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  1. Western Governors RN-to-BSN: My First 6 Month Term (Almost)

    target98765 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors University

    Where did you go to have your exams

  2. Western Governors RN-to-BSN: My First 6 Month Term (Almost)

    target98765 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors University

    I may have asked this before, but did you have a college level math class under your belt before you took the statistics/probability

  3. Do we need a union? Management is taking advantage of us.

    target98765 replied to Windynurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Has anyone here been involved in the union start up? Does a nurse have to call the union to have them

  4. Do we need a union? Management is taking advantage of us.

    target98765 replied to Windynurse's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    This is interesting reading. My place of work is getting bad, but here is a question for you all. I actually work at our "main" hospital as well as an "off site" site. The main hospital and the off...

  5. Music Therapy in the PACU and Pre op area

    target98765 replied to sadeade's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think this is an awesome

  6. What is the politically correct term for "nurse"?

    target98765 replied to DanielCA's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Is it possible to unread what I just

  7. Nina Pham and/or Amber Vinson

    target98765 replied to logank622's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Unfortunately, this is how we function as a group. Very sad but true. You can find great, caring, smart people in nursing, but culturally we are cruel, demeaning and critical of each other, always...

  8. Nina Pham and/or Amber Vinson

    target98765 replied to logank622's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Most of this thread is the essence of what is wrong in nursing. If it were physicians exposed and one flew on an airplane a few days after exposure, do you think other physicians would be writing...

  9. GoFundMe account for Nina Pham RN

    target98765 replied to RNSue's topic in Disaster Preparation

    She will, most likely, as with Amber and all ready Brianna aka "whistleblower," have lawyers knocking on their doors and get huge settlements. The whistleblower has the country's top malpractice...

  10. Nina Pham and/or Amber Vinson

    target98765 replied to logank622's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I understand what you are saying, but based on all she was told at her place of work she probably thought she was OK or she could have hoped she was OK. I am sure she is regretful for flying, and I...

  11. telephone triage for busy pediatric office

    target98765 replied to SleeepyRN's topic in Pediatric

    OMG, $14 an hour? That is

  12. Improving Patient Experience

    target98765 replied to scrubulator's topic in Operating Room

    At my hospital, OR nurses do not go out to meet/greet any patients before they enter the surgical suite. We are a "lean" hospital and this is what the group of know it alls decided to do. We get a...

  13. additional certifications?

    target98765 replied to NurseRNFinally's topic in Operating Room

    Join your local AORN chapter and go to meetings. Also, see if there are any colleges that would teach a perioperative nursing course, these courses are often found at your local community college....

  14. Difficult people

    target98765 replied to target98765's topic in Operating Room

    Luckily I do not handle narcs, she usually restoks the pixis and so far I have declined to refill it for just this reason. Still trying to figure out what to

  15. Difficult people

    target98765 replied to target98765's topic in Operating Room

    Icurnmaggie, thank you. I am seriously thinking of going back to my main site and requesting to transfer back. I really wanted this to work and I have been with this organization for a long time vs...

  16. Difficult people

    target98765 replied to target98765's topic in Operating Room

    I am not interested in her "liking" me. I need to effectivly shut her down. Which is why I am asking for techniques or

  17. Difficult people

    target98765 replied to target98765's topic in Operating Room

    Same

  18. Vial Openers?

    target98765 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    Our hospital did this at one point; used a powder and it was determined by our infection control department that the way the powdered medications were being placed on the sterile back field was...

  19. Males in Pediatrics :) Thoughts?

    target98765 replied to hrawlins's topic in Pediatric

    I know TPNS of guys in peds, all are fin. I dont know what the big deal

  20. Pediatric BMT

    target98765 replied to the healer's art's topic in Pediatric

    Nemours AI duPont wilmington DE, had a friends child treated there and I am unsure what the set up

  21. ER to OR: the journey...

    target98765 replied to KC2311's topic in Operating Room

    So, the OR is very technical, very little patient interaction and it can be super stressful. Throw in any revamping of the department (LEAN system, process improvement programs, etc) and you have a...

  22. Vial Openers?

    target98765 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    You should not be "popping" tops off vials of medication, there is no way to transfer the meds to the table and maintain it's sterility. That being said, we have Alaris transfer devices as well as...

  23. My OR experience is in a very specific outpatient specialty... HELP

    target98765 replied to NamasteSarah's topic in Operating Room

    When you are a travel OR nurse, they expect you to hit the ground running. Another words, since you are getting top dollar they are not there to train you. We have had many travelers in our OR, and...

  24. OR Resources For Newbies ?

    target98765 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    Ah, Dr. Jane Rothrock, I learn to be a scrub tech at her knee!!!! I am now an OR nurse and have been for over 20 years. I would say try you tube, there are often videos on there. As far as an app,...

  25. Thoughts on this program

    target98765 posted a topic in Western Governors University

    I am on the fence about this program. I wanted to know if anyone has take upper level nursing courses at another University and had them accepted by WGU? In 2011 and 2012 I took 4 BSN courses, plus...