nurseprnRN

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  1. Why ESRD patient still take furosemide???

    nurseprnRN replied to orchunkin's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Excerpts (number refer to the articles in the bib at the end of the

  2. What are my options?

    nurseprnRN replied to chloe247's topic in General Students

    Welcome to AllNurses, kittygirl! :flwrhrts: You may not even know this, but it's not legal to use designations indicating your are licensed in nursing (LVN/LPN, RN) if you are not. If you are just...

  3. nursing school THAT hard?

    nurseprnRN replied to happytypingirl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing test questions are unlike questions from any coursework you ever took before.They aren't all strictly factual-based ("What were the main factions in the War of the Roses?") or memorization...

  4. Here I Come!

    nurseprnRN replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    See you on the Student fora then! Come prepared to discuss ....

  5. What if I dont get in?

    nurseprnRN replied to xobecca_booxo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Unless you have only nursing classes to take for the nursing major, don't waste your time while you wait (if you have to)-- take a course towards distribution requirements, or even (looking WAY ahead)...

  6. Nursing school essay help!

    nurseprnRN replied to avictoria's topic in General Students

    I agree. Ditch the first sentence-- they know why you're writing, and EVERYBODY says that -- and then for the love of god, use your return key to make it into three

  7. Pre-nursing student, want to become an FNP. Reputable fast track programs??

    nurseprnRN replied to DontWantNoScrbs's topic in General Students

    OHSU: GREAT program. Say hi to Sue Wood for me.

  8. Bad experience as CNA :(

    nurseprnRN replied to gizm0's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Someday when you're feeling like you must be nuts to want to be a nurse, check out the Specialties tab at the top of the page and cruise around. You'll have far, far more doors open for you when you...

  9. Patients family in the medical field

    nurseprnRN replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Is she the one taking care of Jahi in Joisey? (sorry, couldn't

  10. Patients family in the medical field

    nurseprnRN replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A MUCH better attitude to communicate to a bedside family than, "Oh, so annoying," or "Oh, so you're a nurse, whoopdedoo." How would YOU like to pick up vibes like that from your...

  11. Did i get the job, or not?

    nurseprnRN replied to pdanne01's topic in General Nursing

    Go over there and ask nicely, "since you were in the neighborhood," since your written notice "seems to have gotten waylaid in the

  12. Liking members at AN

    nurseprnRN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, most of us are really softies on the inside. I work on my innersoftie layer with lots of tapioca and jelly doughnuts. To be a COB: Copy the siggy line and paste it in yours. See, wasn't that...

  13. What are my options?

    nurseprnRN replied to chloe247's topic in General Students

    They were a correspondence school for a lot of that 40 years, so let's not let them overplay that hand. And there are many states who place restrictions or extra requirements on Excelsior grads before...

  14. Need help in medical surgical case study

    nurseprnRN replied to Tilak's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You are in school to learn to be a nursing diagnostician and treat people for what you diagnose. Yes, you are. You think it's all about learning how to do stuff like injections and IVs and tubes, but...

  15. HIPAA/ Confidentiality Violation??

    nurseprnRN replied to thunigan's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The actual point is not that it probably wasn't a HIPAA violation. it was a very clear violation of a school policy, and that's why this student was disciplined. As she posted (my

  16. What are my options?

    nurseprnRN replied to chloe247's topic in General Students

    :: sigh :: When you come to an online board and ask for opinions, that's you're going to get. You can't tell people not to respond. We know how Excelsior "works," my advice stands, and of course you...

  17. Nursing Diploma

    nurseprnRN replied to BHarris92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You don't get an "RN diploma" from a school. You don't get an "RN bachelor's" from a college, either, for that matter. You get a diploma or degree from the educational program; you get the RN license...

  18. NCLEX Question? READ THIS!

    nurseprnRN replied to RNsRWe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    BUMP!

  19. Help! Nclex in two days

    nurseprnRN replied to Kcab94's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    She asked what she could possible do different..and this is the answer: she needed to stop focusing on memorization and start focusing on meanings, rationales, understanding the WHY of every fact she...

  20. Failed NCLEX more than once? Do this.

    nurseprnRN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    BUMP!

  21. Failed NCLEX more than once? Do this.

    nurseprnRN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    She asked what she could possible do different..and this is the answer: she needed to stop focusing on memorization and start focusing on meanings, rationales, understanding the WHY of every fact she...

  22. Family issue..Thoughts?

    nurseprnRN replied to jrabbit619's topic in General Students

    Therapy will literally save (as in the sense of "preserve for the future") your life. As one of the many posters here who have shared how we have been there, done that, let me tell you that thinking...

  23. What are my options?

    nurseprnRN replied to chloe247's topic in General Students

    Do not rely on Excelsior. There are states that will not grant you an RN license if they are your nursing program, even if you passed NCLEX and got licensed in a state that accepts them. And they cost...

  24. Transition into insurance case management from the floor

    nurseprnRN replied to klaloan's topic in Case Management

    I posted this once upon a time on how I used to look at it. This is absolutely a nursing job, even though, like many nursing and other professional jobs, the documentation and notification doesn't...

  25. post conference

    nurseprnRN replied to kfynn589's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I did lots of things. I always did a five questions, five minutes med math quiz while I wolfed down my lunch. Other ideas: Everybody signs up for a topic to present to the group (if you only have 4...