Halinja BSN, RN

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    relocating (maybe...)

    Halinja replied to noelle4's topic in General Nursing

    Taz, is that (no-lifting?) the one I heard about a couple of years ago, where there was supposed to be a patient lift in every
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    relocating (maybe...)

    Halinja replied to noelle4's topic in General Nursing

    The biggest reason for the shortage here in California that I know of is the sheer number of people that live here. Tazzi is right, tuition is not free. In my town the junior college is charging...
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    relocating (maybe...)

    Halinja replied to noelle4's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on which unit. I think we're supposed to moving to a 5:1 in med/surg though it has been 6:1, 4:1 pediatric, and then 2:1 ICU. Not sure about the other specialties. And I don't really think...
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    "Customer service" and nursing

    Halinja replied to LilPeanut's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I interviewed for a job last week and one question was...how do you define customer service. I told them that patient safety and the patient's medical needs came first. If, after those were dealt...
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    Question for Nursing School graduates :)

    Halinja replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm. Maybe I'm seeing through the opposite of rosy colored glasses. I kind of thought nursing school, especially the first half, was not fun. My advice: Just do the work, keep your head down, try...
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    $10,000 penalty if you leave the ICU

    Halinja replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    I just interviewed and heard the same stipulation with my jaw hanging open. It was 4,000 not 10,000, but still!!!! Excuse me, but NO! Like another poster...I have to wonder why their attrition rate...
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    Burnout vs. Stress vs. Not cut out for nursing

    Halinja replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    There are other areas of nursing! Have you thought of working community health, or psych? Community health is all about prevention and amelioration, rather than with heroic health measures. It has...
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    sad that this still goes on

    Halinja replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Not okay. I am truly shocked. With all of the available harassment training that many business make their employees attend, it seems so very behind the times for the hospital to act that way....
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    Thank you letter dilemma

    Halinja replied to Halinja's topic in First Year After Licensure

    LOL, perfect!!!!! (both the stated and the
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    Thank you letter dilemma

    Halinja posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    What on earth do you say in a thank you letter (for an interview), when the interviewer NM was a somewhat hostile individual, and you wouldn't work at that unit for all the tea in the East? I still do...
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    Question - not sure where to post!?

    Halinja replied to ahartvigson's topic in General Nursing

    There are two ways you can do it. You can apply for licensure in the state you are in now, and then apply for license by endorsement in the state you are going to move to. Or, you can do it like...
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    What to Expect from a...

    Halinja replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I contacted a nurse manager when the computerized application process wouldn't let me apply because I don't have an RN license number yet. She returned my contact and I now have an interview...
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    please give advice/Orientation from hell

    Halinja replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Trust your
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    Weather in Washington

    Halinja replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Washington Nursing

    LOL, and on top of that, there might be a meth problem too!!! Seriously, though...it is a cheaper place to live. We lived north of Vancouver a bit (Battleground) for a while, and it does seem to get...
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    I need encouragement!

    Halinja replied to autopsy's topic in General Nursing

    The first clinicals were the hardest...not in what you actually do, but in feeling like you're doing okay. (At least that's how it was for me.) Then each one got progressively better. I used to not...
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    So here I go....

    Halinja replied to sf7126's topic in General Nursing

    The curriculum is challenging. I had no idea when I first started in to it how much knowledge a nurse has to have. I loved learning the intricacies of the human body. Fascinating! Such delicate...
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    Tell me about Bakersfield...

    Halinja replied to Bluehair's topic in California Nursing

    I've had clinicals in the Bakersfield hospitals. There isn't a single one I wouldn't work in. Oh, I haven't had a clinical in San Joaquin, so I can't comment on it, but all the rest have been great....
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    Weather in Washington

    Halinja replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Washington Nursing

    I've lived in both Seattle, and Portland (and Vancouver, across the river from Portland). I loved Seattle. If you need cheaper, you could try Tacoma, or Bothel. Yeah, it rained, but there were sunny...
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    Am I hallucinating??

    Halinja replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa! I must have missed that one. I'll be thinking strong thoughts over here, that everything comes out right. Let us know what happens,
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    if breastfeeding with sore nipples

    Halinja replied to GingerSue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you're using Wilkinson, look up 'ineffective breastfeeding' on pg 52. Often sore nipples result from the infant latching incorrectly. likely the related to would be knowledge deficit, as Momma may...
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    Real People Denied Healthcare

    Halinja replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Long waits happen here too. For me to see my primary was 6 weeks. Over 4 weeks for DS to see his own
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    Is this really slander?

    Halinja replied to winredsox's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Totally off topic, but Ruby, I love your siggy. It is so
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    insubordination

    Halinja replied to hhrhrn41's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds a wee bit insubordinate....or at least guaranteed to anger her. An angry person is seldom willing to compromise. I'm thinking there might be a more diplomatic way to address whatever issues...
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    Is this really slander?

    Halinja replied to winredsox's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    First of all...slander is something spoken, libel is something written. So if she's saying slander then she's probably never actually talked to someone in a legal capacity, because they would know...
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    is it possible 2 afford a 3br/2ba house in cal?

    Halinja replied to warhawk's topic in California Nursing

    Prices are dropping. I live in Bakersfield and have my house on the market. 9 months ago it was worth about 300,000. Now its worth more like 270,000. As to gangs and crystal meth...hmmmm. I live in...