ArtClassRN

ArtClassRN ADN, RN

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  1. Does anyone else's school do this??

    ArtClassRN replied to Mom2ballerinas's topic in General Students

    My school got grades out as soon as they possibly could. Made for some tense moments at the end of semester parties with us hovering over our

  2. As a Nurse and a Patient

    ArtClassRN replied to KenH's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't you rate grumpy Nurse highly in a satisfaction

  3. Nurse Posts About a Patient on Facebook ... Duty to Report?

    ArtClassRN replied to PacoUSA's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I had this happen with a former classmate and I warned her that she had better remove her facebook post. She did. No BON

  4. Stethoscope

    ArtClassRN replied to Ldavisxo's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    That's the one I used in nursing school. Still using it on my med surg floor. I like it. It works and generally no one wants to steal IISE

  5. Any tips for a newly certified CNA? :)

    ArtClassRN replied to jennafurmartin's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Get some healthcare experience. Even if it means working in a SNF/LTC. That's what I had to do and I had an impressive job resume that included a bachelor's degree and 27 years of work experience....

  6. Signs of cold/flu in autistic children

    ArtClassRN replied to fetch's topic in Pediatric

    Put down the internet and walk away from this

  7. Will it ever get better out there?

    ArtClassRN replied to friendlyjane's topic in General Nursing

    You distrust "the government" but seek out the counsel of a bunch of random yahoos on the internet? Okay.... Look at the history of the demand for nursing graduates going back 20 or 30 years....

  8. I came across a person in distress at an amusment park...

    ArtClassRN replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    ABCs. They're talking and moving, they are breathing and pumping

  9. confused about pain med administration

    ArtClassRN replied to oldparent23's topic in Patient Medications

    Depends on what the drugs

  10. Falsify credentials

    ArtClassRN replied to cptkathy's topic in General Nursing

    You tell

  11. Nursing student theft

    ArtClassRN replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    File a

  12. One AM college class + full time NOC position = possible?

    ArtClassRN replied to TU RN's topic in Nursing Career

    I had a few zombie classmates who did this over the years. I would never do

  13. New job: "Don't worry about following the MAR" & other scary stuff

    ArtClassRN replied to kak85's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Here is my list of things that worry me: #1: Not double checking insulin. My preceptor told me not to worry about doubling checking. "We just draw it up & give" since there are lack of nurses...

  14. The Commuter(s), Any and All RN's What's the real deal?

    ArtClassRN replied to cee cee g's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Go ahead and buy an NCLEX study guide. Might as well be in Japanese to you now. The 4 and 5 time NCLEX takers, like many other unfortunate things, seem to exist primarily on Allnurses and not in...

  15. Day Shift Drama

    ArtClassRN replied to Despareux's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Days has way more of this than any other shift where I work. Sometimes assignments are modified to accommodate these personality conflicts, which means the new RNs generally get loaded up with heavy...

  16. How do you know when it's time to move on?

    ArtClassRN replied to NYNursingStudent's topic in Nursing Career

    So go apply for jobs you don't think are beneath you. Your goals and guidelines are probably listed on the job

  17. BSN and Obamacare

    ArtClassRN replied to Steve123's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Are you outta your tree? The only good thing about the online RN-BSN program I am in is that my employer is paying for it.

  18. Nurses prescribed marinol?

    ArtClassRN replied to francoml's topic in General Nursing

    If you already knew the answer you wanted, why didn't you just say so? No reason to pretend to have a

  19. Alert but confused

    ArtClassRN replied to mytoon38's topic in General Nursing

    The big wig nurse educator is

  20. Have you ever had an accident driving to work in a snow storm?

    ArtClassRN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    I would think that this occupational hazard may have been considered before taking the

  21. WHat is considered acute care experience?

    ArtClassRN replied to newbieRN724's topic in Nursing Career

    It is to me. Good

  22. Nursing exam questions are terrible (according to science)

    ArtClassRN replied to ericthered's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Perhaps you went to a bad school(s) when it discussed evidence based scientific theories because you do not appear to recognize what one is. It doesn't matter who "likes" it and it doesn't matter...

  23. As the Holidays Approach, Remember the Dialysis Patients!

    ArtClassRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Great post,

  24. The 1st hell year the same for men?

    ArtClassRN replied to PapaBearRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    No. None of that. I certainly got rattled, showed frustration, and anger at times, but never felt tearful or bullied. Not that I wasn't bullied, I just refused to feel bad about it. Classroom and...

  25. When an employer asks 'what's the lowest wage you are willing to accept'...

    ArtClassRN replied to Nola009's topic in Nursing Career

    I hope someone asks me that so I can say, "Whatever you are getting should be fine." And then stare deadpan at them when they