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  1. Job interview attire help!

    Freedom42 replied to PortRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Find a tailor and keep his or her name and number on file. They're usually a bargain, and the quality of the work is far better than anything I can do on my own, especially if it requires creating new...

  2. Pharmacology class

    Freedom42 replied to tokidokifantasy's topic in General Students

    I would recommend you not take pharmacology until after you've started your clinicals. It's a lot easier to grasp when you are researching the drugs you give to your patients and their effects at the...

  3. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Freedom42 replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    One more thing: Ask the doctors you work with if they'd give up their personal service contracts. I think you already know the answer. Doctors know what their rate of pay will be in the coming year....

  4. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Freedom42 replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Yes. Those are just some of the things that could happen. A contract protects you in many ways. Do you have life insurance? Health insurance? Car insurance? Do you deposit your money in a bank that is...

  5. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Freedom42 replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    You'll see the benefit when your annual pay raise -- or your health care, or your retirement fund -- disappears without warning. As an employee at will, you have no guarantee of anything....

  6. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    Freedom42 replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    i'd like to add to this list: 10. the union doesn't write my pay check. right on! why should i rely on a union contract to guarantee my pay? i love the thrill of knowing that my employer can cut my...

  7. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    Freedom42 replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was hired for my first nursing job with no experience. I was 45. The manager who hired me said she preferred "mature" candidates with life experience. As for the nursing shortage being a myth, I...

  8. Question about post interview thank you

    Freedom42 replied to Danoob's topic in General Nursing

    I would write brief thank-yous and take them to the HR department at the institution today. But Donna Cardillo, who offers great career advice for nurses on her website, suggests that e-mail is OK if...

  9. What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    Freedom42 replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    I want my nurse well-rested. I don't need an insomniac calculating my meds. Personally, I think if you're given paid time off or sick time as part of your compensation, you shouldn't have to offer...

  10. What are the worst call in excuses you've heard?

    Freedom42 replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    Excuses heard in another career life: "Can't work tonight. I tried a new deodorant, and it's not working." I swear I'm not making that up. It was the most preposterous excuse from a man known for...

  11. New Grad RN-->No Jobs, Then what?

    Freedom42 replied to lperkrn's topic in Nursing Career

    I graduated in December 2008. Fifty-seven applications later, I started getting responses. Now that I've been working for 16 months, not a week goes by that I don't reflect on how lucky I am to have...

  12. Tonight's Boston Med: nurses featured!

    Freedom42 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I watched the first episode of this series and declared it "Boston Boring." It wasn't the patients or their stories that were boring but the repetitive, cliched presentation: rock music, sweep of...

  13. Do your family members "get it"?

    Freedom42 replied to DayDreamin ER CRNP's topic in General Nursing

    My family gets it. Still, since my overnight shifts rotate, and I pick up occasional OT during the day, it's hard for them to keep track of when I'm working. So I created an electronic calendar in my...

  14. On the call light like a Jeopardy buzzer

    Freedom42 replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    If my patient had that level of anxiety, I would alert her physician. The doc might want to reevaluate meds or request a psych

  15. Lost job over HIPAA violation, what is employment potential?

    Freedom42 replied to RockyMountainHigh's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Don't be too confident about HIPAA violations not being prosecuted. There was a recent case of someone given jail time for a HIPAA violation. See the article under the Nursing News section of the...

  16. Lost job over HIPAA violation, what is employment potential?

    Freedom42 replied to RockyMountainHigh's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    a former employer can say virtually anything s/he wants about you, provided it's true. as for hipaa violations resulting in "lawsuits" and "jail time," hipaa is virtually never prosecuted, and even if...

  17. What happens when EMS forced to bring drunks to ER

    Freedom42 replied to Hawaiian's topic in General Nursing

    In many cases, they're also receiving treatment for a chronic illness. The "article" cited by the OP is not an article. It's a screed by a frustrated nurse who passes judgment. It says as much about...

  18. New Grad Interview!!!!!! Please Help!!

    Freedom42 replied to Bry RN, BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't send a follow-up e-mail if you can avoid it. It used to be that you'd sit down with a nice note card and a pen, and spend five minutes writing a careful, brief thank-you note. You'd reiterate...

  19. Nurses-Read this and respond to Dr. Ablow

    Freedom42 replied to GilaRRT's topic in General Nursing

    I respectfully disagree -- and welcome a lively debate. While I agree that journalism is in peril, Fox News has nothing to do with journalism. Keith Ablow's opinion is just that, opinion, and it was...

  20. Nurses-Read this and respond to Dr. Ablow

    Freedom42 replied to GilaRRT's topic in General Nursing

    Before you crank too much energy into responding to Dr. Blowhard, please consider this: I spent some time a couple of weeks ago crafting a response to his column, and I posted it. It was up for a...

  21. IV stop times

    Freedom42 replied to Josh's mom's topic in General Nursing

    We have to do it in the ED. As another poster noted, it's a matter of money. They can bill at a higher rate for an infusion. I don't find it to be a PITA. Turn off pump alarm, chart at bedside,

  22. How long are the average new RN orientations?

    Freedom42 replied to Anglkses's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started on a SNF unit right out of school with no prior orientation in health care. I was paired with another nurse for three weeks, then cut loose on a 21-bed unit with two aides. The workload...

  23. Best ER Nurse quotes

    Freedom42 replied to JennyAS's topic in Emergency

    From a 40-something woman who came in for missing vibrator retrieval seven days after it disappeared: "You know that movie, 'Jackass?' Well, I'm livin' it." She decided it was too late to be...

  24. Need help with NP resume

    Freedom42 replied to kimaboogie00's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The University of Pennsylvania has posted some terrific samples of nursing resumes, including several for nurse practitioners. Good

  25. Alright to have your husband start an IV on your patient?

    Freedom42 replied to Nurse Joey's topic in General Nursing

    So the only alternative was to lie, risk patient safety and put licenses in jeopardy? Why not ask another