RNgonewild

RNgonewild

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  1. Happy New Year, LPNs!

    RNgonewild replied to pagandeva2000's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Same to ya

  2. advice needed ..

    RNgonewild replied to cherilee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ask to switch preceptors quietly. You don't have to be abused by

  3. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    RNgonewild replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's damn sexy, leave them alone!! What about all the doctor shows, you always see chest hair. On the other hand, I don't think I would like to see some chicks chest hair peeking out of a...

  4. RN program in community college really worth it?

    RNgonewild replied to rnhopefully09's topic in Nursing Career

    I say keep plugging through. I did the same right after high school and it took 3 years at the local community college and I never regreted it.(well maybe some rotten days). Why dont you just take one...

  5. Precepting an incoming 4th semester RN student

    RNgonewild replied to KulRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Why don't you have the RN instructor give you a syllabus or something she wants you to

  6. We all hate overtime!!!!

    RNgonewild replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Screw them, I'm taking the double time after my 12 is done. If they don't like it, let them get more nurses! lol PS: I made a ton of OT this year, too much in

  7. don't know what to pick!

    RNgonewild replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    What has your past experiences been? Do you want to stay with that or switch? How much extra training is needed for

  8. The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

    RNgonewild replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    One year we got a fleece cut off, one year a scrub top, both with hospital label, I really liked those. This year we all got a $10 Starbucks card for nurses week. The RNs only! The LVN who has been...

  9. I work at Disney World now!!

    RNgonewild replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    But if you work for Disney, does that mean you can't wear all those cool Disney scrubs? ohhh

  10. Meds you hate to give....

    RNgonewild replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Regular old sliding scale reg insulin. Where I work you have to walk up the hall to get the stuff to test the blood sugar, get the blood, test the blood, :angryfireget the syringe, go to the pyxis,...

  11. A doctor asking you to give him a cup of coffee!!

    RNgonewild replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    could be worse, I once had a doc ask me to give him way more than a cup of coffee!! lol. I told the old goat where to

  12. Nurses' Unions

    RNgonewild replied to nursemike's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Speaking of unions, a temp staffing agency just called me up today to ask if I would work as a strike buster(well temp nurse) in Northern Ca. Seems there is a strike set for two weeks from now. Pay...

  13. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    RNgonewild replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't remember taking a vow of

  14. RN or CNA, considering my kids

    RNgonewild replied to mukhorty's topic in Nursing Career

    Why don't you go back to school, get your BSN and then become a school nurse. Then one of two things. 1. By the time you graduate, the kids will be teenagers. 2. You can become a school nurse and work...

  15. Nursing strikes

    RNgonewild replied to rapidkayaker's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That article was written in 2001. I haven't heard anything else about it. How's about those "nurse leaders" becoming lower paid instructors and giving up their director's and manager positions and...

  16. I work at Disney World now!!

    RNgonewild replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I remember several years ago my son worked at Disneyland and he used to ask me to become a park nurse. I think I checked into it once and it paid like crap. Plus they treated the employees like crap....

  17. Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    RNgonewild replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    OK, so it seems as if I'm going to have to buck the trend here. Don't get me wrong, I'm very supportive of new nurse and new grads/students and have mentored tons of them. What I'm going to talk about...

  18. how easy is it to change areas of nursing?

    RNgonewild replied to scastillo1's topic in General Nursing

    It probably depends on the place you work in. Usually you have to give a committment of 6 months to a year in a certain department if they are training you. However a nurse I work with(or should I say...

  19. RN/Hospital Jobs with college tuition

    RNgonewild posted a topic in California Nursing

    Some hospitals have college tuition reimbursment for nurses to go for their BSN or other degrees. What I'm looking for right now is free college tuition for dependents. I believe USC gives 144 credits...

  20. RN/Hospital Jobs with college tuition

    RNgonewild replied to RNgonewild's topic in California Nursing

    Hi, I didnt mean it to look like a regional question, I was just making an example of what I believe one hospitals program is, and that was USC. I'm looking for any hospitals that have a program like...

  21. Silliest thing you ever did after a long shift...

    RNgonewild replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Although this is not silly or even funny, one night after working a 14 hour night shift and then waiting around for a 10am OB appointment( I was 7 months pregnant at the time), I fell asleep at the...

  22. job advice needed

    RNgonewild replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Nursing Career

    Take job #2. You will probably be able to drag it up to 6 hours a day most days. And the other job, you won't really be getting out on time most of the time, so the childcare will cost more. Also...

  23. Spouses scheduling conflict

    RNgonewild replied to wayunderpaid's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The two of you need to sit down and make up a schedule for each of you. Then present your managers with your "availabilities". I'm sure whoever is making up the schedule would love to have someone who...

  24. what color are you as a nurse

    RNgonewild replied to maelee's topic in General Nursing

    Green, cause I carpool. We call ourselves the Green Girls. It's

  25. Has anyone seen...

    RNgonewild replied to lilac47's topic in General Nursing

    I killed a yellow jacket in a pts room, by slapping it up against a window. Also there has been ants, plenty of ants. We had a bees nest outside a window and the finally took it down. All of the...