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    Unpaid or paid LOA, a possibility? Care for high risk family member

    caliotter3 replied to marilyn8989's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Have a relative who was told to take a leave of absence due to her medical condition but her doctor refuses to cooperate and tells her instead to file for unemployment. You need to find out your...
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    Unemployment/ PRN nurses

    caliotter3 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Go to the unemployment office in person if they are open (which I highly doubt at this point). Come prepared with the info necessary to apply then and there. You don't know, it could be like at my...
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    Covid and family members

    caliotter3 replied to Elektra6's topic in Private Duty

    You are not being overdramatic. It has only occurred to me over the past two or three days that the time has past for me to be going into the grocery store. They don't have a whole lot to choose...
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    Boost or other nutritional supplements

    caliotter3 replied to ocean.baby's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Boost is way expensive. I buy the Target and grocery store equivalent for a little over half the
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    Is there an RN-BSN online school that doesn't require current RN license

    caliotter3 replied to okiedokie123's topic in General Students

    This thread is from 2013. Not likely to get
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    Criminal Charges KY

    caliotter3 replied to xo_futurern_xo's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Before you can prove yourself as an LPN, you have to get licensed as an LPN, then hired as an LPN. That is quite a track record you’ve
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    Crisis Standards of Care - sign up for April 2nd CE webinar

    caliotter3 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Do you know if anybody can
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    Changed Perspectives

    caliotter3 replied to whalestales's topic in General Nursing

    I thought people that go into healthcare cared about others. Boy was I
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    Looking for a reputable online Anatomy and Physiology courses

    caliotter3 replied to Sgates99's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    University of New England offers many of the post bacc med prerequisites, including anatomy and physiology. There are also other schools that have these courses, such as Johns Hopkins as I
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    First time here . Nurse in india now migrated to CA

    caliotter3 replied to jag's topic in Nurse Registration

    Check the BRN website. There is a section on applying for a license for foreign trained nurses. That would be the place to
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    One more bat outta hades

    caliotter3 replied to SpankedInPittsburgh's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Another congratulations! Please continue your input to this forum. I am certain that there will continue to be many who can gain from your
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    Challenge NCLEX-PN

    caliotter3 replied to eihxel's topic in Nurse Registration

    It is my understanding that NY stopped challenge of PN for non completion of RN program back in
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    Nurses with newborns at home

    caliotter3 replied to KD_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Reading this last post reminded me that I saw advertised on a medical supply site, patient gowns, the same kind you usually see in hospitals, for about $5 apiece IIRC, a few years ago. I could see me...
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    Overcharting as new grad?

    caliotter3 replied to guest1138986's topic in General Nursing

    My employers insist, by policy, that we are required to chart something every two hours. I worked hospice continuous care where the requirement changed from an entry once an hour, to every fifteen...
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    10 year plan

    caliotter3 replied to pinkdoves's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Before the concrete steps later, any of the following might be available to you to start your nursing education resume: CPR instructor, instructor in CNA program, then LPN/LVN program, any job...
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    Nurses with newborns at home

    caliotter3 replied to KD_rn's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Thanks anon456 for your post. I got some ideas for decontamination from you. I certainly hope and pray your baby and husband, as well as yourself, are spared from
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    Why hasn’t pay increased? Hazard pay, etc.?

    caliotter3 replied to gcupid's topic in Disaster Preparation

    But only with proper safeguards. Reusing surgical masks? No. Forbidden to bring own PPE if one has it? No. Other poor practices, whether through stupidity, or lack of resources? No. No amount...
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    Why hasn’t pay increased? Hazard pay, etc.?

    caliotter3 replied to gcupid's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I've noticed for the past three days that my employer is advertising several openings for a dollar or three more than they pay me and my coworkers. No mention whatsoever about raising our pay. Just...
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    Non-compliance with Social Distancing

    caliotter3 replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Kind of makes one wish for the authorities to enter each train, or other mode of public transportation, and demand to see identification papers, and arrest those who do not belong out there. Like you...
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    Non-compliance with Social Distancing

    caliotter3 replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I’ve noticed some incidental “loud”, quirky behavior around the apt complex. There have always been a few whose behavior draws attention, but it just seems to be up a notch. Stench of marijuana...
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    Suggestions for ways an unemployed new grad nurse can volunteer medical services to help out during the Covid-19?

    caliotter3 replied to short cake's topic in Disaster Preparation

    They posted on another thread that even with their experience, no one will hire
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    A & P with no science background?

    caliotter3 replied to GreenMagus87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Remember when CA community college tuition was $13 a unit? Now there was a
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    ER nurse also working Private Duty

    caliotter3 replied to Orion81RN's topic in Private Duty

    If you don’t want responses to your posts, you should not post. You say you want validation. What is not validating about “Certainly hope you do not make the wrong decision here?” You already...
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    I really want to quit..any advice?

    caliotter3 replied to Sunny Diem's topic in General Nursing

    The chances of encountering demanding behavior resides in all areas of nursing except perhaps the OR or a floor where patients are in a vegetative state. Even if you go to extended care home health,...
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    Disrespect & Profanity

    caliotter3 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Scrubs make good pajamas. Scrub tops also make good shirts to wear with jeans. Wear them til they disintegrate so you get your money’s worth. Then they make good rags to wipe the dew, rain, or snow...