MrChicagoRN RN

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    How often do you see/ deal with vomit as a nurse?

    MrChicagoRN replied to AspiringRN27's topic in General Students

    Four days ago you posted: "I'm not normally a baby when it comes to not feeling well or being around contagious people, but If there's one thing I cannot stand is the stomach bug! I would rather have...
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    Handicapped Access Ramps

    MrChicagoRN replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    Less violent...have them buy a few rubber orange construction cones. Stick them in the hatched off spaces to discourage parking
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    Thoughts about being a part of the first cohort

    MrChicagoRN replied to vulpecula's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If they already have it up and running and that ones running smoothly, what's the issue? Most likely, they will just recreate the existing program. There's no reason to reinvent the
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    Handicapped Access Ramps

    MrChicagoRN replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

    Parking in the painted areas are just as illegal as in the spots themselves. Escalate it to management, and if they don't resolve it, just call the police to ticket them each time you see it happen....
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    Wearing a Dress to an interview?

    MrChicagoRN replied to RN403's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Absolutely
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    Don't you hate when the stomach bug goes around?!

    MrChicagoRN replied to AspiringRN27's topic in General Nursing

    Really, nurses? You have "bugs" in you stomaches, in this day and age? Is there an ICD-9 code for that? If my doctor ever used such an archaic term, I'd find a new
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    Can a CNA work in psych?

    MrChicagoRN replied to Actias luna's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, geri-psych units often have a CNA. It may be only one per shift & unit, but they are
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    Pearson Vue woes

    MrChicagoRN replied to kfostercma's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    "So I fired an angry email to Pearson Vue, essentially telling them that if they hired a technical school dropout to take a diarrhea dump all over their servers (that is literally what I wrote to...
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    Forcing Meds

    MrChicagoRN replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Psychiatric

    Illinois: Emergency psych meds can be given if danger to self or others, otherwise has right to refusal. This applies whether voluntary, or involuntary. Routine daily or long acting meds may be...
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    Has home health ruined your bladder?

    MrChicagoRN replied to TXRN44's topic in Home Health

    Even though a nurse in an urban area, I was sometimes in neighborhoods with no suitable public bathrooms. I frequently used the patients bathroom unless it was a total mess. Never a
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    Need help with OT acronym

    MrChicagoRN replied to olive11's topic in Occupational Health

    Gravity Goniometer Why not ask therapy tp explain their
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    How to I bill medicare?

    MrChicagoRN replied to cmnickerson's topic in Nursing Career

    You have to meet all the conditions of participation. http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads/Quick_Reference_New_Provider.pdf it seems like a...
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    Confused!Missed Manager call; called them back but no response

    MrChicagoRN replied to Depressnewgrad's topic in Nursing Career

    There's lots of reason she didn't call you back. She may have gotten sick, taken few days off, had an emergency work situation, or was just generally super busy. Like it or not, filling that vacant...
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    How to impress in a panel interview

    MrChicagoRN replied to Colleen2515's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Also, don't focus on one person. When answering a question, look at that person first as you speak, then as your answering, look towards the others, make eye contact,
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    Which States are hiring new grads?

    MrChicagoRN replied to fridgelight's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you want to try for a larger city, don't forget the safety net hospitals. They're not glamorous, probably not magnet due to the time & cost involved, but do provide a valuable service to the...
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    Should I accept this job?

    MrChicagoRN replied to ackbar's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It's perfectly acceptable to say, "thank you for the offer. I am interested, but I need a little time before making a decision. Can I get back to you by ____? They may say yes, they may say Now,...
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    Question about applying

    MrChicagoRN replied to stargurl2006's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If they specify "no new grads" they probably mean it, unless you have a connection to the place. Applications are often brutally long. HR often does the first screening, quickly deleting unqualified...
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    Any easy RN-BSN online program in the U.S.?

    MrChicagoRN replied to hnt1987's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Dear Jillian, Welcome to the board AN is a public board, and visible to anyone anywhere in the world. Sometimes people post things to vent about co_workers, workplace, whatever. They may carelessly...
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    Any easy RN-BSN online program in the U.S.?

    MrChicagoRN replied to hnt1987's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yes. Those are called Diploma Mills. Get one of those. Of course, if any employer sees you've listed a bogus school on your application, you can forget about ever working there. of course, if you...
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    Nurses with Medical Marijuana Cards.

    MrChicagoRN replied to fltopp1's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals are federally mandated to be drug free. Even though the USAG isn't going to get involved, it doesn't mean that your BON is not going to get involved. Regarding the ramifications of smoking...
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    Obamacare? what are your thoughts

    MrChicagoRN replied to nija315's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    oh, yes...quoting an article in the healthy home economist is completely credible. Overall, people who properly train for marathons, and allow for recovery periods, are healthier than the general...
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    Hospital will not hire smokers

    MrChicagoRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    While most Chicago hospitals have smoke free campuses, I don't know any that make tobacco free a condition of employment. The article states their test can differentiate between a patch and a...
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    Would you take a $3 hr pay decrease for better ratios and working conditions?

    MrChicagoRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    When I read the initial post, I read it as asking if I'd take a job that paid less for less agrrevation. Sometimes people have difficulty giving up something that they have, even if it's not...
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    Hiring Managers please answer

    MrChicagoRN replied to syckgyrrl's topic in Nursing Career

    I'd make sure that your resume and cover letter clearly spelled out the high tech skills that you have acquired. Also, get ACLS if you haven't
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    Being a male increase your chances

    MrChicagoRN replied to koran120's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Ask for a source. In my experience, spanning 30 years & multiple systems (including some large & prestigious ones), that appears to be a highly inflated