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    Nursing care of ADN vs BSN

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

    The funny thing about the acute care-chronic care battle is the pro-BSN group that published a biased jargon-laden report in 2010 makes a big hoopla about how patient care will increasingly be...
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    Would you go straight to RN or start as LPN?

    nursel56 replied to ana377's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Do you mean your community college has an LPN program? I only ask because I would wonder how much extra-time it would take, if any to finish an LPN program vs just transferring to the BSN program you...
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    Male student enters OB room. What do you think?

    nursel56 replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I agree with annie.rn - you sound intelligent and thoughtful. Yes, there is a double standard and male nurses or students will face resistance owing to something unrelated to your potential to be a...
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    can RN order another RN to bring medicine for a client prescribed by physician

    nursel56 replied to d123456789's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I don't think how long someone has been working at a facility as an RN has an effect on whether one can call the pharmacy if a physician has already ordered something -- or is this a delegation
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    Nursing care of ADN vs BSN

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

    This is completely disconnected from your original post What statistics are you sharing that have anything to do with asking people for experiences and insight? Since your post morphed from...
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    Nursing care of ADN vs BSN

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

    Are all your classmates RNs in a bridge program? If so, what specialties do they have experience in that would rule out their need to ask people on a message board for answers? Just trying to put on...
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    ADN's being pushed out

    nursel56 replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    The problem is not that the ANA didn't take the helm. They took the helm as far as they were able to do with their chosen strategy. It's becoming a moot argument, anyway because employers know...
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    Is this normal? Am I over reacting or just new with nerves? New HHA on Hospice case

    nursel56 replied to PhillyRNtoBe's topic in Home Health

    I saw your post a few days ago and see that you've got some great advice! Especially about your right to say no to an assignment you don't feel comfortable with and the "trial by fire" part. In home...
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    Asking for prayers: multiple nursing students died in car accident

    nursel56 replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Students

    This is just horrific. patientlywaiting - when a tragedy hits that close to home it's always personal, whether you knew the students personally or not. (((hugs))) to you. To the classmates and...
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    Nurses forced to work as aides

    nursel56 replied to NewYorkerGirl's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Me too. My favorite was 1:3 total care in what they called DOU. My understanding is that most nurses hate it now because management adds more patients without adding more
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    ADN's being pushed out

    nursel56 replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I've stepped out of the general Aiken debate, and I'm all for education 100%. I do feel those who state there is absolutely no political agenda involved in the "patient outcomes" debate is not doing...
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    I failed out of Nursing School... Appealed and WON!!

    nursel56 replied to ToBeBornANurseJB's topic in General Students

    ...that's would be crusty. Crusty old bats. We're like John Housemans who secretly wipe away a tear when that promising student (who doesn't know you've been watching them all along) does good. I...
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    "The Doctors don't know how to help you."

    nursel56 replied to Standardethics's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    You are correct when you point out that office personnel are frequently in the role of "gatekeeper". If you and the doctors this person was referring to have a good rapport and this person seems to...
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    Uncensored Thoughts of a Nurse Interviewer

    nursel56 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    Not a new grad, love your
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    nursel56 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    I remember you SmilingBlueyes as I started reading AN in 2004. I always wondered what happened since you were in my view one of the
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers

    nursel56 replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you tnbutterfly! So happy to hear this! Esme, I know you will read this thread so here's another (((hug))) and a bouquet for you!
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    nursel56 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I also look at it as a situation where we may all agree that some of our members are rude and insensitive, other than refraining from it ourselves, the alternative to it would be what? The...
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    Some people are too smart for nursing

    nursel56 replied to Careerchange88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I feel lucky I've only heard it a few times. Nursing challenges you to integrate your "book-learning" intelligence into other areas of your brain and sensory input and social skills in a very unique...
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    Calling a transgender patient an "it"

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

    greenbeanio (love that username!) Only admins can delete posts, so something occurred behind the scenes that we (not even guides) know about. They have a deliberative process, sometimes I've seen...
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    Calling a transgender patient an "it"

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

    Yes. I've used this "ignore" feature a few times when what someone was saying evoked a response that could upset me for hours. The admins here seemed to feel it should be temporary and in one case I...
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    Crazy clinicals instructor doesn't like us using the restroom?

    nursel56 replied to JESSICAAA159's topic in General Students

    Yeah, that. If more than one nurse actually agreed to such a bizarre request, the "sick building" squad needs to come in and sample heating and air conditioning ducts and analyze paint and fiber for...
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    nursel56 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    I never said that, and perhaps if a majority of people subjectively conclude that a member here is rude, it becomes an objective phenomenon. When I read a post here, the value I place on it comes...
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    nursel56 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    I know people read posts here that they think are rude, mean-spirited, and insensitive. I should have clarified that within honest there is rude sometimes and within rude there can be bullying. The...
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    Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    nursel56 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Being honest is not being rude, and being rude isn't bullying. We have terms of service parameters that pretty much exclude abusive targeting of an individual. You can ask a question here and get...
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    Higher Calling

    nursel56 replied to guest449786's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I never heard anything about a higher calling either in nursing school or as a teen volunteer at the Catholic Hospital next door to my Catholic High School. To my mind when I read the "calling" in...