RNOTODAY BSN, RN

NICU, ER, OR

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    Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    Agree, please stop contacting the BON... they are against us , in no way an advocate for
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    Substances to avoid

    Re: false positives .... so , your saying if someone in the program pops positive for something, and you savyouvdid not ingest it.... that they do NOT follow up with a BLOOD TEST??!!!! omg... if so...
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    Bad reaction by prospective employer

    This is the very reason why , never ever will I tell a solitary professional that I even have the slightest substance abuse problem... never will the word " addiction " be on any of my records... it...
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    Pre- employment drug testing

    Sorry if this has been answered allready If you know you are taking a med that WILL show up on a drug screen, then YES, you will have to tell them, otherwise your drug screen will be considered...
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    Help we're drowning!

    Time to hired a traveler,
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    Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    I should add , I'm on the East coast, and work @ an Ivy League affiliated level 1 Trauma
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    Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

    I do. Operating Room, my Hospital pays a higher rate for the OR, plus with call... all the OT I care to pick up-- well , well over 100k
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    Where to work as a new grad...

    * following this post, I'm curious... 16 years ago when I graduated, a new grad who knew her stuff easily had 2-3 jobs lined up , PRE NCLEX results!!! I know I did .. Neonatal ICU, Trauma ICU, Cardiac...
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    What makes a good nurse?

    Nerve, guts, balls, chutzpah!!! especially in an operating Room
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    Cops and Nurses

    Can I LOVE this post 10
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    New grad - did I choose the wrong specialty?

    No... I went to nursing school specifically to work in the OR... I'll never do anything else !! I love the intensity, I love the completion I feel when the wound is closed, PT waking up, and another...
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    Nurses smoking weed?

    So risky .... I'm no " saint" and don't smoke anything, of any kind it grosses me out... but smoking pot while being an RN is incredibly foolish ... because the length of time it is detectable is...
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    Out of school, forgetting a lot

    Exactly!!! " smart " people do not just solely retain info in their heads-- However, KNOWING WHERE to find the info you need, is a very valuable asset of a good
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    RN's collecting copays

    But, again , she's not billing / coding... that's a whole other thing... she's just collecting the predetermined copay, she's up front, she coordinated testing , I just don't see the stretch.. I will...
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    RN's collecting copays

    But she's NOT billing insurance/ and or coding .... that's a whole other ball game , I wouldn't either , but simply collect a predetermined copay , since she's at the front desk , anyway ?? Plus, she...
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    RN's collecting copays

    But, she's not asking to code / bill... just take the pre determined copay , right? I'm not seeing the big deal... I'm not being snarky, please don't take me that
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    RN's collecting copays

    Yes, you work the front , correct? So , what do you suggest, the doc hire someone to just COLLECT COPAYs???? So yeah, I don't see the big deal , seeing what you do
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    resigning during orientation

    Well, does the per diem have a shift requirement? As in x amount of shifts per week / month?? You could just keep the door open just in case, if you wanted ... just don't pick up any shifts, if you...
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    Voluntary surrender

    What happens in one state, re: RN licensure, is not separate and unique to licensure In another if you are suspended/ revoked in one state, you just cannnot simply practice in
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    Voluntary surrender

    You are looking at them revoking the license, not you surrendering it, at this point
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    what is the legal term of this matter?

    I'm confused... failure to assess? failure to
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    ER nursing or med surg?!

    I shouldn't answer, but I will... ER WHY? ( because I would work in a Leper Colony on Mars, before I worked any
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    Discouragement

    Of course you did right ... ✔ i work in the OR, surgeons, anesthesiologists, are about as prima Donna as they come... i work closely with them, so the dynamics are way different....they don't...
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    Do you think nurses get special treatment?

    Yes, I always say I'm on my way in to work, I am on call...( all 3 times I actually WAS) officer says: where do you work me: ----- Hospital, the OR.. ok have a good shift be careful
  25. A younger woman requested that, after we remove her GALLBLADDER, could we please pack it up nicely, she'd like to take it home.. 🙄🙄🙄🙄 Umm, No, dear... no, you...