carolinapooh BSN, RN

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    What exactly do physicians do again?

    carolinapooh replied to wanderlustgirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are many ways of doing the right thing by the patient and allowing a resident to dig his or her own
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    What exactly do physicians do again?

    carolinapooh replied to wanderlustgirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know - I lived in Oklahoma for five years and was living there when the F5 hit Moore in 1999 (3 May - I will never, ever forget it), and I'm as American as they come. I was part of a rescue-recovery...
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    It's Finally Happened!

    carolinapooh replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    *sigh* I shouldn't be surprised. There is your signature, after all (ooh, so
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    Should I Stay Or Should I Go????

    carolinapooh replied to PookaTown's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ah - I didn't get that. I agree one hundred percent, brillo.
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    Which attire do you feel gives school nurses the most respect?

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    Totally off topic - but I'm a Duke alum - and worked at the Cancer Center - where'd you find the pink insignia?
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    Which attire do you feel gives school nurses the most respect?

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    I remember in elementary school (I'm almost 40) our school nurse, who was an LPN, never wore a 'uniform' (she also drove a school bus, so that possibly had something to do with it). And even when I...
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    Which attire do you feel gives school nurses the most respect?

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse ABC's topic in School

    And unless something's changed, you can get them at Wal-Mart. I used to buy really nice tops at a scrubs outlet for ten bucks apiece and then $10 scrub pants from Wal-Mart. I think Landau makes them...
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    Current Nursing Student Considering The Military

    carolinapooh replied to RayJordan's topic in Government, Military

    Wow - thanks for the information. I was really curious. I wonder why they brought that back? My guess is money. I also wonder if at Captain they can 'convert' their commission, like they used to be...
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    Student RN who wants to join military...help!

    carolinapooh replied to eyesopen_mouthshut's topic in Government, Military

    I'm sorry - explain your abbreviations - I'm confused. I think you mean Reserves and National Guard/Air National Guard? Reserves are like little sisters to their main service - their initial intent...
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    Jon Stewart Puzzled Why Combat Medics Can't Apply for Nursing Jobs

    carolinapooh replied to kabfighter's topic in Government, Military

    Sorry if I believe you are all selling yourselves short in a lot of cases - or perhaps the training you get now isn't what it was in previous
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    What color scrubs do you wear?

    carolinapooh replied to MJB2010's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Aww, that's so sad. When I was civilian I bought pretty, bright scrub tops. Some of them were cutesy (Kermit the Frog, classic Pooh) but all of them were starched and crisp. I miss that sometimes. We...
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    Thank You

    carolinapooh replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    I can't speak for all my colleagues in arms, but I thank you for your thank yous and for recognizing the day. And as for me - "you're welcome - it's what I do" - and have done for almost 12 years
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    Why do nurses constantly say they don't hire ASN?

    carolinapooh replied to dance4life's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    And yep, there are RNs in this country starting for just a couple of dollars more than that. With BSNs. In 2008, I made $19.34 an hour. And every hospital in the area was paying exactly the same, give...
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    Why do nurses constantly say they don't hire ASN?

    carolinapooh replied to dance4life's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think it does. I think if we told hospitals to stick it, regardless of how many people are in line for a job, they'd change. What if we all said uh, no, I'm worth more than 20 bucks an hour? It...
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    Becoming a RN after high school

    carolinapooh replied to vvikhrev's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The other thing I preferred about nursing over PA was I felt like I had more options as an RN and even as an NP. Don't want to do family practice anymore? Go get some experience and be a midwife!...
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    Why do nurses constantly say they don't hire ASN?

    carolinapooh replied to dance4life's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Because why would the majority want a raise for a minority? And thanks,
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    Diploma vs Associates degree school?

    carolinapooh replied to gabriellegoss's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    If you're asking what degree to go for, you ought to go RN-BSN. Or even RN-MSN. You've got college credits, but it's still a diploma. My mom in 1953 had the same thing - took science and...
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    ADN's being pushed out

    carolinapooh replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Just curious - there are programs without real live clinicals? HOW? This is part of the problem. Little standardization for degree conferral. Edit: Ah - my guess is you mean stuff like Excelsior. But...
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    Nursing jobs with a sign on bonus question

    carolinapooh replied to imapsychrn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Yay for you! Well
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    Nicknames unprofessional?

    carolinapooh replied to blackvans1234's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    What if Katie or Joey is their given name? There are those out there with those names and no full name with them. Or Kaci? I've worked with a couple of them. Or Jody? And it's their given name....
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    Bad move to interview in your scrubs?

    carolinapooh replied to newtress's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Why risk it? You're never, ever wrong to go in casual business attire or, if you own one, a suit. Even in the OP's situation I'd go for the quick change. I agree with The Commuter - in this economy,...
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    New Grad Resume help!!!

    carolinapooh replied to RNTin07's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you had an unusual or particularly relevant clinical experience, include it - because it's still experience. I'm still being told that and I'm a 6 year RN. Example: my peds rotation was in a Level...
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    Please critique my resume

    carolinapooh replied to silkysteph's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    On my new grad resume I put how many hours my senior practium involved. If you did some sort of unusual clinical experience that's relevant to the position you're applying for, I actually would...
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    AGNP / ACNP

    carolinapooh replied to reebokHCFR's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I thought ACNP was Acute Care NPs and they can work on 'big' kids - like 12, 13 and
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    Too old, too new, too soon for free FNP??

    carolinapooh replied to Tony1790's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you don't use those bennies, YOU LOSE THEM. Do you REALLY want to give something back to a Fed that's taken an awful lot from you? (I'm both a veteran and now active duty again - so I feel able to...