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    Waiting for acceptance letter - found out I never sent the application

    RNsRWe replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Ummmm, Newby? It's a joke. A cartoon. Not reality.
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    Pearson says... Pearson vue trick not accurate

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

    This makes absolutely ZERO sense, and in my experience when something makes no sense, it simply cannot be believed as truth. You threw away a couple of hundred dollars to "see how it would be", but...
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    What is the difference between a certified Medication Aide and Med Tech?

    RNsRWe replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    OP is already a CNA, she's posted about not wanting to stay a CNA because she finds it too mentally and physically taxing, so she is looking at changing jobs. Currently a student in LPN program,...
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    What is the difference between a certified Medication Aide and Med Tech?

    RNsRWe replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    And in endoscopy, we use med techs to clean and care for scopes. Medical technician, not medication technician. They don't pass meds at all; they are equipment techs. So it matters what the context is...
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    "I don't want an admit..."

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

    Ah, I remember the days when I had to deal with all that....frustrating didn't begin to cover it. I sometimes had a nurse who would insist on always taking "the extra patient" when the assignment was...
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    Lpn bridge Program

    RNsRWe replied to tobesmartt's topic in LPN to RN

    Lots of people have done this, it's been around quite awhile. However, it isn't one bridge program....the 'bridge' from LPN to RN is a program that varies depending on the school you wish to receive...
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    My major mistake This thread is about a mistake i made nearly a year ago.

    RNsRWe replied to mhospRN's topic in General Nursing

    For the life of me, I don't know why you are really posting this, OP. Have you been thinking this over for an entire YEAR, and still don't "value yourself" as a nurse? That seems a bit, well,...
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    Can we recommend a medication to a doctor to prescribe?

    RNsRWe replied to stallion8797's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'll take your situation one step further, OP: when I was night charge nurse on a surgical floor, if I called a doctor about a patient whose status needed to be addressed, it wasn't unusual for the...
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    Tired of bedside nursing...HELP

    RNsRWe replied to stephanie11's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm sorry, but it seems you are looking for something not reasonable right now: more money with no experience. Better work opportunities without having any expertise to offer. No time on the job (3...
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    Taking my LPN next month. . and graduating with RN in Dec!!!

    RNsRWe replied to curlsrocck's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    That's not what OP is describing. She's in an RN program, set to graduate one semester after she plans to take the PN exam. Although she hasn't come back to answer
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    Is there really a "nursing shortage"

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

    Where is there a nursing shortage? In times of shortage, new grads found work easily, even with sign-on bonuses and other incentives. Today, new grads are finding it tough to find work because there...
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    Do pt families every drive you crazy?

    RNsRWe replied to purple10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    These are the people I refer to as "Web
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    Taking my LPN next month. . and graduating with RN in Dec!!!

    RNsRWe replied to curlsrocck's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yeah, mine is one of them, BUT you have to get a fair amount of authorizing paperwork submitted and accepted (after three complete semesters from a 4 semester program) and that's probably why no one...
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    Pronouncing patients death

    RNsRWe replied to ambrosial's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Maybe it was just hospital policy. I would like a more definite answer, though, so I'll see if I can find it.
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    a new name for Hiatal Hernia?

    RNsRWe replied to afjgnp's topic in General Nursing

    My next question after "they don't call it that anymore" would have been "Well, what DO they call it?". But be that as it may....I work in a busy practice and see a good number of hiatal hernias. Not...
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    Malpractice Insurance Providers

    RNsRWe replied to the mouse's topic in General Nursing

    I suspect the most popular choice might be NSO, the one I use. So far, knock wood, haven't needed them so no experiences to
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    Pronouncing patients death

    RNsRWe replied to ambrosial's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Interesting question. Last time I worked in a hospital in NYS, just two years ago, two RNs or one MD/DO could pronounce a death. I assumed it was a State legal issue....but maybe it was hospital...
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    TWIN male nurses

    RNsRWe replied to twinner05's topic in General Nursing

    Man, who'd have thought there'd be so many sets of twins working the same
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    TWIN male nurses

    RNsRWe replied to twinner05's topic in General Nursing

    Just imagined having a patient seeing the "same" nurse all day, all night, every day, and wondering "does he EVER go home???"
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    Taking my LPN next month. . and graduating with RN in Dec!!!

    RNsRWe replied to curlsrocck's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Putting alot of questions aside for the moment, NO, I do NOT think this is a wise move at all. Completely off-reality, actually. Why? Because it costs $$ to sit for the NCLEX-PN, just as it will for...
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    About how much does a Med tech make an hour starting out?

    RNsRWe replied to mzsuccess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    POINT is no one here was off topic. The reason you are getting the answers you are is because YOU said that the job of a CNA was too mentally taxing (your words) and then went on to ask about taking...
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    Tattoos/Piercings in the workplace?

    RNsRWe replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    No, that's not what was said. Competency, skill and moral character aren't going to be the thing that people see when the professional walks through the door; those aren't immediately recognizable...
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    Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

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

    I wouldn't say that there are those new grads who DON'T "start from ground zero" (to use the popular phrase of this thread). Everyone who is a brand new nurse starts out employed in the same brand...
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    About how much does a Med tech make an hour starting out?

    RNsRWe replied to mzsuccess's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Let me try again, a different way. If being a CNA is mentally taxing, I don't know why you'd believe you'd be LESS mentally taxed as a medication aide. A med aide is required to be able to give a...
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    Is it hard to get a job if you went to school in a different state?

    RNsRWe replied to WannabeNurse(:'s topic in General Nursing

    No more difficult than anyone else from a different field, as a new grad, trying to find employment anywhere. Networking, brushing up on local culture, how well you fit into the area are more...