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    Psych Unit Job Offer

    imbatz replied to Solnce1981's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, my advice since you are a new grad is to get medical experience before coming to psych because you will deal with medical issues compounded with the psychiatric issues. I will not say that...
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    Khan Academy NCLEX Review

    imbatz posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Khan Academy has begun developing NCLEX reviews. Here is the link.
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    Worried about my application to the Bradford-Union LPN Program

    imbatz replied to ladygrinningsoul's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    how many people do they accept into the program each
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    Who Should Clean Up, Offgoing Shift or Oncoming Shift?

    imbatz replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    First, if it happened on your shift, then it is your mess to clean up. That being said, I work nights and I can't tell you how regularly I am left cleaning and picking up from the previous shift....
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    Baby RN's running ICU?!!

    imbatz replied to kmarieCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    As I new nurse, I actively sought out units where there were a large number of experienced nurses working. I found one. Except for the three new grad new hires (of which I am one), the nurse with...
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    Being blamed for fall after shift

    imbatz replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    That depends on your facility. At mine, even with assistance, if the patient's knee touches the ground, its a
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    Malpractice Insurance

    imbatz posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am just about to begin my first position as an RN. I am looking into RN malpractice insurance. I am aware that it is prudent to have your own policy and not depend on your employers' policy to...
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    5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    imbatz replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great thread! Congrats on the one year anniversary. 1st week as a new nurse (still on orientation) on an open heart step down unit. WILTW- AHA has changed the names of systolic and...
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    5/29 This week, I have learned... One year later!!!

    imbatz replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I've seen that happen
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    Rally for National Nurse-Patient Ratios

    imbatz replied to nrsadvocate's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are many nurses who are total care nurses which means that we already do the "unnecessary tasks", phrase which I, by the way, take exception to. When it comes to patient care, there are no...
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    Stroke Certification

    imbatz posted a topic in General Nursing

    A friend recommended that I become stroke certified but I am having a hard time finding individual stroke certifications through American Heart. Any leads? Is the certification called something else...
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    ICU Patient Ratios

    imbatz replied to Misnim's topic in Critical Care

    wow. that is an incredible ratio which would be an ideal, almost dreamlike ratio. We are thrilled when we don't get
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    Yellow Sashes for Med Passes

    imbatz replied to Testa Rosa, RN's topic in General Nursing

    We have a taped off box surrounding the med cart at the nurses station. If a nurse is in the "box" we are not supposed to disturb her/him. Does it work in real life? No, not
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    Hemodialysis Nurse : Forced to work overtime or face abandonment?

    imbatz replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    It is considered employer abandonment not patient abandonment. With employer abandonment, you could lose your job if you refuse the patient. With patient abandonment, you accept the patient...
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    How to Survive Your First Semester of Nursing School: Things I Wish People Had Told Me

    imbatz replied to createddaisy's topic in General Students

    For those of you being forced to use the MY CLINICAL EXCHANGE program, scan everything in separately, everything you gave the school, proof of vaccinations, BLS cards, etc. and save it to a specific...
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    How to Survive Your First Semester of Nursing School: Things I Wish People Had Told Me

    imbatz replied to createddaisy's topic in General Students

    I completely concur with the planner suggestion. I printed off a blank 12 month calendar and stapled it together. I wrote everything in it - clinicals, tests, projects, orientation dates, study...
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    Are we "semi-professionals"

    imbatz replied to GastroAwesome's topic in General Nursing

    By those definitions, hospitalists are also not
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    Discharge Lounge

    imbatz replied to imbatz's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to thank everyone that responded. We had our presentation today.
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    Discharge Lounge

    imbatz posted a topic in General Nursing

    My group is presenting our project next week on discharge lounges, and our research is done. We were thinking that getting some global/national RN perspective on discharge lounges would be a nice...
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    Discharge Lounge

    imbatz replied to imbatz's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently, different facilities run their discharge lounges differently. Our is staffed by 2 experienced RN plus 2 or 3 techs. You transfer your patients to their care where the discharge RNs do...
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    Discharge Lounge

    imbatz replied to imbatz's topic in General Nursing

    At our facility, patients are laterally transfered to the discharge lounge, where discharge instructions, etc. are completed, freeing up the room on the floor for a new
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    Research Class

    imbatz posted a topic in University of Texas Arlington

    Can someone who has taken the Nursing Research class post a copy of the syllabus. I don't care about how long ago it was. I am considering taking the class around the same time I am going to get a...
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    Research Class

    imbatz replied to imbatz's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    yeah. Thanks for the information. Rumor mills says it is tough and to take it alone. I just wanted to know what I was in for.
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    From One Student To Another - Student Tips

    imbatz replied to achurley's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    I work full time at a hospital and have just completed nursing school (also full time). There is no staying awake tips other than learning to train your body to do more on less. Presently, I operate...
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    Any tips for a new nursing student?

    imbatz replied to mursuli428's topic in General Students

    There is a lot of great advice already. 1. Yes to the planner. It will be your best friend and life-saver. 2. Schedule set times to study. It will be far easier to avoid distractions if you know...