ertoclinics

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1. Famous person as patient?

   ertoclinics replied to MarkMyWords's topic in General Nursing

   I worked in a coastal CA city and in AZ. I have had many celebrities, NFL players, coaches, musicians, etc... that I have taken care of. They were always nice and polite. It was our upper management that was worried once they figured out their status...

2. Timetravel

   ertoclinics replied to RN_OneDay's topic in General Nursing

   Get my BSN because it will be required to work at the hospital when I get older.

3. Graduate Nurse Status-Military Spouse

   ertoclinics replied to Kiras96's topic in General Nursing

   I was a military spouse when I graduated. I went and graduated school in Michigan. I tested and got my first license in California. It took awhile for them to verify that my nursing program was approved by the CA BON, but once that was completed, I h...

4. Mental health hospitalization

   ertoclinics replied to TravelingRN21's topic in Disabilities

   I was hospitalized for suicidal attempt a few years ago. I had to tell my employer because I broke down at work in HR and told them what I was feeling and what happened. I ended up attempting the next day and ended up in the hospital the following da...

5. Successful in nursing after a traumatic brain injury (TBI)?

   ertoclinics replied to jds87's topic in Disabilities

   I did not have a TBI, but I have chemo induced severe cognitive impairment. It's been 2 years now and I am better, but it has led to psychosis and now the chances of returning to work as a nurse are now next to zero. I fail every neuropsych test give...

6. Nursing fields suited for physical limitations/chronic illness

   ertoclinics replied to Watki22's topic in Disabilities

   I became ill once I became a nurse and survived at the bedside for 18 years before having to take on other work. I did telephonic nursing for 5 years and at 2 different places but they did require 3-5 years and critical care experience. One year is n...

7. Best positions for nurse with anxiety/ ADHD

   ertoclinics replied to nursewellman's topic in Disabilities

   I actually went to ER/Trauma and was so busy that I did not think about my mental health problems at work. It worked so well for me until they required a bachelor's degree and I could not afford one (they did not pay for it) so I had to leave and wor...

8. Need inpatient and short term disability, but scared

   ertoclinics replied to zephyr9's topic in Disabilities

   I have had to fill these papers out more than a dozen times for mental health issues to cancer treatment and every thing else between. It is suppose to stay between you and HR. But, in all honesty, my managers have found out what I was on leave for. ...

9. Mental illness and BON

   ertoclinics replied to Naruhina9669's topic in Disabilities

   I have never reported it because they are usually referring to active illness. I have a chronic condition just like if I was to go to the doctor for my high cholesterol. I did go to therapy at the time too and see a psychiatrist monthly.

10. Mon-Fri Rn Jobs no weekends or holidays

    ertoclinics replied to Camizzle222's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nurse triage in a clinic and I worked M-F 8-5 but I had to work 1 holiday a year from home. It was not bad and you hardly get any calls and can still interact with your family since the headset was wireless.

11. R.N. debating to pursue BSN

    ertoclinics replied to Martinezrn84's topic in General Nursing

    I debating for a while and decided it was not worth the money for me. We are already paying my husband's student loan debt off and will be for a long time. There will be no pay increase for me. It would get me back in the hospital, but right now I am...

12. Rejected by Patient

    ertoclinics replied to AlmostThere19's topic in General Nursing

    I was fired once because I resembled her (the patient's) granddaughter and that upset her. Her family said they did not get along. If the pt. saw me near the door, she screamed. She did this the three times the patient came in. Crazy! Of course, the...

13. What was your first job as a new graduate?

    ertoclinics replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a med/surg/tele floor as a RN in a hospital that saw rare kids and mostly very elderly adults in Southern CA. Deaths were a daily occurrence, sometimes 2-3 patients a shift. I only stayed there 2 months and my husband's military duty stat...

14. Help...need AWAY from bedside but don't know where to go...

    ertoclinics replied to Nursey103's topic in General Nursing

    I was forced away from the "acute-care hospital". All hospitals in my area require a BSN because all 10+ of them are magnet. When I moved to this area, I was unaware of that and could not get a job in a hospital without a BSN. I ended up having to s...

15. I look 15 when I'm 22 and I'm about to start my job as a nurse!

    ertoclinics replied to Zurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had this problem all the time. I graduated with my diploma of nursing (RN) right after turning 20. I looked like 12 to most people. I often had patients ask me what high school I went to, when I would graduate nursing school, and other like questio...