rn4ever?

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1. Preparing food on the nursing unit

   rn4ever? replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

   Is that part of your cost-cutting measures? I see a couple of issues with that. First, the person doing the shake must be trained & educated in what to make. They should know something about the...

2. Failed pre-employment drug screen

   rn4ever? replied to OlderRNinGA's topic in General Nursing

   I am sorry you are going through this. But they do the UDS so they can weed out nurses who would not think twice about taking other people's meds, especially prescription meds and controlled...

3. Failed pre-employment drug screen

   rn4ever? replied to OlderRNinGA's topic in General Nursing

   I don't want to be judgemental but taking prescription medications that are not yours is illegal and a big problem-----especially if you are a nurse who has access to all your pt's meds and other...

4. How soon is too soon to ask for a raise?

   rn4ever? replied to Jenni811's topic in Nursing Career

   i'd think that after your yearly evaluation, your NM will tell you how much raise you are getting (if you're getting any). If not, you may ask but be prepared to tell her why you deserve a

5. Speaking foreign languages

   rn4ever? replied to wanderlust99's topic in General Nursing

   Freedom of speech didn’t say you should only speak in the English language! If you think people are talking about you all the time and you have paranoid thoughts, go see a shrink and take your...

6. nurse burnout

   rn4ever? replied to mntcra's topic in General Nursing

   Well the say that the worst thing about having a job is not having a job! If you need the money to pay off stuff, then you have to hang in there. Don't pick up extra hours (if you always do), just...

7. A good answer to those who ask our salary

   rn4ever? replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

   Look the person in the eye and say "that's private and confidential". If he is educated and well-bred he will feel awful that he asked and won't ask you again. If he's not, just repeat the same line...

8. What do I do after my clinical instructor told me I will never be a good nurse?

   rn4ever? replied to starrys's topic in General Students

   I'd brush it off if I knew that wasn't true. Miserable people suck. Don't let her affect you. Who knows she didn't take her meds-----so she's not in control of her

9. Fantastic CNA. but...

   rn4ever? replied to nursetiffany.'s topic in General Nursing

   Ask her to stay behind to complete her shift. If that doesn't work, then let her go. I know that there is no perfect employee but showing up especially in the nursing field is very essential. There...

10. Upfront payment for non emergent conditions

    rn4ever? replied to danggirl's topic in Emergency

    Do I hear multi-million dollar lawsuits here? What if they were wrong? What if you were triaged incorrectly? Is the US following the healthcare practices of some developing countries now? Came from...

11. Not hired...because of post intervie thank you note..yes, really

    rn4ever? replied to Gratefulprn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Gratefulprn, I don't see why sending a thank you note would be your fault or should be harmful after an interview. If that former co-worker has had issues with your before or is a psycho, it's not...

12. After termination: A Great Update

    rn4ever? replied to Traum-a-Rama's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations! God works in mysterious

13. Can my nurses license be disciplined?

    rn4ever? replied to rn-chi's topic in General Nursing

    I think you were fired on the spot. However, your ex-boss can play dirty and make it hard for you. So, lawyer up when necessary. Sounds like that place of work is very unsafe though. Just...

14. I can't believe co-worker took my venting complaints to boss!

    rn4ever? replied to lifein08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Trust no one. Be civil but not overly friendly. Keep your private life private. Keep negative comments at work to

15. Psych nursing vs the OR

    rn4ever? replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    Was in the same dilemma before. I am a Psych RN and an opportunity for me to be in the OR opened up. I thought really hard about it since I really like Psych but then realized that the OR thing was...