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jimthorp

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  1. Questions about hours, OT, and quitting job

    jimthorp replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    Better check your labor laws. If you are hourly you should be paid for all hours you work. Also keep accurate track of your actual time worked so you know how much they owe you. As long as I am hourly...

  2. Wound dressing

    jimthorp replied to MM2007's topic in General Nursing

    sterile technique is not appropriate and is overkill. wounds outside the confines of the integument are not themselves sterile. aseptic technique is sufficient. where i work, ltc/rehab, the docs...

  3. Full day CPR course--what to expect

    jimthorp replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    Must be doing the wrong kind of working out. CPR class is a

  4. Full day CPR course--what to expect

    jimthorp replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard of anyone not accepting the American Red Cross CPR certification. That is rather strange and I'm not sure I believe it. I have not seen a one day class for brand new CPR/First Aid...

  5. Stupid things your school does/did

    jimthorp replied to MountainMan's topic in General Nursing

    Why not? I hardly feel that being naked in front of my classmates has anything to do with learning assessment skills. Really? I didn't and am as competant as anyone who has. The deltoid is less...

  6. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    jimthorp replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

    I am wondering if you can back this up with facts? I know a smoker who get's asthma attacks with the odor of perfume or

  7. Out of nursing program cause i am smoker!!!

    jimthorp replied to misstaz25's topic in General Nursing

    I did not say nursing students should not be held to a higher standard when it comes to a illegal activity. A pee test, child abuse and criminal background checks are to detect illegal activity....

  8. taking state cena clinical test

    jimthorp replied to star.crush's topic in General Nursing

    Just three while making

  9. where to start?

    jimthorp replied to lee vega's topic in General Nursing

    Do this. :yeahthat: Even though I had a degree from the same school where I applied to the nursing program, I still had to have had high school bio and chem with a B or better even though I had...

  10. Hello to all

    jimthorp replied to Nurse Karri's topic in General Nursing

    Check with your local health

  11. taking state cena clinical test

    jimthorp replied to star.crush's topic in General Nursing

    Must be the martinis. I had no idea what a cena test

  12. Oh God, A NURSE is my pt!!!!

    jimthorp replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a couple patients and family members who were nurses...no problems. When seeking medical care I do not reveal my

  13. what your hospital policy on sick days?

    jimthorp replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    This is a pretty bad deal and just wrong. I don't think I'd hang around that place very

  14. what your hospital policy on sick days?

    jimthorp replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    First off I made a correction in my original post as one of the abusers is married with children and seems to get sick a lot on weekends. She is the rare abuser that when at work she is an outstanding...

  15. what your hospital policy on sick days?

    jimthorp replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    Because there are so many people out there that abuse the privilege. Where I work it is the CNA's that abuse the sick time. The ones that abuse the system appear to come from a lower class of...

  16. what your hospital policy on sick days?

    jimthorp replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    I don't honestly know my employer's policy. I have never in my working life come close to the "limit" but...I don't have kids. Even when married I did not call off when my wife was home sick. I have...

  17. MedMath Help

    jimthorp replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    It's been a year now. I wonder how these ladies

  18. What's a MLPN???

    jimthorp replied to Born2bRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Seems like a title specific to Duke University Health System. Ask

  19. New grad LPN got fired from first job in 2 months..What should I do now? :(

    jimthorp replied to Bala Shark's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Perhaps it was just not the place for you. Some healthcare facilities clearly set new nurses up for

  20. Why are male nurses looked down on?

    jimthorp replied to USCUAmber's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have not seen this at all. In fact, my cycling buddies (some of the most macho men I know) have commented that now they will have a healthcare professional amoungst them the next time someone makes...

  21. I've got initials after my name, and they're LPN.

    jimthorp replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Male Nursing Students

    LPN= Let's Pretend Nurse, lol I know a couple LPN's that run circles around some of the RN's in the small facility I

  22. Pinning ceremonies...

    jimthorp replied to MsBruiser's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm not sure what the ADN program ceremony is like but we had nada as graduates of the PN program, which finishes in August each year. The class tried to put something together themselves but there...

  23. How many guys in your class?

    jimthorp replied to Scrubz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Class to start was about 45 with 2 men. Both guys, me and one other, graduated. We lost a few girls each semester, some because of not making it in A&P. Everyone that graduated passed the NCLEX in...

  24. LPN be a CNA? Shower Naked? Nurse in Community?

    jimthorp replied to JBirdAngel's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone notice the strange questions and responses throughout the board by this poster? I'm quite

  25. Should you wash patients everyday?

    jimthorp replied to prchater's topic in General Nursing

    I work in LTC and everyone gets a bed bath daily during days and a brief wash up on second shift. Shower twice a week, if they don't refuse. I don't agree with the frequency of the bathing due to...