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  1. To get license or not?

    I have 100% decided to start traveling. My question now, should I go ahead and apply for my Florida nursing license? I have talked to several agencies and they seem to think that traveling to Florida...
  2. To get license or not?

    Thanks for your input. I will go ahead and apply for the license. Other states I have looked into are walk-through and I guess if Florida doesn't work out, I can do
  3. Disciplinary action?? Really?

    was asked into the Directors office at the hospital where I am employed at as a registered nurse. I was told that they had been investigating me for a HIPAA violation brought to them by a patient (my...
  4. Disciplinary action?? Really?

    So very true. I spoke with my divorce attorney today, and hopefully there will be some kind of quick, cheap fix to this whole
  5. Disciplinary action?? Really?

    Update: Had my meeting this am with HR. As if things couldn't get worse, they managed to. The head of HR and DON were waiting, I was tired (from working a 12 hour shift) and then they hit me with a...
  6. Don't know where to start. I love my job, but am unhappy with hospital politics. From a small mid-western town without a lot of opportunities. Also not happy with mid-western living and the harsh...
  7. Disciplinary action?? Really?

    As it stands now, I have an appointment with Human Resources tomorrow. I have submitted official documentation from Verizon wireless proving that these texts were not sent while I was at work. I...
  8. Hourly rounding signoff sheet

    I totally
  9. Hourly rounding signoff sheet

    I thought it was only our hospital that did that. We have the 5 P's we have to ask each pt during the rounding, and I have actually had a pt say, "no I don't have to pee" before I ever started the...
  10. Disciplinary action?? Really?

    Thanks for all of your input. I don't know why this girl has a problem with me. My ex and I had filed for divorce before they ever met. I have never met her or spoken to her, yet I feel like she...
  11. Disciplinary action?? Really?

    I didn't have my cell at work. Those were the time stamps from when she printed out the texts. The texts were the night before when I was at home on my
  12. Instructor asked if I can keep up during the test!

    Wow. Sometimes we have to pick our battles.. and this one just doesn't seem worth it. I mean,
  13. Nursing Kit? and Lab Kit?

    Not to sound like a total idiot, but what is a nursing kit? It is on my list of "school supplies". Also, what are "pratice/ supervised lab kits"?
  14. What Would You Like to Chart if You Can Get Away With It?

    pt delusional stating he got high because someone threw some crack at
  15. New grads on the Floor.

    And I am not a total hag and hate all students and a crab ass. But I am continually frustrated with students such as Ally0981 who seem to think they know everything and are "too good" to wipe poop...
  16. New grads on the Floor.

    Ruby Vee- I couldn't have said it better myself. No really, I couldn't. I have thought for a few days now I nice way of responding to this post, but failed miserably. Kudos to
  17. Does carry a personal nursing journal...

    DITTO to that. as far as the what co-workers say crap- sounds kind of petty to me. Of course I could have just taken it out of context. It is early after
  18. Nursing careplan HELP with nursing Dx =)

    risk for impairment in skin integrity- diarrhea risk for injury- seizure disorder ineffective
  19. Losing interest in nursing major

    Why did you even decide on nursing? if you have no interest in the human body, this might not be the profession for you. If you are doing it just for the pay, you are probably going to be a very...
  20. Not being trained!

    Hey everyone.. I haven't been here since first year, but I have a huge problem. I graduated May 2008 (yippee) and passed boards last week. I have worked as a nurse tech throughout school and have...
  21. Not being trained!

    I should have clarified. I live in the state of Illinois. The law was changed this year and grads are no longer allowed to work as license-pending immediately following graduation. You have to pass...
  22. I'm starting to get concerned about salary...

    Where do you live? My little po-dunk town of 27,000 starts at
  23. I am having a really hard time trying to figure this out.. and this is my first attempt at preparing a care plan? I have to come up with outcomes/ goals and interventions with rationales based on...
  24. It is a case study... I have no idea about the goals though.. It says to set realistic goals that are
  25. Injections

    you can practice interdermals on hotdogs.. not oscar meyer, but the cheap