Whispera MSN, RN

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    My 1st new grad interview & left confused

    Whispera replied to sakuragirl24's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my experience interviewing people, there's a list of questions the interviewer uses, and not all of them get used. If more than one person is interviewing, they've probably decided, ahead of time,...
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    Homeless working the system, multiple admissions

    Whispera replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    I think they must be desperate for food and shelter, in order to willingly be hospitalized, especially on a psych unit. I have huge empathy for them, and treat them with respect. Besides, if their...
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    what laptop is good for nursing school

    Whispera replied to nat_22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For software you need, check with your school's bookstore. Often you can get a huge deal on the basics. For instance, I got Microsoft Office 2013 for
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    NP clinically

    Whispera replied to Danga's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You'll have hundreds of hours of clinical time to put in, probably. I don't see that it's very possible to work full time
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    teacher to nurse transition

    Whispera replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    I was a teacher before I was a nurse. Discipline problems are so much less in nursing! I've never had to give a patient a time out! Well, I should take that back because I was a psych nurse, but...
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    what laptop is good for nursing school

    Whispera replied to nat_22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Go for lightweight because you'll be carrying heavy books already. For careplans, teachers usually give you a format to follow, so how you do those will depend on their
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    Can a Nurse Practitioner be a school nurse

    Whispera replied to jhopkins4774's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a staff nurse even though I'm advance practice trained and certified. I just couldn't do those things my advanced training said I could do, that weren't in the role of the generic
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    Joining a private practice as a Psych APN, need advice

    Whispera replied to aaronspector's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I was in private practice with a group of psychiatrists. I was their psych CNS and did pretty much what they did. The practice charged $80 for an appointment with me (15 to 60 minutes) and I got $30...
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    Concerned

    Whispera replied to Quinntb's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, Kel. I should have looked it up rather than trusting
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    Concerned

    Whispera replied to Quinntb's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking, and could be wrong, that the Rx and/or bottle have expiration dates. Seems logical that THAT date would be the one
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    The pt that always slides down

    Whispera replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I'm starting to slide down in bed and could use some of these
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    HIPAA violation

    Whispera replied to joe007's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Consider if you think it would be a violation if you did it in front of a patient who doesn't have dementia. The answer is the
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    The pt that always slides down

    Whispera replied to SDALPN's topic in Private Duty

    I was thinking "duct tape" but ignore me! ...or
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    Formula Scanning

    Whispera replied to nursechappell's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What are you scanning it for? I'm snoopy and since I don't scan anything, I'm
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    Concerned

    Whispera replied to Quinntb's topic in General Nursing

    You should be ok if your drug test comes back positive for opiates, since you have a current Rx. If it comes back positive for benzos, nope, you're not ok. Also, you're didn't follow policy on...
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    any career changers?

    Whispera replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Nursing

    I was an elementary school
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    How did you guys make the choice to become nurses?

    Whispera replied to planetoi's topic in General Nursing

    I was an elementary school teacher. I quit when my sons were born, and when I went back to it, there were no jobs. My husband's family tends to die young. I wanted a career where I could support my...
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    Working as a Psych Nurse as a new grad RN?

    Whispera replied to Michelle King's topic in Psychiatric

    Where I've worked the nurses have done everything that didn't require machinery that could be thrown or used by the patient to hang himself. Sometimes we even did those things, with the patient in...
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    Unemployment Benefits/CTB for LVN to RN

    Whispera replied to AlexandraGiang's topic in LPN to RN

    Quitting for good cause means to continue working would be hazardous to your physical or mental health, as in unsafe working conditions, harrassment, that sort of thing. Quitting to go to school...
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    Unemployment Benefits/CTB for LVN to RN

    Whispera replied to AlexandraGiang's topic in LPN to RN

    You can't get unemployment benefits if you quit your job unless the job was an environment that was impossible to live-with. Even then, it's kind of iffy. Like Jolie says, it's for people who lose...
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    Working as a Psych Nurse as a new grad RN?

    Whispera replied to Michelle King's topic in Psychiatric

    Listening to people's stories is something a psych nurse does, but a psych nurse doesn't give advice. That's not therapeutic and not what we should be doing. In fact, it's one of the "no-nos." The...
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    "bad" evaluations given by students of faculty

    Whispera replied to goingback's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    like Lincoln said, "you can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the
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    Whats in your clinical bag???

    Whispera replied to missycrowell's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    besides the black pen, bring a red pen, and a highlighter tissues for your nose tape for
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    Hospice Nursing Question

    Whispera replied to stirfried's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    When I worked in hospice, patients would have the medications, that were prescribed for the reason they were in hospice, discontinued, but all other medications were continued. Medications for pain...
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    Dating a former patient

    Whispera replied to thepsychtech's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm glad you came here to talk about it, psychtech. It seems you have some feelings about the right or wrong of this, but weren't totally sure. It's good to check things out to settle your