Bala Shark

Bala Shark

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  1. so far, love the job, hate the culture

    Bala Shark replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Less nursing staff = more job security... That was my first job and I graduated last year....The CNAs informed me that the nurses would point out your mistakes to the DON to make a new person quit or...

  2. How far do you commute to work?

    Bala Shark posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I got a new job...I have to drive 25 miles to the first place in the morning and then I drive 35 miles to another place at night..60 miles one way... What is your commute

  3. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    Bala Shark replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    To get into an ADN program, a person would have to spend about 1.5 years doing the requirments in getting in the ADN program..Then the ADN program is for 2 years with only nursing courses, full...

  4. You don't have to be a nurse to start your own nurse agency?

    Bala Shark replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Most adminstrators (chief officers) in nursing homes do not have a nursing degree..Usually they have a mangament degree..The adminstrators do the

  5. Narc count question

    Bala Shark replied to tybutler74's topic in General Nursing

    edit..

  6. How to deal with MRSA patients?

    Bala Shark posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I graduated last year from school...From that time, I seen quite a few patients with MRSA...Like many CNAs and other staff dont even know sometimes that patients have the disease..Most of the...

  7. New Grad, Sad Resume

    Bala Shark replied to land64shark's topic in General Nursing

    Put your clinical rotations down in your resume..I did not work for the past 10 years..That is experience..I graduated in May 2006 and been hired three times to work as a nurse so far..I am currently...

  8. How to deal with MRSA patients?

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    You can get it thru casual contact..And people have MRSA but shows no signs or

  9. Pros and Cons of registry work?

    Bala Shark replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Pros: No office politics, facilty dont expect too much from you Cons: Disorientated, CNAs might not work for you because you are registry, not too much respect because you are not a regular

  10. How to deal with MRSA patients?

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I read, you can get MRSA through just casual contact like touching skin or the bed

  11. How to deal with MRSA patients?

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I am scared that I might get it...Since this patient is like a long term patient..And one of the nurses there cared for him for six years..He just told me to wear gloves during his dressing

  12. How to deal with MRSA patients?

    Bala Shark posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I graduated last year from school...From that time, I seen quite a few patients with MRSA...Like many CNAs and other staff dont even know sometimes that patients have the disease..Most of the...

  13. Do male RNs have to wear unisex scrubs?

    Bala Shark replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have to disagree that 90 percent of scrubs are unisex..They have a large market for women scrubs..Unisex, means really, it is for men..The scrubs for women are a lot smaller and slimmer and will not...

  14. Please Help: It seems that I do not know nursing content :(

    Bala Shark posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I graduated in May 24..I take the NCLEX in August 28..Most of my classmates took the NCLEX last month..I am doing Saunders and Kaplan questions..When I did the Kaplan questions I was scoring in like...

  15. I am a male and I feel that I am being discrminated :(

    Bala Shark posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Hi, I graduated last year from LVN school..I had two jobs so far..The first one lasted about 2 months and my second job lasted 5 months..Both jobs ended in termination..Both jobs women were the...

  16. I am a male and I feel that I am being discrminated :(

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yes, I been around this board for a while also..And yes, I seen people who had a hard time at school..And look at this thread where all males got dropped from the nursing school program..And I guess...

  17. I am a male and I feel that I am being discrminated :(

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in Men in Nursing

    My female collegue at work got fired twice from jobs also..She graduated last year also..Maybe she should evaluate her career

  18. I am a male and I feel that I am being discrminated :(

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in Men in Nursing

    I do not like your tone..If you are a male, you would know that there is discrimation for male nurses..If you don't think so, then so be it..The world works more complicated then you

  19. I am a male and I feel that I am being discrminated :(

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in Men in Nursing

    No, it is not incompetence..I would not lasted 5 months doing stuff by myself if it was..The supervisor noticed my charitng..To me, the female nurses charted the same way I did and there was nothing...

  20. LPN grads STARTING PAY $/HR

    Bala Shark replied to raine84's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I graduated last year..$28.44 without benifits an hour or $26.00 with benifits.. I need a raise

  21. CNAs who control LVNs and tell them what to do :(

    Bala Shark posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have a new job..CNAs control the whole floor..They can take breaks all the time and they do not answer the call bells..Also, they tell me what to do and what I cannot do.. What can i do.. This is...

  22. CEO told me to stay home while state evaluators vist the place I work..:(

    Bala Shark posted a topic in General Nursing

    I started this new job about 2.5 months ago..State evaluators are at my place of work evaluating our LTC facility..The CEO told me to stay home and dont work those days that they are here..Is it...

  23. CEO told me to stay home while state evaluators vist the place I work..:(

    Bala Shark replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a facility that deals with physical/occupational thearpy for the elderly..The residents dont stay there too long maybe 3 to 4 months at the most..There is approximatly about 30% that are...

  24. Wage for LVN and RN

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

    I make $26.00 an

  25. New and looking for advice...

    Bala Shark replied to brownie77's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I would not worry about