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    How do you manage health insurance?

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Travel

    I've had insurance through my jobs or my husband's for a few years now, but at the time the only thing I could get was a catastrophic only plan from a company I'd never heard of. No doctors visits but...
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    How do you manage health insurance?

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Travel

    No, it's super minor, which made the whole situation especially frustrating (I was looking for private insurance because I couldn't afford COBRA from my former job). I'd be willing to see fewer perks...
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    How do you manage health insurance?

    hiddencatRN replied to hiddencatRN's topic in Travel

    Ohhh that would not work for me. I've been previously denied private insurance for preexisting conditions. I need an employer
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    alternatives in admitting dx: hiv

    hiddencatRN replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    We call it "special immunology" but we all have been told this is code for HIV+. We do this to protect the patient's privacy from nonmedical folks who might be listening in- visitors, other patients,...
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    what is it? what to do? when to call 911?

    hiddencatRN replied to redroses143's topic in Emergency

    Why did you call 911 after she threw up, and not when she first had an acute change in
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    Organizing yourself in the ER?

    hiddencatRN replied to CAllen44's topic in Emergency

    You're right, it does seem like a lot! This is what I tried to do initially and it ended up being way more time consuming than glancing at the chart every so often to check recent vitals, recap the...
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    what is it? what to do? when to call 911?

    hiddencatRN replied to redroses143's topic in Emergency

    You already called 911, is that
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    Organizing yourself in the ER?

    hiddencatRN replied to CAllen44's topic in Emergency

    I tried to keep a "brain sheet" in the ER but it ended up being more of a hindrance than a help so I gave it up pretty quickly. We do more frequent vital signs based on acuity so I use vitals to...
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    GPA just not good enough

    hiddencatRN replied to rokbe's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd widen your net. I got in to nursing school with a cumulative 3.18 (3.9 in prerequisites, 2.8 in my first degree). 3.7 is a great GPA so if you can be flexible in where you go to school you should...
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    Help! Manager won't let me off night shift

    hiddencatRN replied to DeLana_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i'm trying to imagine my unit keeping something like so-and-so is trying to move to days/nights/swing shift/weekends quiet. or even so-and-so themselves not talking about it. to the op, i would start...
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    Any INTJ personality nurses out there...I need help in choosing any advance nursing car

    hiddencatRN replied to BlackRN's topic in Nursing Career

    I think our personalities are more complex than what this boils them down to. And a variety of personalities do well in nursing, otherwise we'd all be exactly the same and we're not. Meyers Briggs...
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    Did I help or hurt him???? :(

    hiddencatRN replied to Misslady113's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yeah, the first thing I thought of when reading the OP was "how did she know the scene was safe?" Be careful. Heroism is noble but heroes also get killed doing heroic
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    What is the point of becoming a nurse?!

    hiddencatRN replied to newRN121's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Well, no point, I guess. What's the point of getting any degree and not getting a job after graduation? As others have mentioned, the economy is tough in general right now. Folks in other fields are...
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    What happens if the nurse forgets to get AMA form signed and pt leaves hospital??

    hiddencatRN replied to Kyliemarie8588's topic in General Nursing

    We have patients leave without telling anyone and patients that refuse to sign the form. You just document well and in the end it's their
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    Torn!! How should I go about this job interview?

    hiddencatRN replied to strawberryfields's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Maybe a PT job will translate in to a FT one down the road.....but maybe not. Will you be able to qualify for benefits on PT? Will you be able to pay your bills on PT? I would still go to the...
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    Pay Off My Student Loans In Full or Make Monthly Payments?

    hiddencatRN replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    I know, right? I'm envious of the position the OP is in for sure! But hey, I made my decisions and nothing to do about it other than make the best of it and when I have kids try to steer them to be a...
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    How do you deal with passive aggression in nursing?

    hiddencatRN replied to Sensibility's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Are you sure you're not just reading in to this? Maybe she's friends with the nurse she got presents for. I am friendly with my colleagues, but among them I also have work friends, the folks I...
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    Worried and Paranoid

    hiddencatRN replied to NightChild27's topic in General Nursing

    Standard precautions isn't enough to protect against scabies-you need contact precautions for that. OP, that's really crappy of your employer not to have made that information known to the staff....
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    Pay Off My Student Loans In Full or Make Monthly Payments?

    hiddencatRN replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    I know he's very popular and I like a lot of his advice. But I've never had an "emergency" that was only $1,000. And if I lost my job tomorrow, that wouldn't come close to a months expenses. In this...
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    Pay Off My Student Loans In Full or Make Monthly Payments?

    hiddencatRN replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    I would caution against completely wiping out savings. Why not make a large payment that leaves a solid emergency fund and then make larger monthly payments to get rid of the rest of it quickly? You'd...
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    Which shift do you prefer, 7pm-7am or 7am-7pm and why?

    hiddencatRN replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in General Nursing

    7p-7a. I discovered this by accident. After orientation I signed up for all evening shifts because there was no competition for them. And then discovered I liked the night shift staff and flow better....
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    Blogging through pre reqs/nursing school?

    hiddencatRN replied to SaraMC's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a classmate who did an awesome comic blog with his own drawings. I really enjoyed following it and searched a TON for other blogs before I started. I would just be really careful about...
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    Looking to relocate, where to move to maximize my income.

    hiddencatRN replied to 1ksgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but in some areas the gap between salary and cost of living is higher. Years ago I was considering a move from NYC to Seattle. The average salaries in Seattle were a little lower but the COL was...
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    Is it possible for a RN to work five 12 hr days?

    hiddencatRN replied to f_nurse2b16's topic in General Nursing

    Sure. I've needed money on short notice and worked 60 hour weeks to come up with it. It's exhausting though and makes me hate
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    ANA, State, and Specialty Associations

    hiddencatRN replied to Melissa0181's topic in General Nursing

    Or, I can "vote" with my time and energy and money by doing other