Sapphy BSN, RN

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    If we make BSN the entry level degree, we should be paid more

    Sapphy replied to runningcrazy's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I find it funny that you talk about literacy and then you make the statement "Who do we do if a child don't pass a test? Am I the only one who sees the irony in that poorly worded (illiterate)...
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    2013 LPN PAY???

    Sapphy replied to taylynnfree's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Interesting to see what some of the LPN's make in different areas. I am in Northwest PA and I teach LPN's... Starting rates around here are as low as 12 bucks an hour! My son has a friend who just...
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    The Reason I Became a Nurse

    Sapphy replied to hrivera's topic in Nurses Rock

    What an inspiring story that gives me some real hope for my daughter. None of us want our kids to be teenage parents but if it should happen we also do not want our kids to become statistics. My...
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    MSN Capstone: Veteran Centered Care.

    Sapphy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Introduction:You are invited to participate in a research project being conducted by a researcher from Western Governors University. Mrs. Karyn J Hodgins is conducting research to determine if nurses...
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    MSN Capstone: Veteran Centered Care.

    Sapphy replied to Sapphy's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you to those of you who have completed my survey. It is 5 days until the survey closes and I would like to get as many responses as possible! For those of you who have not, I would greatly...
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    Need survey participants for MSN: re: Veteran Centered Care

    Sapphy posted a topic in General Nursing

    Introduction:You are invited to participate in a research project being conducted by a researcher from Western Governors University. Mrs. Karyn J Hodgins is conducting research to determine if nurses...
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    Team nursing?

    Sapphy replied to lnle3618's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a rehab facility where they did team nursing. What I found, having gone there as a new grad BSN was that I was supposed to be the team leader with an LPN who had more experience in her...
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    Need survey participants for MSN: re: Veteran Centered Care

    Sapphy replied to Sapphy's topic in General Nursing

    Please help me with this!! I have come so far and I don't want to blow it by not getting enough responses!! It is only 18 questions!! :) Thank you so
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    Teaching while raising a family?

    Sapphy replied to cherubhipster's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Yes, What the above user posted is true. However, my program has back ups in place just in case we are sick. But we use them very sparingly. Most nurses I know will call in dead before they call in...
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    Teaching while raising a family?

    Sapphy replied to cherubhipster's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I teach full time in a Practical Nursing program and I will tell you that I put in 40 plus hours a week. That being said, I have more time with my family now that I ever did as a staff nurse. Mostly...
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    Reporting Wrongdoing

    Sapphy replied to G3Boys's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Complete... and I will be posting my own Capstone survey in the next few weeks :) Seems there are quite a few of us WGU Leadership and management candidates on this
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    Help Need advice!

    Sapphy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am The ADON in a nursing home. My DON asked me today to do something which I feel is outside of my scope of practice. Without violating HIPAA, what I can tell you is.... we have a patient who is...
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    Help Need advice!

    Sapphy replied to Sapphy's topic in General Nursing

    I have no trouble discussing the options with this family. But the way my DON is putting it to me... she wants me to convince this family to make him a DNR. As far as I see it, it is up to the...
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    specialty air mattresses

    Sapphy replied to hds51403's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen some specialty air mattresses (usually on people with stage IV's) that you are not supposed to put any linens on. Usually they are beds that are rented by facilities for people who are on...
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    Question About a Wound Vac (long)

    Sapphy posted a topic in General Nursing

    We have a pt right now who has a wound vac. She has an abdominal incision that would not close from back in August of last year. She came to us about a month ago with TPN running, and with the wound...
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    april 2 is daylight saving time...love or hate

    Sapphy replied to ak47m203's topic in General Nursing

    Normally DST does not affect me one way or the other but this year I hate it. I worked nights last night 11P-7:30A and tomorrow I have to work 7A-3:30P I could have used that hour of sleep
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    First year = depression?

    Sapphy replied to Serenyd's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OMG I can so relate to all of you. I have been working for 9 months and I have good days and bad days. When I am at work I try so hard to smile and be positive but sometimes the work environment...
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    Starting Salary At Christiana For New Grads

    Sapphy replied to SKYSTHELIMIT's topic in General Nursing

    My husbands Godmother lives right by Christiana and is a nurse in Delaware and she has been told by nurse who work there that they are starting nurses at upwards of $30 an hour. Hubby is trying to...
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    White Pants Underwear Woes

    Sapphy replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Hanes her way makes packs of Nude colored/black underwear... when I was in clinicals I bought our local walmart out of them
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    Had my first real emergency today

    Sapphy posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK so here it goes... I work rehab ... we don't see a whole lot of real emergencies... so my aide comes to me and says I need you in 201... I go in the room and the pt is diaphoretic and the aide...
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    Have any new grads been asked to be in charge?

    Sapphy replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I too am a new grad and my co workers have asked me repeatedly when I am going to do charge. I love being a floor nurse most of the time but there are days that I think it would be a nice change of...
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    Um, more than I wanted to know...

    Sapphy replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mine is my brother in law. Ever since I started nursing school he has called me with his various ailments. Most of the time I tell him Go see your doctor! But the last time he called me with...
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    love rehab :)

    Sapphy replied to mel1977's topic in Rehabilitation

    I work in a freestanding rehab... the only one of its kind in the tri state (NY,PA, OH) area. We get patients from Pittsburgh, Cleveland Clinic...all over the place. Our census has definitely been...
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    Getting RN degree in KY but working in OH

    Sapphy replied to kurkowsa34's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't know about the second part of your question but as far as where you work goes, from what I understand you can apply to take boards any any state once you have your degree. I went to school in...
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    LPNs at my facility feel they are being direspected

    Sapphy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have recently run into a situation at work that I am unsure how to handle. I work with a lot of wonderfully experienced and knowledgable LPNs. I, as you can see from my sig am a fairly new grad....