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katienj

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  1. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    katienj replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would never be rude to anyone because they had an accent, but, If I went to see a doctor and he had a thick accent and he was difficult to understand, I would definitely find a new doctor--even if...

  2. Scheduled meeting with manager, HR and union rep

    katienj replied to meadow85's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I work, if you resign and miss a day at work before that date, you lose all sick and vacation pay when you leave. They may want to explain that your last check will not include...

  3. Can an instructor do this???

    katienj replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that when a test is given and you can leave after the test is completed, that is a bonus. Why would anyone schedule an interview on a class day--even if it is to take a test? Some schools...

  4. looking to begin a LPN program in Southern NJ, HELP!!

    katienj replied to marygkk's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Most of the counties in Southern NJ have Technical Institutes that offer an LPN course. The tuition is nothing like the ones you have mentioned. In Burlington County, the tuition is about $7000 a...

  5. Help with this doctors order....

    katienj replied to Melandru's topic in General Nursing

    It means grains 20. gr=grains and the XX=20 in Roman Numerals. That is the Apothecary system. Did you learn this in school? Doctors frequently order Tylenol or aspirin grains 10. Is this the...

  6. Question Re Heparin

    katienj replied to Danish's topic in General Nursing

    Lovenox is not a treatment for a DVT, but used prophylactically to prevent formation of a

  7. MD's submitting false nursing school records

    katienj replied to crazy8's topic in International Nursing

    If you have all of this information, why don't you just report it yourself instead of trying to get other nurses to do it? Are you a nurse? Did this happen in the US? Are you from the

  8. shootings and mental health

    katienj replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    No offense taken. I just wanted to reiterate that I am familiar with AS and it is often confused by many as a mental illness. Afterall, it is taught along with Mental Disorders in nursing school,...

  9. Labyrinthitis? OFF WORK & Going crazy!

    katienj replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I know exactly how you feel. I was diagnosed with labyrinthitis a few years ago and it stopped after I took Antivert. I got it again in November and it has not stopped since than. It is not as bad,...

  10. shootings and mental health

    katienj replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I am very familiar with all aspects of Aspergers and I never said that it was a mental illness. I said that he had some type of mental illness along with AS. I am well aware the AS does not mean the...

  11. shootings and mental health

    katienj replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I think that Aspergers is more of a possibility than autism. He does fit the criteria of AS, from what I have heard, but there was also some type of mental disorder along with that. He definitely...

  12. shootings and mental health

    katienj replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I heard on the Today show that former roomates of Cho said that he claimed to have a girlfriend named, Jelly, and that she was an alien. He also called his roomie to tell him he was away on a road...

  13. Are students in the way?

    katienj replied to MelodyRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Boy are you wrong! I am an instructor and all the students work under her license and it is very nerve wracking. We have to watch them

  14. Work, classes and clinicals? How to do it all....

    katienj replied to lannisz's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I know how you feel. I did that schedule for school and work for two years. It was rough, but manageable. If I could, I would have cut back on my days at work, but I could not afford to do so. I...

  15. If you were writing this....

    katienj replied to weirdRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget to use spell check, too. No one wants to hire a nurse who cannot spell or one who is not computer

  16. Venting about unfair ER physician charges...

    katienj replied to bearsnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know they did not do much for your husband, but I think that $500 is really cheap! Most hospital emergency room visits are 10 times that amount. He is very fortunate that the cause of his pain was...

  17. Run out of nursing school - what to do?

    katienj replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    Have you transferred to another school? Have you just given up? I certainly hope

  18. Run out of nursing school - what to do?

    katienj replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    What did you mean that you were off for a while and than went on vacation for a month. Did you take time off from

  19. Acls

    katienj replied to Christie RN2006's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.cprassociate.com/aclspretest.php Here is a pretest that I found very helpful with ACLS. I have enjoyed the class each time I took

  20. how do i max my income as new grad

    katienj replied to focker-male nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Are you looking for a position in psych? If so, applying at a state institution usually pays much higher salaries. They also offer paid state holidays along with generous sick days and vacation...

  21. how do i max my income as new grad

    katienj replied to focker-male nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of negotiating a higher salary-especially for a new grad with no experience. Your education level can also make a difference in salary in some hospitals. If you want to make a...