Retired APRN MSN, RN, APRN

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    Conflict with a coworker

    Retired APRN replied to phlebo2rn's topic in General Students

    Looking at the OP's original post, I notice that the workplace policy is about bullying, not about speaking English. Seems to me that is relevant to the discussion. There have recently been lawsuits...
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    Conflict with a coworker

    Retired APRN replied to phlebo2rn's topic in General Students

    Another possiblity is that they are saying words in their langauges that have syllables that sound like the syllables in your name and in your heightened awareness it sounds to you like your full...
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    Any NPs that still work as RN?

    Retired APRN replied to delilahgirl's topic in Nurse Management

    No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. (Attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt) I agree with Esme (post #13 above) and repeat part of her siggie/footer for emphasis. OP, I understand your...
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    psych nurse practitioner

    Retired APRN replied to taytay05's topic in Addictions

    Becoming a PMHNP is just the beginning of the road. Ongoing professional development can (and should, in my opinon) include further study and training in a subspecialty, if you are planning to...
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    losing hope.. any options?

    Retired APRN replied to cidge3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Congratulations!
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    Your best advice: How to do well in A&P?!

    Retired APRN replied to Boston_RN2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's very old school (but so am I). I found flash cards (there are apps for that) really helped. I also had an anatomy coloring book that really got the structures into my
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    who has left nursing ?

    Retired APRN replied to sabatical's topic in Retired Nurses

    CrunchRN, thanks. That's a good idea, something to think about. Thanks for the kind words, too. Needed them today.
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    PMHNP student - should I buy the DSM-5 PDR or Manual?

    Retired APRN replied to one phoenix rising's topic in Psychiatric

    The APA site offers the newly published DSM 5 Clinical Cases book and the desk reference are just out, and a study manual, test questions, etc. are due out early in the coming year. I believe they...
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    RN unpaid leave to adolescent psych..good idea?

    Retired APRN replied to britmansf18's topic in Psychiatric

    Your reasons sound wonderful. Psychiatric nursing is a wonderful field -
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    Any NPs that still work as RN?

    Retired APRN replied to delilahgirl's topic in Nurse Management

    You may not like my opinion, either, but I offer it for what it's worth. It is impolite and graceless to keep interviewing for jobs after you've accepted one. The better choice when offered the job on...
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    who has left nursing ?

    Retired APRN replied to sabatical's topic in Retired Nurses

    I do chime in and try to contribute to threads where I feel I have something to say. What do you mean by "mentoring" students? Sounds
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    how to deal with management?

    Retired APRN replied to takeiteasynyc's topic in Emergency

    I think what most of us are saying is that from the way you described the situation, your attendance is the primary issue, not what you call the fairness/unfairness. You seem to have some insight...
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    Dumbest thing said to family

    Retired APRN replied to Nanz_B's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was the patient for this one. A few months after I finished my first three months or so of chemotherapy, there was progression and I had to go back for more. (Fun times!) I showed up at the onco day...
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    Not wanting to take care of male resident

    Retired APRN replied to MileyFans's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think MileyFans just means that she wants to take the class during the spring, which is coming up soon, so she wants to know if she can request, etc. Just a question of sentence structure and not...
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    What would you do???

    Retired APRN replied to Missingyou's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm not sure of the details of CNA scope are these days, but I am sure that how I'd handle the situation as an RN and how I'd it as a CNA require different strategies due to the different scopes....
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    Not wanting to take care of male resident

    Retired APRN replied to MileyFans's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I really feel for you! {{{{{hugs}}}}} No, you can't make that choice, but there are some really good suggestions here. Is there a particular reason you don't want to see men below the
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    how to deal with management?

    Retired APRN replied to takeiteasynyc's topic in Emergency

    I understand that you're calling out because of the stress and unpleasantness, but if you're calling out more than the allowance, they may have more general concerns than the error two months ago....
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    Male Nurses and CNA's

    Retired APRN replied to Rn 1979's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a female who trained back in the dark ages (1970s). There was one guy in my class, and he and I were best buds. We even partnered up for a lot of our skills labs, including bed baths back at the...
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    I don't psych nurse like the other psych nurses here

    Retired APRN replied to Umberlee's topic in Psychiatric

    It's true that a lot of us old timers get a bit crusty, but there are a couple of possibilities from what I can glean from your post. You say you get teased for "giving in on things". What kind of...
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    Older Nursing Students

    Retired APRN replied to faithfl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Can I just say that you all are awesome? Go for it! In middle age we have a lot of wisdom that I wish I had had as a student and a new nurse. You. All.
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    who has left nursing ?

    Retired APRN replied to sabatical's topic in Retired Nurses

    I miss nursing desperately. I left because I have Stage IV breast cancer and have reached the point where I can't work any more and I know I'll never be able to go back. Makes me cry if I think about...
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    Haven't even started prerequisites yet, can I still smoke weed?

    Retired APRN replied to hayleyyelyah's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Quit smoking weed now. Get help to do so if you need it. There are a number of reasons for this. The previous two posters suggested some of them. In addition, there is the issue of escalation. Of...
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    Packing my bag to leave the medical field for good.

    Retired APRN replied to ForlornHealer's topic in LPN to RN

    As kaydensmom01 said, it's up to the applicant to become familiar with the requirements and take the necessary steps to meet them. I completely understand someone being frustrated and angry in the...
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    Gut Feelings....

    Retired APRN replied to Mandychelle79's topic in Psychiatric

    Gut feelings are often a nascent clinical sense. When I was a young floor nurse, I was taught on an acute adult inpatient psych unit I was taught to review carefully the context, the detailed...
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    MH clinic staff in Halloween costumes

    Retired APRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I was discussing this with a friend of mine who is a psychiatrist and medical director of a community mental health center in the US. He was telling me about the administrative director's memo saying...