tthor5220

tthor5220

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About tthor5220

RN/BSN Graduated ADN 1994.

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  1. What is the deal with GEO Group?

    Seems like I can't add a new topic. But GEO Arcadia is once again advertising for nurses. So how many NM's they been through lately? What a joke!
  2. Is my short career over?

    Please believe me when I say this. You have UNLIMITED opportunity to start again. Nursing can suck in many ways. But the great thing about this profession is you are never out...just temporarily down. I was at my wits end many, many times. Hopeless a...
  3. What is the deal with GEO Group?

    I see in the past few days GEO Arcadia looking for a nurse manager too. Things must really be jumping there lately! Anyone know any recent news on the place?
  4. What is the deal with GEO Group?

    Regarding GEO Arcadia FL: I notice they are looking for a utilization nurse recently and of course, the usual openings for full and prn RNs and LPNs. Anybody working there now who is on this forum? If so, could you let me know how its going down ther...
  5. 1/2 nursing class cut, WHY??

    I was in ADN school 1992-94. As I recall, we lost less than a third of the starting class. Some for personal reasons and a few for math test problems. It seems ADN programs are very different in certain schools and I am sure the tougher economic and ...
  6. My PhD Journey - Part 1

    Salute to you. Dr. Nurse is a pretty rare commodity. Good luck!
  7. What is the deal with GEO Group?

    Stay away from them. Bad people.
  8. Hiring outlook for ADN vs. BSN in your town?

    I have 17 years RN experience and got my BSN in 2006. I got it just in case I need it down the road. I don't believe it can hurt. BUT maybe it won't help!
  9. Male nurses hired faster?

    I can't remember when it was, but I remember seeing the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in person at the workplace waiting to talk to the medical director. She was wearing a pantsuit, but was as fine a woman as walked the earth. I asked a co-wo...
  10. Male nurses hired faster?

    Speaking as a male RN with 17 years experience I have found where it may be easier to get hired (and I emphasize the "may") it is also easier to get fired. I have absolutely been discriminated against as a man in this profession on occasion. However,...
  11. What nursing will be like in the FuTuRe!

    Great post! Nursing Homes for Nurses only. No doubt about that! However, can you imagine the nightmare of actually working there? Bad karma indeed! In one way you do have to be grateful that we do have the opportunity to actually HAVE a fairly good p...
  12. I have been an RN 17 years. I honestly didn't know if I could bathe anyone else when I got into this field. That was my biggest concern. The blood and the pus and the gore, well, depends on what you get into as a specialty. I can say I have mainly do...
  13. I give in to drug seeking patients

    Drummed into your head "pain is the 5th vital sign" and "pain is whatever the patient says it is for them" Right? Isn't that the gospel truth? Or is it gray and cloudy on the horizon?
  14. Does anyone enjoy nursing?

    I have been an RN for 17 years. The profession is a mixed bag, especially for a man (which I think I still am!) I would say in these times, a nursing license is a mighty valuable employment document. I have said many times recently I would be quite u...
  15. You've Gotta Know the Lingo

    I am totally with you on "perseverate." I worked at a brain injury facility and they used that word constantly. I had never heard it before (or since!) Another word I latched onto in this business is "decompensate" which like "perseverate" can mean a...