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  1. Ethical Dilemma

    PixieRN1 replied to brandidiane1's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I personally would not use your example as you stated it. Depending on where the keloid is, it could be uncomfortable. And if it is not medically necessary, the physician would be the one to strike it...

  2. Suggestions for direction

    PixieRN1 replied to midgetfeet81's topic in General Nursing

    School nurse jumps to mind, as do specialty clinics. You are aware of the pay there it seems. Working in case management in home health might fit, and home health in general you may or may not be able...

  3. Help! I can't find work!

    PixieRN1 replied to BostonRN29's topic in General Nursing

    From your description, it doesn't sound like you have done anything wrong, it's just a competitive job market and unfortunately they may have candidates with resumes that better meet their...

  4. CEU HELP

    PixieRN1 replied to Kt1109's topic in General Nursing

    I'll tell you about how it is in Virginia. You get your required CEUs and print the certificates. Keep those. In VA, how many CEUs you need depends on your hours worked as an RN. So I always hang onto...

  5. Nursing @ 32?

    PixieRN1 replied to Firstina's topic in General Students

    Absolutely. Think of it this way: if you retire at 65, you would have had approximately 30 years of working as a nurse! That's even with getting your BSN RN straight out of the gate. If you go for...

  6. Should I become a CNA?

    PixieRN1 replied to ananana123's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've been an RN BSN for 15 years, and prior to that I never worked as a CNA. I worked as a pharmacy tech is high school and college, but never as an MA or a CNA. If your grades are solid, I see no...

  7. To young to be a Unit Clerk?

    PixieRN1 replied to NewNUA676's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you are 18 or over and meet the qualifications, you will be fine. Your interviewer can't ask your age, although HR will know because they need your

  8. Need advice as a young woman entering nursing field

    PixieRN1 replied to Rebeccaacceber's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You can't skip an RN to become a BSN. You either get your RN with no BSN or you jump straight for your BSN, and the RN comes with the package. In either scenario you must pass the Boards, or the...

  9. Have a BSN. Interested in a non nursing masters degree or non bedside nursing job. Help

    PixieRN1 replied to Murse196's topic in General Nursing

    Counseling...you can easily get a MS to get licensed as a LPC with a BSN. I've been a nurse for 15 years and I'm in grad school to get my MS in Addiction and Substance Abuse Counseling; I will be a...

  10. Can I be fired for refusing PPD during pregnancy?

    PixieRN1 replied to RN/Mom's topic in General Nursing

    My employer uses the blood test listed above exclusively, never the PPD. Ask to have that instead since you are concerned. It's better than the PPD, ergo no reason to go down over this one. Good luck...

  11. Restraints

    PixieRN1 replied to emm1256's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    NurseBeth's excellent solution makes all this a moot point. D/C the restraints prior to expiration...closely observe your patient. If the patient is that unsafe that one would consider illegal...

  12. Healthcare insurance

    PixieRN1 replied to Colleenj19's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^^^

  13. Transferring from Florida to Massachusetts or New York?

    PixieRN1 replied to Kaitlyn.w's topic in General Nursing

    Easy peasy answer...no need to become licensed at all in Florida if you won't be living there. Just apply for your initial licensure in the state you plan on practicing in. It's a waste of time and...

  14. is it hard to get a job after two years off of nursing?

    PixieRN1 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I certainly understand where you are coming from, and if you can financially swing it, I would see exactly where the draw could be. I'd probably do it as well if I could pay the bills. I'm pinned. I...

  15. DNR on a suicide note?

    PixieRN1 replied to Nurse SMS's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Psych now; it can't be used. As the previous poster said, the patient, by definition of their presenting condition, wouldn't have the mental capacity to make that decision. If he was alive...

  16. WV restore/reported to BON

    PixieRN1 replied to Faceless927's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Honestly, I can't even let myself think about the fact that it is five years. It's too overwhelming, too much room for me to make a simple mistake that would land me in the 34%. I'm not even talking...

  17. is it hard to get a job after two years off of nursing?

    PixieRN1 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Mine does not. They said that they highly encouraged” me to return to work as a nurse (after I told them I would do the program but was quitting nursing), at least in my VA contract, it was not...

  18. Test is coming up very soon! So scared!

    PixieRN1 replied to RM, MSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Alright bright soon-to-be-nurses!! Get ready for a long post where I aim to demonstrate the critical thinking skills that I would use to answer this particular example of a question on the NCLEX...and...

  19. Advanced directives

    PixieRN1 replied to LEM.LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you did the right thing. You didn't initiate a code (which would have felt fuzzy I imagine...was he also a DNR?). I can't see how it would have been remotely okay or permitted to plop him back...

  20. A Change of Heart

    PixieRN1 replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    I just loved your article. Thank you so much for

  21. WV restore/reported to BON

    PixieRN1 replied to Faceless927's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Just to answer your question on statistics, as a resident of VA, only 34% of participants complete the mandatory 5 year Healthcare Practitioner's Monitoring Program. It's their own published...

  22. is it hard to get a job after two years off of nursing?

    PixieRN1 replied to catsmeow1972's topic in Nurses Recovery

    When I wasn't working I couldn't even get a job as a cashier...Target said no...heck, Walmart even passed. I ended up with a job making $8/hr as a preschool teacher...and I hated that more than I...

  23. Probation violation with PEth test

    PixieRN1 replied to Hope36280's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Regarding the BON, I completely agree with you, actually. Yet, this is the boat that we are all sinking in and while change most definitely needs to happen, I think it's safe to say that it's not...

  24. Help! Am on the best track?

    PixieRN1 replied to YDGB15's topic in General Students

    Unless your finances are such that you need to get working ASAP, I would go straight through the BSN. If you need the working money yesterday, are raising a family on a non-existent budget, I could...

  25. TPN PICC Line Occlusion

    PixieRN1 replied to Sunshine716's topic in General Nursing

    TPA use as an intervention in occluded central lines/PICC lines is evidence based practice and the standard of care. There is no way to determine if TPN is the culprit versus a thrombus. The evidence...