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    The Unwritten Rules Of Dating As A Nurse

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

    WHY??? Why is it always psych patients? This precise question comes up on AN at least once every few months. Psych patients are an inherently vulnerable population, and the nature of psych nursing...
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    New nurse manager - pregnant?

    adventure_rn replied to 20nurse11's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't know, I'd just go for it. There are so many "what ifs" in this scenario. It's possible that you'll get the job and also immediately become pregnant. It's also possible that you will get the...
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    Which job should I take

    adventure_rn replied to Nurseelle9's topic in Pediatric

    Wow--those two units are completely different from one another. I guess it all depends on what you enjoy more. Mom-baby is actually a quasi-total-care population in a sense, as you're helping moms...
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    Proper way to write an Oregon license number

    adventure_rn replied to ArtSurgery's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I'd do it however it appears on the license (so in that case, include the letters). The main reason they'd need it is to look up your credentials with the state database, and in the state database it...
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    Rant. Questions are killing me!

    adventure_rn replied to broughden's topic in General Students

    Precisely. NCLEX 'logic' follows its own set of rules and critical thinking steps, and you can only learn it by practicing (and probably being unsuccessful at the beginning, like most of us were). D...
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    Rant. Questions are killing me!

    adventure_rn replied to broughden's topic in General Students

    Agreed. In addition, the answer for what 'what to do next' questions is almost always to assess. The C option has some assessment-ish qualities in it (i.e. assessing what cultural practices are...
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    HELP! I'm a student who needs to interview a Public Health Nurse

    adventure_rn replied to adgkea's topic in Public, Community Health

    Just as an FYI, for a myriad of reasons, the people on AllNurses aren't usually aren't receptive to the 'Please, I need to interview a nurse for school' posts. Many contributers are of the opinion...
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    Bookbag

    adventure_rn replied to Chaco-latte's topic in General Students

    Love my LL Bean quad pack!! Highly, highly recommend. Our Favorite Backpacks for High School and College Students: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times
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    HOW TO BECOME A NNP??

    adventure_rn replied to KPalmer2017's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I agree with previous posters. There is absolutely no benefit to getting your FNP prior to your NNP. They are entirely different degrees with a different focus, and the populations they care for are...
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    Cant decide

    adventure_rn replied to staciesears's topic in Nursing Career

    First, I am so, so sorry for the loss of your daughter. In the NICU I've seen my share of perinatal losses, and I can't fathom the grief you've experienced as a parent or the strength you've...
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    BIG Feet Need shoes

    adventure_rn replied to RNDannniess's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Can you explain your conundrum to your boss? If you truly cannot find shoes to fit you (which sounds like a reasonable concern), perhaps they'd make an exception (especially if the ones you've bought...
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    % infants in Peds? Male RN in Peds?

    adventure_rn replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Pediatric

    YES! Well said. NotReady, you reminded me of a really touching encounter I had a few months ago. I was caring for an infant who was coded, then passed away. The baby passed in the middle of the...
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    % infants in Peds? Male RN in Peds?

    adventure_rn replied to Lemon Bars's topic in Pediatric

    I've only worked in NICU and PICU, so I can't speak for the floor nurses, but I have really enjoyed having male nurses on the team in both units. Even though we all have the same skill set, it can be...
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    Soon to be RN looking for some advice

    adventure_rn replied to BDsn456's topic in General Students

    I had to chuckle because your 'can-do' attitude is such a quintessential, go-getter nursing student response. Honestly, I'd just cut yourself some slack and take a break. Even if you forget some of...
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    Have you argued against a Clinical Warning?

    adventure_rn replied to Decisions7's topic in General Students

    Without knowing the details, it sounds like a "he said, she said" dilemma. Unless you have some sort of proof, admin will probably side with the clinical instructor over the student. In my...
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    MSN without clinical??

    adventure_rn replied to Halogirly5's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I don't know anything about clinical hours, but I'd check to be sure that they're accredited and that you'd be eligible to sit for any licensing/certification exam (like a CNL) without clinical hours....
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    I am being discriminated against because I am a male nurse

    adventure_rn replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

    Can you just request to have the test observed by a female? I'd post on the Addiction/Recovery forum, I'm sure they'll have some advice on the topic. As for the distance issue, it sounds like there's...
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    Comfy shoes for wide feet???

    adventure_rn replied to SammieRN940's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Can you wear tennis shoes? In my experience, New Balance sneakers are good for wide feet; avoid Nike at all costs, they tend to run very narrow. No matter what tennis shoe I get, I always put in my...
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    Should New Grad Start in Hospice?

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

    I agree with Nurse Beth. It is awesome that you are interested in going into Hospice (especially right out of school). However, hospice nurses often have to work quite independently. Unklike an...
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    QI research paper

    adventure_rn replied to Tletcher's topic in Quality Improvement

    To clarify, is this a paper about QI, or is to goal to actually do a QI project? If the goal is to write about other people's QI findings, it would be easiest to look at the most well-known examples,...
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    First day of the rest of my life

    adventure_rn replied to OhioBPH's topic in School

    Congrats! One of my favorite things I did when starting nursing school was to get a 'One Line a Day: 5 Year Memory Book,' where you can see what you've written on each day over the last five years....
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    US Nurse in Germany

    adventure_rn replied to CaffeinatedRN2020's topic in International Nursing

    I'd use the AN search bar to google 'Germany.' There have been several recent posts about this topic (Germany seems to come up fairly often), and the consensus is generally that it is very difficult...
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    How to remember PEDS key milestones and toys?

    adventure_rn replied to carti's topic in General Students

    Are you asking for the sake of the NCLEX, or in actual practice? On the NCLEX, I doubt you'll be asked such specific questions on developmental milestones. In practice, it just comes with time and...
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    Kudos to you guys!

    adventure_rn posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I haven't personally experienced addiction or recovery, but I sometimes find myself on your forums. I just have to say how much I admire the commitment you guys have made to recovery, and to going...
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    CRRT vs. CVVHD

    adventure_rn posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi fabulous dialysis nurses! I work in a PICU where we see a handful of kids with either acute or chronic kidney injury. Coming from NICU, I have almost no background in dialysis. Can someone please...