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    who is responsible for this error? Need Input!

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

    I agree with everyone else about who is responsible for entering a verbal order that you received, but if I understand your post correctly as she refuses to call the MDs, (plural) to the point that...
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    I feel i am doing the Lord's work

    nursel56 replied to SNB1014's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I love the spirit of your post. It's very inclusive and generous. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and have a blessed
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    Honest question - NOT trying to start a war!

    nursel56 replied to mc3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've never heard that an LPN works under an RN's license. Never heard of an RN losing their license over something an LPN did. If you familiarize yourself with both scopes of practice in your state...
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    Teacher offering Ativan scripts....?

    nursel56 replied to I's and... Oh's's topic in General Students

    OK, then it seems as though there is an underplaying of the significance of offering benzos to 20 people without doing a thorough history. Perhaps he intended to treat the students exactly the way he...
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    Teacher offering Ativan scripts....?

    nursel56 replied to I's and... Oh's's topic in General Students

    Yeah, it is. It seems as though there is an underplaying of the significance of prescribing benzos on a mass scale without taking the time one normally would to do a thorough
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    nursel56 replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    First, I agree that all education has value, and that what you get from a course aside from a grade (which can usually be had by learning what the teacher wants and spitting it back without...
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    The Unwritten Laws Nurse Managers Live By

    nursel56 replied to rntj's topic in Nurse Management

    Boy do I ever miss your type of manager, Esme. Most of mine were as you describe yourself, and were never loathe to pitch in and help with patient care. In those days, most worked their way up the...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    nursel56 replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    It' very possible for someone to graduate from a BSN program and not be able to write, use words properly or spell. I know that because I've seen it many times. If "auto-correct" is that program...
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    Residencies: doctors have it figured out

    nursel56 replied to Amistad's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Both doctors and nurses are at risk for harming/killing patients due to medication errors, but the initial diagnosis process adds a crucial difference. If they get that wrong the consequences can end...
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    Teacher offering Ativan scripts....?

    nursel56 replied to I's and... Oh's's topic in General Students

    It sounds pretty bizarre to me and not very responsible of your instructor. I wonder if he would offer Adderal scripts to people who waited until the last minute to do an
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    Unsanitary practice?

    nursel56 replied to GraceNotes's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My understanding is that alcohol-based hand sanitizer is more effective at reducing bacteria, which as an old school handwashing nurse I can accept intellectually, but taking away our ability to wash...
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    When you don't agree...

    nursel56 replied to PixieRN24's topic in Private Duty

    I agree with JustBeachyNurse. Unless what she is doing is harming the child, let her choice prevail. When I started doing PDN, I was advised of the balance we must strike doing in-home care. The...
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    I want to be an lpn..

    nursel56 replied to Lb321's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Getting out and earning a paycheck sooner by going the LPN route only makes sense if you are absolutely positive your local job market has a need and willingness to hire LPNs. Otherwise you may end...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    nursel56 replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Why do you think they assigned that paper to you? In other words, what do you think they were intending that you learn from it? Now go write an 8-page paper with your response! Just kidding. I...
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    Where is the nursing shortage?

    nursel56 replied to fbrlauren's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A direct quote from the article (bolding added): I'm really not sure why you are so focussed on denying the evidence all around us regarding the over-supply of nurses and discrediting an article you...
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    Where is the nursing shortage?

    nursel56 replied to fbrlauren's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I disagree with that statement. Numbers are malleable and can be manipulated just like an editorial slant in a news story. Lucky for us now we have access to vastly more sources than in the past,...
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    Residencies: doctors have it figured out

    nursel56 replied to Amistad's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wouldn't describe what you are talking about as a residency, but a long orientation period. The structure of a medical residency is much more complex and integrated into the care delivery system of...
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    Prevalence of Christians in the field of nursing

    nursel56 replied to FSUNurse2b's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Part of it could be the unconscious associations we make with certain occupations. People who work in the financial services industry have suffered as a result of some very well publicized news...
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    Where is the nursing shortage?

    nursel56 replied to fbrlauren's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm a bit unclear what you meant by that, but most reporting is done by media of some sort. It's certainly more balanced than the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Media Relations "fact...
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    Residencies: doctors have it figured out

    nursel56 replied to Amistad's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think part of the problem is that medical schools limit the numbers and nursing schools are constantly trying to flood the market with as many nurses as they can. Are new nurses willing to work...
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    My poor coworker:(

    nursel56 replied to MomRN0913's topic in Home Health

    How do you know that? Again, this is not about feeling sorry for a dog or getting a dog in trouble. It's about protecting the public and following the guidelines set by the Health Department that...
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    LPN to.......CNA?!

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

    Congratulations on the new
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    Where is the nursing shortage?

    nursel56 replied to fbrlauren's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As you would do when researching any topic, especially one as important as your education and future career, go to a wide variety of sources, and consider carefully whether any one source is qualified...
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    Prevalence of Christians in the field of nursing

    nursel56 replied to FSUNurse2b's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I went to Catholic schools as a child, my Catholic high school was next door to the Catholic hospital of the same name. Regardless of their Mission Statement, they employ a broad spectrum of people...
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    Where is the nursing shortage?

    nursel56 replied to fbrlauren's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Like, Esme mentioned, there is no nursing shortage if a nurse is defined as an RN (I know LPNs are nurses, too but just for purposes of discussion) and a job is any job that can be done by an RN. When...