caroladybelle BSN, RN

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    Finding Dresses

    caroladybelle replied to Zombi RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Uniform City stores used to carry some, though you might have to email the company to see what can be ordered. For whites, Redding Medical, carries some. Some are a bit dressy - also used as usher...
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    How soon you will be drug tested after admission?

    caroladybelle replied to The ER Biker's topic in General Students

    I hate to break it to you, but there plenty of stuck up witches that toke up on a regular basis. Those categories are hardly mutually exclusive. I, for one, prefer a nurse that neither tokes, nor Is...
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    If I see one more post titled....

    caroladybelle replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    I've been having trouble sleeping. I know profolol can be dangerous, but a friend of mine can get some and I want to try it. Is it reallyhonestly that
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    How soon you will be drug tested after admission?

    caroladybelle replied to The ER Biker's topic in General Students

    Whenever they feel like it. What difference does it
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    *Cna's In Fl ..What's the going Pay rate??

    caroladybelle replied to Lala718's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It isn't that cheap to live in FL anymore and especially in the WPB area. Not to mention the fact that many facilities in the WPB area are the devil's armpit to work in. Think entitled elderly...
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    "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    caroladybelle replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Lovely!! My mother weighs over 350 lbs I have tried, cajoled, fought to get her diet or exercise or be active. She will not do so. I have FINALLY gotten her to stop sending me huge amts of...
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    *Cna's In Fl ..What's the going Pay rate??

    caroladybelle replied to Lala718's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You will find that pay rates for ALL healthcare workers are pitiful in FL, in comparison to other
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    Negotiating salary at a Gov job

    caroladybelle replied to MandaRN94's topic in California Nursing

    You can try, but in this economy, it is rare to be able to negotiate salary for regular nursing job, especially in a union state. But even more so in a government job. Also, remember that with...
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    Do you think nursing is a profession?

    caroladybelle replied to Aurora77's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There are numerous threads on this topic, and the arguments for and against rarely
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    Negotiating salary at a Gov job

    caroladybelle replied to MandaRN94's topic in California Nursing

    What are the reasons that you deserve more than the listed
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    Clarification. :) My Manager is Gossiping about me. What do I do?

    caroladybelle replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Dealing with someone who gossips about you is not the same as "lubing it up and taking". And being "meek" is a far cry from acting like an adult and not getting in a snit fight over a few words that...
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    Clarification. :) My Manager is Gossiping about me. What do I do?

    caroladybelle replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I will clarify what I posted before. You have heard something said secondhand about you. You go to HR, who has already directed you to try and settle it as adults, instead like a couple of bad soap...
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    New to ATL; Where's the fun at?

    caroladybelle replied to eaRNed's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Athens,
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    "Honestly it happened to a friend". Advice?

    caroladybelle replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    MYOB Stay out of it. Person A and Manager B don't get along. Person C says that Manager B "said something" about Person A. First, it reads like the plot line of "Real Housewives of Medical County",...
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    Travel nursing with my experience

    caroladybelle replied to WM_84's topic in Travel

    Have you tried asking the travel agencies? Thay are, after all, the people that will be trying to place you and they know what their clients are looking for. You can also review the many threads on...
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    My patient an addict or does he actually need it?

    caroladybelle replied to Catch22Personified's topic in General Nursing

    Xanax is a drug that cannot be abruptly stopped or held in a long time regular user. Withdrawal from it is really ugly and can cause
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    Pre employment urine drug screen for nursing home, will they test for alcohol?

    caroladybelle replied to RN_jobhunting's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I used to work for an agency that did test for alcohol......at least once a year. We were warned ahead of time, though. And, yes, a company can refuse to hire you if you use a substance, even if...
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    I am a male nursing student and need help

    caroladybelle replied to cwvpool's topic in Male Nursing Students

    What does this have to do with being a male nursing
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    How well does misogyny work out in your facility?

    caroladybelle replied to UserG's topic in General Nursing

    Me thinks that there is at least one college male, that is facing a lot of really cold lonely
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    Are nurses really high in demand?

    caroladybelle replied to guevarrar's topic in General Nursing

    Experienced nurses are in demand. Inexperienced ones.....not so
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    This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    caroladybelle replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In the case of med students, there is a good reason. They actually do a lot of the work on the floor. Watch one, do one, teach one. They aren't one the floor, a few hours, once or twice a week. They...
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    can a nurse manager cancel your shift?

    caroladybelle replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    In most places, they can cancel your whole job and fire you at will, and need no good reason to do so. If this shift puts you on overtime, it may be seen as fiscally
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    Question about wasting narcotics

    caroladybelle replied to EndoscopyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I've wasted with RNs, LPNs, and an MD or two. (the MD case was for wasting topical cocaine solution, being used during bedside ENT procedure for stopping massive nose bleeds in a hem/onc patient ....
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    International qualification

    caroladybelle replied to Dewayu Kristina's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There is no "International Qualification" for nursing worldwide. As virtually every nation has slightly different qualifications, and in most nations one could not be qualified without having a...
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    Australian RN wants to work in USA

    caroladybelle replied to suraksha's topic in International Nursing

    Also, be aware that the US is in recession, making it quite difficult for anyone to get a nursing job, in many states. I do not know about Colorado or Virginia, but I have known plenty of experienced...