RNsRWe ASN, RN

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    Splitting pills outside of nurse's scope of practice?

    RNsRWe replied to thesundowner's topic in Patient Medications

    You can't get a pill splitter that costs $1.49 in Walgreen's?? I think I'd be bringing in my own at that
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    Tons of student loans, pursue DNP still?

    RNsRWe replied to MystyqueOne's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    actually, mo, i was reacting to the fact that the half dozen people posting to you that they didn't think you had outlined a very good plan were, essentially, told that they were wrong in each of your...
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    Tons of student loans, pursue DNP still?

    RNsRWe replied to MystyqueOne's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yeah, that's it. You got me pegged. I'm jealous of the OP's need to get herself so far buried in debt and lost time from her children that I'm positively green.
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    Tons of student loans, pursue DNP still?

    RNsRWe replied to MystyqueOne's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It seems to me the OP already knew what she wanted to do, and was just seeking confirmation that how she would go about it was A-Ok. Some gave her that confirmation, and that's what she responded to...
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    Socializing after work in your scrubs

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

    I never worked in a nursing home, but I can tell you that the hospital floors I worked were ALWAYS too warm--and the elderly people were the ones that wanted it that way! We could be pulling sticky...
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    Blood transfusion time frame

    RNsRWe replied to sweetiepie2's topic in General Nursing

    Four hours from the time it leaves the blood bank until transfusion is complete, NOT the time it takes you to get it hung and run. This is why you should have everything ready to go before you get...
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    Do nurse managers work on Memorial Day?

    RNsRWe replied to mell260's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital setting, never saw one ever on a major holiday. Now that I AM one in an ambulatory setting, I don't have to--but then again, NONE of my staff does, as we're a M-F no...
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    Tons of student loans, pursue DNP still?

    RNsRWe replied to MystyqueOne's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    all the responses you got were positive, although it appears obvious they were not what you wanted to hear. which begs the question "why did you ask??" no one told you to give up on your dreams,...
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    Please, please, please remember the 5 rights!

    RNsRWe replied to Double-Helix's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Except she said that the syringe HAD been clearly labeled, with the name of another patient (and, presumably, the drug name, since the nurse handing the empty syringe over knew what it was). The...
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    Am I crazy or what?

    RNsRWe replied to blondiestime2's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't know why you are letting yourself freak out over this so much....isn't this why you went through the hell of nursing school in the first place? Surely you didn't find out AFTER you graduated...
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    Schooling Help

    RNsRWe replied to JLaubach93's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Simply put, an LPN won't find the kind of employment you seek. Emergency medicine requires much more than the scope of practice of an LPN allows. I'm sure someone will come on to tell me that there...
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    How long will it take me to graduate after my pre-nursing program??

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

    A BSN is a Bachelor's degree in nursing, which will take four years (the exception being someone who is already a licensed RN from a lower-degree program who does a "bridge" to earn a BSN--but that's...
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    Texting while doing patient care?

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

    Just a guess, but I don't think we'll be seeing EmanEMT answering any of these questions directed his way anytime soon--I believe the Defender of Technology has left the
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    Pearsonvue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 3

    RNsRWe replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How can you determine that there is a "1% marginal error" when this is an unsanctioned, unofficial method of guessing pass/fail? Pearson Vue doesn't offer this "trick" as a reliable method of...
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    When is the right time to go to nursing school?

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

    Is the first year of nursing school stressful? I'm guessing you haven't spent much time reading these forums. It's going to be extremely time-consuming, you will be studying all the time. Giving the...
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    Texting while doing patient care?

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

    Wow, seriously? Here's another "not old person", not by a longshot, LOL.....I embrace technology. I even know how to use it---go figure. I connect with others in both the modern and 'vintage'...
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    Lottery for holiday shift?

    RNsRWe replied to twoangels's topic in General Nursing

    What's wrong with Group A (half the staff) being assigned to work Memorial Day, Labor Day, Christmas Day, while Group B works Independence Day, Thanksgiving, New Year's Day.....and the next year,...
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    Why is it the highest paid among us...

    RNsRWe replied to notjustanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm late jumping into this thread, and not planning to stay, but did want to say that I didn't find OCNRN's posts to be bitter OR spiteful. Just expressing her dissatisfaction with the answers as...
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    Texting while doing patient care?

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

    Isn't it sad commentary when rude, unprofessional behavior is thought of as "keeping with the times" rather than being recognized as simply a new avenue for thoughtlessness? NO ONE "multitasks"...
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    Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    RNsRWe replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess more than one former President is guilty of this if you're thinking of Carter and I'm referencing G.W.
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    Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    RNsRWe replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ha!!!
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    My Advice for Getting into Nursing School

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

    Of course CNAs aren't nurses. The OP said she "started out as a CNA" and then went on to nursing school.....where she "survived". Many nurses do start out as CNAs, and many nursing schools now...
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    Nurses please try to look a little more polished at work

    RNsRWe replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in General Nursing

    just the other day my son said "nucular" when referencing "nuclear". i corrected him, as i intend for him to be regarded as more intelligent than our former president (which, by my observation, has...
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    Is this appropriate behaviour when placing a condom catheter?

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

    Wow. I have never heard of anyone doing this....asking a patient to 'get happy' so that she could put on a condom cath? I swear it sounds like something out of a cheap sex novel. No, I wouldn't...
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    Describe the Ugliest Scrubs You Have Seen!

    RNsRWe replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    Good clothing worn a size or two too small always looks bad. Too short, too tight...too silly. I actually like the tops you describe; it's not really more flexibility (after all, it's not like a...