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    AMA benchmarking

    RNsRWe replied to pharrington's topic in General Nursing

    do you mean a benchmarking study..... a comparison of how your facility handles AMA situations with other similar facilities? If so, your best bet would be to contact whatever accreditation agency...
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    Weather Policy

    RNsRWe replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I think I was a little surprised when I read that staff would call out becauase of not having power at home....probably because when this has happened to me, I'm MORE likely to WANT to go to work at...
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    Shabbat issues

    RNsRWe replied to savotinaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. Which is why I'm glad there are many options out there for working around these kinds of things, as several people have already mentioned. No perfect schedule exists for 99% of nurses, but I...
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    Shabbat issues

    RNsRWe replied to savotinaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd sure hope so, since it's a pretty basic obligation (this mitzvah is a requirement, not an option
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    Weather Policy

    RNsRWe replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    Well, of course. That isn't what I was saying....I was saying that bad weather driving is NOT "exactly like regular driving" as one poster asserted. I was saying that it is NOT an automatic skill...
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    Shabbat issues

    RNsRWe replied to savotinaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Been there and done that......while in nursing school, and continuing on as a new grad, I had to work on holidays. Never had that issue before, and discussed with Rabbi at length. Bottom line was it...
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    Weather Policy

    RNsRWe replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    well......sorta. I have driven a car that was front-wheel drive and skidded like a cartoon animal on a banana peel on what I'd consider a pretty minimal layer of snow/slush. I had a car, too, that...
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    Weather Policy

    RNsRWe replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    I would think that every single hospital has an inclement weather and/or disaster policy in place, regardless of where that hospital is located. Adverse weather affects us adversely, regardless of...
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    Is this possible?

    RNsRWe replied to Yamamama's topic in General Nursing

    I HAVE heard of an online ADN program that will allow the student to pass the clinical component by taking practical exams (hands-on tests of clinical skills, observed by an instructor). I thought...
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    What do you say when calling out sick as a nurse?

    RNsRWe replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in Nursing Career

    As the nurse manager of whatever unit you're on, I'd pretty much expect you to be calling in DEAD if it was the third time in just a few
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    RNsRWe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have been brought up to speed I have even discovered some have a "sweet patooty". Oh my. But (Butt??) I suppose you're actually referring to the "donkey word"....?
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    RNsRWe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Sneaky little system, that! I thought it was a banner, but it was a hidden drop-down (drop-up?) menu. Anyway, thank you....I fixed
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    RNsRWe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm, I can get to "account" but don't see a "settings" or "edit settings" in
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    RNsRWe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh. And now I need a tutorial on how to use a site I've been using for umpteen years.....! Ok. Guess I'll toddle on over that way... ______________With Love, An Old Biter Nurse...
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    RNsRWe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I figured as much, honestly....but it IS
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    RNsRWe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Images of Fomites dancing in my head......endless pages on the dangers of stepping into a public space while wearing a set of scrubs......the song 'Memories' comes drifting
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    RNsRWe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, now this is just creepy. If someone were to click onto my name, to follow the link to "my" page, they'd find a paragraph that LOOKS like I wrote it.....but of course did not. Wonder why AN wrote...
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    RNsRWe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Well, since I've only just recently discovered its existence and location, I probably shouldn't risk it in a
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    RNsRWe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I think I located my Bippy......required a set of 3 full length mirrors, two hands and a flashlight, but....I DO have one! And, I believe it was a more productive use of my time than the last two...
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    RNsRWe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    OH. MY. GAWD. Since AN had a remodeling of the site, I've been finding/trying new features, and one I happened upon was a link to see what new "likes" have been added to posted comments since my last...
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    RNsRWe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm only taking a guess here, but I seriously doubt you are the type of student that the OP was referencing...and it doesn't sound like you'd be making the type of post referred to, either. Surely you...
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    RNsRWe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    As long as we're on the subject......why is it if you even suggest that perhaps they WON'T pass the NCLEX (after failing multiple times).....or they might not be ready for this type of work when they...
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    RNsRWe replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Live, in person, my pat answer to the unanswerable question is usually "I'm sorry, my psychic bone is broken" or "my crystal ball is out for repairs". I don't answer too many on the...
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    Falsify credentials

    RNsRWe replied to cptkathy's topic in General Nursing

    Y'know, I often think "now I've heard it all" and then I find, sadly, that I haven't.
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    VA Hiring Process

    RNsRWe replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Just confirmed with HR that part of the nursing orientation was to have a med calculations exam. So I guess the answer is to expect