HeartsOpenWide RN

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    100k in debt after school!?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Btran's topic in LPN to RN

    I am sorry you spent so much money getting your LVN, you must have gone to a private school? You can get your LVN at a JC for a fraction of what your debt is right now. Find a job as a LVN and get on...
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    MSN vs BSN in PHN

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Salus's topic in Public, Community Health

    In some states it is. In California a PHN is a license, I have a license number for it and everything. A bachelors is required for entry level; and one must graduate from a bachelorette school that...
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    Do A Lot Of Students Get Expelled?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Students

    As for those asking about being expelled for being annoying and asking too many questions... I think that is a justifiable reason to fail some one. We had a woman in our class that would ask questions...
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    Do A Lot Of Students Get Expelled?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Students

    On guy in my class got expelled. Well, he was sort of in my class...he was failed the semester before mine and joined our and screwed up again and they let him go again. He fought it both times...
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    dealing with the chatty katy's

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse. I work in OB. Right now I am doing post partum but will soon be training in labor and delivery. But on the post-partum end, how do you deal with the Chatty Kathy's? Its not that I...
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    Hurst Review

    HeartsOpenWide replied to LouisianaNurse2006's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    One girl in my class failed the first time, but passed the second. She supposedly has trouble with tests anyways. I swear by HURST....many people in my class say they could not have passed without it;...
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    will universal healthcare ( in the usa) cut RN pay?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Trauma_Team_1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Actually, no you don't pay for it through your taxes...those that are insured pay for it for through higher premiums...The average U.S. family and their employers paid an extra $1,017 in health care...
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    Which is of a more importance; acute pain or deficient fluid volume?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    If they are FVD and you give them a whole does of Diludid its going to process as a lot more than if you had efficient fluid volume...ever notice how much more you get drunk on an empty stomach than...
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    Doctor's Fiancee yelled at me

    HeartsOpenWide replied to QTpie86's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, Shallow much? I am an RN-BSN. I graduated with honors and plan to go on for my masters and become a midwife...my husband never graduated high school...maybe I should leave him and move on to a...
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    Which is of a more importance; acute pain or deficient fluid volume?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    FVD...no one ever died of
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    Are RN's poor lecturers in general or is it the program in my school?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to StittsvilleNurse's topic in General Students

    Most RNs at the teaching level are not teachers by trade (unless they have their RN-MSN-Ed) Not everyone is meant to teach. Its not like nursing instructors are required to have a teaching
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    Doctor's Fiancee yelled at me

    HeartsOpenWide replied to QTpie86's topic in General Nursing

    I would just drop it. If she calls again the tell her you will page him over head. Then if he takes a long time to come to the phone she can be mad at
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    Is this Ethical or Legal?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to ernoc333's topic in Emergency

    And then they sue you for getting them addicted. Your management sucks. Do they even have a medical background? When the go and get their medical license and start seeing patients then they can...
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    How far do you work from home?

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

    I am a new grad. I work in Labor and Delivery. I live 1.13 miles from work according to mapquest. I worked my butt off and did extra work in school, I am still very fortunate and
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    Pain is not a "vital sign"

    HeartsOpenWide replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure if this has been asked before. Have not read every post in this tread yet. Do you describe the pain scale to the patient like "what is your pain on a scale of zero to ten with ten being the...
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    "disturbed Energy Field" ...Really?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to dannyc12's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be so narrow minded. Western Medicine is not the only thing out there that works. If you keep your attitude you will find you will have problems with your patients of different cultures. Read...
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    Do you wear your nursing pin at work

    HeartsOpenWide posted a topic in General Nursing

    There are a few girls at work that were their nursing pins on their name badge. I am debating on doing the same. I am just worried it will get damaged. Do you wear your nursing pin to work? Has any...
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    anyone have a good sheet for taking report on pts ?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I attached a copy of the one I made last week. I think you will like it. Tell me what you think! I would love the feed back! Its just post partum. I have not made and antepartum one yet OB Report...
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    100% pro-life, considering nursing school

    HeartsOpenWide replied to Beebop25's topic in General Nursing

    For those that are pro-life for religious beliefs and claim that they can not care for a women getting or have had an abortion for those religious/biblical reasons I find it a bit hypocritical. Sorry...
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    Patient Sitter - Is 15 $ an hour good?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to student456's topic in International Nursing

    Our aids don't even get paid that
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    Does your facility put your credentials after your name on your badge?

    HeartsOpenWide replied to JStyles1's topic in General Nursing

    Mine does. They do certifications too. I am not sure if they will add my PHN when it goes through though since I am not really using it for a hospital position. My friend works for a major hospital...
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    No jobs in OB nursing!!

    HeartsOpenWide replied to what2donow's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    UCSF does not require you work as a nurse at all before you apply; you can apply right after your BSN. Does not mean you will get picked over a nurse with OB experience...I know Frontier requires 1yr...
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    Failure rate of nursing schools.

    HeartsOpenWide replied to merrywhiterose's topic in General Students

    For my class...0%...and so far only one person that I know of has failed the NCLEX but passed the second time (one guy still has to take it, keeps putting it off). I am not sure but maybe it is...
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    HELP PLEASE. cal state prerequisites..

    HeartsOpenWide replied to findingmyway's topic in California Nursing

    That is totally wack and backwards from all the colleges I have ever attended. The more units a person had the higher their priority was for registration...people that only need a few classes to...
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    a must read book for nurses!!

    HeartsOpenWide replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite true books about nurses: Baby Catcher by Peggy Vincent "The Making of a Nurse"; also "A Nurses Story" both by Tilda