SimonJester

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1. Matt Lauer Fired due to Inappropriate Sexual Behavior. Has This Happened to You?

   SimonJester replied to traumaRUs's topic in Headlines

   I'm not in nursing, I am male and have been sexually harassed by both female and males in the workplace back in the 90s. Then and perhaps now it's not something a male can goto HR or complain about because you would not be taken seriously and or you...

2. License renewal-Peer Fee?

   SimonJester replied to pfchang's topic in Colorado

   Wow, wife paid $113 two years ago and now its $166! There was a little note from DORA these fees are statutorily required and cannot be removed. It would have been nice if they had something on the renewal page about what these fees were for. Not...

3. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

   SimonJester replied to Kallie3006's topic in Recovery

   Wow, I know you are probably relieved to have this all over, however that testing company owes you a substantial amount of money. You need to write down all the costs you incurred over the year this took place, drug testing, the hair test, lawyers ...

4. Why Does Administrators Refuse to Give Hard Working Nurses A Raise?

   SimonJester replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

   This issue isnt specific to nursing, you see it in any career field. Basically it all boils down to what they think will make the company money. A new parking garage, new equipment in the cancer wing, etc bring in people to the hospital. Higher n...

5. Hard of Hearing Nursing Student Dismissed, Sued and Awarded $75,000

   SimonJester replied to Donna Maheady's topic in Disabilities

   This happened because the bullies are not just students in schools, they are also the teachers, clinical instructors, and administrators. It is sad that judgement wasn't 10 times the amount. 75K is probably 1/3 what they would have spent on their o...

6. Firearms

   SimonJester replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

   That is what I thought also, even worse that it only applied to "Nursing" staff. Not the Administrators and of course not the Drs, Surgeons, etc. When working a 7 to 7 shift it gets very dark 7:00pm in the winter months. I had my wife call me when...

7. Firearms

   SimonJester replied to cracklingkraken's topic in General Nursing

   Not every need for CCW is an armed gunman bursting into the hospital. A while back at a hospital in my town a young nurse was strangled to death in a stairwell. I believe it was her ex boyfriend that did it. She was only a few feet from co workers ...

8. So Frustrated about CPR Renewal

   SimonJester replied to NurseQT's topic in Geriatric

   Sounds like my wife's place of work. In the past they always offered a group class for everyone. Now this year its was you are on your own. Luckily for DW this LTC facility is attached to a larger hospital network, and since DW worked in the hosp...

9. "She'll put your butt in a nursing home."

   SimonJester replied to nurse42long's topic in General Nursing

   My wife threatens me if I don't behave she will put me in a nursing home with carpet!

10. Would you take a Salary position?

    SimonJester replied to SimonJester's topic in Home Health

    Thanks, I was asking this question for DW, I work in the IT field. I know in the IT field there is absolutely no benefit for for the employee. If we do not work 40 hours we have to fill in the missing hours with PTO. Often I work 8 to 9 hours du...

11. Would you take a Salary position?

    SimonJester posted a topic in Home Health

    Would you take a Salary position in home health? Was told it would be between 2 and 6 cases per day.

12. Being pushed out of Job WWYD?

    SimonJester posted a topic in General Nursing

    Posting for my wife, for the past three or so years she has loved the unit she is working in. Loved the patients, loved her co workers. About a year ago she ran into a communication issue with one doctor who was frustrated with DWs inability to "...

13. Just wanted to share my horrible interview experience

    SimonJester replied to larien37's topic in Job Hunt

    Many moons ago, I was out of work and applying for work at several different places. So I interview with company A and they really sounded like they wanted to hire me but had a few other candidates to interview. So I go about my week and interv...

14. Are you doing fecal transplants very often?

    SimonJester replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Note to self, never accept the banana smoothie while in the hospital...

15. Whats the most money you made in a year? Fun thread

    SimonJester replied to Juwon's topic in General Nursing

    I'm curious why the switch from Law to Nursing?