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    Admission fee

    vanilla bean replied to Vishwamitr's topic in Florida Nursing

    You will also find this to be the case at other schools that have you complete your application packet utilizing NursingCAS. You fill out an application & pay an application fee to the school you...
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    Do you carry around your stethoscope?

    vanilla bean replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

    If you aspire to be the type of nurse that does the bare minimum to get by and has a cavalier attitude about how important their role is in patient care, then carry on with the 'what difference does...
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    Working the Holidays

    vanilla bean replied to Omaapecm's topic in General Nursing

    Do you think your team felt bad that you were there for straight time while they made double time? Maybe, but they'll get over it when they cash those awesome holiday paychecks. I don't work holidays...
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    Fun with charting.

    vanilla bean replied to Bortaz's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite from years ago, provider typed, "CPR PRN." Order was supposed to be for CPT (chest PT)
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    Bedside Report

    vanilla bean replied to Jen_Loves_Nursing's topic in Home Health

    Would it be possible to give the bulk of the shift report at the bedside, and either before or after bedside report, discreetly share information about more sensitive info like mood/behavior? I agree...
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    Bad Breath in traumatic brain injury

    vanilla bean replied to jelisabethk's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Interesting - I always wondered about that. You also piqued my curiosity, so I just spent the last hour googling and reading about glutamate and glutamate storm. Interesting stuff. Thanks for posting...
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    Marathon training during ABSN program

    vanilla bean replied to lovemykiddos's topic in General Students

    While I was in my program, I had several classmates that trained for, and completed, a marathon. Several of my classmates ran and trained together, and at least one was a parent. It's all about good...
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    Nurses smoking e cigs at the station?

    vanilla bean replied to richardgecko's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    My facility is non-smoking on the property and E-cigs are included in that policy. This applies to staff, patients, and visitors
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    Nursing School for Veteran Medics and Corpsmen

    vanilla bean replied to androo001's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You lost me at The reality is that there is actually a surplus of nurses (new grad and experienced) that are unable to find employment in many areas of the country. In part, because of this myth of...
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    RRT on DNR

    vanilla bean replied to bxh5164's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am also part of an RRT team & the first time I responded to an RRT call on a patient that was DNR, I was shaking my head wondering why. One of my colleagues reminded me that DNR does not mean Do...
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    PVT trick December 2014

    vanilla bean replied to nursefromcali's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Check out the NCLEX Discussion Forum under the Students tab. It is covered ad nauseam,
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    Apa format

    vanilla bean replied to ckirkpa's topic in General Students

    LOL! Didn't even notice my typo - must've been hungry. Yes, please use the Purdue site. Chickens are notoriously bad at academic
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    Apa format

    vanilla bean replied to ckirkpa's topic in General Students

    Used the Perdue OWL site for every paper I wrote in nursing school (and for every MLA paper I wrote for my BA!). Super helpful and easy to use. More importantly, never lost points on a paper due to...
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    Other than BSN

    vanilla bean replied to JenKnowles's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I don't know if this will help, or not, but think of it like this...you already got your nursing education, you're an RN. The majority of other coursework for BSN programs (outside of the nursing...
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    Morning breakfast...

    vanilla bean replied to Jen_Loves_Nursing's topic in General Students

    The Costco by me sold frozen Jimmy Dean breakfast sandwiches (lots for cheap! lol). I'd often nuke one of those up and eat it in the car on the way to school. I'd also make a big batch of trail mix -...
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    best way for a nurse to manage cuts on her fingers?

    vanilla bean replied to RNexplorer's topic in General Nursing

    I like to use Tegaderm too, but if the cut is in a weird spot where I can't get a good seal, I cut the fingertip off of a glove that will fit snugly over the affected area and then wrap Tegaderm...
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    Preceptor placement

    vanilla bean replied to christinand's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I did my preceptorship in med-surg, and although it was not my first (or second, or third...) choice, I can say that my time spent in that setting helped me out in a big way when it came to preparing...
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    First clinic day

    vanilla bean replied to nurselou04's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi babynurse101, I understand and appreciate the sentiment that you're trying to express, as a student, to the RNs that get saddled with students (and to those that willingly take students), but there...
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    I got a loan from this company

    vanilla bean replied to sherman_k's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh! I have been visiting this site relentlessly wondering when I would see some legitimate information on how to obtain financial help for my own need of a new agricultural truck (I thought...
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    how long is ADN program if BA in another field

    vanilla bean replied to N_u_r_s_e's topic in General Students

    Check with the schools/programs you're interested in, but for the programs that I looked into, it still would've taken me 2 years to complete (even with already having my BA). You may not be required...
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    clinical--dont know how to use automated VS "machine"

    vanilla bean replied to mollysaunt's topic in General Students

    I don't think asking how to properly use a piece of medical equipment is a "dumb" question. I'd grab the first person available to give me a quick tutorial/inservice - my instructor, my RN, or one of...
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    A full head-to-toe Assessment?

    vanilla bean replied to ShelbyDee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Totally agree with previous posters - find a systematic way that feels comfortable to you and practice, practice, practice. Use anyone and everyone that will hold still for you long enough to run...
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    Commuting to Nursing School?

    vanilla bean replied to ihurdle1920's topic in General Students

    I used to have my iPhone read me kindle books on the topics being covered in class while commuting (3 hours RT on good days, 4 hours on bad days). Some classmates would relisten to recordings of the...
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    Feeling Discouraged Already

    vanilla bean replied to Xxosillyme00123's topic in General Students

    I'd also like to remind you not to let the experience of others define your own. Maybe some of your peers were envisioning a much worse experience, so the fact that it wasn't as bad as they thought it...
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    Reading in Nursing School

    vanilla bean replied to Dancingqueen94's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Finding cheap(ish) kindle versions of assigned texts on amazon with the text-to-speech feature saved me. I had a crazy long commute to/from school and rarely had time to read anything. Most nursing...