nursephillyphil BSN, RN

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    Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    nursephillyphil replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    to the students still posting and arguing, you're only making it worse. just stop,
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    HOW do people do well in Anatomy & P?

    nursephillyphil replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Students

    welcome to nursing school, anatomy is straight memorization. might be a good time to utilize open lab, or get an anatomy atlas book and use post it notes to cover names of
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    Frustrating case at clinical

    nursephillyphil replied to Jrhemming's topic in General Nursing

    well if the pt is receiving chemo then they are in a hypercoaguable state. depending what type of chemo they are getting, it can cause high bg levels even with ss insulin. good observations of your pt...
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    Got a 58.18% on my first nursing exam (1st semester)

    nursephillyphil replied to aartistc's topic in General Students

    let go of that negative mindset you just presented to us. you're thinking so much of all the things that can go wrong IF you fail your course. let all of that go, let go of the what if's, sit down,...
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    RN scope of practice for mixing Chemo

    nursephillyphil replied to RNview's topic in General Nursing

    in my hospital, way back probably before i was even in college, the nurses would prep the chemo in our med room. fast forward x amount of years our pharmacy preps/mixes and primes the tubing for our...
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    Frustrated beyond words

    nursephillyphil replied to grneyes908's topic in General Students

    nope, mine wasn't like that. given your small class sizes the teachers should be able to give you guys more focused
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    Help a sister out

    nursephillyphil replied to rocioromero's topic in General Students

    well, what are your study habits? maybe they're not as efficient as they can be. my "life"outside nursing was hitting up happy hour with my nursing friends after exams or going to the beach on our...
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    Nursing school is no joke!

    nursephillyphil replied to Lpn__'s topic in LPN, LVN Students

    maybe for you it was "easy", but for most it isn't, especially if they're just
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    missing clonazepam set up please help asap

    nursephillyphil replied to Nurses-give's topic in General Nursing

    OP, do you have someone to cosign when you pull meds from the narc
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    We missed it

    nursephillyphil replied to Tnurse24's topic in General Nursing

    you should have done what you stated you felt like doing. calling a rapid response because a pt "just doesn't look right" is actually a valid reason to call, it doesn't have to be based on numbers and...
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    Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    nursephillyphil replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    I like when students bring
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    Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    nursephillyphil replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    I think you're taking it the wrong way, it's a matter of circumstance. Currently with the work-load that nurses in the U.S. have, the opportunity to provide a meaningful learning experience for...
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    Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    nursephillyphil replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    by the way it was my clinical instructor who taught me about 80% of the time. yes i had a pt that was assigned to my nurse, and i consulted that nurse every time i were to give a med or whatever, but...
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    Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    nursephillyphil replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    we complain about being short handed because we probably are. as a student you don't get the entire picture of the responsibilities you hold as a nurse, even with clinical rotations. its more than...
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    ICU Male Nurses - Scrub Question

    nursephillyphil replied to lennon33x's topic in Men in Nursing

    as the previous posters stated, aviator scrubs are good. i also like the ones from dickies that have the little pocket with 3 pen sleeves on the left arm. cherokee makes good pants that fit well, ive...
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    Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    nursephillyphil replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    When i was in my first job in LTC just two years ago, i had to mange 36 patients; meds through ng, oral and iv, wound care including big wound vacs on enhanced contact patients on their sacrum. I came...
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    Short Rant Alert!

    nursephillyphil replied to AcuteHD's topic in General Nursing

    eh same except it was a condom cath lol. i like the chocolate poptarts the
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    What does your school have you wear to the Pinning Ceremony?

    nursephillyphil replied to KathyVandy's topic in General Students

    we just dressed up, slacks and shirt for the guys and dresses for the girls. and this was just in
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    Help please

    nursephillyphil replied to ENKirsty's topic in General Students

    not to be a jerk but tell us first what u think the question is asking
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    Crazy Tales from the ED

    nursephillyphil replied to nyshoegal7's topic in Emergency

    stage 4 breast ca eroded all of the tissue down to the sternum, necrotic flesh around it. (pt refused to have lesions looked at when they first started
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    Thank you, Joy Behar!

    nursephillyphil replied to ixchel's topic in Nursing Humor

    well the thing about the internet, is that once something is uploaded, its never truly gone, especially when its something this viral! tons of recordings of their ignorance on
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    New OR RN - Surgeon Yells

    nursephillyphil replied to NewORNurse1's topic in General Nursing

    i think that with all nursing skill, it will take time and practice until things smoothen out and you get better. The surgeons hold a certain expectation and standard while in the OR, regardless of...
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    How to support a friend with cancer?

    nursephillyphil replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    like what PP said, thats basically what i tell the families of pt's of mine who are awaiting results of biopsies. Stress plays a huge factor when it comes to CA, it fatigues the pt and the families...
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    Scrubs and Stethoscope

    nursephillyphil replied to amber0627's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    for stethoscopes id stick with a littman classic
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    Scrubs and Stethoscope

    nursephillyphil replied to amber0627's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    dickies pants fit the best, ive gone through wonderwink, cherokee, and a few others and the pant leg diameters are