RNsRWe ASN, RN

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    Intellectual fulfillment

    RNsRWe replied to FinesseGrant123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Maybe English isn't your primary language, and your question just isn't being asked using the words you really mean. Knowing what to do and say to help a patient is rewarding. It isn't fulfilling....
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    NCLEX I PASSED!

    RNsRWe replied to Joy1030's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations.....but I sure hope it wasn't prayer to a saint that allowed you to pass....your future patients are hoping your nursing education is what did it! After all, it isn't the Patron Saint...
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    Help!

    RNsRWe replied to ICFMR nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Go in so barely under the skin that you think you're only lifting a few cells, and it's probably the right depth Otherwise, too far under and no bleb. (LOL at "blurb"! :)
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    Interview with the VA tonight

    RNsRWe replied to poeboy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    For what it's worth, the experienced nurses did NOT answer the questions wrong. They didn't give an answer that the interviewing panel wanted to hear. Not the same thing. In this type of...
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    Pre-Nurse interested in MSN

    RNsRWe replied to nursepve21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing is messy, period. You aren't going to be prescribing things neatly without touching some pretty icky things...PEOPLE are sticky, sweaty, smelly, and frequently otherwise physically...
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    "Some people have a job. We have a calling."

    RNsRWe replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Probably shouldn't even get me started on those who feel that THEY "deserve" to be in the nursing program over others who haven't proven themselves, in some way, to be as deserving as Ms Calling,...
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    "Some people have a job. We have a calling."

    RNsRWe replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Exactly supports what I said.....I do believe there IS something in each nurse that makes him or her decide to care for others as a profession, but it's the same something that governs each person in...
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    "Some people have a job. We have a calling."

    RNsRWe replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Gee, wonder if we should be asking police if they have a calling.....school teachers......doctors? Why is it no one expects a medical doctor to say that yes, he's absolutely an MD because it's 'a...
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    "Some people have a job. We have a calling."

    RNsRWe replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "a calling" suggests a religious "call to action". I am not "called" to be a nurse; it is my job, my career, but it isn't a religious experience. I've long believed that the insistence that it is "a...
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    Attempting to become an RN

    RNsRWe replied to dracromin's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    When I worked med-surg, I was one of those "privileged few" (lol at the idea of it being a privilege!!) who could float to ICU and ED. Ass-wiping? Every unit of every hospital, everywhere. Even...
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    Passed NCLEX for the fourth time!!

    RNsRWe replied to MyNclexJourney's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I read the title of this thread and thought "who on earth passes the NCLEX time after time...announcing a FOURTH pass"?! LOL.....good to hear you didn't pass "for the fourth time", but that you made...
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    NCLEX stopped at 260, results still on hold day 4

    RNsRWe replied to AGNP_aj's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How many questions you answered, in whatever period of time, is not indicative of whether you passed. 260 questions means......only that you got 260 questions. Good
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    PLEASE don't use photos as avatars!

    RNsRWe replied to RNsRWe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh, it is. And naturally people in a hurry to register don't READ any of that. Nor do they read the TOS, and then cry foul when they are in violation of them (as if ignorance were the perfect 'out'...
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    Interview with the VA tonight

    RNsRWe replied to poeboy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    ok......it's a little late to offer advice, so....hope you prepared for a PBI and that it went
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    Pre-Nurse interested in MSN

    RNsRWe replied to nursepve21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh Lord. If you don't have a desire to be a nurse, believe me when I say you won't survive the nursing program on your journey toward your goal, NP. You first must become an RN, and THAT requires a...
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    Becoming an Old New Grad in Jan 2015!

    RNsRWe replied to ajRNBSN's topic in Nursing Career

    And what would you suggest as a "fast orientation time" job for a brand new grad? There is no such thing; when you apply for a job (or more likely at some point during the hiring process) you will...
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    pre nursing

    RNsRWe replied to hudafuturefnp's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    General Education credits that count toward your degree, and transfer, are what is used to tabulate standing as far as "how far in" you are in your schooling. That said, since nursing programs are...
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    Question about BLS cert. and CPR

    RNsRWe replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    While the simple answer is "yes", the REAL answer you need to hear is "hell, no, you shouldn't be putting your mouth on ANYONE without knowing what the hell you are doing". This includes...
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    2015 WCCCD Nursing Students Hopefuls

    RNsRWe replied to AnGB's topic in Michigan Nursing

    And I love your new
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    Failed nclex-rn many times. thinking of taking LPN nclex.

    RNsRWe replied to bubba0816's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The NCLEX-PN is not a "backup" test for the NCLEX-RN. It is going to test you on your scope of practice as an LPN; do you know what that is? No....you studied to be an RN. So no, I think taking...
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    Nursing and waitressing/food service industry

    RNsRWe replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    I worked the dining rooms of resort hotels during my high school and college years and let me tell ya, it taught me PLENTY! Time management, prioritizing (DEFINITELY), rote memorization skills....
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    Dual License

    RNsRWe replied to Spika RN's topic in General Nursing

    Your post is anything but easy to read, but if I understand you correctly, you want to know whether your employer must pay for your license requirements...? Why would they? Do they pay for your...
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    RN Wrist Injury Inhibits Lifting, Need to Transition out of Patient Care

    RNsRWe replied to EDinjuredRN's topic in Nursing Career

    First thought is that if you're moving away from bedside, you MUST get a BSN, no more questioning involved. Get it. There are jobs in utilization management (quality management/control). Patient...
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    Expecting better results with less staff and high ratios

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

    And if that's the first time you heard of that, I can assure you you're going to hear that again and again going forward. You're supposed to have five patients, but now you need to have a sixth....
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    is nursing really worth the debt

    RNsRWe replied to starnurse2b16's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    True, it's certainly not rocket science. It is, however, a VERY in-demand educational program (note I didn't say in-demand occupation). The more limited the seating in these programs, the more...