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Today is November 14, 2020. Many topics to discuss: Why BSN? CNAs not doing their job! 😡 CAM Model: Background Check! Stop sending your sick kids to school! And, just for LOL — What would you say to your patients if you could get away with it?

"The second time you use your call light for something you are able to do for yourself, like pull your blanket up, fluff your pillow lift your glass to your lips with your perfectly fine hands, your call light will distribute a minor electrical shock" — The Bell Jar

What nurses wish they could say? 

80% BSN by 2020: Where Are We Now?

Is the ADN nurse still needed?

by J.Adderton, BSN, MSN

In 2010, the 80% BSN by 2020 initiative rolled out in an effort to boost nursing's competency level. Have we reach the 80% goal? Read on to find out if we’ve made progress over the past 10 years.
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Would you ever date your patient?

Ever date a patient?

by Mywords1

Of course, not while he or she is under your care. But after they are discharged, does this occur? I wonder. You see the patient sick and hurting and so it must be an unattractive turnoff.
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Why are parents still sending kids to school?

Parents STILL Sending Sick Kids to School

by lifelearningrn, BSN, RN

This is frustrating. It's like we never experienced the pandemic. Parents still drop off sick kids with coughs, sore throats, headaches, sinus congestion, etc...
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Polite way to deal with AWOL CNA's?

How to motivate CNA's?

by Beepbeepbeep

The CNA’s I am paired with are always nowhere to be found. I genuinely feel like I am doing total patient care for all of my patients. I ask for vitals from the CNA's, I never get them. I am constantly having to go find the CNA's...
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Background Check!

Used to Be a Cam Model - Will it Show up on a Background Check?

Dear Nurse Beth,

I used to be a cam model and I am worried that it will show up in a background check and prevent me from getting a nursing job once I finish my RN license. Will it show up on a background check if I don't include it on my resume?
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Perioperative Nurses Week

Share Your Celebration Experience and WIN!

by tnbutterfly - Mary, BSN, RN

AORN is celebrating Perioperative Nurses Week! You have a chance to win special prizes. However you choose to celebrate, share what inspires your perioperative practice, and you’ll be entered into a drawing to win...
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