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    Words of Guidance to New Nurse

    BSN-to-MSN replied to MiladyMalarkey's topic in General Nursing

    Know that no question is ever stupid. Preceptors like and encourage questions. Practice SBAR communication, especially with doctors. I found that the R portion is often hardest for new nurses, you...
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    I've Been Employed at 7 Facilities as a New Grad RN

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Um, not sure what to say. As previous posters state, stop job hopping. You actually have to put up with negatives at the workplace, those exist everywhere. Don't like to label people, but this...
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    New Onset Afib

    BSN-to-MSN replied to donotenter's topic in General Nursing

    New onset of afib should be on telemetry floor. If you look thru his meds, if he is already on a blood thinner such as warfarin or xarelto, then afib most likely is not new, and you can keep the...
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    Salary Offer

    BSN-to-MSN replied to MilitaryNurse78's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the geography, I guess. For my area, that's not enough for 18 years
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    What city do you work in and how much do you get paid hourly?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Mortaaaay's topic in General Nursing

    That's an ok pay for SNF. I was payed the same working in
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    When Your Coworkers Challenge You More than Your Patients

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Maureen Bonatch MSN's topic in General Nursing

    Great advice, thank you very
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    What city do you work in and how much do you get paid hourly?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Mortaaaay's topic in General Nursing

    Chicago suburbs.
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    Help with Staffing Incentives?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to tfloyd's topic in General Nursing

    We have the same thing. And of course, when the bonus shift comes, they cancel you first if they don't need
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    Patient with platelet count of 3?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to FirstLadyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nonsense, standby with fall precautions! I work on tele, and 99 percent ICU transfers are bedrest .We get them up and moving! Maybe that nurse worked only in ICU and was not used to mobile patient,...
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    Primary nurse assessment

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Mgrn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It's not unethical, but I do get where you are coming from. On my floor, the admission assessment and the physical assessment are two different assessments. We often offer to help one another by...
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    Burned Out or Just The Way It Is?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to StillSearchingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm sorry that you are struggling so much. Have you tried dissociating yourself from the patient's problems? It helps to look at those problems as THEIRS instead of OURS. Look, the bottom line...
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    From Internationally-Trained Nurse to American RN

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Claire Speaks's topic in International Nursing

    That's great! Good for you! I'm an immigrant too, but was a teacher in my home country, so went to the community college here, in the USA, for my nursing. I did have some unofficial training in my...
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    Day shift?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Workitinurfava's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, and my personal favorite, INSERVICE. The other day, the vascular rn team actually knocked on the patient's door when they heard me talk in there, I was setting up a K rider, and asked me to come...
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    Panicking Over Vaccines 3 Weeks until School Starts!!!

    BSN-to-MSN replied to guest1122560's topic in General Students

    It was the same in my
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    Is this fun or creepy?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to jnemartin's topic in School

    Weird, there are better tools to teach sex
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    Useless Shift Report Information

    BSN-to-MSN replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, true, for me, decent report is somewhere in the middle of " they're still breathing" and "they had crispy baked fishe for lunch
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    Using medical terminology as a nurse

    BSN-to-MSN replied to RCHCLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Hematuria is a symptom, not a diagnosis. That is some neurotic
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    Nurse as a Patient?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, those brown noses.float them upstairs to care for her
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    Nurse as a Patient?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry that you had to go thru this! I bet you she is going to have a reputation of not so kind anymore, because people talk. It will get out in ED where she works. She is not very smart acting like a...
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    Chattanooga Columnist's Controversial Recommendations For Area Nursing Shortage

    BSN-to-MSN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    In my opinion, it takes a special person to be nursing manager, and I say it in admiring kind of way. The level of fake-ness someone had to display. Pure acting. I hate unit politics. The shared...
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    Chattanooga Columnist's Controversial Recommendations For Area Nursing Shortage

    BSN-to-MSN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Someone said, " all free has its
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    Resign first or wait until I find out if I'm fired?

    BSN-to-MSN replied to FallingInPlace's topic in General Nursing

    Wait and see what's it about. Face your
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    Does Being a Nurse Remove Your Constitutional Right to Free Speech? The Carolyn Strom Case.

    BSN-to-MSN replied to steven007's topic in Nursing News

    Wow, she was expressing her opinion as a family member. She did not work in the facility. Since when nurses cannot express opinions about their loved one's care? But, she should have avoided writing...
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    JUUL CEO Apologizes to Parents for Teen Epidemic

    BSN-to-MSN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Much safer doesn't mean safe. It is an epidemic with teens, I don't see it getting better any time soon. Educate,educate,
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    JUUL CEO Apologizes to Parents for Teen Epidemic

    BSN-to-MSN replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Yes, they do. Adults vape just as