rfmages

rfmages has 15 years experience and specializes in ER.

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1. Nurse-patient relationship

   rfmages replied to Realist_'s topic in Activism

   This is a hard post to comment on. Firstly because I don't know you personally and this could've been posted in haste. But if these are your true feeling are you certain that bedside nursing is your true calling? I became a nurse to help those in ...

2. Haaalp! I need shoes...

   rfmages replied to EwwThat'sNasty's topic in Men

3. Haaalp! I need shoes...

   rfmages replied to EwwThat'sNasty's topic in Men

   Well I have tried the real expensive danskin's, they weren't all that comfy for me. Then I went to croc's, and didnt care for em. Now I have something called Nothinz and they are great.

4. How long until my license arrives?

   rfmages replied to shannonibellen's topic in New York

   If I remember correctly it took about 2 weeks to get my paper lisc but my name was on their website after 3 days or so.

5. Poll for Male Nurses

   rfmages replied to CAStudent's topic in Men

   1. In what ways was your educational experience more difficult or easier as a male student? I noticed while in school that being a male in a mostly female dominated area, that some instructors as well as staff at facilities we did clinicals at, males...

6. scrubs

   rfmages replied to timdmb's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Just google scrubs and you will come up with a bunch of good places, I have some places locally here in NY where I shop.

7. How well did you know pharmacology?

   rfmages replied to tanita's topic in NCLEX

   I must say working for a few months prior to taking the NCLEX made a big difference for me, working with drugs daily gives you a better opportunity to learn some of the more popular ones and I thought like I said it was a big help.

8. Test Shutdown At 76 Question

   rfmages replied to HOTGAL73's topic in NCLEX

   MIne also shut off at 76 when I took mine and I passed, back then. Best of luck!

9. NCLEX stopped at 145!!

   rfmages replied to kellsc's topic in NCLEX

   Congrats!!!!

10. NCLEX stopped at 145!!

    rfmages replied to kellsc's topic in NCLEX

    Congrats!!!!

11. InPatient Assault ~ HIPPAA ???

    rfmages replied to Cleveland-RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Good question, here is a link that I found that might clear it up a little for ya. http://www.azhha.org/public/uploads/ACF62EA.pdf#search=%22hipaa%20%2B%20law%20enforcement%22

12. ICU Charge Nurse with Assignment, What do you think??

    rfmages replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an Open Heart ICU and our charge nurses always take an assignment. I dont think it deters the other duties that we have at all, charge is a little bit of extra work for a very little extra pay, but you know I think it is reasonable that th...

13. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    rfmages replied to Brian's topic in ADN/BSN

    I can only laugh about this comment, first off I dont care, if the person working with me is an ADN, BSN, MSN or for that fact a professor that taught me in school. YEs some know more then others and some use it better then others. But a nurse is a...

14. Did You Pass NCLEX without taking a Review Course?

    rfmages replied to brina's topic in NCLEX

    The way I felt about review classes was this, I will try on my own first and if I dont succeede then I will take a review class, but needless to say I passed on the first try just using review books, think I did somewhere in the neighborhood of 6000 ...

15. pto/sick time

    rfmages replied to firstdon's topic in Urology

    Wow, thats bad, I work in a cancer center in WNY and we get 5 personal days the day you are hired (renewed yearly) and then earn 4 hours of sick time per pay period, it accrues up quickly.