled from the floor during a busy day shift and were ready to...
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    Ethical advice needed for a new grad...

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

    I chart accurately- even if my meds end up given very late. I've seen people do it other ways, and in most cases, it doesn't grab me as an issue. I can think of one exception, though... I was assuming...
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    Do graduate nurses get hired before passing NCLEX?

    Pangea Reunited replied to hello_nurse77's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There's no harm in applying now. I got offered a job before I passed NCLEX, but I wasn't allowed to start orientation until I had a license in
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    Nurses 6:1 Patient Care Techs 25:1 in an Acute Care Setting. Is this fair??

    Pangea Reunited replied to KatieCutieRN's topic in General Nursing

    All you can do is prioritize. The only thing I've seen improve horrible ratios is nurses quitting in masses. Management never cares until it costs them more (agency, managers having to cover the...
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    How likely is it for a BSN to find a job right after grad?

    Pangea Reunited replied to gentlerain's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    That depends a LOT on the market where you're at. But even when I lived in a job-rich city, they weren't interested in starting orientation until I had that license in my hand. I got an offer, but it...
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    Unappreciative classmates

    Pangea Reunited replied to Zelda21's topic in General Students

    We had a HESI review at the end of our program. We were also required to pass HESI to graduate and sit for NCLEX. I watched one girl text and play games through the whole review, then get angry when...
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    Is this cheating?

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

    Don't worry about it for two reasons. 1. In our nursing program, there was a math test on day one of each semester. If you failed it, you sat the whole semester out. One of the two hospitals I've...
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    English trained RN wanting to move and nurse in California

    Pangea Reunited replied to rnharrik's topic in Nurse Registration

    I'm not sure if you've already seen this thread....it's not new, but maybe there's something helpful in it? https://allnurses.com/nursing-united-kingdom/uk-rns-considered-656851.html You could also...
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    How long are you considered a "new grad?"

    Pangea Reunited replied to patient RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    New grad programs will have different definitions of the phrase, so you'll have to check with them individually. You don't say if you've ever worked as a nurse, either. That would make a difference....
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    Patients are always requesting not to have this nurse.

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

    We have a nurse like that. I figured someone in management would eventually notice, but instead they're making her a charge nurse. All I can do is
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    Patient asking for ativan hours in advance regularly, prn for anxiety.

    Pangea Reunited replied to EarthwormRN's topic in Patient Medications

    It seems like you're complicating a simple situation. She has an order for ativan and she requests ativan. If she's not anxious about anything else, she's anxious about getting her ativan "on time"....
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    How to deal with staff who seem to not care for paitents

    Pangea Reunited replied to JessicaSamunique's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm not talking about "nuisance" patients who know what they're doing, I'm talking about patients who don't know what a call bell is and don't know how to use it when they need help...patients who...
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    How to deal with staff who seem to not care for paitents

    Pangea Reunited replied to JessicaSamunique's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I agree that there are a lot of burned out CNAs and nurses. On the other hand, I do think it's appropriate to "bend" standards of care on occasion. For example, I've had patients call and want to sit...
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    Personality At Work vs. At Home

    Pangea Reunited replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm assertive and very outgoing at work. At home and elsewhere, I'm a bit anxious and reclusive. People at work invite me out a lot, probably thinking that we'd have fun...but we wouldn't! I'd just...
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    No job experience

    Pangea Reunited replied to GotDrumer's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    "Behavioral questions" sounds like a pretty broad category and I'm not sure exactly what you mean. You have been "behaving" since birth, though. Even without nursing experience, you'll be able to...
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    Moving to Non-COMPACT State, from Compact state, but practice in a 3rd state?!?!

    Pangea Reunited replied to cbabynurse's topic in Nursing Career

    You shouldn't need a Georgia license if you're not working in Georgia. Your "primary" state should be the one you work in, although you also need to keep your out-of-state (Georgia) address current...
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    Veterinary Nurse to Practical Nurse.. Any Advice?

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

    This is too funny to be real, and yet someone will come along and take the
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    You know you are going to have an interesting day when you get report that . . .

    Pangea Reunited replied to anon456's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You hear a patient screaming that he's going to leave AMA because, "This place is worthless!". He then adds that his AMA departure will be in the morning and it's only
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    was reported by a nurse... what's going to happen?

    Pangea Reunited replied to Priaz's topic in General Students

    That was just my fingers typing what they want instead of what my brain tells them
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    was reported by a nurse... what's going to happen?

    Pangea Reunited replied to Priaz's topic in General Students

    I meant incident, but "indecent" sort of fits,