FireStarterRN BSN, RN

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    Cultural Diversity

    FireStarterRN replied to texasmedicrnj's topic in General Nursing

    It's all about meeting people where they are and being kind. I love taking care of people from other cultures, I give them the space to be who they are and don't try to impose my will on people, and...
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    Cultural Diversity

    FireStarterRN replied to texasmedicrnj's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty much, except for their stereotyping of those 'backward' Appalachia folk, the people talked about in the cultural diversity literature are non-white. Basically what I read attributed some pretty...
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    Cultural Diversity

    FireStarterRN replied to texasmedicrnj's topic in General Nursing

    I've read some cultural diversity literature that I found was full of cultural stereotyping, actually. It painted various ethnic groups with broad brushes, attributing some superstitious cultural...
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    Petition the boards

    FireStarterRN replied to Akkrite909's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital where I've been doing agency, they are even training a nurse tech II to pass meds and give pt care on a busy telemetry advanced care unit. She has been doing this during the summer,...
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    Fired, need advice.

    FireStarterRN replied to JohnBearPA's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is, Wow! Your workplace sounds heartless and your managers extremly shortsighted. You sound emotionally drained and I'm sure you need more time off after going through all this stress!...
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    Jobs outside clinics, hospitals or offices.

    FireStarterRN replied to Diahni's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, politics abounds averywhere. Regarding school nurses, I hear schools are awful in that
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    nursing shortage? how about equipment shortage?

    FireStarterRN replied to MagnesiuM's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, what an attitude on your part! Sounds like you have some built up
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    How do you deal with gossipy co-workers?

    FireStarterRN replied to Tolos's topic in General Nursing

    From reading your opening post I would say that you are being overly sensitive and nit-picky. I think you should make more of an effort to join in the group, and that you ought to relax a bit and not...
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    What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    FireStarterRN replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think that's cute. The story said that a staff member volunteered, so I wouldn't say it's degrading. She sounds like a spunky old
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    Quit my job? Give me your opinion...(longish)

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just an update on this, I sent an email today resigning from my per diem job. I'll be collecting my retirement money which we will use to finish a house we are working on to rent out. There is more...
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    Quit my job? Give me your opinion...(longish)

    FireStarterRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been doing agency for 4 months and have only picked up one shift during that time at my old per diem job. I've done all my agency work at one hospital 1 hour from my home, my per diem job is 1...
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    Soap/Sanitizer usage competitions amongst hospitals

    FireStarterRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    This seems to be the latest and greatest in infection control. They measure hand sanitizer/soap usage, infection control tallies it up, and they compare it to other hospitals. Then, some organization...
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    What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    FireStarterRN replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What irritates me about this stuff is that there ARE some people who DO need help or guidance in how to come across better at the bedside in their interactions with patients, but instead of dealing...
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    What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    FireStarterRN replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    an appropriate venue for them in my opinion, since they are are nothing but a pile of *vulgarity for solid waste product of elimination preemptively
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    Awful Externship Experience

    FireStarterRN replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I see, yes we've had these where I was working. I've worked with them, some of them are very capable. We didn't have that program where I went to school, I wish we did. It sounds like the...
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    Awful Externship Experience

    FireStarterRN replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like a poor place to work. What is an externship,
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    Soap/Sanitizer usage competitions amongst hospitals

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I beg to differ, BSN-2006. I'm sure that's what they taught you in school, but my real life experience tells me that there are too many chiefs and not enough indians in healthcare today. I personally...
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    What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

    FireStarterRN replied to Chico David's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Actually, many doctors work for the hospital or hospital system as salaried employees. Hospitalists and intensivists all work for the hospital and work shifts. Also, many clinic doctors work for...
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    Patients Going Behind Nurse's Station

    FireStarterRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    It's unanimous then. Just tell her that all the nurses at your discussion forum agree that it's a big no no and against federal, state, and local
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    Watch for murder mystery titled 'Camp Nurse' based on my weird experience

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Camp

    But, there will be a meth lab in my book's
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    Quit my job? Give me your opinion...(longish)

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's a 401-A account. They would take 20% income tax out off the top, of which I would get a refund at the end of the year if that rate was too much. Then, there's a 10% penalty. The 20% is defered...
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    Quit my job? Give me your opinion...(longish)

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'll call my CPA today. First I'll call HR and find out exactly what type of account it
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    Quit my job? Give me your opinion...(longish)

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm hoping to do another 13 week contract starting this September at the hospital where I've been working through my agency. They really like me there. There's also another hospital in that town about...
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    Quit my job? Give me your opinion...(longish)

    FireStarterRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, santhony, I considered waiting, but I don't forsee any change in the near future. It's a small, rural hospital and the head of HR and the CNO have wrecked havoc there. There's such an atmosphere...
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    Nursing Supervisor escorted two druggie nurses off hospital grounds last month

    FireStarterRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    He told me it happens fairly regularly and that last month two RNs were caught diverting and he had to escort them off the the premises. When he was involved in the union, he specialized in...