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    how do nurses wear nail polish?

    nursel56 replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    These links contain extensive info on the subject - probably most have seen them but just in case not - they offer the scientific underpinning behind their recommendations re: artificial nails in all...
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    I wonder if allnurses is...

    nursel56 replied to Cathylady's topic in General Students

    I do believe this site has everything one might need - sometimes people have a hard time navigating and assume it isn't there, or feel a small sample of threads is a measure of the entire site....
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    What I have learned to HATE about Nursing

    nursel56 replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I was 5 months in I was so much still in learning mode there wasn't a lot of room in my thought process to HATE something, or have the situational awareness to call a resident's order sets...
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    Should i go over my manager's head

    nursel56 replied to Ladybluebell's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was thinking along those lines, too. There is a lot that is unsaid about the incidents the OP related. I don't know where people got the idea that the manager who was retired was fired, that...
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    Does your personal doctor work where you work?

    nursel56 replied to Calder's topic in General Nursing

    Having the right doctor is so important I wouldn't use that reason to preclude it. I've found that it's very possible to switch gears mentally from the patient role to the professional role. Never...
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    Im a new nurse..please help!!!

    nursel56 replied to love2244's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    welcome to allnurses, love2244! check out the site map, we have lots of new forums specifically geared to the job hunt so many people are having struggles there. best wishes and congrats on passing...
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    Medical Assisting

    nursel56 replied to ddianneepooh's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Since someone decided to resurrect this thread again I may as well let people know that the issue that the long ago OP asked about is now changed for allnurses has added MAs and PCTs to the forum mix....
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    Closed face book account with photos of patient & comments

    nursel56 replied to ruthalittle's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Lord, how I wish this was the first such incident like that I've been made aware of. The most recent a few days ago involving a cellphone picture of a patient shown to others for their twisted idea...
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    Should i go over my manager's head

    nursel56 replied to Ladybluebell's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How close are they to finding the "right" person? Meaning is there a chance this really is temporary? If so - just ride it out. I have gone over the manager's head for the first and only time about...
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    Great moments in bad judgement

    nursel56 replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

    "I guess putting my hand between the pneumatic nail gun and the wall wasn't such a great idea after
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    I'll be serving whine at my pity party

    nursel56 replied to jadedjane's topic in General Nursing

    Ha! I concur with this! When I was writing my resume years ago to re-enter nursing (we just filled out paper applications in the old days) my then young-teenage daughter asked me "why aren't you...
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    Denied employment at agency due to ordered prescriptions

    nursel56 replied to RNwithHonors's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just wanted to say I'm sorry your first job offer ended that way -- I can imagine it must've been even more disappointing as it was unexpected that this doc could veto your job offer. Everything you...
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    I'll be serving whine at my pity party

    nursel56 replied to jadedjane's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck! Your whine was not bad at all, and since I'm in So Cal, too -- if I overhear a hiring manager say "there's a new grad who has a top notch resume -- I'd love to hire her but I'm just not...
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    Expectations for traveling with a patient??

    nursel56 replied to Shimmer580's topic in Home Health

    I wouldn't do it because I know it would be like being on call 24/7 as far as the family was concerned, and the anxiety that created would outweigh anything positive I can think of related to it being...
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    tracking narcotics

    nursel56 replied to TLDey's topic in Private Duty

    I agree with Cali, the agencies tend to be very lax in the homes. Part of the problem we would run into is that not all patients have skilled nursing 24/7, the caregivers (some who don't speak...
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    Is this fair? Honest opinions, please.

    nursel56 replied to BC913's topic in General Students

    I think the consensus on Baby Boomers = 1945-1964. Not to belabor the issue too much, OP, but meeting with the Dean would be counter-productive. For better or worse, your school doesn't run a tight...
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    Can appropriate boundaries be rebuilt?

    nursel56 replied to kparry's topic in Home Health

    Thanks, and I really feel for all the people involved here. Best wishes whatever you decide. I hate it that sometimes things boil down to not-so-good and worse in the decision making process. Keep...
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    Almost does not count !

    nursel56 replied to Shavon3's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congrats!!! You would not believe how many of the best nurses here were told they wouldn't make it. Prove them wrong.
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    Clinical Supervision of Medical Assistants

    nursel56 replied to twoangels's topic in General Nursing

    In California Medical Assistants are governed by the State Medical Board as an extension of the physician and nurses are governed by the Board of Nursing. But there is a wide variety of...
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    Can appropriate boundaries be rebuilt?

    nursel56 replied to kparry's topic in Home Health

    I think it's best if an HHA or nurse not combine friendship with the client and also be an employee of a third party. From what I've seen, this boundary-crossing is pretty rampant. There have been...
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    RN vs LPN

    nursel56 replied to Melpomene's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    It's so irrational you wonder why they'd want a person like that to have any responsibilities. I've never come across it
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    Remember why you became a nurse...

    nursel56 replied to 2bNurseynursenurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I hope this OP will return to her thread and respond. Perhaps she felt the truth of it was
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    So what can we expect from you?

    nursel56 replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    Can't answer #1 because I don't know if you mean an instructor or staff nurse on your clinical unit. Do you know of any real-life AOx3 nurses who don't? No. We didn't have such metaphors in...
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    Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    nursel56 replied to Isitpossible's topic in Nurse Management

    Yes, it was quite a shock when I started working with home health agencies in the metropolis I live in. Some are great, some only care about profit, and some are downright shady. When you feel the...
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    Randon drug screen.....scared!

    nursel56 replied to TinyRNgrl's topic in General Nursing

    What a relief! I'm quite sure the vast majority of people here aren't perturbed because someone else may have posted on the subject matter some time in the past.