CaffeinePOQ4HPRN BSN, MSN, LPN, RN

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    Needy Ned pts & end of shift requests

    As Golden Girls' sweetest charmer, Sophia Petrillo, would say: "Picture It..." It's 5-10 minutes before the end of your 12-hr shift. You have been on your feet the whole time catering to the whims,...
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    Needy Ned pts & end of shift requests

    I appreciate your advice. Unfortunately, we have all tried to orient him that way since Day 1 and he is resistant. He wants things when he wants them! We don't have nursing assistants to help us, we...
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    Leaving Bedside Nursing

    Welcome to the world of Nursing! We're all dealing . At some point, you stop giving a flying fig about the things that could otherwise drive you crazy (i.e. abusive/annoying patients and their...
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    "Your job is to make me happy"

    Exactly!
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    Irrational patients

    Almost all pts are like this lady regardless of diagnosed mental health problems and disorders. Does she have an order for a fleet or other
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    "Your job is to make me happy"

    I'm reading this and I cannot stop SMH and chuckling and thinking why?! "Your job is to make me happy!". Ummm, no. No it isn't. Just like it also isn't my job to make you a likable and decent person....
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    "Your job is to make me happy"

    Well said! I'm banking this one for the next time a patient says this to
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    LTC's are a joke

    Oh god, I have to clarify myself. When I say ignore, I don't mean "don't give". I mean ignore the non-critical things like eye lubricants/drops until you have time. They're not time sensitive or...
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    LTC's are a joke

    Problem with this is only a few Nurses make the effort to do this...because in reality due to the volume of patients it's impossible to go through all their charts and MARs and evaluate evey single...
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    LTC's are a joke

    You summed up just some of the reasons I STRONGLY dislike LTC. If I had a choice, I'd never lend my skills to any LTC unit. They're all run so poorly at the expense of ethical patient care, and...
  11. Thing is...I'm starting to lose steam/motivation. This is pushing me towards depressive feelings. The never-ending struggle to advance education, constantly upgrading, applying, hustling, battling...
  12. There are so many ads popping up on Allnurses.com for online RN-BSN programs, and I am wondering if any of you lovely Nurses (LPN/ LVN/ RPN) are enrolled in one or have completed one; Or, do you know...
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    Online RN programs, are these legitimate?

    I'm a Registered Practical Nurse (2-year college nursing program). I might have put some RN to BSN links in there by
  14. Hello ladies and gentleman: This is a question for nurses registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario(CNO), many pleases and thank yous :) I am registered with CNO but I am applying to programs...
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    CNO & practising outside of ontario

    Thank you for your reply and the sage advice. I can't tell you how many times I've been to that damn Notary's office, he might as well be my boyfriend
  16. @Fiona59 Did you eventually complete the BScN and become a Registered
  17. At this rate, with all the additional restrictions placed on RPNs/ LPNs wanting to upgrade, I will have to either emigrate to the US (because the US RN won't be recognized here in Canada if I tried to...
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    New Nurse feeling very down

    @Guttercat Awesome advise. Based on the way you wrote your response, I think you'd be great preceptor... wish you were mine when I was in school. To the OP @bent1993 Firstly, I am really sorry to...
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    Student's hygiene?

    He's in the second grade, so he's about 7 years old?... although he has a sister who appears to be cared for, it doesn't mean there may not be an issue there. It could be so many things. He could be...
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    Become a Nurse But Don't Work As One

    I was once interviewed by Registered Nurse for an Nursing Informatics position, and she admitted that she had zero bedside experience since she graduated in 1970s. She was really nice, but seemed...
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    Hawai'i Nursing Programs

    Please tell me, how does anyone normally afford to attend either the University of Hawai'i OR Hawai'i Pacific University nursing programs (either undergraduate or Masters level)? To do this without...
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    I'm not coming back to this gig!

    All of my Geriatric/Dementia patients are this "difficult" and that is them on a good day... I wish you a speedy shift AND I second @thmpr, BSN, EMT-P's sentiment: MAY THE FORCE BE WITH
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    Centenial RPN bridging Flex/fulltime Sep 16

    @Demelza85 PLEASE DO NOT GO TO CENTENNIAL COLLEGE!!! Trust me, get far far FAR away from Centennial College. Go to George Brown-Ryerson, Mohawk-McMaster or Humber-University of New Brunswick instead....
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    Clipping nails at nurse's station

    Just sounds like your coworkers have bad manners/etiquette, not to mention no regard for Workplace Health and Safety. I think it's gross, and I am sure the Occupational Health Dept. at your facility...
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    How did you get through nursing school?

    The sad truth is this: Nursing education is not structured in a way that shows any consideration for the overall health and well-being of its students. Everyone in my program had experienced...