Whispera MSN, RN

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    ATI Predictor for PN

    Whispera replied to Hannah89's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you have to take the ATI exam, the school has to have some codes, or you won't be able to take the test. If I was you, I'd go to whoever's in charge and ask for help from them. There should be...
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    At what point do I complain?

    Whispera replied to ohmg's topic in General Students

    When I said I thought it was illegal for a student to hang IVs, I said it because the way the OP wrote things, it seemed she was saying she was doing it without supervision, without a staff member or...
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    At what point do I complain?

    Whispera replied to ohmg's topic in General Students

    you're hanging IVs on living people as a student? That's SO illegal. refuse to do it!! Well, I think it is anyway, and if you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't be doing it, even if it's...
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    For those who don't wear scrubs, what do you wear to work?

    Whispera replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    kneehighs and flipflops!! (sorry, I couldn't
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    What advice could I have given but...?

    Whispera replied to 34nmotivated's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree with giving someone advice. That assumes they haven't thought of a whole lot of options themselves. It also puts us in the spot of giving advice that isn't appropriate to the specific...
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    Not invited back to teach-are student evals given too much weight?

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

    I would think the school would pay attention if an instructor got lots of negative scale-ratings from students over the course of many semesters, but not just one semester. Evaluations tend to be what...
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    How am I going to get the time off for a tummy tuck?

    Whispera replied to NurseLady1's topic in General Nursing

    While you get 2 weeks off, it's pretty possible you won't get them as soon as you start working. In other words, you'll earn them bit by bit over the first year you work. Even if you "have" them...
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    Ranting!...

    Whispera replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what are you so angry about, brotherbear? Your reaction to not having your greeting returned was pretty big...bigger than the situation called
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    potential witness

    Whispera replied to wildtulip's topic in General Nursing

    You don't even know if it was really an investigator from the state. People can say all sorts of things that aren't true over the phone. Never answer questions over the phone when someone cold-calls...
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    Immanuel Kant - Theory/Ethics

    Whispera replied to BROWNEYEDNURSE13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    And....as Kant would say...it's the right thing to do, to do your own
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    Is this a sign?

    Whispera replied to laski's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BS in education and I wanted to be an elementary school or middle school teacher. I kept getting "signs" that it wasn't meant to be, and that nursing WAS meant to be. While I fought them, I...
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    Blood on my hands

    Whispera replied to M.Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I second it...you're all sorts of
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    Administering pain meds to a sleeping pt

    Whispera replied to opossum's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that I'd wake someone up for a prn pain med, but I'd do what I could to make sure the patient was really asleep. Patients can look asleep and not be asleep. If the patient was needing...
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    back to school in your 30s?

    Whispera replied to Marilynj28's topic in Psychiatric

    I started nursing school when I was 38. I knew I'd be 42 when I got my BSN, but I would have been 42 anyway. It's what I wanted to do, so age was just a
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    Scolded WHY?

    Whispera replied to BeautifulDoeLVN's topic in General Nursing

    You did nothing wrong. I would think what you did would be standard operating procedure. You can't just act as if nothing was going on, and to wait to have the RN call for the order leaves the...
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    NEED INPUT!! Think this will get me into school?

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

    Just because:
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    NEED INPUT!! Think this will get me into school?

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

    Gang, we've been had. The OP first said his college merged with Phoenix. Now it's Apollo. Grand Canyon University is still up and running as itself, not as Phoenix or Apollo. It's IN Phoenix. I...
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    HIPAA violation

    Whispera replied to Bee_home care's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Are you sure this is the reason you're being accused? If so, how would they even know you did it? If the papers had all identifying information blacked out completely, I don't see a problem. I...
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    Something wrong with this picture.

    Whispera replied to Mimi2RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the shame on the mother remarks were because most moms would have handled the detail for their 16 year old children rather than telling them to do it themselves. Mom also was leaving without...
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    NEED INPUT!! Think this will get me into school?

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

    Often when a student transfers from one school to another, the course he or she took at the first school are recorded at the new school as credits without grades, if the courses were passed. I wonder...
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    question about a possible job in mental health facility

    Whispera replied to gabriella86's topic in General Nursing

    It could be anything. Probably lots of medical things as well as anything else you could imagine. I think only the facility could give you the information you need. I've worked in a facility that...
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    Student nurse gets the boot...veteran nurse fired

    Whispera replied to C287's topic in General Nursing

    It truly bothers me when people use other people as their entertainment source. When patients dependent on us for care and trust us to have their best interest at heart, to use them and their...
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    Ever been a patient and had a former student take care of you???

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

    you're worried about pillow hair when a whole lotta other parts will be hanging around???
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    Not quite sure on NP dea laws?

    Whispera replied to mlia's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    mnurseia!!! It's not out of reach for you! I know lots of male NPs, and one is even in Iowa!! Keep on keeping
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    Medication administration, not following the rules

    Whispera replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked lots of places and in each and every place pre-pouring was expected. We poured for the big med-pass times for all the patients, then locked this little labelled thingie (a tray with...