justme1972

This is what makes a job of a social worker hard. The "he said's, she said's". Unless you have PERSONALLY witnessed drug-use, you cannot sit in front of a social worker and tell them that you are 190% sure that it's going on. You can't. Because I a...

When you said you had 'trouble placing students', to me, that leads me to believe that you are passing along information that you know about a student's health status...since you are both an instructor and a nurse, I sure hope I misinterpreted that....

Yes there has. The very first case was a Dentist who was gay and HIV positive and didn't know it. He gave the virus to a girl that was a virgin. That is where ALL of your universal precautions came from.

HIV Status is specifically protected by ADA.... http://www.ada.gov/pubs/hivqanda.txt

You are 190% incorrect...HPV is contagious. It is a sexually transmitted disease. Also, if you do teach school, you are not legally permitted to ask your students their HIV or Hep status...you know why? Because of universal precautions. I'm surpris...

My question is this...how do they KNOW of your HIV status...at all? As an HIV+ person..you do know that you fall under the Americans with Disabilities Act and you not only DON'T have to disclose that fact, but it's illegal for them to even ask you.

They are teaching us in school, and our textbooks say, that the buttocks should be avoided at all costs unless the med instructions specifically call for this area or if there is not enough fat/muscle to inject somewhere else. For infants as well as ...

If your assignment only permits one nursing Dx and you have to come up with your interventions around that, then you come up with the PRIORITY nursing Dx....what is the most serious issue. For example, I'm doing a psych rotation. I interviewed a lad...

It shows a lack of respect and a lack of being able to maintain control. Instructors keep forgetting that they are not Kindergarten teachers, that they teach legal adults. If they want to "raise" professionals, then they need to set an example. I ha...

daytonite.....it's actually getting to be more common. every employer i have had in the last 15 years has done a credit check on my prior to hiring. one told me in the interview that if you had any outstanding judgements or a bankruptcy within the ...

Ok...please send me a PM on how you get out of paying for toiletries...this is a huge budget-buster for us.

Take what you make per hour, gross, multiply it by the number of hours, and deduct roughly 16 to 17% for taxes, then subtract your health insurance or any other extras that you signed up for.

I would 190% disagree with your teacher on that one. I have a feeling that she was probably speaking from her own personal pet-peeve rather than actual practice. You are better off mentioning it at the interview than after you start working. This is...

Don't be quick to choose based on LOW cost...that is a typical in-state tuition fee.

None of the above...reason: COST Most states have regular universities that have online RN to BSN programs that are 100% online or meet as little as one evening a week...only to turn in assignments and have a short-group discussion, question/answer,...

I agree with you...I would also remind them that these kids probably pick their nose, don't wash their hands after using the bathroom unless you stand right over them and make them...and who knows if they do it when they show up in the morning. Tell ...

I have no idea of how single people do it...I really don't. My husband barely makes enough to cover us both....and when I mean barely, I mean barely. Internet service, we have to have because of school, but we aren't putting a dime into savings b/c ...

I think women refusing to wear a bra has to do with the following: 1. The individual is a closet exhibitionist. 2. They seek attention...the wrong kind. 3. They weren't taught any better. 4. They have deficient knowledge of what is considered pro...

I second this...we have one union hospital in our area and it was made very clear to us not to change a trashcan, etc...call housekeeping for everything b/c they will complain to their union if you don't.

Because NOTHING LESS than 100% is going to be required when you start a job. To do anything less will not only harm a patient, but could potentially kill your patient, put you out of a job and possibly your license, depending on the size of the error...

The problem is, you may not be able to file for bankruptcy...at all. Bankruptcy laws were changed about 3 years ago, and things that fall under the legal catagory of "financial mismanagement" is not a legal reason that is accepted any longer in bankr...

Seems to be a rampant theme on here this week. We took an exam this week at my school and when we were going over it, challenging questions...my instructor lost it...I mean lost it. This is the SAME instructor that is always preaching on how nurses n...

I really wished they would start doing a thorough, psychiatric background on instructors in nursing school so nuts like this can't break out of whatever cage they were kept in before they woke up one morning and decided to teach nursing school. Yes, ...

i do very, very well on the ati tests...b/c i study the ati books. however, do not rely on them to help you on the nclex or use it as a guide on how well you will do...b/c i do not beleive ati is a good predictor.

If they stopped breathing, then they most likely broke their spine or their neck...unless you have ADVANCED training, you aren't going to know how to get that airway back. You could go on and on with the seriousness of injuries, what if this, what if...