pumpkinseeds

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1. Pregnancy Discrimination - Interview

   pumpkinseeds replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in Job Hunt

   BlueDevil, I suggest you familiarize yourself with Pregnancy Discrimination Act, which states "an employer cannot refuse to hire a pregnant woman because of her pregnancy [or] because of a pregnancy-related condition." What you did was illegal. ...

2. Oncology RN Forced to Resign

   pumpkinseeds replied to Done's topic in General Nursing

   Your post is very interesting from a statement analysis perspective. I didn't read anything in it that says "I did not take any drugs." Instead, it's a rather rambling account of how you fit the diverter profile, and how there's nothing an "investi...

3. I really need some advice ASAP

   pumpkinseeds replied to jocelynlpn's topic in General Nursing

   Why do you refer to grown women, some much older than you, as a girl? Being a nursing home aide is physically, mentally and emotionally hard. Much harder than being a nurse. They get abused all the time and nothing is done about it. I read a threa...

4. gained alot of weight as a nurse

   pumpkinseeds replied to sunshine1216's topic in General Nursing

   I should probably mention to the OP that if you haven't changed shifts or had any other major life changes -divorce, marriage, whatever - you should go for a physical. I don't know if you've hit menopause or if your thyroid is out of whack, but it's...

5. gained alot of weight as a nurse

   pumpkinseeds replied to sunshine1216's topic in General Nursing

   Well, in that case you should get off days and go back to nights. Some people do better on nights, almost everyone else does better on days. If the OP has gained a drastic amount of weight in her first year of work, and that work includes a differ...

6. gained alot of weight as a nurse

   pumpkinseeds replied to sunshine1216's topic in General Nursing

   If you're working nights, get off as soon as possible. Your body is trying to tell you something. People might tell you, nights'll get better, you'll get used to it eventually - well, I did nights for years, and looking back, I don't know how I d...

7. Family complaint? Throw the nurse under the bus!

   pumpkinseeds replied to Jamthenurse's topic in General Nursing

   Okay, that last part made me laugh out loud. I wonder how they'd describe me. Probably "that psychotic looking nurse with the crazy eyes."

8. waiting period for Hep C lab?

   pumpkinseeds replied to MySonIsAdorable's topic in General Nursing

   I forgot to mention the health department is a pretty interesting place. A guy informed me that he and I needed to make "sweet sweet love" but then when he saw I was idly reading a syphillis info sheet he changed his mind. Still, one I've the best ...

9. waiting period for Hep C lab?

   pumpkinseeds replied to MySonIsAdorable's topic in General Nursing

   Last year I got a bloody hep c needle stick. I was tested immediately (to prove my baseline was neg) then at 1, 3 and 6 months. thankfully all were negative. I recommend the health department. I went there because I'm agency and no one seemed to ...

10. Flu Vac, should it be mandatory

    pumpkinseeds replied to hagler2011's topic in General Nursing

    When I lived in Austin, both hospital chains were requiring the flu shot. I had no objection to getting it, but it was how they presented it - you WILL get the flu shot, or you WILL wear a mask, and if we catch you without the mask you WILL be FIRED...

11. I wasn't hired because I failed the personality test???

    pumpkinseeds replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

    Ya'll know who does really, really well on these types of personality tests? Sociopaths.

12. dover business college fails whole class

    pumpkinseeds replied to Kimberly M's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen this type of thing before. It might be a money grab - every repeated class is a bunch of income for the school. It might be a way to skew their board scores. In my (now very ancient) days as a student, a few of my classmates were not go...

13. A payroll card instead of a check???

    pumpkinseeds replied to fery632's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the company gets some sort of kickback from the cc. If you're okay with it, well, you're okay with it. If not, tell them you want DD or at least a paper check. They may not like it, but I bet they'll do it.

14. I love management!!.....not

    pumpkinseeds replied to ooper3076's topic in General Nursing

    Your boss is a jerk. No wonder she can't keep staff. And anyone here who thinks you are winning points by picking up shifts - you're not. It's a business. They don't care. They don't care if you neglect your family, if you miss yet another Christ...

15. My daughter is quitting nursing school!

    pumpkinseeds replied to inshallamiami's topic in General Nursing

    Gosh. I told my daughter I wouldn't pay for school if she majored in nursing, as I love her too much to have her suffer like I have. Seriously, all the pragmatic reasons for being a nurse have expired. I went into it because I knew it would be guar...