SummitRN BSN, RN

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    The every year Snow thread

    SummitRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    Any colleagues with a couch or an extra room? Nuts to a hotel! Learn how to drive in the snow: 1. Slow down and leave space between you and other cars. 2. Gentle steering and acceleration. 3. Brake...
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    Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    SummitRN replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    You can go throw yourself out there to be a martyr against abuse by taking it head on and ending up in the unemployment line. I can get the same or better results using the protections and...
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    Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    SummitRN replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a little story: I once worked a job where they stopped paying employees outside of facility posted hours but we were expected to be there early and stay late to close up. It added up to 15min...
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    Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    SummitRN replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Sure. Be prideful. Tell an at will employer who is willing to break the law that you won't stand for it. Maybe it will work out. Maybe they'll creatively terminate you anyway. Or use the system...
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    Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    SummitRN replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps you can complain anonymously through the labor board instead?
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    Unpaid Mandatory Meetings?

    SummitRN replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in General Nursing

    5 min * 3 days a week * 52 weeks = 13 hours unpaid Would you like to work a mandatory unpaid shift every year? Yes, it is illegal. If you clock in at 631 and they don't pay you for 14 minutes, that...
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    The sloppy image of nurses today

    SummitRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    We aren't greater than human. We aren't larger than life. We are fallible. We are misleading the patient if we imply otherwise. Yet we can still inspire confidence in our care. None of your examples...
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    New Graduate nurse moving to Denver

    SummitRN replied to Nurse924's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Most hospitals will pay about that much (or more) for night shift with 1 year
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    PMHNP considering move to Colorado

    SummitRN replied to Grumble88's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Yes. Especially in the
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    PMHNP considering move to Colorado

    SummitRN replied to Grumble88's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Don't advertise you are from Texas if you move
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    New Graduate nurse moving to Denver

    SummitRN replied to Nurse924's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I recommend you get a job offer BEFORE you
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    Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    SummitRN replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well
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    Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    SummitRN replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    What does it tell you? And what would you do about it? Nobody mentioned it because it wasn't in the scope of this thread. However, you are now saying it should have been and haranguing people for...
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    Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    SummitRN replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. You did in your response to me. My quote of you is hyperlinked to your post. I did not change anything you said. Your post is still there. Go and reread it if you do not remember. OK. Then we...
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    Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    SummitRN replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm speaking from 12 years of public safety education and rescue: People happily buy $10,000 toys and then balk at spending $500 on safety equipment. You have to convince people through education why...
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    Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    SummitRN replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Are you seriously saying that basic knowledge in preventative care education is "the doctor's job not our responsibility?" Because that is how I interpreted that! I know the answer to all those...
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    Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    SummitRN replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know where CO and smoke detectors should be placed? Do you know how to tell if a helmet fits and how it should be worn? Do you know appropriate age/weight and location for child safety seats?...
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    Should Healthcare Professionals Ask About Guns in the Home?

    SummitRN replied to P-RN's topic in General Nursing

    "Do you have firearms in your home?" Who ever thought that was ever a sensible general screening question outside of psych/DV??? Firearm owners are used to judgmental anti-gun types or just don't...
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    Need Help!! Pre-Nursing Looking for Advice

    SummitRN replied to ASN2016's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Weird limitation since marijuana is legal in the
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    Denver Nurses, Advice about DSN?

    SummitRN replied to Kaliwalker's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Don't know...our hospital doesn't seem to hire their grads and they don't do clinicals with
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    Thinking of dropping Nursing school and doing Pre-Med

    SummitRN replied to Confusedbeyondbelief's topic in General Students

    I guess I could see how someone might find an organic chem question easier than a question about how which caring theory best explains some NANDA BS. But few are proud of the converse. I don't really...
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    Thinking of dropping Nursing school and doing Pre-Med

    SummitRN replied to Confusedbeyondbelief's topic in General Students

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    Thinking of dropping Nursing school and doing Pre-Med

    SummitRN replied to Confusedbeyondbelief's topic in General Students

    It's your GPA stellar? Because you'll get the stink eye from admissions if you are not pulling extremely high GPA in nsg and want to go to med school. Consider the prereqs and time commitment for...
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    U.S. Army Comt Medic to Civilian World

    SummitRN replied to TheShaman's topic in Critical Care

    Intermediate care technician in a VA ER while you take prereqs then get a vaneep scholarship so va pays your salary and tuition while you earn a BSN and you don't have to work during school. it's the...
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    GUM! Can you chew it on shift?

    SummitRN posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Heard a hospital banned gum... didn't say why. I think I'd have to quit a job that banned gum. Well? Can you chew gum? Why not? Do you do it anyways? Does anyone care? -A Gum