heelhook80

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1. Humana Employees

   heelhook80 replied to Cindy S's topic in Case Management

   As an independent contractor, is that mean you were hired by an agency, get insurance and benefits through the agency, and it is a temp to hire kind of situation? If that is the case I would run unless I was desperate, at least at a hospital I shou...

2. UnitedHealth Group

   heelhook80 replied to keripeek's topic in Case Management

   report back how it goes and your thoughts on this position and type of nursing. good luck!

3. Should I try and become a Nurse in a Naturopathic Clinic or a Naturopathic Doctor?

   heelhook80 replied to NenaRK's topic in Holistic

   oops meant to say it is a core measure to prescribe a statin at discharge for a STEMI, sorry if that was confusing typed that one up in a hurry before bed

4. Should I try and become a Nurse in a Naturopathic Clinic or a Naturopathic Doctor?

   heelhook80 replied to NenaRK's topic in Holistic

   I stumbled on this thread and have to put my .02 in. colloidal silver spray will turn you into a smurf, I literally had a stemi patient that was blue. Family member was a quack and a nurse. She tried to say he had mercury poisoning many years ago, w...

5. Being complained about behind your back

   heelhook80 replied to joemomma35's topic in Men

   So he should try and publicly draw attention to this in attempt to smooth things over with people who just back stabbed him to management over an offense that evidently wasn't even serious enough to warrant a disciplinary write up? Clearly some peop...

6. Considering various types of nursing jobs

   heelhook80 replied to heelhook80's topic in Job Hunt

   thanks for the post, I accepted a float pool position at my hospital and extremely excited, they will be paying for me to get a few certifications, all kinds of cool learning experiences, I couldn't be happier. I am also going to get my BSN and mayb...

7. Considering various types of nursing jobs

   heelhook80 posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Anyone else get almost confused with all the nursing options? I mean, you can only know how well you will like something by reading or considering it. I think a lot of times you gotta jump in and try something to see how you like it and how good yo...

8. What makes a good leader?

   heelhook80 replied to Inori's topic in Management

   Of all my friends the one I turn to most for advice is a friend of mine who over the past 6 years has been promoted three times and is pretty much set for a high level executive position in a fortune 500 company and this is what he tells me the #1 su...

9. how can these schools get away with SCAMMING people?

   heelhook80 replied to pixiestudent2's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Ripping someone off for $5 is childs play, there is some trickery and taking advantage of someones stupidity here when these trade/vocational schools like Concord charge someone 35k for a respiratory therapy degree. Its laughable to rip someone off ...

10. Scared Pre-Nursing Student: Is Nursing as Bad as I Hear?

    heelhook80 replied to Ivy Black's topic in General Nursing

    Ivy, I'm a nursing student and almost done with school and I've been a CNA for 2 years at a large inner city hospital so I feel like I know very well what I'm getting into. You seem intelligent and like you've researched this and I hope you go forw...

11. Mean nursing instructors

    heelhook80 replied to nicki123's topic in General Students

    I just try and keep my mouth shut and get my work done. This negates the 'mean instructor' thing, at least in my experience. One student in my clinicals is so clumsy and slow I don't know whether to laugh or to just feel sorry for her. She strugg...

12. Physiology tips???? Would REALLY appreciate your input........

    heelhook80 replied to ruddergrl's topic in General Students

    I had an infamous physiology teacher at a community college, where the nursing program had so many applicants they really tried to weed out as many people as they could and only leave the best behind. My class had almost half drop, the half that sta...

13. what is the most adrenaline pumping job

    heelhook80 replied to proudpops's topic in Men

    good thread

14. At work, can you ever give drugs with no prescription?

    heelhook80 replied to newbiekenobe's topic in Student Assist

    What about oxygen? Wouldn't oxygen be the only possible exception?

15. Not Able to Become A Nurse

    heelhook80 replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Students

    Dude do you realize a classic sign of ADD is job hopping due to boredom? This is like telling a drunk to drink and figure out his problems. Cerda, you can't rely on stimulants like adderrall forever. You eventually have to take more for the same af...