Hoozdo ADN

ICU, Research, Corrections

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About Hoozdo

Hoozdo has 15 years experience as a ADN and specializes in ICU, Research, Corrections.


ICU, PACU, Research

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  1. If you are thinking of St. Joe's, ask them about their parking policy. I worked there for about 3 weeks approx 15 years ago and it sucked. You can not park on campus even if you pay for it. They bus you about 1/2 mile away and a bus comes Q 30 minute...
  2. Yes, there are. I was recently hired PRN hourly in hospice. The hourly pay even includes drive time!
  3. I highly doubt it. The wait has always been long to get in the nursing program. I don't think COVID will turn it around.
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    How long does it take to "get" OASIS?

    Yeah, me too. Another RN sat in the same room with me when I did my first start of care and then it was on me. I would say I really struggled for my first 20 hours of charting and then it gradually became easier.
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    Venomous Snake Bites: Here's What To Do

    Rattlesnakes do not like temps much over 95. They can't stand anything hotter and hang out in their holes. All bets are off if it rains though, they love the rain. I volunteer at a national monument in rattlesnake country in my spare time. I so...
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    Has anyone left nursing job due to COVID19 virus?

    Truthfully, I have not been at work since March 10. I am an organ transplant recipient of 20 years and do take immune suppressants. I am out on FMLA currently. I feel no job is worth my life. I do feel like I am letting down my coworkers by being out...
  7. I worked as a surveyor for two years. There are some major cons to the job. - Extremely low pay. My state did not ever give salary increases either. I worked with some surveyors that had the position for 20 years and only had two raises in that time!...
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    Nursing skills needed?

    Your new job sounds very similar to my current job. I work for the intake department for one of the largest county jails in the country. A large part of the job is triage. I assess the new prisoners/patients immediately after they are brought to jai...
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    What area/nursing specialty do you prefer?

    Corrections: - No patient families - Tons of officers for security incase pt's misbehave in any way - No Press-Gainey surveys - If you don't feel like smiling you don't have to - If the patient is surly and uncooperative you can send them back to the...
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    QOL vs Preservation of Life

    Brownbook and Dexter'sDiciple, That is one of the main reasons I got out of ICU too. It seemed like I was torturing the pt's instead of helping them to recover. So many cases where recovery was never even possible but the doctors back out of telling ...
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    ADON position with Centurion?

    @qimenglan9 Did you take the job? How is it?
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    Ethical Dilemmas of Correctional Nursing

    **And if I speak up about abuse at work will I be punished for it? Will I be working with providers who don't care about the health and safety of my patients?** Yes, you will be punished for it in an offhand way. The management might start looking ...
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    Do charcoal masks work for foul smells?

    Atomic Fireballs candy work for me!
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    Jail house: Good News or Blues?

    Your experience as an LPN will not matter much wherever you're applying for RN in hospital settings. If you are talking Maricopa County, the schedule is not flexible as an LPN. You will be doing heavy-duty med passes. I can't speak to any othe...
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    Job interview

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