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  1. Statistics Stress (GCU) - Please Help! :)

    nurseprnRN replied to jujee68's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I topped out at trig in high school (with a C+ and glad to have it), so I wasn't looking forward to taking statistics when I wanted to go to grad school and discovered it was a prerequisite. Lucky...

  2. Nurses representing themselves.

    nurseprnRN replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Legal

    My dad was an insurance guy and wrote coverage for a lot of hospitals. I am certainly a big fan of having one's own malpractice insurance because of what he told me. Learning that my malpractice...

  3. New role of LNC?

    nurseprnRN replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Legal

    One of the cool things I really enjoy about going to AALNC events is seeing the many, many ways LNCs use their nursing and legal education. It's not all in-house med mal or expert witness work. I...

  4. Transition into insurance case management from the floor

    nurseprnRN replied to klaloan's topic in Case Management

    They know you haven't done it before. They're hiring you for your nursing knowledge and skills, including assessment, patient teaching, communication of medical info to nonmedical folks, ability to...

  5. Anyone have experience with Travelers insurance as a CM?

    nurseprnRN replied to klaloan's topic in Case Management

    I did a lot of Travelers cases when I did CM for TPAs (third-party [claims] administrators). I found them easy to work with, but not exceptional. Bear in mind that a lot of folks work for several-- or...

  6. New Graduate Nurse

    nurseprnRN replied to channel_egg's topic in General Nursing

    1) You're graduating with your degree. You are not graduating with an "RN" because RN is not a degree granted by the college, it's a license granted by the state after you pass NCLEX. 2) I wish I'd...

  7. Status on BON says "current"?

    nurseprnRN replied to albreh's topic in General Nursing

    "Current" means you are currently licensed (as opposed to expired or suspended). The presence of the RN license number indicates that they issued you one. Congratulations, you RN, you!

  8. Choosing GN positions

    nurseprnRN replied to bbmeg02's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am assuming you will be getting the offer on Monday. What you do when you get the offer is say, "Thank you very much. Can you send me an email with the details? (ALWAYS get an offer of employment in...

  9. SIGH*FAILING AVERAGE

    nurseprnRN replied to faithlovehope's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    THIS is terrific. She has a number of videos that could help a lot of the people who post

  10. Every other weekend & holidays??

    nurseprnRN replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    Does that mean we can stop trying to explain to her? Can this thread die?

  11. Need help choosing my classes

    nurseprnRN replied to manda90's topic in General Students

    For my money, any of these would be acceptable, because each gets you where you need to be. Have you considered speaking to the academic advising office at the college, who has seen a great man more...

  12. Every other weekend & holidays??

    nurseprnRN replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    When you graduate and pass NCLEX, you will not be someone with any nursing experience as an RN, and you will be hired on that basis. Sorry, but those years as a tech will not count towards nursing...

  13. Refreshing

    nurseprnRN replied to victoriax's topic in General Students

    Anatomy Coloring Book and Physiology Coloring Book, Amazon. They'd be perfect for this purpose,

  14. Jobs: Nursing Tutor or PCA

    nurseprnRN replied to Christinajoannne's topic in General Students

    If it were a choice between PCA and, oh, barista, I'd say PCA for the patient-handling experience. But being asked to be a tutor is an honor, and carries with it more long-lasting benefits: First,...

  15. Stethoscope Bling?

    nurseprnRN replied to chorses4evr's topic in General Students

    Note that these big-kid toys (with the exception of the rocks, which I have seen on nurses too) do not appear in patient care areas and do not affect the effectiveness of a critical piece of personal...

  16. Impaired skin integrity--help! Is my care plan correct?

    nurseprnRN replied to lj016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That would be a major recalculated route :) That would indicate you're thinking like a nurse, to do for him what he cannot do for himself. For extra points, what famous nursing theorist says this is a...

  17. what to do. decicions, decisions

    nurseprnRN replied to Graduation2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Many, many people find it difficult to change roles in the same place. Going from CNA /scrub tech to RN is going to challenge your coworkers and could make it more difficult to assume the RN role than...

  18. Sepsis- effects on baby

    nurseprnRN replied to stargirl018's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What would those other things lead to? Hint: You should be looking at the Safety section of your NANDA-I 2015-2017, because you are looking at all risks to the baby. You have no actual data to...

  19. Immune suppression, vaccines, clinical

    nurseprnRN replied to bexx_b's topic in General Students

    When you go in to discuss this with your dean be sure to have something in writing from your physician. Also, the Remicade people may have some position papers regarding this in their patient...

  20. I'm too sensitive, says my husband

    nurseprnRN replied to mbtsab's topic in General Students

    When you walk barefoot a lot in the summer, the soles of your feet thicken as the weeks go by. When you are learning to play a string instrument, your fingertips thicken. When you are in nursing...

  21. med surg Kaplan tomorrow

    nurseprnRN replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in General Students

    I taught in the Kaplan NCLEX review course for years, and here's what we taught. Whatever resource you use to study, make sure it gives you the rationales for why the wrong choices are wrong as well...

  22. Every other weekend & holidays??

    nurseprnRN replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    I think the OP has decided to go elsewhere for

  23. Is this acceptable?

    nurseprnRN replied to betweenus64's topic in General Nursing

    As to your specific question, the answer comes from your state Board of Nursing. They may have strict regs on what may and may not be performed by licensed and unlicensed staff; the physician may or...

  24. Every other weekend & holidays??

    nurseprnRN replied to LuciaRN2b's topic in General Nursing

    My very first job out of school was in a big PACU, and I worked 1300-2130 M-F, with every fourth Saturday and every 6th Sunday. That lasted a year and we moved. I was in a hotshot ICU, which I loved,...

  25. Making it through the tough days...

    nurseprnRN replied to BecomingNursey's topic in General Nursing

    As an aside, that's "bawling" if you are referring to producing tears. As my colleague RubyVee points out, "balling" is a coorifice synonym for sexual intercourse, and if that's what you're doing at...