EwwThat'sNasty

EwwThat'sNasty

Occ Health; Med/Surg; ICU

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EwwThat'sNasty has 5 years experience and specializes in Occ Health; Med/Surg; ICU.


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  1. How hard is it to write a stinkin' recommendation letter

    Some of us have "poop" phobia, others "blood" phobia, and others still, "writing phobia. Do the best you can but give up on that person. If you can't find a nursing instructor that you knew, go with the former boss. Sometimes if you ask an instruct...
  2. Benefits of becoming a CNA before Nursing School??

    Absolutely. I tried to become a CNA and was refused by two county nursing homes because I'm older and have several degrees. "You won't be happy here, go become an RN" is what I heard. Now six years later, having been a ward nurse, an adult ICU nurse...
  3. Unsafe CNA Help?

    It's a difficult position to be in, plain and simple and it doesn't need to be CNA to a RN, it can be MD to RN, staff secretary to RN, or RN to RN, but when this ugly monster rears its head it can get quite nasty. The proper term is "lateral violence...
  4. Such a thing as a "travel" cna?

    Sure, figure out where you want to go. Write the Board there and see if you can be licensed there and then "travel." Find an apartment, find a job as a CNA (they are worked so hard that there are always jobs, albeit many at uh, less than desirable ...
  5. Contract OHN jobs

    I am seeing safety programs being downsized. In a difficult economic environment especially if job security is an issue, workers' comp cases can increase exponentially, thus in my opinion, in this environment, the nurse has it over the safety people....
  6. What are your plans as a RN?

    I'm American, not Filipino. I just thought I'd chime in with my "two cents" as we say here. Nursing in America is odd these days. In certain States such as California there is a shortage of RN's, however this is not so in many regions. On the East Co...
  7. Contract OHN jobs

    Six of one, half dozen of the other... A well paid temp contract position works for some and in some states termination opens (at the moment) ARRA protection such that you are covered under Cobra with the former employer paying 65 or more % of the pr...
  8. Will I be "bored"?

    On my first day of orientation a supervisor rushed into the office where I was learning the "paper work." "Come quick," he said. "Seven workers are down with poisonous gas exposure." Now that was not boring! Severed fingers, a crushed arm, that ...
  9. LPN as OHN

    In the state of NH there is a "bridge program" to move from LPN to RN in two semesters. There is likely plenty of funding to help also. You might want to look into this as an option. But if you don't, sure you can do Occ Med work as LPN but some ...
  10. Antivirals covered by work comp

    A lot really depends upon your insurance company (workers' comp) and the details surrounding the case as well as the state you work in. If you have children, see an occasional worker, and then are later diagnosed with H1N1 you will most likely be den...
  11. Certification neccessary for OHN jobs?? Help needed

    I agree with both of the recent posts. To become certified (COHN) I believe that the number of hours doing Occ-Med work has dropped to 2000 hours. I think it is best to look for one of the many small regional firms that do Occ-Med work. Some jobs a...
  12. Why is nursing such a horrible job?

    It's become a terrible job for some. Excluding ED; ER; ICU; CRNA, NP's; it's simply an extension of our economic and moral climate. Nurses currently are a dime a dozen. Most of us are "meat." Extreme pressure on "increase profit," exists, and we ...
  13. did your job give you a holiday gift??

    Indeed, they did. They removed the day before Christmas, Christmas day, New Years eve day, and New years day from "paid holidays." They also now require that I pay for may own adult CPR card training, and do not help with license fee even though I ...
  14. Pre-Employment Physical

    Hmm.... the stylelist.com is an unabashed "hire me" advertisement with little real substance. The other one is more helpful but consider please that a six million dollar fine is about 1/3 of one percent of Sears gross income in 2007. If a nurse earn...
  15. Pre-Employment Physical

    Generally lifting requirements vary from the question: (an example: "Can you lift and carry 25lbs 200 feet, ten times an hour?" To: Please pick up that box, and carry it to the end of the hall, and bring it back." So it depends upon what the require...