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    How far from your current home would you be willing to drive (one way) to work?

    Music in My Heart replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with you. I travel 4 hours from home to reach the county where I work and then commute another hour (or two, depending on weather) between the hospital and lodging, all for a job that pays about...
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    Fired but asked to resign!

    Music in My Heart replied to RNStudy's topic in General Nursing

    If comments like "scab-eating mouth breathers" roll off your tongue so easily as it appears then I don't think you're so nice as you'd like to believe... nor so
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    Fired but asked to resign!

    Music in My Heart replied to RNStudy's topic in General Nursing

    Keep in mind, however, that if somebody is terminated for cause, they are not eligible for unemployment, either. It does make it harder on the hospital, though, because they need to be able to show...
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    OMG I hate my job! Vent

    Music in My Heart replied to arnie1234's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're in the classic place found in many dysfunctional organizations... a "manager" who has gads of responsibility but NO authority. Get out. You cannot succeed in such a situation; it's simply not...
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    Assisted Suicide

    Music in My Heart replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    That is not a fact... that is your value
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    How quickly does your shift go by?

    Music in My Heart replied to profstudent4life's topic in General Nursing

    Usually it's "wow, I've only an hour 'til report..." That's something that I love about nursing... the days fly
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    Unprofessional "Prospective" Employers...Grrr

    Music in My Heart replied to Amber Lynn's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Been there, done that.It's a little hard to have confidence in an employer who won't follow through on their world. If they're unfaithful in the small things, it's difficult to envision how they're...
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    One Year.... and I am still miserable

    Music in My Heart replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the answer lies in delving into your fear. Since you're already thinking that nursing may not be for you then perhaps you could work toward an attitude of, "What the h*#$... if I lose my license...
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    "Work History" - include clinical rotations or not?

    Music in My Heart replied to NorthBay's topic in California Nursing

    I put only my paid (non-nursing) work experience as "work experience." On the front page of my resume I included a one-line item which said, "1,200 hours of clinical education including ____" I would...
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    How did you convince your wife/significant other to support decision?

    Music in My Heart replied to jcmoore07's topic in Men in Nursing

    For me it was largely economic. Either go into nursing or look at moving to another part of the country. She didn't want to move and she was tired of me job hopping from one failing enterprise to...
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    Picc line insertion training

    Music in My Heart replied to RNJack-Bama's topic in General Nursing

    The large, local hospitals in these parts only recruit PICC nurses from within... there's never a shortage of folks going after that plum. The smaller hospitals use per diem folks whose main gigs are...
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    "Language Barrier" I AM CURSED!!

    Music in My Heart replied to oopymoss's topic in General Students

    If it makes you feel any better, plenty of our patients can't communicate in English, either. If you're testing out so well, you should be fine. Just chill (relax, that is) and let things come over...
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    military time vs real time in documentation

    Music in My Heart replied to supernurse1230's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Scary thought... she's the one who should be
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    Major Advance for California Healthcare Reform as Senate Passes Medicare for All Legi

    Music in My Heart replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Count me in the pro single-payer camp. The problem is that if it's only on the state level, more and more companies will simply flee the state and more and more sick and indigent people will flood the...
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    Major Advance for California Healthcare Reform as Senate Passes Medicare for All Legi

    Music in My Heart replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Health care reform can't function at the state level... it must happen at the national level. California is so far past broke that the idea of adopting something like this is simply
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    Unsure of wording to use for a red bum while charting!

    Music in My Heart replied to sunkissed75's topic in General Students

    If you want to use anatomical terms, refer to the butt crack at the gluteal cleft and the folds under the butt cheeks as the gluteal
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    Connection between COPD and CHF

    Music in My Heart replied to totally_nuts's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, they're fundamentally different pathologies. Begin with trading the acronyms for the terms: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease vs Congestive Heart Failure The first thing you notice is that...
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    What will you do if they change the Ratios

    Music in My Heart replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in California Nursing

    Or something that some confused and/or paranoid nurse came
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    How far from your current home would you be willing to drive (one way) to work?

    Music in My Heart replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I thought it was an audio book. Too much time driving to invest much time in reading the printed word these
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    How far from your current home would you be willing to drive (one way) to work?

    Music in My Heart replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Okay... where do I download
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    Older students after graduation

    Music in My Heart replied to Saysfaa's topic in General Nursing

    I was 45 when I graduated last year.... but my joints feel like they're about
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    Older students after graduation

    Music in My Heart replied to Saysfaa's topic in General Nursing

    I can only speak for myself but my middle-age body is dramatically less articulated than it was when I was younger. I am more articulate,
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    How far from your current home would you be willing to drive (one way) to work?

    Music in My Heart replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    That's the only good thing about my drive: It's pretty much open road the whole way... and much of it is
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    military time vs real time in documentation

    Music in My Heart replied to supernurse1230's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i know... try telling that to the nockers who live on the other side of the clock :-) i will admit that it can feel surreal at
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    Surviving School Please Help

    Music in My Heart replied to kana581's topic in General Students

    Some very general advice: 1) Study every day... even if it's just a little bit (but it should generally be at least an hour for each class... and often more) 2) DON'T GET BEHIND. Playing catch-up...