thecitadel80

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1. RN who wouldn't be CNA

   thecitadel80 replied to cjog's topic in Career Support

   I didn't have a choice. The mortgage still had to be paid while I was in nursing school and CNA work was the only type that paid $10.50/hr with flexibility for my school schedule. I have found in the following years that my knowledge of how to turn,...

2. Supposedly SEX at work is okay where I work.

   thecitadel80 replied to bth44's topic in General Nursing

   Clarification: breaks are paid time, lunch is not. Any activity on company property is subject to disciplinary action. Unless there is first hand knowledge, accusations are in the category of rumor. I would not get burned up about anything I did ...

3. Anyone ever fail with 85 questions?

   thecitadel80 replied to mel82's topic in New Nurse

   You passed.

4. Overwhelmed after 1st wk of NS

   thecitadel80 replied to Emma123's topic in General Students

   You need to go to a study hall of some sort, the library, and empty class, etc. Home has too many distractions. I used tapes while driving. It isn't a cure but it helps. You may want to try 3x5 cards if you're trying to learn factoids. I found my ...

5. Presby vs. CMC in Charlotte

   thecitadel80 replied to pristy's topic in North Carolina

   I hate to be black and white but I think your best option is the Carolinas College of Health Sciences. My son just started the Rad Tech program so I feel I'm getting good info. He said that if you take your prerequisites at CCHS and maintain a "B" ...

6. question about insulin, heparin injections

   thecitadel80 replied to leopold's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't worked everywhere but I have found it pretty consistent that insulin and anticoagulants must be cosigned. This is actually a pretty good idea.

7. How long until burn out?

   thecitadel80 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

   :balloons: I believe burn out occurs primarily in people who have entered a profession for idealistic reasons. From the outside one can never know what a profession truly entails. An idealistic person suffers profound disillussionment when the core...

8. illegal Wage reduction in bay area

   thecitadel80 replied to ljenya's topic in General Nursing

   :angryfire I think you have a point. Unfortunately, I work in a right to work state. To my knowledge the Department of Labor and Industry would be the place to lodge your complaints or at least to get an answer. Being in a union environment you ...