CrazyHands

CrazyHands has 2 years experience and specializes in Psychiatric.

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1. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

   CrazyHands replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

   I agree we all should wear a mask. I wore a mask all last year during "Flu and COLD season". And guess what? I didn't get the Flu (no vaccine here), nor a cold, nor bronchitis or whatever rhinovirus...

2. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

   CrazyHands replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Who ever said FOLLOW THE MONEY is absolutely right. Who benefits the most? The pharmaceutical companies who are pushing for flu vaccines - I agree if you are high risk- you should probably get it....

3. RN-BSN programs in NJ/NY

   CrazyHands replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

   WPU has a reputation as a good program- I am awaiting a reply on an application, but cannot locate the RN-BSN curriculum sheet (it is under construction for sometime now). This would be my second...

4. Harder to get a job than I thought

   CrazyHands replied to lsvalliant's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am in Northern NJ and have had no luck. I didn't think that hospitals would be knocking down my door, but I didn't think I'd be totally ignored either. I don't think there is a nursing shortage, I...

5. Advice from Last Year Nursing Student

   CrazyHands posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Hi,. Maybe I should call this "things that I wish other people told me". Anyway, I will be done with school in Dec. I am doing an evening ASN program since I work full-time plus. I have found that...

6. I'm the only guy in my nursing class now...

   CrazyHands replied to Scrubz's topic in General Students

   My associates program started out with total of 80 students, I beleive that 15 were male. At the end of N2, I think we have 50 students left, and lost 9 out of 15. I wondered why the attrition rate is...

7. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

   CrazyHands replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely correct, business and logic do not coexist. Are employers really concerned with retention? NO. They know the costs to replace an employee, but where I work (non-medical, large corporate...

8. Is there REALLY a nursing shortage?

   CrazyHands replied to ShimmaShimma0304's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think you can say that community colleges are pumping out new RNs. In NJ, for every 250 applicants, only approximately 50 will graduate every two years, this does include the 2 average years...

9. I don't WANT to be a doctor

   CrazyHands replied to Halinja's topic in General Nursing

   It seems that family and friends really do have a misconception on what it takes to get throught nursing school. I was telling one woman at my job (corporate america) about a fellow student who needs...