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    Training

    Doesn't matter. Black tie is appropriate for any
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    Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    Darn those CDC charlatans! I always buy their bill of
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    ABG

    First, you need to revisit your interpretation of the ABG results. Those values do not represent an uncompensated respiratory acidosis. Once you've correctly interpreted the results, you can move on...
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    Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    OK, I'll give ya
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    Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    It's wheal, people!
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    Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    Ok, well what's its name now? í
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    Forced to get flu shot or wear a mask

    Apple, you've given sound advice for almost any situation. Remain clam, people!
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    Dating while in nursing school?

    Actually, you did. You've been judging her and calling her names for her lack of engagement with you. You felt she owed you email replies, you felt she owed you a wave, you felt she owed you a...
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    Do women find male nurses attractive?

    Farawyn! Where have you been?! There has been egregious misuse of ellipses on several occasions lately without so much as a peep from
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    My two cents.

    Says the user who felt compelled to open an account to come finger wag at the whole
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    Nursing scrubs worn by visitors in the unit

    It must be because the nurse doing the education was
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    Dating while in nursing school?

    *She's* not doing *anything* to you. You wasted your own time. She's also not turning a good person into a bad person. If you're now behaving badly, that's on *you*. Leave her
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    Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

    Well, PinayUSA, I can't believe the day has come that you and I are *finally* on the same page! This fat nurse wants absolutely *nothing* to do with serving
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    Young Nurses

    You instill confidence in them by acting like a professional who is competent and has her act together. Observe other nurses who you respect and be mindful of how they present themselves to their...
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    BP high or low -when to call the Dr. ?

    What is the normal range for systolic pressures? What is the normal range for diastolic pressures? Now that you've broken that down, is the blood pressure given within normal
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    Shared governance--help needed!

    I am a member of the UBT for my unit, but the organization I work for already had a well-established history of UBT utilization and a training program for new members so I was not part of...
  17. Tommy, this is great advice for many people, but choices for an education are not "one size fits all." Your advice would be well heeded by those who don't already hold another degree, and actually...
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    MSN/FNP programs

    Could it be that they mean after the prelicensure year portion of the program? Prelicensure year is technically not part of the MSN/FNP curriculum, but you must be an RN before beginning coursework...
  19. No one attacked you. In fact, *you* attacked someone by telling them they sucked just because you didn't like what they had to
  20. This post right here is why you've just lost the internet for today. BTDT doesn't suck. Your reaction to her post
  21. Glad you changed your mind about
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    HIPPA

    Not to be rude, but it's "allowed." Sorry, mrsboots, I couldn't help
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    how to become a respiratory therapist

    As sunnycaliRN mentioned, there are two and four year degree programs. To my knowledge, there is no respiratory therapy "course" that allows nurses a quick path to become a respiratory therapist. I...
  24. You need to *know* A&P, not necessarily *like* A&P. I don't know how competitive the program is that you're considering, but you may need to be more concerned about those Cs than you are about...
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    Commuting an hour to work

    I used to commute over an hour away. I was willing to do it for the invaluable experience that was afforded by working at that facility and I wasn't willing to relocate for a shorter commute. I worked...