Silver_Rik

Silver_Rik ASN, BSN, RN

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  1. Job Offer advice needed

    Silver_Rik replied to Silver_Rik's topic in Nursing Career

    Update: I just heard from the investigator at the BON. She has not looked at my application or background reports yet, but plans to do so and get back to me by the end of the week. At least that...

  2. Job Offer advice needed

    Silver_Rik replied to Silver_Rik's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you are right, and I agree I should've waited but felt under pressure to apply and was close to the deadline. I don't have any papers or court records, though I guess I could obtain them....

  3. Anyone Ever Actually Used Their Malpractice Insurance?

    Silver_Rik replied to PMHNP2023's topic in General Nursing

    It's not the liability coverage, per se; but policies often come with license defense coverage. I think I've read of several people on this site using

  4. Just Say “NO” to Nurse Staffing Laws

    Silver_Rik replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in General Nursing

    People confuse these all the time. However, I think this is at least partly because right to work states are hostile to union organizing which is the only way most workers have the opportunity to be...

  5. Misdemeanor on background check for Chamberlain College of Nursing

    Silver_Rik replied to futrnursenickii's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Where I live, and I assume other states, the texting while driving law explicitly states that the vehicle has to be in motion. That doesn't prevent a cop from writing a ticket, but it does provide a...

  6. The Pre-Employment Background Check

    Silver_Rik replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Minor doesn’t necessarily mean juvenile (under 18). Minor in possession of alcohol is often charged against people 18-20 who are caught with alcohol, so it goes on their permanent adult

  7. How Much was your First RN Paycheck?

    Silver_Rik replied to igottaconquer246's topic in General Nursing

    Counselor probably requires a license, I guess it depends on the state and how you bill yourself. I think life coach just requires you to be able to sell yourself as someone people believe can...

  8. What are the top 10 debatable nursing issues? And GO!

    Silver_Rik replied to RN Instructor1397's topic in General Nursing

    Unions

  9. Reasons nurses get fired

    Silver_Rik replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    Here’s one: nurse’s best friend as a patient. Nurse posts on Facebook about friend’s successful treatment, with friend’spermission. Hospital fires nurse for HIPAA violation. I work in a...

  10. Reasons nurses get fired

    Silver_Rik replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    I would just say that today federal law (ERISA) protects employees’ retirement program. They can’t take your contribution to a 401 or 403 and once you’re vested (max 7 years) employer...

  11. Reasons nurses get fired

    Silver_Rik replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    Radical thought, and something I don’t think I could support myself. Doctors almost never lose their jobs, and especially not for silly bs. Why? A strong lobby (AMA) plus supply and demand. The...

  12. Reasons nurses get fired

    Silver_Rik replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    I know it’s a moot point for the OP, but if you’re let go at a job don’t assume you can’t get unemployment benefits. People get fired “for cause” and still collect. People walk out and...

  13. Reasons nurses get fired

    Silver_Rik replied to Nursing On The Run's topic in General Nursing

    Oh duh, intravenous fluids ... And for a moment I was thinking “that’s pretty rad helping your friend get pregnant like that, but I understand why their facility fired

  14. How I Made $93,000 My First Year of Nursing

    Silver_Rik replied to acc1223's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks. I figured that they had it right but wasn't

  15. How I Made $93,000 My First Year of Nursing

    Silver_Rik replied to acc1223's topic in Nursing Career

    This thread made me think of a compensation question. Is overtime differential (time and a half) calculated on base pay before other differentials and bonuses, or after everything else is totaled? I...

  16. When you hear the word "nurse," do you think male or female?

    Silver_Rik replied to OldDude's topic in Men in Nursing

    I will be 52 when I graduate. At work I get asked almost every shift if I’m a doctor; usually by patients, but sometimes by new or visiting staff. I tell them no, and point out that I’m westing...

  17. CNA to RN

    Silver_Rik replied to Mary3010's topic in General Nursing

    I got certified as an SRNA because my first choice nursing program requires it as a prerequisite for admission, and to work and get experience in patient care. I didn’t get into that program and...

  18. The Pre-Employment Background Check

    Silver_Rik replied to TheCommuter's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Follow up question: if you disclose a conviction that does not show up on the background check can / will the BON still use it to deny or restrict a license? Also, if one has had background checks...

  19. Dismissal from Nursing program; options?

    Silver_Rik replied to Vlp0609's topic in General Students

    - all 3 security guards allege they saw you vaping on the hospital campus but there is no conclusive video evidence of this? Where were they that allowed them to observe your actions? It makes sense...

  20. Dismissed From Nursing School, Not Sure What To Do Now

    Silver_Rik replied to jennelleledesma's topic in General Students

    My local community college program is very competitive. I applied and didn’t even get on the wait list. But I got into a program about a 50 minute commute away. It’s accredited, at a regional...

  21. RN students with ADD- sound off!

    Silver_Rik replied to Luchador's topic in General Students

    ADD (dx as adult) here, too. Struggling with executive functioning might be a bigger hindrance than the basic distractibility. I try different techniques to be productive in studying. And I take...

  22. Overwhelmed in my last semester.

    Silver_Rik replied to PurplePens's topic in General Students

    I admit I have some envy because I’d be in my last semester and looking forward to (or freaking out about) my preceptorship; but I’m repeating Med Surg II, so December grad now. Particularly in...

  23. End of semester! How did everyone do?

    Silver_Rik replied to VampyrSlayer's topic in General Students

    Not good. Third semester in ADN program. I got a B in psych nursing, disappointed because I missed an A by a 0.5 point. Still I'll gladly take a B. However, I failed Med Surg II. Finished with 74.38...

  24. Malicious "pimping" in nursing / nurse practitioner school?

    Silver_Rik replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't really seen it at all in lecture, and very limited in clinicals. I've only seen it aimed at students who are clearly unprepared and not taking the experience seriously, and then just enough...

  25. falling asleep during nightshift

    Silver_Rik replied to nightlightnurseaide's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding napping on breaks (I mean state law mandated breaks, especially "lunch" breaks where you are off the clock and take your break in an employee lounge out of view of non-staff) I don't think...