Lightning Lewis

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1. ADN Or BSN?

   Lightning Lewis replied to KnottyNurse17's topic in Pre-Nursing

   ADN is a dead end now. You have to have a BSN to get a job in the better hospitals with higher pay scales and better working conditions.

2. Uniform Inspection

   Lightning Lewis replied to saraCOS's topic in General Students

   This is not anything to be offended about. Whatever policy they have is for everyone and I am sure enforced equally. I inmagine if you took offense and made a big deal of it you might get some more looks, When push comes to shove in real life a nurse...

3. Did anyone do 12 inches to shoulder/over head lift for pre employment physical?

   Lightning Lewis replied to jetaimeparis's topic in Job Hunt

   I had to lift 90 pounds to get a job at a Tenent Hospital in 2000. I dont know if they still require it.

4. Fake crying and bad acting in the ER

   Lightning Lewis replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

   I hav e worked in ER as well as having been a patient. As an er nurse there are some patients I have had doubts about but not to the point it would upset me enough to write a letter to this online paper. The Dr in the end is the one who decides who i...

5. Do nurses get fired often?

   Lightning Lewis replied to queenjulie's topic in Relations

   I was fired after 6 months of work after an incident involving the charge nurse neglecting to get a md order for something that required it. In the 6 months I worked there we went through 4 dons with three being let go. We had 2 administrators and ev...

6. Do nurses get fired often?

   Lightning Lewis replied to queenjulie's topic in Relations

   I was fired and was refused unemployment but I apealed and had a hearing with a judge (by phone) My x employer did not show up (by phone) and the judge took my testimony and I won and got my unemployment.

7. Do nurses get fired often?

   Lightning Lewis replied to queenjulie's topic in Relations

   Louisiana is in the deep South and Nurses here would give up their jobs before joining a union as apparently most of them are unable to think on their own about this subject.

8. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

   Lightning Lewis replied to francoml's topic in MICU

   it is unfortunate you are being mistreated by your employer. Unfortunately there is little you can do about it since nurses in most hospitals only option is to quit and look for other work. Nurses choose not to organize for the most part which is ba...

9. Nurse in her 40's trying to work in Critical Care

   Lightning Lewis replied to telenurse2009's topic in CCU

   I had no problem going into icu at the full time hospital I worked at or for the agency I also worked for with similar ecucation and background at age 55.

10. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Lightning Lewis replied to francoml's topic in MICU

    Allmost every place I work makes a statement not to discuss your salary. Every place I apply asks me how much I want. Somewhere in this mix the amount I get shows up.

11. Nurse in her 40's trying to work in Critical Care

    Lightning Lewis replied to telenurse2009's topic in CCU

    A lot of being in ICU is personality. When I went back to work in hospital in1999. I started doing med surg and then one day they needed someone in ICU. I went and did my job properly and was friendly with other nurses. I continued to be one of the f...

12. Is nursing worth it?

    Lightning Lewis replied to 2016New's topic in General Students

    Perhaps you need some counselling. You are either into nursing or not. If you figure that out then you can make the proper decision. School is always a pain so dont let that trip you up.

13. Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

    Lightning Lewis replied to jdubs99's topic in General Nursing

    it is common knowledge by people who have worked all shifts.

14. Racial Refusals In Nursing

    Lightning Lewis replied to TheCommuter's topic in Relations

    In a private business like a restraunt you can request anything and the amount your business is desired it will be met. There are very few non hispanics working in restraunts around here. The skills used in a restraunt are quite different from those ...

15. Racial Refusals In Nursing

    Lightning Lewis replied to TheCommuter's topic in Relations

    I have been living and working in South Louisiana for the last 35 years and cant recall any problems with people requesting no blacks. If so there would be times there was no one to care for them . I have offended people myslef and they requested I ...