smartassmommy

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1. 

   Why Do We Continue to Harm Patients?

   smartassmommy replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Safety

   Ratios! Overloaded nurses are more likely to make mistakes.

   • Feb 21, 2018
   • 35 replies
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   Psst....Let's Talk About Gossip in the Nurses' Station

   smartassmommy replied to Melissa Mills's topic in Nurses

   Not big on gossip, but it's always nice to know who has a reputation as a pen thief.

   • Jan 29, 2018
   • 33 replies
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   For all new LPNs

   smartassmommy replied to Jen4nursing's topic in LPN/LVN

   I'm getting ready to start my first nursing job. It's in a ltc facility. How can I make be the best possible orientee?

   • Dec 12, 2017
   • 8 replies
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   Staff Nurses Who Refuse To Precept Or Teach?

   smartassmommy replied to All4NursingRN's topic in Nurses

   Is it wrong to pray that whoever gets stuck with me when I start my first new grad job in a couple of weeks likes having the newbie underfoot? How can I be a good orientee? I want to get off to a good start learning how to be a nurse.

   • Dec 10, 2017
   • 81 replies
5. 

   GPN

   smartassmommy posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   At what point is a person a GPN? At graduation or when they finally get their temp license?

   • Dec 10, 2017
   • 2 replies
6. 

   Holiday presents rolling in already!

   smartassmommy replied to LikeTheDeadSea's topic in School

   One of my classmates made each of us a personalized tumbler with our name and lpn. It would work well on a travel coffee mug.

   • Dec 10, 2017
   • 41 replies
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   What HARD truth have you learned once you became a nurse and/or CNA?

   smartassmommy replied to DesiDani's topic in Nurses

   That the hospital has the magical ability to bring families of nh residents out of the woodwork.

   • Dec 9, 2017
   • 110 replies
8. 

   What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

   smartassmommy replied to KimasaurusRex's topic in Nurses

   I love this thread. Seriously helpful hints! Lots to keep in mind when I graduate Lon school in 3 days!

   • Nov 20, 2017
   • 111 replies
9. 

   Has anyone done the ATI online with tutor? And passed?

   smartassmommy replied to FLndn84's topic in NCLEX

   I am not liking virtual ATI. The coach is impossible to please and not helpful at all

   • Nov 11, 2017
   • 19 replies
10. 

    Charting on a client at night

    smartassmommy replied to Tcrumby23's topic in Nurses

    Appears asleep could work. It's an option in EPIC. Grrr epic

    • Aug 17, 2017
    • 8 replies
11. 

    Whats your current pay n it is ltc snf rehab etc

    smartassmommy replied to mswan's topic in LPN/LVN

    Sounds like the North central region of WV.

    • Aug 10, 2017
    • 32 replies
12. 

    What is your dream unit?

    smartassmommy replied to ICUman's topic in Nurses

    Either a CAH ER and eventual SANE certification or my current peds unit if I could just work with the NAS babies

    • Aug 9, 2017
    • 78 replies
13. 

    Are We Still Holding Back Baby's Head?

    smartassmommy replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Ob/Gyn

    He didn't even wash his hands or instruments between pts. He had free run of the hospital now known as the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asuylum. Side note: TALA's current name is actually a throwback to it's original pre-civil war name.

    • Aug 7, 2017
    • 35 replies
14. 

    What is your dream job?

    smartassmommy replied to MHDNURSE's topic in School

    ER or ICU in a critical access hospital. 6 months to go before I can work on making it happen!

    • Jun 1, 2017
    • 80 replies
15. 

    Choose Your Favorite TV Nurse

    smartassmommy replied to allnurses's topic in Nurses

    How did none of us think of Starch from Trapper John, MD

    • May 31, 2017
    • 249 replies
16. 

    NCLEX-PN

    smartassmommy replied to RyRyLVN's topic in NCLEX

    I hope you actually passed, however until you are licensed it's against TOS to use LPN/ LVN in your username.

    • May 27, 2017
    • 1 reply