Crash_Cart

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    worried will documented back condition prevent rn job in the future?!

    Crash_Cart replied to CNA2day's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Firstly, any such medical evaluation statement conducted by any physician is not somehow intended to function as a free passport to acquire any job position of your choosing. This is a health and...
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    please help critique my resume!!!

    Crash_Cart replied to SuperStudentNurse's topic in Nursing Career

    Um.. yes and no. I have hired many people in the past. (I am a business owner and no longer in Nursing) I have tossed many resumes into the round file. ...Why? The reason why I did that was because...
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    Is it Easier To Find a Job With Your MSN?

    Crash_Cart replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    The reality behind promotional opportunities hasn't changed much over the years and I recall it goes something like this: "It's not what you know, it's who you know." Promotional doors of opportunity...
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    New EMS Rescue Tool

    Crash_Cart replied to Emergency RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think we all need to take the associated educational inservice which better explains and demosntrates how this equipment should be used exactly. When is tee off ..ahem .. I mean, when does this...
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    advice for selecting a nursing field to enter

    Crash_Cart replied to Dino's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well I am not one of those types of individuals who would leave a pt stranded in a sea of poop. Rather, I prefer to think of myself as a turd burgler. You see, I am most vigilant in utilizing my nasal...
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    How easy is it to lose your nursing license?

    Crash_Cart replied to Ted D's topic in Nursing Career

    I have seen some places simply write a Tylenol order PRN for ALL admissions unless they are specifically allergic or there are contraindications etc. That way, there is no need to call (nag?) the doc...
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    please help critique my resume!!!

    Crash_Cart replied to SuperStudentNurse's topic in Nursing Career

    The format may seem a little disaorganized but that's because I copied it from the Word document, but please any feedback is appreciated!!!! would you hire me??? :) OBJECTIVE: To gain an entry level...
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    Those of you in management/hiring positions...

    Crash_Cart replied to missdeevah's topic in General Nursing

    Think of it as you are running a business and paying money to hire someone to mow a lawn for a homeowner. (your employees) Your employee operating budget is limited to $20.00 to hire a person to mow...
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    not sure which one to pick..help please. (resume)

    Crash_Cart replied to mixedfruit's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Orca's post it's sometimes better to actually outline what you can actually do for your employer from a practical sense. For example my resume make these statements: "As a member of the...
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    Underarm Sweating

    Crash_Cart replied to ScrubMan0416's topic in Men in Nursing

    I know that must be an embarassing problem. I used to work with a nurse that had a similar problem and I remember he taped ABD pads under his uniform before starting his shift in the locker room....
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    advice for selecting a nursing field to enter

    Crash_Cart replied to Dino's topic in Men in Nursing

    This is a good time to utilize your acquired delegation skills to summons the poop patrol for a code brown
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    Handling Seekers

    Crash_Cart replied to traveler85's topic in General Nursing

    I attribute much of the drug seeking behavior on the big pharma advertising campaigns which serves to encourage this behavior. Just my 2
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    Can You Refuse A Patient Assignment

    Crash_Cart replied to gladtobeOB's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Some patients in distress say the darnedest things... In my own experience working in an ER, I found it's not particularly out of context to hear these or similar words on occasion. However, I would...
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    Is Nursing still a good career path?

    Crash_Cart replied to Emile's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not so sure the idea of ANY job being "stressful" is good reason to pursue a career or not. I was once employed in nursing. I went to college to become a nurse, I worked in an ER for about 10...
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    So we have a Code coming in....

    Crash_Cart replied to kellyp374's topic in General Nursing

    Correct and I am suggesting using a cardiac monitor is a good way to monitor your "pace and rhythm" while doing CPR and no watching a cardiac monitor is not a particularly good way to check a...
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    Are verbal orders still done?

    Crash_Cart replied to pumlittlekin's topic in General Nursing

    I can't even begin to imagine how an ER would ever be capable of functioning without verbal orders occuring on a frequent and regular
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    Help! Admitted patient and he died 30 hours later...

    Crash_Cart replied to loveLA824901's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it doesn't matter how "right" you might have thought you done things. They all just don't make it all of the time. You did what you could, the best you could. My
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    So we have a Code coming in....

    Crash_Cart replied to kellyp374's topic in General Nursing

    I have quite literally done chest compressions on 100's if not 1000's of people in the past over a 10 year span working in ER. YES! I have had sore wrists, sore arms, sore neck, sore calves, and yes I...
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    I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    Crash_Cart replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    ....Exactly. Some people say they don't want "more government bureaucracy" involved in healthcare. Well there's what the picture already looks like by comparsion. Well said.. Thank
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    Mayo Clinic calls House plan bad medicine

    Crash_Cart replied to dirtdiver's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    can't edit so i will repost. the only "losers" are the "profiteers" in this equasion... yeah, yet another so called "not for profit" organization against the idea of saving americans from the...
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    Mayo Clinic calls House plan bad medicine

    Crash_Cart replied to dirtdiver's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The only "Losers" are the "profiteers" in this equasion... Yeah, yet another so called "not for profit" organization against the idea of saving americans from the spiralling out of control costs of...
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    I want to know what nurses think about socialized medicine.

    Crash_Cart replied to ratchet41's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The high costs have been perpetuated in an upward spiral over the years by the big drug pushers and the private health insurance industry. That's why a $10 Aspirin on the hospital bill doesn't cost...
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    Interesting Perspective on Pitfall of Obama-style Health Care

    Crash_Cart replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    HR3200 is an "alternative" to the Universal Health care model which provides citizens with "assistance" when it's needed. However, we are right back to square one.... What we need is health care to be...
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    Interesting Perspective on Pitfall of Obama-style Health Care

    Crash_Cart replied to Jolie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My
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    Architect of Canadian health care system wants private health care

    Crash_Cart replied to ACU_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The problem with that "news" item is that it's not giving you the big picture of the Canadian health care "crisis" they are attempting to paint in the article. Firstly, the main issue isn't "health...