Medic04

Medic04

ICU,PCU,ER, TELE,SNIFF, STEP DOWN PCT

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  1. Is a degree from excelsior.edu worth anything?

    Medic04 replied to spicychickensandwich's topic in General Nursing

    Yes and they are working on getting back into Ca, since it was just done a few years ago. They actually had testing there at one time I believe

  2. Is a degree from excelsior.edu worth anything?

    Medic04 replied to spicychickensandwich's topic in General Nursing

    Personally that is a poor management decision. They may be passing over a really good RN for a maybe sub par RN from a well known school. ( I am NOT saying traditional are sub par, but they may be...

  3. Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    Medic04 replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING! You do not live in the real world, or the fantasy you do is 1 in a million. Just cause YOU live in the perfect world does NOT mean everyone else does, you are a forturnate...

  4. Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    Medic04 replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    I HAVE to disagree with you As I have seen people "try" to stop it and it only BECAME worse. Like I said 9/10 management knows and DOES nothing. I have seen it first hand a few times. This includes...

  5. pre-employment exam from h*ll

    Medic04 replied to pedinurse05's topic in General Nursing

    It might be to weed out folks considered a "risk" for

  6. pre-employment exam from h*ll

    Medic04 replied to pedinurse05's topic in General Nursing

    When I went for a Tech in a hosp I work at now, we had to do steps, move weights, push football weighted skids like used in practice to simulate a pt bed, walk with weights and Heaven knows what else...

  7. EEK! There's a MAN in my room!

    Medic04 replied to abooker's topic in General Nursing

    HAHA, but I think it is not that they wont help but they get "stuck" with the heavy care pt in more then one way 5/6

  8. EEK! There's a MAN in my room!

    Medic04 replied to abooker's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree this is wrong no matter sex or race. But you are right, I always see my MALE RNs have to take care of the heavy patients:cause they are male and strong" Well I think they have a right...

  9. Are you allowed to wear Makeup ?

    Medic04 replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    I can wear it, but most of the time it gets rubbed off. LOL so why

  10. Patient or Client??? Which do you say?

    Medic04 replied to Olive Oyl's topic in General Nursing

    I say patient, BUT customer serv calls them customers or clients

  11. Do you ever offer to shave female patients?

    Medic04 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN I offer to shave both if I get a chance during a bath Men or Ladies. Some elderly would be mortified if they knew they had beards facial hair. Now if we could get other techs to do the same. I...

  12. Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    Medic04 replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    Hugs to you bIgRedRn. I know you will be

  13. Cna

    Medic04 replied to deleteme's topic in General Nursing

    I looked around here and if you are NOT employed by a LTCF it is 900.00 to take the class.

  14. Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    Medic04 replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    You know that is the sad thing, management KNOWS it goes on 9/10 times and does NOTHING! They know it is one person where I am at, continues to mob the new folks or even a few older ones and you watch...

  15. Anyone Else Experience Mobbing?

    Medic04 replied to WeakAnkles's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen it at the hosp I am with, not pretty had it happen to me. Too tired to fight want to just finish RN school and get out personally. I am sorry to hear this is going on with you, best bet,...

  16. Did you buy all your books from Excelsiors bookstore or no?

    Medic04 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    wow those are different, and Fundy comes with a DVD now? Wonder what is on

  17. navy nurse

    Medic04 replied to Mr. Maverick's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure but the USAF requires a BSN

  18. Requirements for taking the RN NCLEX.

    Medic04 replied to cathouse46's topic in General Nursing

    NOPE! I am getting ready to take my CPNE in 2.5 weeks. I need Micro to graduate, if you do not have all your classes and CPNE then no graduation, no NCLEX and no way around

  19. Cut Staffing!

    Medic04 replied to q12RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AMEN we are always told we are

  20. Booby-trapped patients?

    Medic04 replied to HeatherB,CST's topic in General Nursing

    True my husband was a Army Medic too and said the same thing along with some friends from Viet

  21. Booby-trapped patients?

    Medic04 replied to HeatherB,CST's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it is as we were warned long ago, that this happens and a matter of time before here. Every Paramedic. EMT and PD, and Firefighter is taught to watch everything and be careful and believe me I...

  22. Do you ever put your foot down with difficult patients?

    Medic04 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! That is awsome if you did that, more folks need to hear that. But man if he complains at my place you'll be lucky to have a job on the floors there if not a HUGE conferance in the office of the...

  23. staffing looking back over the shoulder

    Medic04 replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN, we hear it all the time. "Well the grid says........"or ," we need to do more with less"," we are OVERSTAFFED", or as you said freeze the positions and let people think you are hiring so workers...

  24. So I'm fired. Again.

    Medic04 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    HUGSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are in my prayers and hope all goes well. You have a new path, run and follow

  25. Reporting a nursing home for uncleanliness?

    Medic04 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, the sad thing is MOST Nursing Homes are like what you have described with the dingy, understaffed, dirty ( saw a shower area once and it was so cracked, with black mold and who knows what else),...