ArtClassRN

ArtClassRN ADN, RN

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  1. How old is too old to safely practice?

    ArtClassRN replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Shoot I know some who can't safely practice in their

  2. Nursing Student with a few questions

    ArtClassRN replied to Nurse2bQuestions27's topic in Male Nursing Students

    1. One of my friends in nursing is saying the nursing field is beginning to become flooded. She says there are more students going into nursing than ever before and it is going to drive down the...

  3. Incentives to orient new hires?

    ArtClassRN replied to Lola Lou's topic in General Nursing

    How about the internal incentive (or human decency) that acknowledges that you were a new RN at one time and needed preceptors? I once had a coworker (20+ year RN) who really needed a day off (some...

  4. How do you deal with a toxic workplace?

    ArtClassRN replied to LPN9200's topic in General Nursing

    Slip out the back, Jack. Make a new plan, Stan. Don't need to be coy,

  5. Patients or family members that lie about you

    ArtClassRN replied to rnccf2007's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is usually very easy for a manager to tell when patients or family members are

  6. How long did you stay at your first job?

    ArtClassRN replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    5 years. Still

  7. invasive procedures during comfort cares?

    ArtClassRN replied to Skylar86's topic in General Nursing

    Issues like this arise very often with people who are newly transitioning to comfort care. Especially if they are actively dying. Questioning orders, getting information from and counseling family...

  8. Do you overspend on luxury items as a nurse?

    ArtClassRN replied to Neywel120's topic in General Nursing

    If that is someone's mindset when they are considering a career in nursing, they are definitely pursuing the wrong

  9. Facebook and employers/school

    ArtClassRN replied to daisybird27's topic in General Nursing

    Depends. Are you having a glass of wine or are you doing a

  10. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    ArtClassRN replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

    44 when I hit the

  11. Is it legal to work as an aid while you are an RN

    ArtClassRN replied to Rn 1979's topic in General Nursing

    CPR is within the scope of laypersons. An NA who recently passed the NCLEX can certainly function in that role properly. Further, a newly minted RN working as an NA is trained in basically nothing....

  12. Union vs Non-Union

    ArtClassRN replied to dev.miles's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The benefits I get from my union dues massively outweigh the dues in my case. I work in a union hospital and there are things I don't like about it - the "Us vs. Them" mentality is a bit overboard...

  13. Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    ArtClassRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Right, but many people still write the headline as "Male Nurses Make More Than Female Nurses!" But they don't add: "They make the same

  14. Although Women Dominate the Nursing Profession, Do Men Make More Money?

    ArtClassRN replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Although haven't formally studied this issue and I am loathe to offend any sensibilities: I do strongly suspect that males, in general, give birth at a sharply lower rate than females. Further, my...

  15. Press Ganey Surveys

    ArtClassRN replied to mugs's topic in General Nursing

    Surveys are merely tools. Companies can use them in many, many ways. A good company can use them to improve conditions for patients and staff. A bad company can use them to burn individual nurses....

  16. Doc calls nurse coworkers monkeys...

    ArtClassRN replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or "You" statements. "You better knock that crap off in a big

  17. What are your views on male nurses

    ArtClassRN replied to jared.butler90's topic in Men in Nursing

    I started doing my prerequisites in 2007 well into middle age, and I got very little "Why nursing" type questions from people outside my family. My family, on the other hand, a decade later, STILL...

  18. Meaning of your username?

    ArtClassRN replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Mine is very random. It's where I was when I heard President Reagan was shot. It is weird but that's what it

  19. when you feel creeped out

    ArtClassRN replied to menot's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest you learn how describe behaviors a whole lot

  20. Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

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

    Well I sure as **** ain't going to any coworker's parties where there is no drinking

  21. "Your job is to make me happy"

    ArtClassRN replied to Nurse216's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    EXACTLY.

  22. How do you remember all of the nursing considerations for meds?

    ArtClassRN replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    What really helped me was knowing the mechanism of action, then going from

  23. Discrimination against males in the nursing profession.

    ArtClassRN replied to Halim F. Dagher's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've seen one case of unfair treatment against a male RN. I work with a male nurse, "Dirk" who has sub-par clinical skills. He tries, but he just doesn't have very good background or experience, and...

  24. New CNA in a hospital

    ArtClassRN replied to Sschmi5's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Your experience is very similar to mine in my CNA jobs. Do your best to learn what you can and ignore the bad behavior. The abuse is a bummer, but that's what some people do. There are many...

  25. What have you learned in nursing school that was utter nonsense?

    ArtClassRN replied to TheMiss's topic in General Nursing

    Sterile dressing changes... it's not bad to know sterile technique but it's sure not done anymore in the vast majority of cases. Not working on many central lines, are ya? ArtClassRN, don't worry,...