Atheos

Atheos

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  1. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    Atheos replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    Oops... Yeah. NOT a new Challenger. A REAL

  2. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    Atheos replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    Forget a Corvette. I just saw a Dodge Challenger eat a Z06 for breakfast. I might actually buy

  3. Eating before clinicals

    Atheos replied to shrimpchips's topic in General Students

    I love Peanut Butter/Banana/Honey Sandwiches for breakfast. Yummy, not too big and it gives me enough energy energy to last

  4. Becoming an RN just for the paycheck

    Atheos replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Judging on personality profiles may be borderline discrimination. It may even be illegal as some personalities are influenced by brain chemistry. Many personalities are influenced by mental illnesses....

  5. Why do a lot of people aim for the bare minimum?

    Atheos replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior...

  6. Why do a lot of people aim for the bare minimum?

    Atheos replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    This isn't a union issue. It's a culture issue. Our culture is a culture of minimum work, maximum benefit. How can I provide the barest level of quality and eek out the maximum amount of profit. Even...

  7. Army Basic Training

    Atheos replied to hoplinger's topic in Government, Military

    Easier said than done. Getting and staying in shape and disciplined was EASY PEASY in the Army. You had no choice. Even if the little voice in your head was saying 'You don't REALLY want to run...

  8. You know you are a CNA when....

    Atheos replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    You know you are a CNA when you are no longer ashamed of being beat up Especially by little old

  9. What's the deal with black?

    Atheos replied to SCUnursie06's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Indeed. I only have Black, Dark Navy and Cranberry scrubs. The black are by far my favorite. I don't know about hospitals but I am in LTC and no one seems to

  10. Why do a lot of people aim for the bare minimum?

    Atheos replied to kgh31386's topic in General Students

    This is common place everywhere. For most people, and indeed most life, the path of least resistance is the preferred path. Unfortunately this is not always optimum and can come back to nip you in the...

  11. Where to report?

    Atheos replied to wkh092201's topic in General Nursing

    If the employee came in and then was further hurt at work Worker's Comp would deny everything. The first thing they'd say would be 'If you were hurt, why did you come to

  12. Question on surviving as a CNA in North Jersey before I move there

    Atheos replied to Miwila's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Not in NJ but in a city with a higher cost of living, DC Metro area. As a CNA you CAN'T get a studio (1000-1400) much less a one or two bedroom apartment without roommates. Many of the CNA's I know...

  13. A nurse wants to endorse a product. Is it ethical?

    Atheos replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    That's like saying a Screwdriver (Vodka/ORange Juice) is healthy because it has 100% of your daily Vitamin C. This is what would make it

  14. I have relatives that always put me down

    Atheos replied to LulaNurse's topic in General Students

    Sometimes avoiding them is the best answer. Stay away for awhile and then go back a little. If they continue with the behavior go away again. If they ask why the distance or why you don't call, tell...

  15. Army Basic Training

    Atheos replied to hoplinger's topic in Government, Military

    It's not as bad as it seems. They let us call more than they said they would. They didn't 'beat us.' We spent more time on safety than ANYTHING else. We got 8 hours of sleep per night, unless one of...

  16. I Saved a Life!

    Atheos replied to Neveranurseagain's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not one for religion and what not but one of my favorite quotes, which happens to come from the Q'uran is.. "If you have saved a life, it is as if you have saved all of humanity." There are very...

  17. Male CNA - Female Patients

    Atheos replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I've had relatively few females that wanted only female caretakers. You could usually tell because they either told you or got the 'deer in the headlights' look. If that's what they wanted we always...

  18. making bathing experiences better

    Atheos replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If I may interject... What is a johnny? Hospital

  19. You know you are a CNA when....

    Atheos replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know a couple of people already said you hear call lights in your sleep. The next part is when you wake up every 2 hours for no reason OTHER than to turn

  20. Army Basic Training

    Atheos replied to hoplinger's topic in Government, Military

    Nevermind, you said reserves right

  21. Can an employer penalize you for calling-in due to illness?

    Atheos replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    I just did an extensive search on Google and in Lexis/Nexis and didn't find anything related to a law called "Kinder Care." Or Intermittent Leave. The only federal law concerning this is FMLA leave...

  22. Army Basic Training

    Atheos replied to hoplinger's topic in Government, Military

    Well, I haven't been 'recently' but other than a few minor changes I could tell you what I experienced. I'm not sure where they would send you as a lot of it depends on time of the year and MOS. I...

  23. Drug testing in nursing school

    Atheos replied to OC85's topic in General Students

    Hate to do it... If she's clean she's got no worries. Only a user would want to get around it. This is nursing. Not exactly the best career for users. Usually... To answer your question... it's most...

  24. Where did you work or type of jobs were you

    Atheos replied to LulaNurse's topic in General Students

    Heh, was in the Army for 4 years, got out became a CNA for quite awhile, now do staffing and am in RN

  25. How often do RNs clean up poop? (thinking about majoring in nursing)

    Atheos replied to gwchem's topic in General Nursing

    Those are called CRAPPY nurses. No pun intended. They are in EVERY