caroladybelle BSN, RN

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    Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

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

    You know that area on your Mob husband's member.....the one you found and starting screaming that some w$&@? nurse must of done while doing "something perverted" ......NO ONE HAS ANY DESIRE TO DO...
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    RN trained in Finland seeking NCLEX approval in the US

    caroladybelle replied to maclean2000gh's topic in International Nursing

    Your bigger issue will be the very long wait for a
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    International nursing students in the US

    caroladybelle replied to suzanne4's topic in Immigration Advice

    Many of us do. However, our answers would be similar. There are very fewer employers that even qualify for H1b given the severity of the recession, and large number of unemployed local nurses. There...
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    Benefits of being a guy

    caroladybelle replied to exit96's topic in Men in Nursing

    Uhhhhhhhh, what does that have to do with being a guy. Just saying that plenty of women fall into that
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    Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    caroladybelle replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The facility that I work, is considered one of the top in the nation. It has the best, bar none, ratio for my specialty that I have seen in 18+ years of nursing, and over 20 hospitals (I was a...
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    Is this safe/normal??

    caroladybelle replied to kimmyRNNJ's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Is it safe ? No, per studies done, it is not safe. Is it normal? In many places, it is. I have worked oncology ( giving chemo and blood products), medsurg and telemetry units that have have that...
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    Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    caroladybelle replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a nurse. I am not an NP. I am not a PA. I certainly have never married, or ever desire to date an MD or a resident or a PA or an NP, at any time in my life. The very idea turns me cold. Did you...
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    Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    caroladybelle replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The point is that , MDs "pay" for their specialized training by: poor conditions, substantial lower pay, a grueling schedule for 3-6 years or more of their life. They to a certain extent, are...
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    Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    caroladybelle replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    MDs in residency get paid a small fraction of what an MD in practice gets, and often less than experienced nurses. Most are required to work 80 hrs a week, not including extra time for prep, etc....
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    Older nurses vs younger nurses

    caroladybelle replied to Girlygirl69's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I read the first post and thought, "pot meet kettle". Enough
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    Magnet hospitals in/around Baltimore

    caroladybelle replied to Lev's topic in Maryland Nursing

    It is a lot more than less than ideal. Think close to 2 hrs or more for the commute each way to and from Baltimore depending on location. That's a lot of time, especially if you are tired. When I...
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    Magnet hospitals in/around Baltimore

    caroladybelle replied to Lev's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Yikes! It may be only 30 miles, but the commute during the high traffic hours can be totally nightmarish. I don't drive to/from DC, in the high traffic hours at all. Using the commuter train might...
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    Board of Nursing Actions

    caroladybelle replied to GoNightingale's topic in General Nursing

    Problem, here. Just because they will accept any state license does not mean that they will give you a job. The first question they will ask is "Have there been any actions taken against your...
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    Thoughts on improving caring

    caroladybelle replied to mstev001's topic in General Nursing

    Tralala, Actually, I believe you have mixed up 2 movies, similar in plot. William Hurt in "The Doctor" was about the cocky MD that got cancer, and had the change of heart about how he behaved to PTs,...
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    Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    caroladybelle replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There is a law from "The House of God" that I paraphrase. Show me a new grad that doesn't double my workload and I will kiss their feet. It is much harder and takes much more time to teach someone...
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    Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    caroladybelle replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Life changes=I want to follow my boyfriend to his new job. I got pregnant out of wedlock and need to live nearer to my family. I am getting married/divorced/pregnant/domestically partnered. I hate...
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    Why aren't more nurses and nursing facilities unionized?

    caroladybelle replied to Ev1987's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Because we may not see a need to unionize or we may not want to deal with some of the problems that unionization brings with it. Much like those who proselytize, unless they can offer an improvement...
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    Do hospitals incur a net gain or a net loss from the training of a new graduate RN?

    caroladybelle replied to WDM08002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Very few facilities have specialized "new grad" programs, and please name the government entity that pays those fees. My facility and most all that I have worked with, would live to recupe some of...
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    Troubles with eyeglasses

    caroladybelle replied to Mrs Badcrumble's topic in Emergency

    I wear bifocals. I have never had any problems working critical care or oncology with them. If you get them fitted properly, they do not fall off. I have gotten used to pinching my mask nose to...
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    Diazepam IV - clarification

    caroladybelle replied to Nrscass's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The few times, that I had IV Valium (used in endo in the old days), it stung but was tolerable. However, the site was painful for a week after or
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    Can your school refuse to schedule NCLEX if you owe money to student acct?

    caroladybelle replied to Workitout's topic in General Students

    If one has not paid for their education, they have not "earned" their degree...... Thus they should not reap the
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    "Thumping" out the door....?

    caroladybelle replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to break but I have had well educated pts and families who have been approached properly and repeatedly and yet choose full code status in completely futile instances. I have even dealt with...
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    OK Truth Time!! Who Else Had To Get Readers(Glasses) Yet???

    caroladybelle replied to tex42cares's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately, LASIK is not a good answer for those of us with presbyopia. It will either correct for closeup or for distance. You would still need glasses/readers for the uncorrected
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    BP: how high is too high (at 2am)? i.e., when will Pt stroke out?

    caroladybelle replied to allthesmallthings's topic in General Nursing

    There isn't a specific bp that would cause a
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    Long/modest scrub skirts?

    caroladybelle replied to on eagles wings's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Ooooo, some of them are custom. The site also has several dresses with sleeves that cover the elbows, also. Another solution, some churches that have predominantly African American members often have...