ShannonRN2010 BSN, RN

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    Ohio board of nursing should be ashamed

    ShannonRN2010 replied to Miss Tay's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Getting through to the board is a HUGE PITA most the time. I had to leave several frustrated messages before they called me back reguarding my lasped license this
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    It finally my turn to say......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    ShannonRN2010 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    Congrats!!!! Now you get to go out in the real world and be a nurse, which is much more fun (and scarier) than being a student
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    Why don't nurses listen to cna's

    ShannonRN2010 replied to nurse12b's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Actually a good nurse will ALWAYS listen to the Aides because they have more hands on time with the pt. or residents than we do. I viewed my aides as my eyes and ears, when it came to change in...
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    Who's most at risk for developing HTN?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to dblpn's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Your reading too much into the question...take the question at face value, weight what you are being told. Your adding too many "what ifs" into the mix. I get your reasoning, BUT its not telling you...
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    Who's most at risk for developing HTN?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to dblpn's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    that maybe, but the Mayo clinic information doesn't specify it as either or...it says So even if this had been a 65 year old AA woman who is 30 LB overweight, I would have said the same...
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    Who's most at risk for developing HTN?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to dblpn's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    My gut says A, because he's older and is African American...plus he's 30 lbs
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    LPN to RN....how long?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to startingout13's topic in LPN to RN

    I just started today and I will (hopefully) graduate in 11 months and 1 wk...yes...I have a ticker on another
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    Pre-Nursing Student Requests Your Advice

    ShannonRN2010 replied to klk2kls's topic in LPN to RN

    Oddly enough, in LPN school, we did alot of outlined work papers and took ALOT of hand written notes. For me, taking the notes was easiest cause I was hearing the information, storing it, and...
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    Should I buy an NCLEX-RN practice book?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to lauralauranurse's topic in LPN to RN

    Saunders is on my list of required books...I got it at Boarders, with my Boarders reward card, for
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    I shouldn't be a nurse...

    ShannonRN2010 replied to nanae_snow's topic in General Nursing

    Okay first off, you are human and we all make mistakes...I don't know one nurse that hasn't made some kind of mistake in the past. The best thing you can do, is use this experience as a learning...
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    Who has been to clinicals?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to LPN_thts_M3's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Clinicals were my favorite part of LPN school...it was nice to put all that theory to
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    No She/he Did Not!!!

    ShannonRN2010 replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    Ohhhh he did not just yell at the 84 year old man "OKAY...I'M GONNA STICK IT IN YOU NOW!" infront of the instructor, during enema check offs... I think I peed myself laughing in the
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    "Some people aren't meant to be nurses!"

    ShannonRN2010 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    My hands were tied...my word against hers. I was a new hire, she had been there for 5 years at the time... Chain of command was BIG there at the time...put it this way, I complained about her to a RN...
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    Vaccinations & Opinions on Them.....

    ShannonRN2010 replied to robynnelpnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I have a 28 year old brother who had a reaction to his DPT shot. They misdx'ed him for months...now my brother is like a 28 year old infant. He can't eat, sit up, walk...talk... And yes, even the...
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    *Weird* Patient Allergies

    ShannonRN2010 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I had a resident in the NH that was allergic to Whiskey and
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    Would you nurses like me better if......

    ShannonRN2010 replied to yuyu75's topic in General Nursing

    Most nurses like a CNA that is compent, provides good care of the patient, and works with the other nursing staff members to care for the patients in the best manner properly. I always like a CNA that...
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    "Some people aren't meant to be nurses!"

    ShannonRN2010 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I say that someone shouldn't be a nurse...I mean it! BUT...I only say that about nurses who have no concept of how to treat patients or put them at risk to make their lives easier. Case in...
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    Do you get an order to place your Patient on O2?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Every place I have worked has always had standing orders for O2...I have put it on patients without writing the order for it, but I would always make sure I wrote it
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    I got reprimanded at work for not using a bra !

    ShannonRN2010 replied to Kath80's topic in General Nursing

    I can't imagine NOT wearing a bra to work...and I am a large chested woman myself...actually I hurt thinking about working sans
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    Will it be a good experience for me???

    ShannonRN2010 replied to meyun06's topic in General Nursing

    personally, I think every nurse should work as an aide at some point because it is a hard job and it gives a nurse a great appreciation for what an aide does...they seriously should be paid alot more...
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    is she RN???

    ShannonRN2010 replied to laura06baby's topic in General Students

    My first job out of LPN school, I worked at an Urgent Care who hired a new grad Surg. Tech who had some lab experience, to run the lab (u/a's, prep cultures to send out, draw blood, ect.) I caught her...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    ShannonRN2010 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would like to respond in a typical Greg House manner at times "YOU IDIOT!"
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    ShannonRN2010 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh and I did have a 350 pound man who wanted me to PICK HIM UP and put him on the bedside commode...seriously. I looked at him and said "You know, I learned alot in nursing school, but levitation...
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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    ShannonRN2010 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "If you put on that call light one more dang time I swear to God above I will strangle you with it...and make it look like an accident" "I really don't care that your great great aunt Sally had a...
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    Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    ShannonRN2010 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I never wanted to be a nurse, I was going to be a physical therapist (cause they make better money and don't hafta clean poo) well my first day of "volunteer" work at the local PT place, some guy came...