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    To the new grad ADN nurses...

    NurseLatteDNP replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think I will sign up for more fall classes:o , that way I can get it out of the way now. Because in 2-3 years I plan to do travel nursing, and I don't want to think about school then. I am just so...
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    Anyone Lost A Baby?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    I am Catholic, and I always knew from the beginning that my babies were in Heaven with
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    Standard Orientation vs Internship

    NurseLatteDNP replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

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    group tests in nursing school ***??

    NurseLatteDNP replied to br107's topic in General Students

    I would not want to go to nursing school that did group tests. How can you learn to critically think as a nurse, if you have help from other students during the exams. And everyone would be earning...
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    Just wondering....

    NurseLatteDNP replied to bananadansie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One nurse has told me once, the day that you start feeling like you know everything about your job, is the day that you need to change what you are
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    Anyone Lost A Baby?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    I lost two babies, I know how it feels. It makes it even harder when everyone knows that you were pregnant. I know in the future, I will not spread the news that quick like I used to. When I went back...
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    Failing NCLEX While Working as a GN

    NurseLatteDNP replied to heywazzupdude's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know about your state, but in Texas you are not allowed to work as a GN after failing the NCLEX. Here is the link:
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    Patient Care Tech and CNA?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    I my hospital you can only be a Tech if you are a nursing student, otherwise you are an aide. Techs are allowed to do all the skills they have been checked off in school. But I know of a large...
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    One quiz question I am struggling with

    NurseLatteDNP replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would say B, because a trusting relationship is a basis for a nurse-patient relationship. Everything else, including teaching comes
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    Denton Regional Medical Center

    NurseLatteDNP replied to smrfett76's topic in Texas Nursing

    I haven't worked there, but my charge nurse did for 1 month. She said she was promised maximum 5-6 patients. But as the days went on she started getting 10-11 patients assigned to herself. After that...
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    Good credit get hired at hospital?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    They did it in 2 hospitals I have interviewed for. It is invasion of privacy, that's why I had to sign an agreement paper. They can't do it without my
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    Good credit get hired at hospital?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    I was told by my nurse manager,that they don't look at the credit score. The pull your credit report to see if you were telling the truth about where you have lived, worked,
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    suzannes study plan

    NurseLatteDNP replied to sunsets's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Make sure you send her your e-mail adress also. I am doing her plan now, and I fell so confident in
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    May '07 Grads...

    NurseLatteDNP replied to LindseyLou2222's topic in LPN to RN

    When is your graduation date? May 11th! Any special plans after graduation? Spend some time with hubby and daughter before starting my job. When will you be taking the NCLEX? First available date,...
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    hesi!!

    NurseLatteDNP replied to kell1566's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I studied from the NCLEX Saunders book and I passed the exit HESI yesterday. It was a hard test, but that book prepares you very well for it. It is supposed to predict how you will do on the NCLEX, so...
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    Day in the Life of a Flight Nurse

    NurseLatteDNP replied to jenafuzzy's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Thank you for that advice. I am sure I will have to use
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    Day in the Life of a Flight Nurse

    NurseLatteDNP replied to jenafuzzy's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I will tell you all about it. We might not even have any cases. But they said, if we don't get to fly out, I can pick another day to stay with them. All I know is that it will be in May. They didn't...
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    Day in the Life of a Flight Nurse

    NurseLatteDNP replied to jenafuzzy's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I will be doing the ride along next month, and I am so nervous. The flight crew works 24 hrs on and 3 days off. So I will be with them for 24 hours. Eventually I would love to be a pediatric flight...
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    Please help...How can I handle my professor?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to toriphile23's topic in General Nursing

    What if you have to give some 7:30 meds? Our instructors in all 4 semesters tell us that we need to give baths before 10:30. And sometimes there is not time for that, and they always understand if it...
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    30% of class failed exit HESI exam

    NurseLatteDNP replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in General Students

    I wish I haven't read this. I have a HESI next week. Now I am even more
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    Nurses targets for IRS?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to rnmommy23's topic in General Nursing

    I thought that we are only supposed to keep the last 4 years of tax documents. I don't know anyone who keeps the last 7 years. I guess I should start
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    Ummm..not sure how to ask this but who has experience "digging out" a patient?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to LucyLu's topic in General Nursing

    We get it often in our hospital, but our little town is mostly populated by people ove the age of 60. And we have many nursing home patients who are used to manually remove their own bowels every
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    5 months pregnant cna

    NurseLatteDNP replied to simply's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It would be discrimination if they would refuse your employment just because you are pregnant. You can work while you are pregnant, just stay away from radiation patients and don't lift anyone if...
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    How many patients do you have?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to RNfaster's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I usually have 16-20, but the most patients I had was 36 on a cardiac telemetry unit. It was the worst day ever, becasue my poor patients could not get any care from me. I was pulled in all...
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    salary--dfw

    NurseLatteDNP replied to amf1987's topic in Texas Nursing

    You are right. Childrens has a large shift dif. For nights+weekends they pay $11 more per hour. Baylor does