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  1. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    *ac* replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    There was a time when humans survived without phones at all. Or electricity or indoor plumbing... Not going

  2. question about 4th of July pay (holiday pay)

    *ac* replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    We get 8 hours added to our holiday bank (like PTO) no matter what. If we work, we get time and a half. I was scheduled to work but got called off for low census. Am I angry? Yes. Here I sit with...

  3. My orientator talked bad about me behind my back

    *ac* replied to I<3Nursing's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Orientation seems like hazing sometimes. I hated it. Yes, people/nurses talk behind each others' backs. Yes, it's unprofessional. Yes, you probably have to put up with it and just get through it....

  4. will I have a problem getting work?

    *ac* replied to dsanto3's topic in General Nursing

    Different place probably handle it different ways, but there's no way they will ask you this stuff before making a job offer. After that, you will have to fill out tons of paperwork, mine included a...

  5. will I have a problem getting work?

    *ac* replied to dsanto3's topic in General Nursing

    You need to list everything. You don't do this until after you have an offer. Your offer will be contingent on the physical which includes drug testing. It's handled by employee health and it's...

  6. will I have a problem getting work?

    *ac* replied to dsanto3's topic in General Nursing

    I know someone who just went through something similar. She had to take in her prescriptions and show them to the nurse doing the test. She also had to get a note from her doctor saying she was fit...

  7. My boss is stealing narcotics......

    *ac* replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    The OP is in

  8. My boss is stealing narcotics......

    *ac* replied to celticwoman61's topic in General Nursing

    I'm shocked that she's still allowed to

  9. 4.0 all four semesters?

    *ac* replied to brittney140's topic in General Students

    Please don't imply that if nurses were only smart enough they would go to medical school. It's slightly

  10. UMB's BSN textbook list?

    *ac* replied to lonestar88's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I did not use the study guides. Got all A's first semester except pathopharm - just missed an A. I agree that you need to keep your books. The first semester is by far the worst for book

  11. How do you waste medications?

    *ac* replied to WondeRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not really consistent about this - depends on where I'm standing, I might waste into the sink, trash or sharps. Big volume PCA's always get wasted into the sink. This is a large urban hospital....

  12. UMB's BSN textbook list?

    *ac* replied to lonestar88's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I graduated from there in December. Books, lab coats and uniforms are sold at the bookstore. They list the books online once decisions have been made. Those prices look OK to me, but not great. Make...

  13. excelsior college not recognized by Maryland anymore??

    *ac* replied to anaknisupernurse's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I would not go by anything MBON tells you on the phone. They are notorious for giving out false info. Be very

  14. temp permit

    *ac* replied to LyndseyER's topic in Maryland Nursing

    There is no GN temporary permit in Maryland. Most hospitals make you wait until you pass NCLEX and get the RN license to work on the

  15. About Your Hours

    *ac* replied to J_Jackson's topic in General Nursing

    3 12's per week. I'm fine with it. I would hate

  16. MD NCLEX -RN exam application

    *ac* replied to Proverbs 16:3's topic in Maryland Nursing

    They are the worst!! But if you wanna see something truly pathetic, the next time you're there, pop your head in downstairs (across from Wendy's) and take a look a the office for CNA

  17. Pain scale is missing a key element

    *ac* replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Nursing

    When this happens to me, I chart the score but also I write a note that says, Pt reports pain is "much

  18. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    *ac* replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    The confusing part of "lay vs lie" is that the past tense of lie is lay. But the past tense of lay is laid. I lay down for an hour before work yesterday. I laid the book

  19. HOPKINS: 20 minutes into the show

    *ac* replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in General Nursing

    How about when the surgeon calls the ICU to tell the nurse he's sending up a "bounce-back" pt? Wasn't he kind of being flirty with her? It was funny when she called him a loser. But the weird thing...

  20. What are clinicals all about????

    *ac* replied to BucklandRN's topic in General Students

    Also bring a small, basic calculator. I've seen students sent home for forgetting

  21. Does anyone ever feel like..

    *ac* replied to qt2168's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Asking for help is a great, but... what scares me is that I don't know what I don't know, know what I mean? There have been times that I truly thought I knew what I was doing; it didn't even occur to...

  22. Does anyone ever feel like..

    *ac* replied to qt2168's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At least once a

  23. bedside placement of nasojejunal tubes

    *ac* replied to chikusachin's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    At my hosp they are placed in Interventional

  24. ego problem??

    *ac* replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    In my short time as a nurse, this has become my number one pet peeve. If it was a pt safety issue, I can see going to the charge/manager. There are a lot of people who truly seem to enjoy reporting...

  25. Malpractice insurance = bad idea?

    *ac* replied to Guitar_Heroine's topic in General Nursing

    That link did not work for me. I've tried a lot of searching but not coming up with anything specific to nurses. I get a lot of websites of malpractice