caroladybelle BSN, RN

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    Resign now??

    caroladybelle replied to femsmahus's topic in General Nursing

    Generally, if a department, especially an ER or ICU that hires a ton of new grads, probably has high turnover - a hallmark of bad conditions, poor support and worse
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    Resign now??

    caroladybelle replied to femsmahus's topic in General Nursing

    i'll loan you my flame retardant jacket - i get the same thing when i try to explain why they shouldn;t be
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    Recession creates apathy.

    caroladybelle replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Don't tempt her. At least one very poorly staffed FL hospital, after cutting staffing to the bone, decided that ICU could triple their nurses more easily if they took the issue of running codes on the...
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    Patient assignments during pregnancy

    caroladybelle replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS are taken, chemo can be safely administered by pregnant nurses and can handle chemo pts. The big issue is , in most places, nurse are either slack about using proper chemo PPE or...
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    Patient assignments during pregnancy

    caroladybelle replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    We keep pregnant nurse from working with CMV pts, but there is no reason that they cannot take VRE or MRSA
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    Recession creates apathy.

    caroladybelle replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    This was a common attitude even before the Recession in many places. I found it in GA and very commonly in
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    Signed Contract as a new nurse

    caroladybelle replied to dekagirlsRN's topic in General Nursing

    That is quite legitimate, but then you still should before signing the contract. I recently responded to a thread regarding new grads signing contracts for a certain WPB hospital. Several us...
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    Signed Contract as a new nurse

    caroladybelle replied to dekagirlsRN's topic in General Nursing

    These are virtually all things that a RESPONSIBLE person researches BEFORE signing a binding contract. It is also quite unfair to the experienced nurses to repeatedly have to repeatedly orient and...
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    Why don't nurses join the ANA?

    caroladybelle replied to gauge14iv's topic in General Nursing

    The question should be why should we join the
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    An international nurse student seeks advice to build her carrier....

    caroladybelle replied to rajal8787's topic in International Nursing

    Again, are you a US citizen or do you have a green card/Visa that permits you to work in the USA? If you do not have such, then you are affected by retrogression and there are limited to no...
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    An international nurse student seeks advice to build her carrier....

    caroladybelle replied to rajal8787's topic in International Nursing

    Are you a US citizen or do you have a visa/immigration status that permits you to legally work in the US? If not, you have to check with the state in which you intend on practicing as to what they...
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    looking for an internship being a foreign nurse

    caroladybelle replied to nettily's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I have never heard of such a thing. First, to work for any compensation, you would have to have a work permit allowing you to do so in the USA....something that is not that easy to do with the current...
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    "Did you just take a picture of me?"

    caroladybelle replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but they have no right to take a photo of me without my consent. And as I rarely permit family to photograph me, I surely don't want a stranger doing so. I have had visitors that thought...
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    Male Nurse, Female issues?

    caroladybelle replied to LorderrorproneRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yeah, that. When I was one of the few females in a male work environment, I had to hear about the waitresses at Hooters, how hot/airhead the blond was at that site, and how mean the wife was about...
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    I would so date a female CNA!

    caroladybelle replied to Vegemite's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You may want to date a CNA....... but would one want to date you.....is the
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    Can anyone tell me?

    caroladybelle replied to Phase2Pro's topic in General Nursing

    That would probably be the best thing to
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    Harsh realities

    caroladybelle replied to rosiekay's topic in General Students

    Last time that I interviewed for a new job was 15 monthes ago at the age of 44. Not a bit of a problem. And I am currently the third oldest staffer on the floor. I get no prejudice here. It is a...
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    Do Hospitals Ever Post Jobs That They Don't Plan to Fill?

    caroladybelle replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    It's policy in some
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    Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    caroladybelle replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    Actually, I have worked for a variety of locales, and no, it isn't the same. The SLPC has tracked bias groups for quite a while. FL consistantly and unfortunately rates disproportionately high on the...
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    Harsh realities

    caroladybelle replied to rosiekay's topic in General Students

    I actually have not noted problems with being hired less than younger nurses,and I did not go into nursing until I was
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    just married a foreign nurse who can help?

    caroladybelle replied to piglett's topic in International Nursing

    Respectfully, you came to this BB asking for our advice, presumably because you doing not know much about nursing (and given some statements made, you don't) and you want advice from people who...
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    In your opinion, was this an inappropriate assignment?

    caroladybelle replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Recently worked a Oncology/Hematology unit in another facility (for those of you that know where I currently work). Said facility was supposed to put overflow Gyn/Onc pts on our floor. What did we...
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    just married a foreign nurse who can help?

    caroladybelle replied to piglett's topic in International Nursing

    First, are you a citizen, so that she has status that permits her to be employed in the USA? Second, did she graduate from and holds a 4 year Bachelor's degree program for Nursing? Attending a "4...
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    Bad incident while giving Rocephin shot; need advice

    caroladybelle replied to NurseCard's topic in Pediatric

    The big issue was freaking out at the end. That and maybe trying to hard to not hurt the little one. First, the MD should have ordered the drug mixed with lidocaine. Rocephin shots hurt like heck,...
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    Job Outlook

    caroladybelle replied to EMEddie's topic in California Nursing

    First, there has not ever been a "real" nursing shortage in the last 20 years. Second, no one, no one, NO ONE!!! can predict the economy/effects of health care reform , and ability to get a job in...