nursel56

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    I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

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

    I see Allnurses as a a room where people from far-flung geographic places, different ages and stages of life get together and talk. Sometimes that room has an audience, but the participants aren't...
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    I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

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

    First, I really appreciate your taking the time to write a thoughtful reply. There are times when I've read things members say about groups of people, such as the obese, addicted, or smokers that...
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    I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

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

    I don't know what you and jnjo are referring to with "detailed information" about any individual, and never by name. Not sure why you're implying that nurses have never had their personal information...
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    I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

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

    I just can't imagine being a student of anything and going to "their house" and delivering a lecture, or more accurately, a scolding. I'm thankful I grasped the concept of "don't know what you don't...
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    SICK of BSN Pedestal

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

    That document is a great reference source, but their recommendations were a foregone conclusion if you look at who the members of the Committee were and their affiliations to organizations whose...
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    I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

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

    To be on the safe side -- best to use official graphic representation of same.
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    I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

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

    I was going to use the more generic "pet", or "animal" but then I thought when was the last time I heard about a cat or a bird sinking it's teeth/beak into the mailperson's ankle? On another note it...
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    I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

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

    If you follow the Terms of Service and the advice of the staff you'll be very careful about including much identifying information about yourself in your posts, and follow the law(s) about sharing...
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    I'm a CNA and passed LPN boards what now..

    nursel56 replied to liz321474's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You're a Licensed Practical Nurse because you passed your licensure exam, even if yoiur job title and pay is as a CNA. If you are orienting next week for a new job, the new job would probably come...
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    Sleeping Nurse = No Agency?

    nursel56 replied to HisTreasure's topic in Private Duty

    Absolutely not. Your experience is a bit of a twist on the more common phenomenon of agencies selling the nurse down the river over the family who makes capricious demands. Not only that, but I...
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    Splendid Opportunities in Nursing

    nursel56 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    hahaha - I think maybe they were going for "noble"? All I can imagine is a little thought bubble saying, "yeah, right". I took home around $800/mo as an LVN in So Cal in the late 70s. It seems to...
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    CNN article on nurses and job growth

    nursel56 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, it does. In my case, it bothers me most of all that those who we should trust to be the voice of nursing, as they say they are, have tried to quash the truth when they did know it....
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    CNN article on nurses and job growth

    nursel56 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Public comment sections often have a percentage of zealots who want to further their personal agenda or incite little mini-feuds with other commenters. Overall, with upwards of 2,000 comments so far...
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    CNN article on nurses and job growth

    nursel56 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    It's our friend Dr Peter Buerhaus who said that. I say "friend" because I don't think there's been an article on the nursing workforce written in years where he did not figure prominently. What a...
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    CNN article on nurses and job growth

    nursel56 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Brian and Annalynn Kurtz hit a home run with these articles. There are so many comments under each story! Finally this topic is getting the spotlight it's needed for the last few years! Thank
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    Not a nurse? Then, why does LPN stand for Licensed Practical Nurse?

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

    I think the answer to that would depend on who is saying it, the circumstances under which they said it (ie at work within earshot of other people or by an acquaintance on your lunch break), and what...
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    It finally happened to me..

    nursel56 replied to Nurseamanda00's topic in Nurses Rock

    God bless that nurse wherever she is . . .people who offer a completely unselfish act of generosity like that tend to minimize or think "anybody would've done that!" when so many would not have. As...
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    Failed 7th time NCLEX RN. Am I a really a failure?

    nursel56 replied to Sakshi's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Sakshi didn't have any problem with that post based on her reply to it. And what if it was a language barrier? Why would thinking that be a cause for shame or embarrassment? If I moved to France...
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    Nursing Shortage= Thousands of Unemployed New Grads?

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

    Well this caught people unawares. I think it was probably a perfect storm of all the initiatives to increase the numbers of nurses getting results and the economic meltdown of 2008 that we (and...
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    Nursing Shortage= Thousands of Unemployed New Grads?

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

    Hi Winterling and welcome! I'm not sure where you heard there is a significant nationwide nursing shortage? It was true for many years but it isn't true anymore. That's why many new grads are having...
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    Today's Dr. Phil shocker: Nursing home abuse

    nursel56 replied to GLORIAmunchkin72's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Is it a better environment when the caregiver steals narcotics from a person who's body is so twisted from their neuromuscular disease that their pelvis faces sideways and the only thing they can see...
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    SICK of BSN Pedestal

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

    One could argue that the baseline requirement is graduating from an associate's or getting a diploma and passing the NCLEX. What confuses me about all this, that prior to the current economic...
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    New nurse just off orientation

    nursel56 replied to Lab lover RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    :welcome: to allnurses! Sounds like you got a great start there with supportive preceptors. It's so nice to read an account of a positive orientation
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    SICK of BSN Pedestal

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

    I hardly ever see this mentioned and it's really true. Some may argue that just the fact that a student chooses a BSN program when they take the same NCLEX as the ADN graduate indicates the qualities...
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    Did I violate the confidentiality agreement?

    nursel56 replied to NurseAVO's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Yep, file it under "lesson learned" and move on. Compared to some of the Facebook Horror Stories I've read here, you may be glad someday you found out how people can be early