TrashPanda

"They charge folks billions to tell them to go to meetings which seem to have little lasting effect that are free. A complete non-scientific scam based on some old, dead drunk's "vision" from god when he was going through DTs. Beyond ridiculous." I ...

Dear Spanked, At the beginning, I was required to attend 90 meetings in 90 days. It took me a couple of weeks, but I found one that annoyed me the least. After the initial 90 days, it was three meetings per week. I was required to document meeting a...

Ruby Vee had me at focusing on the nurses for once and not the patients...

I should have clarified that the two major hospital systems here specifically cite the reason for requiring a BSN (and subsequent push for masters preparation) is their Magnet Status. I still have my email from three years ago that says, "In an effor...

Two words: Magnet Status. Around these parts, to even be considered for employment, you must have a BSN and most of the hospitals have told their ASN/ADN's that if they do not have their BSN completed by 0000 on 1/1/18, they no longer have a job as a...

Wait...cutting the LVAD wire is a bad thing? Oops! My bad

I received this a few days ago: TrashPanda, You have one year to go in the program!! Since you are up-to-date with everything, your program gets modified in two ways. First, there will be decreased selections for drug testing. You still need to check...

The hairy legs are priceless! Love this!!

"I guess I have "thin skin" but yikes this is not the kind of work environment I want to be in!" Then before you waste any more time or money on a profession that is obviously not optimal for you, I would suggest you change your career choice. I guar...

Popped my first one today with this new system. My CM is pretty cool. Doesn't seem to get too tightly wound around the axles about things. I sent her a message about the flubs. She returned a message that said they know and it is being worked on. Thi...

Here is the consist of my A&P notes and I passed with an A triple plus in both classes: 1. Toe bone connected to the foot bone, foot bone connected to the heel bone, heel bone connected to the ankle bone, ankle bone connected to the shin bone, sh...

DFW here. Been in for two years. I have never been called for weekend cup duty.

Yep! I got an envelope in the mail with directions on how to sign up on the Affinity website and dig through available testing sites. Looks like it does not go into effect until September 1st. It also looks like they have contracted with multiple sit...

383 days left for this old lady! Congrats Blondie!

My longest wait on an Option 1 was 10 days. Quest can be slow as molasses sometimes. Keep your chin up!

Did anyone ever hear the answer on this question?

As a nurse who has 383 more days to deal with the Texas BON, I can tell you this: 1. Wacky Jacky and the bull malarkey club band just bought you a trip (possibly) and a lot of correspondence (guaranteed) with the folks in Austin. They will not care ...

I had mine done in Dallas in '15. It was $350.

"...why would you do this at your age.." Your answer to that is, "Why WOULDN'T I do this at my age?" When I began seeking my masters in nursing education, I was a bit long in the tooth, worked 40+ hours per week, full time husband and minor child. Be...

He laughed at you. So what? Brotherly love. Move on.

Wait...this happened to you during clinical rotation and you DIDN'T discuss this in post-conference? When your clinical instructor asked you, "Well, did anything exciting happen with your patient today?" what was your answer? "Not much. Just morning ...

Interesting! I learn something new everyday. LOL!

It is posts like these that make me smile. In our program (during the Stone Age), we had two choices: Nurse Mates and SOS. They had to be all white, leather, and lace up only. If we had tried to wear Converse or white PF Flyers, we'd have been booted...

Forgive my ignorance, but what is a palm vein reader? Congratulations on the pass! You put in a great deal of hard work and it paid off!