Queen Tiye RN

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    Nurses Experience Empty Nests Too

    This article is well-written and insightful. Thanks for taking the time to put these delicate feelings into
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    My STRUGGLE With The NCLEX!!!

    UWORLD, and Saunders as a reading reference. You can also practice the online Saunders
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    Anyone Just Interested in Being an LPN, and not an RN

    What did you hate about learning to think like and RN? How did the RN education differ from your LVN
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    Student Loans and Debt

    Where are you that community colleges are impossible to get into? You’re willing to go into $175,000 worth of debt without even trying to gain acceptance into a community college? You won’t...
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    Back to Psych I Go!

    “Crying like little girls . . .” you do know that this field, and this forum is made up of very powerful women who were once awesome little
  6. I agree but I favor a friendly, light-hearted, face to face conversation rather than a formal letter which can cause the manager to feel defensive or offended. Nurses change services all the time....
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    Suspended for reporting med errors

    Call state, it’s your responsibility and it will buy you some time because it’s illegal for them to retaliate. You will have to resign because you will become a pariah and they will eventually...
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    BSN but not a nurse

    She’s a Graduate Nurse, to call herself a BSN is misleading. I know BSN doesn’t have the term “Licensed” in it but it will lead people to believe she is a licensed registered nurse with a...
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    How do I transfer non ambulatory pt from WC?

    I agree, we are not required to lift more than 50% of patient weight with out a lift or assistance. A hoyer lift can be safely used by one, properly trained
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    CNA vs. PCA vs. HHA

    Certified Nursing Assistants have certificates not licenses. Depending on the hospital nursing assistants are referred to as “patient care assistants/ PCAs” or “patient care technicians/...
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    CNA hospital jobs

    Hospitals hire new CNAs, just highlight your skills instead of your lack of experience. Is it necessary to become certified as a nursing assistant when you’re already an MA, you’re over-qualified...
  12. Depends on your facility, you can ask an HR manager and ask them to pull your resume for interviews. Be smart and friendly when you talk to them and tell them what you need, that you love the...
  13. Yes.
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    ICU vs Medsurg

    ICU nurses usually do everything for their patients. We don’t get to do anything without their instruction or assistance. On busy medsurg floors with lots of patients all I do is take vitals and...
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    New nurse guilt

    I’m sorry this happened to you. You sound like a very compassionate person. Everyone is saying that you did everything you could, but the truth is when you’re patient said he couldn’t breathe,...
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    How To Prepare for Last Semester Nursing

    If your last semester is critical care: interpreting ABGS and treatments, heart failure, respiratory failure, hemodynamics, most common emergency/ critical meds, and all the emergent presentations in...
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    Already struggling as a cna

    Great advice, but the SPO2 will be lower with thermometer in the
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    Deciding between RN vs. MSW

    Hello there, From what you said in your post, it seems like you prefer to be a MSW but are worried about the cost. 20k can be paid off within a year or two of working in your field, if you are...
  19. There are definitely jobs for the new graduates, especially if you draw a great picture of your clinical experiences and love for nursing. Best
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    Work during Nursing School

    Seek out people who worked full-time and were successful at completing nursing school. If you can be ultra disciplined, focused, and use their tips I believe you can do
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    No Experience!

    Your formal education and clinical experience count. If you create a functional resume, a resume that highlights what you learned and the skills you used in nursing school, you will be sure to land a...
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    Mountain View College Nursing Fall '17

    Face book . com / groups/ 712159542326000 / No spaces, though. Please let us know if this doesn't
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    Mountain View College Nursing Fall '17

    Here's the link to our Facebook page, Art and Science of Caring: Facebook - Log In or Sign Up /groups/ 712159542326000/ (No spaces in the link, for some reason when I cut and paste link it shortens...
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    Mountain View College Nursing Fall '17

    Hello team, I'll post the link. I've never set up a group before so all suggestions welcome. Also volunteer administrators
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    Mountain View College Nursing Fall '17

    Hello everyone, I started a Facebook page called The Art and Science of Caring for us to communicate on. This is not my page, but rather our page. Anyone can post add decorations or influence the...