Here.I.Stand BSN, RN

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    Terminated for Calling Out Sick?

    Here.I.Stand replied to WriteQuest's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Sorry I missed the part about it being a new job. Still it is a pt safety issue, and that this is unusual for you is the
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    Terminated for Calling Out Sick?

    Here.I.Stand replied to WriteQuest's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Don't feel guilty -- it is inappropriate to report for pt care with vomiting/diarrhea. You risk the safety of your pts, you risk exposing your colleagues, and you deny YOURSELF the care YOU need...
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    Very concerned

    Here.I.Stand replied to ButterflyRN90's topic in General Nursing

    The failure to monitor is what you need to learn from. "We don't do overnight checks" will never be a valid excuse. Are we technicians, or licensed professionals who are expected to exercise...
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    Transport chair help

    Here.I.Stand replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    This is more of a PT/OT question than a nursing
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    Worried about the future of ICU nursing

    Here.I.Stand replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Critical Care

    PMFB-RN!!!!* One of my AN nurse-crushes... good to see you.* OP I agree completely.* I have been an ICU nurse for years... and I still don't feel like an expert (largely due to part-time work).*...
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    Nursing Incentives - New Grads and Expereinced

    Here.I.Stand replied to RNCompConsultant's topic in General Nursing

    But never, EVER mandatory OT. Always have a plan in place that does NOT involve requiring a tired nurse to fix your staffing
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    Nursing Incentives - New Grads and Expereinced

    Here.I.Stand replied to RNCompConsultant's topic in General Nursing

    Um.... if you are going to ignore bad staffing ratios and demand service with a smile, we're just not that into
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    Nurse Sick and FIRED: Exploring Nursing Absenteeism

    Here.I.Stand replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    A quick note about coming in so that you don't let your colleagues down: if you have the flu or vomiting or diarrhea, I want you to stay away. I don't want what you
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    Perfusionist

    Here.I.Stand replied to marlena.erika's topic in General Nursing

    It's a master's program (not an MSN) from what I'm
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    Active Shooter Training

    Here.I.Stand replied to Debi Fischer's topic in General Nursing

    We actually have this as part of our annual training. Good
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    People who think becoming a nurse is so easy

    Here.I.Stand replied to Recovering_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I see what you are saying, and if that is his attitude I agree wholeheartedly. That said, giving them the benefit of the doubt: 1) does he have vested interest in retiring from his company... a...
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    Reasonable time frame for prn medication to be given?

    Here.I.Stand replied to nicegirl2's topic in General Nursing

    @hherrn... I think I love
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    Warm and dead...

    Here.I.Stand replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    In my world we use the phrase in brain death exams too -- we don't want hypothermia to mask underlying brain function. We have had pts who were mildly hypothermic (35°-ish); we put the Bair hugger...
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    An Ethical Dilemma- Outstanding Warrants

    Here.I.Stand replied to rkirk89's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

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    Nurse Sick and FIRED: Exploring Nursing Absenteeism

    Here.I.Stand replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

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    Exposure to Hep C blood daily??

    Here.I.Stand replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I'm having trouble picturing the trouble with getting a drop of blood into an open peds tube. A phlebotomy class is useful if you need to do a VENipuncture... which is a lot more difficult and has a...
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    Too old for nursing school?

    Here.I.Stand replied to cookiecutter2018's topic in General Students

    Some advice is so Quixotic that I have to restrain myself from busting into "The Impossible Dream." I mean at 30, 40 is one too old? Of course not -- lots of college students are the...
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    What Are My Options

    Here.I.Stand replied to memeche's topic in General Students

    It sounds like your option is to wait the two years that the 2nd program requires, and then apply. As Glucagon said, if schools require previous transcripts, yes you have to submit them. You will...
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    Working during nursing school

    Here.I.Stand replied to calpals's topic in General Students

    I worked as a CNA 24 hours a week during nursing school, plus had a baby during my program. It was helpful working under an RN-supervisor; she was aware of how school works and was willing to work...
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    Recording device for lectures

    Here.I.Stand replied to megster871's topic in General Students

    Years ago before my nursing days, I took a music history class from a prof who packed an EXTREMR amount of info into each lecture. A lot of that included in-depth analysis of pieces' form... often...
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    12 and 1/2 hours with only 30 minutes for lunch

    Here.I.Stand replied to blenderbottle's topic in General Students

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    The Nurses BreakRoom: Going, going ... been gone?

    Here.I.Stand replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Yes we have one, and we use it nearly every shift. I'm sick to death of the "Nurses don't get BREAKS" mentality to be
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    When they're SO sure they're right...

    Here.I.Stand replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    They are probably the ones who give Vanco IV push, don't know how/why HTN correlates with CKD, and think vaccines do more harm than good. And failed the NCLEX 10x. I'm off to read the "jealousy"...
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    When they're SO sure they're right...

    Here.I.Stand replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

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    When they're SO sure they're right...

    Here.I.Stand replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Granted I work 3-11 so don't do many routine head CTs (excluding 6 hrs post, or post-EVD placement scans), but what I remember of our portable CT scanner is it almost seems more trouble than it's...