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  1. vanilla bean

    Would you continue Nursing school with a known back injury?

    vanilla bean replied to Calzona's topic in General Nursing

    Forgive my ignorance, I didn't go to a traditional BSN program, but, have you even started your nursing coursework yet or are you still working on general ed requirements? As others have said, if...
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    vanilla bean replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Double poat back atcha, Farawyn
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    Wk 1 and already Panicking?

    vanilla bean replied to Llokiiblack's topic in General Students

    Practice, practice, practice. You are learning new *skills*. You master skills by repetition. Practice on friends and family members - in fact, anyone that will hold still long enough for you to...
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    Do you see ethnic tensions at work?

    vanilla bean replied to princessgirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a caucasian, where I work, I am in the minority. And if I had to guess, I'd guess that anywhere between 25-50% of the workforce at my hospital is originally from a different country. That said, I...
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    I need advice please! Urgent.

    vanilla bean replied to patientbutterfly's topic in General Nursing

    Patience, butterfly. Sorry, couldn't
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    Nursing license

    vanilla bean replied to Nursing5000's topic in General Nursing

    What you do may not be up to you. This is a question/conversation that needs to take place with your employer - ultimately, it will be their decision how to handle your loss of license and therefore...
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    Could be pregnant. Gap year?

    vanilla bean replied to Nursingstudent2017's topic in General Nursing

    What?! To be honest, I had trouble identifying the actual question that the OP was asking, as it got lost in a convoluted post, but I'm fairly certain that she didn't come here asking for opinions on...
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    Even the Stoic Have a Breaking Point

    vanilla bean replied to Rose_Queen's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh. (((Hugs))) to you, Rose_Queen. I hope all involved can make peace with having been witness to such a tragedy. My employer does debriefings after particularly difficult cases such as this one....
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    Job Hopping

    vanilla bean replied to male2serve's topic in General Nursing

    Liked that, did ya? Not to worry, PinayUSA's ignorant comments are like buses and another one should come along
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    Audiobooks

    vanilla bean replied to shelbs's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of ebooks have a "Text to Speech" (or TTS) feature that allows them to be read to you. I bought cheap versions of etextbooks on Amazon for Medsurg, Peds, and OB and listened to my iPhone read...
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    Licensed nurse & cpr

    vanilla bean replied to nurse2b013's topic in General Nursing

    Darn, I wish I had quoted your original message, since you *completely* changed what you asked before. So, in light of your revised question, let me share what you originally asked to give my original...
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    Licensed nurse & cpr

    vanilla bean replied to nurse2b013's topic in General Nursing

    In my facility, a licensed nurse would *not* be working with an expired CPR certification for this very reason. Employees are removed from the schedule if they let their licenses, certifications, or...
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    can a non-native speaker do well in nursing school?

    vanilla bean replied to jabita's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had two non-native English speakers in my cohort who were both successful with our accelerated BSN program and passing NCLEX. Like you, one of them spoke 4 languages. I think they had to work a...
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    Underage drinking question? please help

    vanilla bean replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

    Sage advice. One can only hope that when your own little bundle of joy gets older she can get advice from strangers on the internet about how to be "careful" and "safe" while breaking the
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    Underage drinking question? please help

    vanilla bean replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

    This must be a record case of a poster enacting the AN witness protection program - did I see a new username in under 2 hours? Nicely played, OP. Well, except that your quoted remarks keep your...
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    Who worked New Years? How was your shift?

    vanilla bean replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    Worked New Year's Eve 7p-7a. First 4 (ended up being 5) hours of the shift I was floated to a unit that I've never been on before and to which I was not oriented. They gave me 1 patient that was...
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    Arterial sticks and analysis

    vanilla bean replied to heinz57's topic in Critical Care

    Just saw your mention of this thread on another thread where we both participated and thought I'd drop by and share, lol. OK, so, for where I trained, all of my clinical sites and the 3 subsequent...
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    Question about nursing and RRT

    vanilla bean replied to Ryan Walker's topic in General Nursing

    If the problem truly is the *smell* and not the actual act of cleaning, then you will want to reconsider both options. As a former RT, I used to joke that my job duties were "from the waist up,"...
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    RAM cannula

    vanilla bean replied to A&OxNone's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    The RAM cannula is essentially *just* a nasal cannula. What makes it special is it's ability to be used in conjunction with other devices that can deliver CPAP or BIPAP. The RAM itself can be used as...
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    Do you stalk anyone here?

    vanilla bean replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yes. But I'm good - they never even know I'm
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    Which Milk Warmer Do You Use?

    vanilla bean replied to mgturtle's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Medelas at every bedside. Liners changed
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    Suspended without pay for expired TB requirement?

    vanilla bean replied to lsvalliant's topic in General Nursing

    The clue is in the name: "annual TB test." You had exactly 1 year's notice. Go ahead and be mad at that HR administrator if it makes you feel better, but you know it's your own responsibility to keep...
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    Residual Checks/Abd Girth

    vanilla bean replied to ScammRNC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We assess residuals before each gavage feeding and girth twice per (12 hour)
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    One Atheist FAQ Answered

    vanilla bean replied to bluegeegoo2's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    The odds are that you do not *know* this nurse, but you may have also missed this recent post from the nurse who makes it a point to seek out patients at the absolutely most vulnerable points in their...
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    Advice wanted, as an older RN student, what thing should I NOT do?

    vanilla bean replied to hamsterwheel's topic in LPN to RN

    She'd written or she wrote is what you meant to say there. See - it makes you bristle a bit to be corrected. That's how other people feel when you do it. As a respiratory therapist, I kept my trap...