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    Should I quit?

    caliotter3 replied to Guest219794's topic in Disaster Preparation

    When I was brand new to nursing and still in the process of getting my rose colored glasses shattered, I distinctly remember being perplexed when the veteran nurse who complained strongly about...
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    Donate your CPAP for Covid-19

    caliotter3 replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My machine is not paid for so I would be hard pressed to justify donating it. I looked up the retail price and no way would I buy it for myself, much less give it away. Besides I need it according to...
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    Med passes and technical skills- I'm asking for advice not just to gripe

    caliotter3 replied to 2ndchance85's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    If this is first time with pt, write down one or three word note regarding anything you would need to know later. Should you get them again, incorporate that knowledge as you plan your shift. This...
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    Need advice on LPN-RN!!

    caliotter3 replied to Missy765's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Do the BSN
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    EDD for cancelled shifts

    caliotter3 replied to AmieCooney's topic in General Nursing

    In general if you don’t work your usual schedule of assigned hours you can apply for unemployment and you are provided the difference between your unemployment award and usual wage for each week....
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    Need validation ASAP!

    caliotter3 replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

    Just reading Viva’s description here, as well as previous posts about AL, along with my experience in LTC, which is similar, convinces me that I will never try to work in AL. All of this contradicts...
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    Fed up!!

    caliotter3 replied to Siciliyisbest's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Don’t blame you for wanting to throw in the
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    Med passes and technical skills- I'm asking for advice not just to gripe

    caliotter3 replied to 2ndchance85's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    One way to get experience doing procedures like inserting IVs or NGs is to ask your peers and shift manager to allow you to do the next 3 or 5 on the floor, whether your pt or not. While you take the...
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    Need validation ASAP!

    caliotter3 replied to yadda_yadda_yadda's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to deal with it, suggest you follow juniper’s and delia’s advice, or you could just wash your hands of everything by resigning. Of course if you resign, you need to CYA on your way out...
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    Is the Covid-19 stay at home order reducing traffic deaths?

    caliotter3 replied to Alnitak7's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My wonderful 85 MPH commute effectively ended three days ago when I noted the CHP had pulled over someone on my way to work and I saw the spiderlike patrol car waiting on one of the straightaways on...
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    Is it fine if a Nurse applies to a different position at a workplace and then changes their position later on?

    caliotter3 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't you at least find a position as a nursing assistant or patient care tech? At least those jobs relate to nursing and make more sense for someone with a nursing
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    New Grad Nurse Starting DNP Program

    caliotter3 replied to mads197's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Too much. All the way around, even if you are Wonder Woman. DNP program might be doable if you were in a regular job, not starting your first nursing job. But to be starting in the ICU and graduate...
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    Nursing home staff not showing up for work

    caliotter3 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It will probably be a cold day in Hades before any of them get a healthcare job in that area. They probably will have trouble getting hired anywhere. Blacklisting can have effects that surpass the...
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    I Am Not Ready to Die!

    caliotter3 replied to spotangel's topic in Disaster Preparation

    HiddenAngels, this may sound like a stupid question, but if the hospital does not want the techs to go into the rooms, then what are the techs supposed to be
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    ASN VS ADN??? A. A. S.?

    caliotter3 replied to implathszombie9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Anecdotally I have read that brand new nurses with an MSN but no nursing experience have a harder time getting hired for that first job. You would need to do your due diligence to find employers that...
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    Why do most Hospitals and Long Term Care Homes take it easier on Casual Staff than they do with Full-Time staff?

    caliotter3 replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    They figure fill-in staff won’t take too much criticism before saying enough. They want you to return. Besides you can skate on something anyway if you know you aren’t invested in coming back next...
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    ASN VS ADN??? A. A. S.?

    caliotter3 replied to implathszombie9's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Apply to more than one program, of all types, that match your criteria, such as location. When you get acceptances, then choose the program best for you. If at all possible, get at least the BSN. This...
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    retake classes

    caliotter3 replied to nghi's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you read on the website that retaking of courses would be considered in the application review, that is probably a negative connotation. A person who got an A the first time around would be ahead...
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    Detroit ED Nurses refuse to work without more help, ordered to leave by Administration

    caliotter3 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Goes to show you can only push people so
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    New nurse anxiety and OCD

    caliotter3 replied to Serotonin2's topic in General Nursing

    I would advise you to talk to your PCP. They can refer you to a therapist if needed. Meanwhile, look up self help info, starting with this website. Overwhelming anxiety is discussed here frequently....
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    Family member being tested?

    caliotter3 replied to Allison Applegate's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My extended care home health clients made it very clear they don’t want us coming to their house under any circumstances if there is the possibility we are sick. To be quite frank about it, they...
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    Should I stay home or help the fight?

    caliotter3 replied to Dreagrl3's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You ask my opinion? With your health history, the fact that you have young children and another on the way, it would be irresponsible for you to expose
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    PCNA-Considering returning to the field, question about work history

    caliotter3 replied to perseverence2020's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I would not worry too much about the negative aspects of any previous departures at this time. Either they will hire you or they won’t. During an interview, should something come up, give your...
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    I need advice. I work PRN for a Home Health Company who has not been able to make payroll on time twice now. What should I do?

    caliotter3 replied to guest825264's topic in Home Health

    Claims for owed wages are filed with the local Labor Board, usually able to do this online. In my state one has only three years to do
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    Being asked to send documentation 6 months after leaving

    caliotter3 replied to Annieonomous22's topic in Home Health

    Not that, but the documentation regarding several hundred dollars worth of visit work that I did for an agency "disappeared" when I last worked. When I called to ask to get my pay, they said I never...