nursel56

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    A little ICD-10 humor, especially for outpatient nurses

    nursel56 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    You could put your eye out with that. Was my instant thought upon seeing one those things. Like modern day lawn darts, it's only a matter of time for the people plus dumb formula to result in...
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    Go into nursing for the money?

    nursel56 replied to jackhensy's topic in General Nursing

    Here's what I would do. Visit the site where disciplinary actions against nurses are located in your area and resolve not to do those things. Then be knowledgeable and civil to all who cross your...
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    Do I NEED to get my BSN?

    nursel56 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    So don't get a BSN, then. It really doesn't matter to me one way or the other, to be honest. Just trying to give you some things to consider, not convince you of anything. Upon thinking about this...
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    eliminating the LPN role ?

    nursel56 replied to Annaleemabey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The NCLEX-PN and NCLEX-RN are the only things that are a national standard. Everything else is done at the state level. They all have separate Nurse Practice Acts including scope-of-practice and...
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    Do I NEED to get my BSN?

    nursel56 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think your dilemma in that case will not be ADN vs BSN but whether they hire RNs at all. Where I live Medical Assistants are replacing nurse jobs in
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    Apologies for using the term "NETY"

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

    Your attitude surrounding your credentials and your years of experience is the issue, but not a bad finesse. No it won't. However, I'll retreat to the observer position
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    Apologies for using the term "NETY"

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

    Oh come on. She has over 37,000 posts. If you don't get the "getting to know you" aspect of an online community I think "obtuse" is not a bad description
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    Apologies for using the term "NETY"

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

    Are you aware of the context of this story at all? If no, there is another thread in which the OP was jumped on before she realized the history and radioactive nature of the phrase on this site. She...
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    Ignoring your education?

    nursel56 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see much difference between any "pseudoscience" and the fact that the NANDA diagnosis of Disturbed Energy Field and a slew of approved CEU courses in "Therapeutic Touch" existed and was...
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    Apologies for using the term "NETY"

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

    You had no way of knowing the phrase has quite a bit of, shall we say "emotional baggage" around here. But your gracious response to all of this makes me hope you stay around
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    Nurses: You've Been LIED to about your Back and Body Mechanics

    nursel56 replied to Lynda Lampert, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with that observation, Jay. I'm not aware of any specific studies on it, but most of us who have been around for long enough to observe trends like that have seen
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    Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

    nursel56 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    The ANA can't "make" anybody do anything. In fact, their intransigent attitude toward mandated ratios (they're against them) is why there is the new union that excludes LVN/LPNs who, as I mentioned...
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    eliminating the LPN role ?

    nursel56 replied to Annaleemabey's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My comment would be that I've heard people asking the question for as long as I've been around nursing. The central issue from my standpoint is that there is no "they" who are doing anything in a...
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    A question for the COBs

    nursel56 replied to smartassmommy's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, I'm sorry I don't know anyone who went to school during the designated time period. I do love textbook lore, though. My general nursing textbook which I believed was published around...
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    fetching the doctor's tea

    nursel56 replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I guess I'm not seeing where the tabloid headline part comes in there. Sounds like sort of a snoozer for a tabloid, especially one in a different hemisphere, but maybe I'm missing something....
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    An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    nursel56 replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses will never unite. Depressing but true. They might want to, but they won't. The turf-guarding behavior in nursing is embedded in the system. An example that comes to mind would be the...
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    The Real Brian Short - Words from a Friend

    nursel56 replied to allnurses Admin Team's topic in General Nursing

    I've pretty much just observed how Brian conceived of and grew this place to what it is today. I've seen that he learned to be very creative and forward thinking with this site, with he and Joe V...
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    What to do when you fear going to work?

    nursel56 replied to ChronicSG's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah at this stage anxiety is normal. My only bit of advice (which perhaps is heresy in the day of "customer service" nursing) but you should always be cordial, professional and do your best (as...
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    So I passed NCLEX, does that mean I'm ready to be a nurse?

    nursel56 replied to mangosoccer11's topic in General Nursing

    I think that rather than thinking "am I a safe nurse" it's better to approach everything in nursing with the goal that you will be a safe nurse. Fundamental concepts you learn in nursing school apply...
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    AllNurses Abbreviations

    nursel56 replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some more old school message board or bulletin board (BB) lingo that is based on the usenet boards which are older than the www (or the wuh-wuh-wuh) according to a humorous parody of a PSA wherein a...
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    Frugality thead:work less, spend less

    nursel56 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Another really valuable tip I picked up is that if your frugality measures are getting to the point you are feeling surly and deprived all the time, have yourself what you think of as a "splurge"...
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    Meds in unlabeled bags... Is it safe?

    nursel56 replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Patient Medications

    It looks to me like the marker labels on the bags are the only identifiers other than the nurse visually confirming what the medication should look like, so no I don't think it would be standard of...
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    Frugality thead:work less, spend less

    nursel56 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    You can live without cable TV! I live in a major west coast metropolitan area, so I'm not sure about availability everywhere, but good content on over-the-air TV is growing by leaps and bounds plus...
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    A Message of Encouragement

    nursel56 replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    What a beautiful post, Fran. I think you are right! I have my eye on that 921,357 member count -- whenever it happens we'll have the biggest Million Member party the world has ever
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    Needs advice

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

    Hi Sheila! I will agree that sounds like a very intense program to complete in 11 months! I feel that 6 weeks into a program you are not only studying but absorbing the culture of nursing. It's...