Xbox Live Addict

Xbox Live Addict

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  1. Nursing and Family

    Xbox Live Addict replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in LTC, it was hard to have a life of any kind away from work. Since I worked evenings, and most weekends, most of my family and friends were at work when I was still asleep, and when I got...

  2. Is it ever okay to quit a nursing job without notice?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Most nurses are "at-will" employees in "at-willl" employment states. As a previous poster said, the employer can suspend and fire you, technically, on any whim. However, I think most nurses do not...

  3. Mandatory Overtime

    Xbox Live Addict replied to ittybittybabynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Look for another job. Mandatory overtime is an unacceptable answer. You are not an indentured servant to your facility, you have the right to time away from it - you are, after all, working to support...

  4. puching out 'no break'

    Xbox Live Addict replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    Heh... not getting a break is one thing, but how about being interrupted during a meal break when you are OFF THE CLOCK?! I encountered this frequently in LTC - administrative nurses on their way out...

  5. Should rad techs make as much as RN's?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    they're there. they just don't want to work in hospitals or nursing homes because of the absolute staff abuse - underpaid, low benefits, ugly conditions. i count myself as one of them. i still...

  6. Should rad techs make as much as RN's?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to SDS_RN's topic in General Nursing

  7. LPN's just glorified nurse aids in LTC? Huh?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In Oklahoma, LPNs are pretty much the heavy lifters in LTC. In any LTC facility, you'll have an RN-DON, and a weekend "RN Supervisor" (who is basically just there to comply with Medicare's rules...

  8. Night Shift LTC Ratios

    Xbox Live Addict replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

  9. Guys, do you wear your wedding band to work?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to JaredCNA's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wear my ring all the time. Never take it off. It's a band and fits easily underneath gloves. I'd feel downright naked without it at this

  10. What do you guys during your off-time?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to mcknis's topic in Men in Nursing

    I play Halo 3 and Virtua Fighter 5 on Xbox Live. Nothing like a triple kill with a rocket launcher to blow off some

  11. I was a ______ prior to being a nurse/student nurse

    Xbox Live Addict replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    I was a LTC CNA before I became a nurse. Before that, I cooked burgers and

  12. Nurses with Hepatitis C

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Seank's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've never worked at any place that required employees to submit to Hep C testing. However, I've worked with quite a few highly competent people over the years who freely admit to being positive for...

  13. What do you think should be the starting salary for nurses?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    HELL YEAH! Gas prices are a major expense, especially in poorer areas of the country in the South and Great Plains. The cost of living in these areas has risen MUCH faster than wages have (wages have...

  14. When you have a patient with a necrotic sacral wound

    Xbox Live Addict replied to nurselearner's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Polysporin and Collagenase Santyl was the most common cocktail I used for this kind of wound, usually with gauze. Calcium alginate is super-absorbent, it can keep almost any wound dry. They also make...

  15. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I'll bet that more than a few physicians are motivated to go through the agonizing training of medical school and residency by the eventual promise of gold and glory, and that their parents probably...

  16. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Not only that, but she actively used her lovers for their money in order to further her cause. No,

  17. What do you think should be the starting salary for nurses?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Lab coats are supposed to be PROTECTIVE equipment against noxious chemicals and dangerous microbes. I guess no chemical or bacterium would DARE touch this precious basketball star, hmmm? And if your...

  18. What do you think should be the starting salary for nurses?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    And most LPNs where I live would kill to get THAT

  19. licensing question

    Xbox Live Addict replied to stelarRN's topic in General Nursing

    You shouldn't lose your licensure in Idaho. I don't know how travel nursing works, exactly, but don't you have to be licensed in every state in which you practice? Then it would stand to reason that...

  20. What do you think should be the starting salary for nurses?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2: I'm rather opposed to college football for that reason. Bob Stoops, head coach at The University of Oklahoma, is by far the highest-paid employee there. He makes ten times what a REAL professor...

  21. What do you think should be the starting salary for nurses?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    In Oklahoma: Starting wages for LPN: $12-15/hour. RN: $17-20/hour in the Oklahoma City metro area. Yeah, definitely underpaid. It's even worse in rural areas, where $10-12 for new LPNs and $14-16 for...

  22. What are the barriers for career change for nurses?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    That is an issue I ran up against when I wanted to leave. After all, your prospective corporate clients just aren't going to need a Foley or an IV from you. Even the fact that nurses have to develop...

  23. Do you know of any nurses that left nursing?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    I tried to get out of nursing awhile back. I was so incredibly burned-out. I was having trouble sleeping, always under stress. My BP was up, but since I had no health insurance, due to very few health...

  24. Nurses' Unions

    Xbox Live Addict replied to nursemike's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The best nurse in the world can only do so much, just because there is only one of him/her. With patient acuity rising all the time, the chances for multiple emergencies arising beyond the capability...

  25. Do Physical therapists do much in hospitals?

    Xbox Live Addict replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    More and more, I see the actual "grunt work" of PT actually being done by PTAs. Physical therapists are increasingly involved more in the care-planning and administrative duties of PT work, while PTAs...