Naturalist

Naturalist has 10 years experience and specializes in Med-Onc, Telemetry.

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1. Termination From Employer For Refusing EUV

   Naturalist replied to RaineyRN7's topic in COVID

   Lorraine, I’m sorry you’ve been met with so much hostility here. I also work Med-Onc and I am not vaccinated. I am appalled at the amount of ignorance and name-calling in this forum, especially from older nurses with 40-some years of experience...

2. California att

   Naturalist replied to blueskies1's topic in California

   My check was cashed in November and I didn't get ATT until late February, took NCLEX mid March, then almost 3-week wait for results. Ugh! I figured by now the BRN had the kinks worked out.

3. Calling all New Grad Nurses

   Naturalist replied to B217's topic in California

   How long have you been a nurse? Got RN license in April Are you working as an RN? Field Registered Nurse (Home Health. Hospital: impossible) How long did it take you to get your first RN job? Got the HH in July If you are not working, how long has it...

4. Job hunt roller coaster, mixed signals, rejections. AN, managers too, please advise!!

   Naturalist replied to Naturalist's topic in Job Hunt

   HouTx, I am nothing if I am none of these things! How did you know?? I will do my best to work on ways to "showcase" these qualities. Thank you so much for your comforting words. I know it is not personal, but that's exactly how it feels. bcandyg...

5. Job hunt roller coaster, mixed signals, rejections. AN, managers too, please advise!!

   Naturalist replied to Naturalist's topic in Job Hunt

   Lev I understand the "good fit" thing, and in my ICU cover letters I emphasize that I am gentle and considerate, thorough and sensitive in my role as an educator of patients’ families, detail-oriented and work well under pressure, and I am collabora...

6. Job hunt roller coaster, mixed signals, rejections. AN, managers too, please advise!!

   Naturalist replied to Naturalist's topic in Job Hunt

   As short and simple as your comment is, I find it very helpful. Thank you! I have read all three pages of your "How to answer..." article, with comments and found it very useful, too. My first instinct is always to be myself, but I feel it did not...

7. Job hunt roller coaster, mixed signals, rejections. AN, managers too, please advise!!

   Naturalist posted a topic in Job Hunt

   Hello there, fellow RNs, Hopefully this doesn't come out as too much of rant but I am so discouraged with the job hunt I've had 3 interviews and 2 rejections, and pretty sure #3 will be a no-go as well because I have not heard back. I have an inter...

8. 2014 Wage Survey For CNAs, Medical Assistants, HHAs, PCTs: Post Here!

   Naturalist replied to TheCommuter's topic in CNA/MA

   What is your job title? Home Health (Caregiver) Where are you located? So CA What is your hourly wage? $25 Are you paid shift differentials? No What shift(s) do you usually work? 2000-0800 What is your current specialty? HH How many years of experien...

9. If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

   Naturalist replied to tulip5's topic in Activism

   I think LearningByMistakes made that comment in defense of free-market healthcare, not single-payer Obamacare (tho that would be better than the present ACA...???). If I am wrong, then I stand alone. No biggie. Free-market healthcare is the way to g...

10. Students, RNs and medication admin - Is this crossing boundaries?

    Naturalist replied to Apples&Oranges's topic in Medications

    Yes, it would be presumptuous of you to expect to give meds without your instructor as a first semester nursing student. A staff nurse will supervise you in order to establish competency, as your Preceptor, when you're in your final semester of scho...

11. Ascorbic and a 1 year old

    Naturalist replied to NewlyGradBSN's topic in Medications

    I see the seriousness of needing to give the correct dose, and orders for "x" mLs should not be acceptable without knowing the concentration (which you did: 100mg/5mL). So you just do the math, as Esme stated. What gets me is 50 mg of vitamin C is...

12. If you like your health insurance, you can keep it your insurance. Period

    Naturalist replied to tulip5's topic in Activism

    Interesting debates here! Here's and excerpt from an article written by one of my favorite economists and businessmen, Peter Schiff: "...the ACA makes it illegal for insurance providers to deny coverage to anyone for any reason. This allows healthy ...

13. BSN vs ADN

    Naturalist replied to Grizabelle's topic in ADN/BSN

    Just to give the OP an idea of what kind of things we ADN students learn, this has been my experience so far: I just finished up 2nd semester last week. Out of 18 weeks we were in the hospital 16. Two days/wk, 5.5 hrs/day. I've been lucky to get a gr...

14. Moorpark College RN Program

    Naturalist replied to meditate's topic in California

    Hey FutureSOCALRN, my 'stats' are all on p.4 of this thread Good luck to you!

15. My Guidlines for Success for New Incoming SN's

    Naturalist replied to mttzakr87's topic in Student Assist

    Silverlight, how do your classmates get away with missing class in nursing school? At my CC the BRN monitors attendance closely. If we have to miss a class we must inform our instructor beforehand, and if we miss a certain number of classes (not sure...