jeroboam

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1. Cant find a job with 11 years experience

   jeroboam replied to Indianaguy's topic in Career Support

   Some thoughts: (1) what is a "letter of regret" ? (2) why were you terminated ? (3) from your name, I'm assuming you work in Indiana; are you living in a town that's controlled by one hospital system ? When you can't find a position in your local ar...

2. How much did you/would you pay for BSN?

   jeroboam replied to NursingHopeful95's topic in California

   I paid $45,000 (cash) for a 14-month accelerated BSN at Johns Hopkins. I would pay it again. I went from floor nurse to director in 12 years. I can tell you that 80/20 is already here. My facility does NOT hire any RN who does not possess a BSN. Ther...

3. Reporting for racial slurs/substance abuse

   jeroboam replied to guest563546's topic in Safety

   The OP stated that this woman is not a friend. If she's using street drugs, then nurses with knowledge of that fact have a duty to report it to the state BON. Morality is not relativistic.

4. Reporting for racial slurs/substance abuse

   jeroboam replied to guest563546's topic in Safety

   I strongly disagree. When drug use is the issue, she needs to be reported to the state BON. Just ask yourself: would you feel comfortable having that nurse take care of you, or a member of your family ? The answer I'm sure is NO.

5. fly in the OR

   jeroboam replied to bw217's topic in Operating Room

   Benzoin spray is indeed still manufactured; you would never use hairspray.

6. bovie pad (grounding pad) site

   jeroboam replied to zarkasik's topic in Operating Room

   It goes on a well-developed MUSCLE mass, as close to the site of surgery as possible. NOT an area of fat. Fat is an insulator; muscle is a conductor of electricity. If you place it on a fat mass, the power settings will need to be higher.

7. CNOR Prep Question

   jeroboam replied to tsipareht's topic in Operating Room

   I agree about the Zander course; a huge thumbs up from me !

8. Any Tips on preparing CNOR exam?

   jeroboam replied to didadi_826's topic in Operating Room

   The AORN course is pretty much worthless, in my opinion. The Zander course, which I took, was awesome and gave strategies for how to answer multiple-choice questions, and simplified the guidelines into points that you really had to know.

9. Entering Nursing school but I'm having doubts & a lot of questions...

   jeroboam replied to Peaches&Dreams's topic in Pre-Nursing

   The OP doesn't want a nursing career; she wants to be married, with kids, and have nursing as a hobby. She says so herself in the last paragraph of her post, where she inquires if it's possible to work part-time immediately out of nursing school. In ...

10. Applying for nursing reciprocity in FL

    jeroboam replied to Mhsrnbsn's topic in Criminal

    You're quite wrong about Florida requirements: they require verification from your original state of licensure (your exam state) and from a state in which you have a current active license. Only one verification is required if your original state is ...

11. Nursing job - Reposted over and over in the same month?

    jeroboam replied to nurse1111's topic in Career Support

    It's safe to say that I don't know what to say, because I can't understand what you're trying to say. Totally incoherent. Try again.

12. Entering Nursing school but I'm having doubts & a lot of questions...

    jeroboam replied to Peaches&Dreams's topic in Pre-Nursing

    As someone who started working at age 14, the oldest in a large family that was not well-off, and who had a successful career in law prior to becoming an RN later in life, I was offended when I first read this posting. Then I re-read it, and I just h...

13. Lawsuit-- you're needed in court, but you've moved to another state?

    jeroboam replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Most people are unable to speak precisely. We often say one thing and mean something else. Language is subjective. Lawyers are paid to ask questions in order to elicit the true meaning and intent of a witness's words. Both sides do it ... plaintiff a...

14. Lawsuit-- you're needed in court, but you've moved to another state?

    jeroboam replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    A defense representative ... that's a different story. The hospital wanted to put a "human face" on its corporate existence, and so an employee was required to sit with the defense lawyers. As for out of state people who were called by the defense, t...

15. Lawsuit-- you're needed in court, but you've moved to another state?

    jeroboam replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Most of these responses are wrong in some respect. I practiced law before becoming an RN, so I'll attempt to answer. You're asking (1) whether a former employee of a hospital, one who has moved "very far away", can be compelled to attend a court proc...