Orca ADN, ASN, RN

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    New grad got fired, help

    Orca replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    It's a different context when you use that term in an interview. If the former employer said that to you, I would simply say that you were not given a specific reason for the
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    New grad got fired, help

    Orca replied to haitianrn's topic in General Nursing

    "Not a good fit" sounds like someone trying to dodge a question. It's vague, and it could be anything from you being on a shift that was disagreeable to you cursing out the DON. If left at that most...
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    not sure which one to pick..help please. (resume)

    Orca replied to mixedfruit's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't be that fine with it. Any nurse knows what specialties are involved in nursing school. I would list specific skills rather than spelling out what units you got them on. If you list many...
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    "LPNs should be done away with altogether"

    Orca replied to missjennmb's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't understand the attitude of those who would do away with LPNs. There always seems to be a group of nurses who want to set up a hierarchy (with themselves at the top, of course) that would...
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    8 months pregant starting new job

    Orca replied to Guest393655's topic in General Nursing

    One year of employment with the current employer is an absolute requirement for FMLA. The policies of the state and the employer do not matter. See the following for FMLA requirements:...
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    Facebook and HIPPA

    Orca replied to kdot2003's topic in General Nursing

    My employer has blocked Facebook and similar sites from our internet access - which I couldn't care less about. I have a Facebook account, and I visit the system maybe twice per month - usually when I...
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    To move or not to move?

    Orca replied to juiceBSN's topic in General Nursing

    In this job market, the proverbial bird in the hand is worth its weight in gold. I wouldn't turn down a certain job offer for the mere hope of an opportunity elsewhere. As far as travel assignments,...
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    The Worst Nursing Job You Ever Had

    Orca replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Immediately after I relocated I worked at a long term care facility. I was the only RN on swing shift on a 120-bed unit. The place was chronically understaffed because they underpaid people (our RNs...
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    Facebook and HIPPA

    Orca replied to kdot2003's topic in General Nursing

    That is about as concisely as it can be put. Legal or not, talk trash about your employer and your life could get a lot more
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    Facebook and HIPPA

    Orca replied to kdot2003's topic in General Nursing

    It probably isn't a HIPAA violation, but I believe that it is a bad idea to discuss specifics about work or vent about it in a public forum such as Facebook. That goes double when the discussion...
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    Is this harassment?

    Orca replied to arnie1234's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I believe this is too much information. As TXJDRN said, silence may indeed be golden in this case. Especially given that there may be litigation, the less that is said about the specifics, the
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    Modifying tasks when pregnant. My boss says "no".

    Orca replied to RNnik07's topic in General Nursing

    Part of the reason may be that some people abuse it. I worked with an LPN on a mental health unit who learned that she was pregnant. She tried to lay down conditions, specifying all the things she...
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    Inmate threatens suicide...

    Orca replied to lm8539's topic in Correctional

    That is an added bonus. Sometimes the inmate will admit that he/she wasn't serious, and I always reply "You threatened to kill yourself. That sounds serious to me." Inconvenience and discomfort can...
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    Gunners in Nursing

    Orca replied to Guest343211's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a nurse very much like that on a prison mental health unit. She couldn't wait for the DON to come in every morning so she could tell him all the things she found that others had done...
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    Why am I so terrible at delegating??!!

    Orca replied to FutureNurse2B's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe you are too nice. When you phrase something as a request, you give subordinates the option of refusing. Instead of asking, say "I need for you to (whatever)." If the employee tries to argue,...
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    did your job give you a holiday gift??

    Orca replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    The gift that keeps on giving: An unpaid furlough day on Christmas
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    Ever burned a bridge?

    Orca replied to LuvMyGamecocks's topic in General Nursing

    Only once. I worked in a facility on day shift and my wife was working nights in the same place. The night charge nurse was harassing her (not sexually, just dogging her for the whole shift). There...
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    Snow and your supervisors

    Orca replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    One reason I moved to the desert.
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    Help with remembering Drugs.....

    Orca replied to KendiKay's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing school we had to make drug cards for each medication that one of our patients took. We carried them with us during clinicals. By the end of the semester we had a pretty good collection. The...
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    Nursing student needing Help

    Orca replied to tamabalj's topic in General Nursing

    Question #1 refers to a situation in which you faced an ethical dilemma, perhaps a time at which what needed to be done conflicted with something you believe. An example would be a pro-life nurse...
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    Dealing with inmates...

    Orca replied to lm8539's topic in Correctional

    In your situation your response was a good one. Since you don't have direct experience working with inmates, emphasizing your work with a variety of different populations was the best you could do....
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    Inmate threatens suicide...

    Orca replied to lm8539's topic in Correctional

    We never contact the family about these matters, for several reasons. There are procedures for inmate phone calls, and we do not allow inmates to use us to circumvent them. Secondly, I don't want word...
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    Not sure what I should do....

    Orca replied to soxgirl2008's topic in General Nursing

    If you have to choose, the ADN program will be much less expensive, and my experience is that many community colleges are much more flexible for working people. I wound up in an ADN program because...
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    Now I've been the patient

    Orca replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like absolutely crappy care. I would print this post and send it to the nurse manager for the unit. Nurse #2 was hell bent on sticking you no matter what (I always ask for another pair of hands...
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    Failed drug test.

    Orca replied to fabiusgile's topic in General Nursing

    The list of medications that can cause false positive drug tests is very lengthy, and it includes many common medications and herbal remedies that you can buy without a prescription. Unless you take...