HeartsOpenWide RN

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    Name a situation that is not your responsibilty...

    HeartsOpenWide replied to NurseCallus's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses can't give D/C instructions? They did all the time at my last job in L&D for the mother and baby. But they also expected us to get informed consent and tell the patient the anesthesiologist...
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    should rn keep medical assisting certification current?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Sherry6789's topic in General Nursing

    Do you live in a hole? Are you not aware of the recession? Its not just affecting jobs for new grads but experienced nurses as
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    Even nurses do stupid things ....

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is because we take better care of other people than ourselves. I always use the three check method before giving any med. For myself? No, accidentally took a Melatonin instead of an aspirin...
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    IS BSN slower paced than ASN

    HeartsOpenWide replied to 2bnurseTV's topic in General Students

    We have a whole year of additional nursing courses. Not all are clinical nursing courses but still they are still nursing courses. Community Nursing, being one of them, which does have clinical. I...
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    What will you do if they change the Ratios

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in California Nursing

    So everyone is talking about the vote in California to raise the nursing ratios. I have a feeling it is going to pass, especially in this economy. The hospital my friend is working for is obviously...
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    Can a female have a reaction to a depo shot?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to barefootlady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I went on depo when I did not have any health insurance because it is so cheap. I am not sure it is a reaction, but I got a acne like rash all over my back and I normally have very clear skin....
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    should rn keep medical assisting certification current?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Sherry6789's topic in General Nursing

    I keep it current because I write Certification Exam Questions and Continuing Education Articles for my state. Also, if I ever wanted to teach a MA program the the JC I think it would be good to keep...
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    Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    It depends on the school's malpractice insurance. When I went to the JC to get my medical assisting school we had to draw blood and give shots on mannequins. At the UC where I got my BSN we could...
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    IS BSN slower paced than ASN

    HeartsOpenWide replied to 2bnurseTV's topic in General Students

    We have a whole year of additional nursing courses. Not all are clinical nursing courses but still they are still nursing courses. Community Nursing, being one of them, which does have
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    IS BSN slower paced than ASN

    HeartsOpenWide replied to 2bnurseTV's topic in General Students

    No not at all. The first two years of my BSN program required the same nursing education as an ASN plus I had to work on my upper division courses at the same time. How do you figure?? The BSN...
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    Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    Spoken like a true student. No it is not rocket science. None of nursing is. What isn't true is your statement above... The bed bath is an intimate time between the patient and the nurse. It allows...
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    Just because you are a nurse...

    HeartsOpenWide replied to silentRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am a registered Republican, have been since the day I turned 18. As I have gotten older I have found that I do tend to have a libertarian political view (I want the government out of my pants and my...
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    Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    I would hardly consider a bed bath with clothing on behind a curtain invasive. Some times we have to go out of our comfort zone, I was the one that volunteered to get a bath by our teacher in front of...
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    Stanford New Grad program

    HeartsOpenWide replied to robind's topic in California Nursing

    There are two programs. One you can apply if you have less than 6 months the other wants no
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    Stanford New Grad program

    HeartsOpenWide replied to robind's topic in California Nursing

    Yes, I just called to ask if I could apply because it say no professional work experience accepted. I wanted to know if that was a hard and fast rule because I graduated in May but was laid off after...
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    Stanford New Grad program

    HeartsOpenWide replied to robind's topic in California Nursing

    The SHC one for March is filled. Just
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    If Nurses were paid $8.50 per hr, would you or would you not

    HeartsOpenWide replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I could afford to work for $8.50 an hour...but my husband and I bust our butts as it is to pay bills and we live pretty
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    Postpone nclex?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to super_butterfly's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I took the HURST Review they said that if anything was going on in your life stressful or upsetting during the NCLEX to reschedule. She even joked to reschedule if you are PMSing. Her reason?...
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    CNA vs. CMA

    HeartsOpenWide replied to cmadeit's topic in General Nursing

    I use to get riled up on this web site before I got into nursing school and was still a CMA doing my pre-reqs. Until I got into nursing school, finished nursing school, and passed my boards; after...
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    CMA to LPN??

    HeartsOpenWide replied to OLIVIALEN's topic in LPN to RN

    There is no way you took all of the same exact courses, or else you would have been in a LPN program and not a Medical Assisting program. There might be a few courses that were similar. There is no...
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    If Nurses were paid $8.50 per hr, would you or would you not

    HeartsOpenWide replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    Even if I was married to a multi-millionaire and did not have to work and just wanted a job to get out of the house, I would not work for $8.50 as a nurse. Its about respect. I worked hard for my...
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    is $27/hr in NYC ER really a normal pay?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to GleeGum's topic in Travel

    I don't know travel nursing. But $27 with housing paid sounds good to me. Apartments in NYC are well over $2,000 for a dump. I will be making less than 27 at my new job here in California and no one...
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    2.9 gpa, where can i go to nursing school?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to danmcbabe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A community college in California. They use a lotto system and only require a 2.5 its not super cheap until you establish residency which I think it is a
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    nurses and parents that don't follow CDC vaccination schedules

    HeartsOpenWide replied to gfcfnina's topic in Pediatric

    I am in favor of vaccinations. I get more than the average and so will my children. But that is my decision. Although I wish everyone would vaccinate, I think a parent has every right to decide...
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    How far from your current home would you be willing to drive (one way) to work?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    It really depends on the job. I just got a new job in OB and it is a 45 min job (last OB job I was laid off from was 3 mins) and I am totally willing to do it (no start date yet, and per-diem but it...