Gromit

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  1. recruiters not returning calls!help!

    Gromit replied to smartynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, MANY hospitals (especially corporate-run or large facilities) have applications online -you might look and see if any of the facilities you're interested in have this -or a job listing. That...

  2. Where Do I Need To Start Again?

    Gromit replied to StarMatrix17's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I cannot stress enough about the 'review mode' on the CD -the test mode waits until you 'finish' to give you your results -this does little but heighten anxiety. Too much useless info. Takeing the...

  3. Help! Pre-Employment Drug Testing

    Gromit replied to SweetieRN's topic in General Nursing

    hehe. I'm a former long-haul driver. Still, the only thing they would have gotten out of me in a urine test is probably coffee -STRONG coffee at that! I drank so much of it I probably urinated...

  4. nurses and fake nails

    Gromit replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    hehe. Thought

  5. OUCH!!!! San Francisco hospital fined $100,000 in patient death

    Gromit replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What a shame. I didn't know hospitals still had opening windows. The last three facilities I've worked at didn't have any (in patients' rooms) that opened -oh, they USED to open, but all of them had...

  6. nurses and fake nails

    Gromit replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I understand the concern, but if I take my ring off, I may well jeopardize my own life -at least thats the feeling I get from my

  7. Elopement, told by DON not to document

    Gromit replied to ALF_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    ILUVNURSING -a quick and easy way to figure out if or not to document: This patient (you said) is wearing a wanderguard (I assume that means it is supposed to sound an alarm if the patient leaves the...

  8. RT refused to give NEB!

    Gromit replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    wow! I'm glad our RTs aren't like that -sure, I know they get overloaded just like the rest of us, and there are times I've had to wait and worry but I never doubt that they will get there as quick...

  9. Help! Pre-Employment Drug Testing

    Gromit replied to SweetieRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was involved in that job, we weighted it by a decent enough factor that if you tested positive, you had been "using" very recently. Some things were a little less weighted than others, but it...

  10. Nurses' Unions

    Gromit replied to nursemike's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I've never worked 'union' in this field. Only in others -and while I don't have very fond memories of the times I've been in a union, but do acknowledge that there are times that they can be

  11. Wine Debate

    Gromit replied to TiggerBelly's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, its pretty obvious that she is playing 'fox in the hen house' with the wine. A patient that is not a 'self-med' should not be allowed to keep their medications -and this includes the wine. I'd...

  12. nurse pt ratio?

    Gromit replied to dedicatedstudent's topic in General Nursing

    My floor is generally 3-1, though if we have the staff, and the acuity is really nasty, its 2-1. Most of the facility ranges between 5 or 6-1, I think (not sure) short-term stay is also 6-1, and if...

  13. Help! Pre-Employment Drug Testing

    Gromit replied to SweetieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sweetie, trust me in that I know what I'm talking about. The results are ALWAYS weighted to remove the chances of a false-positive. If you were taking those things as you described, you won't bust a...

  14. Wine Debate

    Gromit replied to TiggerBelly's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hehehe. I'm planning on having a pony keg in my kegerator. I have one now, why shouldn't I enjoy the wonders of draft beer in my later

  15. phone calls no outsider would believe

    Gromit replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    My wife asked me what to do since we had one of the jars of peanut butter from the affected lot. Now,

  16. phone calls no outsider would believe

    Gromit replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    Hmm. Well, I've never had a phone call to compare with these -some of 'em are really kind of far out there (amazing what people will call for). However, I do have a 'call' incident I'd like to share....

  17. Two Florida hospitals now charge extra for non-emergency ER visits

    Gromit replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

  18. Ethical Dilemma Concerning Commitment to Work

    Gromit replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps not, but I do understand the feeling guilty over a predicted situation that went

  19. Help! Pre-Employment Drug Testing

    Gromit replied to SweetieRN's topic in General Nursing

    not necessarily they won't. They are hired by the employer, not you, and by your action of taking the test and signing the paper to seal it, you are turning over permission to let them release the...

  20. Nurses' Unions

    Gromit replied to nursemike's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Well, I'm interested only as an academic exercise. Our facility may not pay the best, but it IS competitive, and most importantly (to me) they do treat us pretty well. Under these kinds of...

  21. Two Florida hospitals now charge extra for non-emergency ER visits

    Gromit replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You OBVIOUSLY don't have a whole lot of experience in this department. I spent a lot of time working on ambulances before I began working in the hospital. FULLY 85% of our "emergencies" were not....

  22. Help! Pre-Employment Drug Testing

    Gromit replied to SweetieRN's topic in General Nursing

    No, you will be fine. I'm assuming you didn't take anything that needed a prescription -or that if you did, you had better update your info (to them) with photocopies of the script before they flunk...

  23. Where Do I Need To Start Again?

    Gromit replied to StarMatrix17's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well I'll tell you what I did. I was where you are. When I took my NCLEX a few years ago, I was an A-B student, and I failed the NCLEX with 264 questions (and my 'pearson-vue' results showed I...

  24. Ethical Dilemma Concerning Commitment to Work

    Gromit replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with TazziRN on this. The sad part is having to tell the rest of your team about the results of your efforts -since it appears that many of them left the 'old' place on your word about a new and...

  25. Nurses' Unions

    Gromit replied to nursemike's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Kinda curious about this as well. Where I work, I don't think a union would be needed -they treat us pretty well, and are reasonably responsive to employee input. But I have worked in facilities...