chuck1234

chuck1234

Nurses who are mentally sicked

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  1. LVN or RN?

    chuck1234 replied to sarahlm's topic in General Nursing

    Your situation is very similar to mine. I became an LPN in 1999, and I was working for an agency, the pay was good. I was supporting myself while I was going for the RN Program. I graduated in...

  2. Happy-happy Joy-joy! I GRADUATED RN SCHOOL!

    chuck1234 replied to DavieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yee-Ha! Finally.... Congrats... And good luck to whatever you do in the

  3. need career advice

    chuck1234 replied to caillou's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi Hyacinthe! I had a friend who could not get an EAD, and she told me if had it, there is a hospital which could sponsor her. I am not so sure if nurses have to be educated in NYS, inasmuch as I have...

  4. need career advice

    chuck1234 replied to caillou's topic in New York Nursing

    I have met nurses from South America, Asia and Euro right here in New York. Do you have a work permit?? If the answer is "NO," then it is hard for you to get a job. In this case, some agencies might...

  5. Nurse Rounding

    chuck1234 replied to Margeincharge's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Q 2hr is

  6. How do you handle Physicians Bad Attitudes?

    chuck1234 replied to scrubsnhugsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I will look for another

  7. Working with shingles?

    chuck1234 replied to matchstickxx's topic in General Nursing

    I had rash on my face and my supervisor asked me to go to Employee Health where it sent me to ER. After the ER doctor told me that I might have shingles, he placed me in an isolation room. His dx on...

  8. Rude coworkers=bad manners

    chuck1234 replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Home Health

    It seem to me they don't want to get along with you, and you really have to ask the reason why. Talking to your supervisor is not recommended inasmuch as you are telling her that you don't get along...

  9. Need help with a gift for my wife graduating nursing school

    chuck1234 replied to retrvrman's topic in General Nursing

    A kiss... A nice kiss... A nice good kiss... Follow by "I love

  10. NY LPN Program?

    chuck1234 replied to sweetave's topic in New York Nursing

    lpn schools in the city are very hard to get in. i tried all of them, and none of the schools accepted me. and in 1998, i was accepted by a school located on long island. i graduated in 1999,...

  11. Nsg/MD Volunteer Trip - where do I start!?

    chuck1234 replied to acuariaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow...it is a lot of work. Embassy here. Probably State Department there... Perhaps the Custom Agents somewhere... Immigration Department over there... The Hospital in Dominican Republic also...

  12. Newbie LPN

    chuck1234 replied to gt4everpn's topic in New York Nursing

    when you have a question, just stop and ask. do not pretend that you know. as a newbie, show your co-worker that you are a team-player. never ever put yourself in the center. if you are going to...

  13. Med Surg right after graduation?

    chuck1234 replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Med-Surg experience helped me a lot in the ICU. It took me two and half weeks to "eliminate" my preceptor in the ICU. Other new grads....took a long time to eliminate their preceptors. You get all...

  14. Self inflicted

    chuck1234 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    1)A hamster was found inside an anal area of a patient...He stated that he was looking for some sexual excitement. 2)A patient coming from the Riker Island was found to have two pairs of eye-glasses...

  15. Letter of resignation due to mental health issues

    chuck1234 replied to kristinleeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry that you have to go through all this.... Your idea of writing a letter of resignation is sufficient...better than the one I had before.... Good luck and did you have a Happy Mother's...

  16. Vent: Admits and discharges

    chuck1234 replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Nursing

    In school, the instructor always said that nurses should follow the M.D. order....But once you have experience in the field, you feel like nurses are the doctors.... Good luck...and hang in there......

  17. Protecting the patient already died does not make any sense!

    chuck1234 replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    ...Just don't want to see part that we always call "the human

  18. Protecting the patient already died does not make any sense!

    chuck1234 posted a topic in General Nursing

    My patients was HIV+ and he died during a central line insertion... It is tragic...but that is another story. What upset me the most is....his future wife came to the unit and she is pregnant. We the...

  19. deaf pt hearing voices

    chuck1234 replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    Only the patient himself/herself knows how it sounds like... Anyhow, this is a psych patient....he/she sees things we normal people do not see....hear things normal people do not hear... But this is a...

  20. Paying back $100, 000 back in loans

    chuck1234 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    $100,000 student loan...that is a lot... But your plan is good...some students don't even have a plan...they just pay the minimum...and that is hurt their credit scores... If you are buying a...

  21. Protecting the patient already died does not make any sense!

    chuck1234 replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    I have been working in the ICU since last year....and I only focus on right here and right now... When the girl showing up in the unit...that is the best time to talk to her about it...because once...

  22. Protecting the patient already died does not make any sense!

    chuck1234 replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent point of view!!! I have no intention to cross the line... And this is the reason why I post this thread

  23. sexual jokes in the workplace

    chuck1234 replied to penguin2's topic in General Nursing

    That is true. However, sometimes I have to go along with it. I know it is wrong...but it is part of the job. I don't want other people to say "Chuck does not like women!" Sometimes, some of them...

  24. How can i succeed?

    chuck1234 replied to roxiejay's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, some employers do ask for the GPA's...but they are minority... But who cares...there are so many jobs out there...if you don't take me, I will go to another place. The most important thing...

  25. Happy Mother's Day

    chuck1234 replied to cvrnfa's topic in General Nursing

    Have a very....very....very Happy Mother's