jessegw1

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1. Drug Testing At Hospitals

   jessegw1 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not the one to decide who eats or drinks what. Coke did that with cocaine, Rumsfield, architect of military disaster in Iraq, did it with aspertame. I just think awareness is best. Look at labels for anything , how much sugar or corn syrup in ...

2. Drug Testing At Hospitals

   jessegw1 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

   Eating Poppy seeds are supposed to sometimes give a positive for opium. A hamburger/ roll with poppy seeds might be best avoided, but then trucking companies, etc. with experience with drug testing are usually willing to retest without a problem. I...

3. Drug Testing At Hospitals

   jessegw1 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

   I used to be a truck driver and DOT/police can order a drug test anytime without cause, just do it or lose license. I did preceptorship at Metro jail and we had 4 former RN's in jail at same time. Nearly all inmates had drug problem as well as what...

4. Only guys from Ky. do that with their shredded wheat

   jessegw1 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Ky.'s rep. as being a bit backward was used in a shredded wheat commercial some years ago. My experience is that it may be a deserved reputation. My LPNA license states I must be under "direct supervision of a nurse" and only work with "stable pati...

5. New Grad Thrown to the Wolves!

   jessegw1 replied to IttyBittyCritty's topic in General Nursing

   The nurse at Metro jail were stress a lot, and most questions I had were met with silence and I was ignored. It was best to get out of there before I hurt someone just as nursing board told me. I'm not giving up yet, but looking elsewhere. Thanks ...

6. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

   jessegw1 replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I did a preceptorship in a nursing home, one patient thought I was an old boyfriend she broke up with. It was very funny to aids, and female nurses, but I requested, and got out of going into her room. It was very real to her.

7. New Grad Thrown to the Wolves!

   jessegw1 replied to IttyBittyCritty's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like me a few days ago. Only place that would hire an LPNA was the Metro jail run by a contractor. What an experience! I went to the board of nursing and they told me if I was uncomfortable with situation don't do it, so I quit. I have sa...