NurseGirl525 ASN, RN

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    Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    NurseGirl525 replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    The reason alcohol and marijuana cannot be treated the same is the way the body metabolizes it. If I show up to work drunk and do a urine screen or blood test, the alcohol is recent. Not the same...
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    Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    NurseGirl525 replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Let me also add it's been so many years since, I've been "blasted" drunk. Lol. Never again do I ever want to wake up hungover. And having to try and work with a hangover, the worst feeling
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    Hospitals discriminating against medical conditions..?

    NurseGirl525 replied to CosmoRN77's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my. I'm guessing the OP is about 18 who does recreational marijuana and finding a bump in the road with employment here. OP, unless you work in a state with union's you work in what's call an...
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    I NEED AN ANSWER!

    NurseGirl525 replied to STXGirl2009's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Sorry Pinay, you are very wrong on that. I know what you are confusing it with, but I honestly can't think of the proper name off the top of my head as to what exactly you are referring to at this...
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    Am I Too Old to Start School?

    NurseGirl525 replied to michelegie's topic in General Students

    Here's the deal and a little reality with it. And this is coming from someone who is graduating in May at 40. First of all, realize you are in CA. An urban area of CA. Have your researched the job...
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    Ever been dismissed from a Nursing Program??

    NurseGirl525 replied to heemotha78's topic in General Students

    I completely agree with you. My teeth are not perfect despite years and years of braces. I'm in the process of getting it fixed. I always though look completely professional in clinical. I have...
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    Ever been dismissed from a Nursing Program??

    NurseGirl525 replied to heemotha78's topic in General Students

    I'm confused. You failed on your third attempt because you are short? I'm just clarifying because then I'm seeing something about a disability. I'm 5'1" on a good day, let's say in my Danskos. It...
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    Why are CNAs not held to professional standards?

    NurseGirl525 replied to yachterotter's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Commuter is exactly right. There are several women in my cohort who are CNAs or also referred to as techs in hospital settings. They are some of the most professional people I know. LTC is a whole...
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    A C+ student to be a future nurse?

    NurseGirl525 replied to brittanyr7412's topic in General Students

    I hate high school. I did not do that well. I was a super social person who worried who my date was for the weekend and what party I was going to go to. Pre-cell phone days, we spent all period...
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    Abandonment if I don't pick up over time shifts??

    NurseGirl525 replied to hollyspiller0253's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It is in no, way, shape or form abandonment. Abandonment is if you go in take report and walk out on a shift. That is abandoning your patients. Why managers think that lying to employees and trying...
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    Pregnant in nursing school

    NurseGirl525 replied to Hmfog's topic in General Nursing

    I have a nine year old, so that makes it easier with studying. Toddlers would be hard. I'm 10 days out from my miscarriage. I got pregnant September 10th. I was exhausted for several weeks. I...
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    Fall Nursing Article Contest 2015: 4 Winners (Total Cash Value $600)

    NurseGirl525 replied to allnurses's topic in News, Announcements

    I'm going to do it this month!!! I've been debating in the past, but I'm going to go for it this month.
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    when to give up trying to pass

    NurseGirl525 replied to avidhunter3's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    If he has passed LVN school, NCLEX-PN, and RN school, I don't think the issue is text anxiety here. He's doing a Charlie Brown continually trying to kick that football and never changing what he is...
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    Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    NurseGirl525 replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I think a microbiology class would be beneficial for you. That's not sarcastic either. These organisms are pretty much on everything you touch. C-diff lives in your gut naturally. Staph is on...
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    GA Teen Contracted HIV from a hair weave? Really?!?!

    NurseGirl525 replied to JustBeachyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was also thinking the time frame of a couple of weeks and feeling symptoms didn't sound right. I always thought it was around 6 months to start feeling symptoms but I could be wrong. Thanks Esme,...
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    Very, Very Bad Week

    NurseGirl525 replied to NurseGirl525's topic in General Students

    Thank you so much everyone. You have no idea what that means to me from all of you. This past week has been eye-opening. I know the hurt will never fully go away, but I'm learning it does get a...
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    Family and studying!

    NurseGirl525 replied to Hmfaith124's topic in General Students

    The thing is here, you are already 2 years out. You are past your 1 year of being a new grad, so it's going to be hard enough to find a job as it is. You need to get this done. So if I were you, I...
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    46 year old new nurse - Should I get a BSN?

    NurseGirl525 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I hear a lot of people on here also saying that it's this "magnet" status requiring people to get BSNs and I have been told by local hospitals here that magnet status only applies to LPNs working on...
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    Help! Prioritizing nursing diagnoses

    NurseGirl525 replied to KatieMcKay's topic in General Students

    I guess I'm not seeing what your assessment says. You can't base your nursing dx off of medial dx. What is your assessment telling you? What does your patient need at this moment? That is how you...
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    What to study before Nursing School?

    NurseGirl525 replied to ETIGLAO's topic in General Students

    No. You are not going to understand anything until you are in the program. Finish your classes up now and relax. I can't tell you how many times I tell people to relax before the program. There is...
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    about to fail RN school

    NurseGirl525 replied to rn2beinokc's topic in General Students

    How did you get into an RN program after failing a LPN program? Just curious. I agree with your friend. I think you are also reading too much into the questions. Read the question as it is and the...
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    The cost of medications and universal healthcare

    NurseGirl525 replied to macawake's topic in General Nursing

    These are two separate systems of government. I do not believe in socialism at all. My hard work should not be spread around to those that feel entitled to do the min and nothing more. Many people...
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    Foreign Graduate California Concurrency Issues - Success!

    NurseGirl525 replied to Nurse Joy :-)'s topic in Nurse Registration

    Maybe I am off here, since when has Texas been in the midwest? I live in the midwest, last time I knew Texas was a whole other part of the country. You went to the Philippines from the US due to...
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    Pre

    NurseGirl525 replied to MarquieshaH's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just make sure you are putting forth your efforts into the right classes. I took 5 classes my first semester back in fall 2013. I took micro and A&P II along with English 111, remedial algebra,...
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    Help With A Nursing Diagnosis

    NurseGirl525 replied to Hrickett's topic in General Students

    What does your assessment say? Your nursing dx is completely separate from a medical dx. What kind of nursing dx book do you have? Do you have the NANDA 2015-2107 book? You cannot make these dx up...