Extra Pickles

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    Confused Seniors: Any suggestions?

    Extra Pickles replied to NextGen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I was going to say what CountryMamma said! When I worked night shift it seemed that all the patients who no one said was ever confused managed to get very confused by the time I got there! Sometimes...
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    What is the best way to file a complaint against inappropriate behavior?

    Extra Pickles replied to princessgirl's topic in General Nursing

    If you have a nurses union maybe that's the best place to start? I think I'd talk with them first about how to go about it without getting into hot water
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    Nursing is a passion?

    Extra Pickles replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm sorry but I think that's a little mean! I work part-time and at this point in my life I think of nursing really as mostly just a job. It isn't because I hate it, I like it, but I no longer love...
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    Nursing is a passion?

    Extra Pickles replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think a long time ago I was more passionate about nursing, at least I saw it as more of the kind of career that you are either meant for or not. But now I work part-time and I'm not sure how much...
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    medical social nurse

    Extra Pickles replied to laura ioana's topic in General Nursing

    Oh maybe? I hope Laura found out what she
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    challenging and rewarding aspects

    Extra Pickles replied to laurenmichelle1's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry I don't think my responses would live up to being very thoughtful and substantial LOL! Most days I'm glad I just have a response. Better luck with someone else!
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    Carees in U.S

    Extra Pickles replied to manilee's topic in International Nursing

    To work as an RN in the US he would have to complete the application for the state he wants to work in. Every state has different requirements. He would have to have the education completed that the...
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    "I would never want you as my nurse!"

    Extra Pickles replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't been here long but did see a thread where someone was basically talking about how he was putting one over on his employer, a lying-cheating kind of thing, and people were calling him or her...
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    MSN Nurse without clinical experience please help!!

    Extra Pickles replied to Sspino's topic in General Nursing

    Having some dejavue: one of my first posts was on a thread where someone was asking how to become a nurse practitioner right out of the gate, without working as a nurse (or something like that). It...
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    Sadly, discrmination against male nurses still rampant in job applic process

    Extra Pickles replied to Ecstatic2014's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Interesting or just plain weird. From reading all this it looks like being male wasn't the reason he (she??) wasn't being
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    Sadly, discrmination against male nurses still rampant in job applic process

    Extra Pickles replied to Ecstatic2014's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Oh, ok. Maybe he gave
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    Administering Tylenol to a friend

    Extra Pickles replied to Em31200's topic in General Nursing

    The smell of lavender gives me a headache. Ironic
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    3rd Shift Disability Resources

    Extra Pickles replied to happyclouds's topic in General Nursing

    It is not illegal for an employer to ask about a disability and you can be required to disclose it if it may impact your ability to do the job you expect to be hired for. Someone else said this was...
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    PPD

    Extra Pickles replied to gReeNTwin1's topic in General Nursing

    Farwyn yes that does make sense :) Maybe it never came up as an issue for me before? I have had people point out a freckle or tiny scratch and tell me that mark isn't where the PPD was placed. LOL I...
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    medical social nurse

    Extra Pickles replied to laura ioana's topic in General Nursing

    In this country (USA) you will need a license. You cannot identify yourself as a nurse (of any kind) or practice nursing (of any kind) without a license issued by the state in which you intend to...
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    PPD

    Extra Pickles replied to gReeNTwin1's topic in General Nursing

    I've given lots of them and where I worked we always used the left forearm unless there was a reason not to, like tattoo that covered the entire arm, or the arm wasn't there! History of mastectomy...
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    Ridiculous NCLEX Wait Times

    Extra Pickles replied to terrafermata's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My goodness this new grad must feel like she's been stampeded! Probably don't have to completely stomp her to death do we? FWIW, terrafermata, I agree with the others that this isn't an...
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    Sadly, discrmination against male nurses still rampant in job applic process

    Extra Pickles replied to Ecstatic2014's topic in Male Nursing Students

    This story is from a year ago. Ecstatic, did you find a job? How long did it
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    nurse online

    Extra Pickles replied to sarahgonz24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    klone is faster than me
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    nurse online

    Extra Pickles replied to sarahgonz24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Depending on the program you can do some prerequisites online but no nursing program is going to be totally online. You will have two years of clinicals in which you will need to go to different...
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    Pearson Vue Trick: Is it accurate? Do you know anyone who paid using their CC and passed?

    Extra Pickles replied to HeyViv's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    This has been fascinating! I don't know anyone who took the NCLEX recently so I don't have stories to share, but it seems to me that if you're asking if a trick is accurate, isn't that an oxymoron?...
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    Delicate Question About thick skin?

    Extra Pickles replied to NcPCT's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    RubyVee, you are so right! When people move from their native countries and relocate to a different country and a different culture, the person who moved in should not expect that the natives of that...
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    Do I have to be an RN to be a Medical Writer?

    Extra Pickles replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in General Nursing

    FWIW, you either get a Bachelor degree in nursing, or an Associate degree in nursing. There is no such thing as an RN degree. You can also become an RN without any degree at all, by going the...
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    Do I have to be an RN to be a Medical Writer?

    Extra Pickles replied to EquinoxSolstice92's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I know what you mean about being a medical writer but I think if it's what I think you're talking about, you need some significant academic chops to be taken seriously. Even, perhaps, to...
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    Will I have to deal with a lot of blood in nursing school?

    Extra Pickles replied to jusrene88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think it would really be impossible for anyone to say with certainty whether or not you'd see blood, or how much blood, or where it's coming from, while you're in a nursing program. You would have...