Caveman

While searching the want ads and hospital employment websites, I have noticed a disturbing trend. It seems that almost all the RT job postings are for "contingent" positions...no full time jobs. Has anyone else noticed that?

True, but every RT I know who has an advanced degree has one in education or administration. I'm not even sure if any schools offer an advanced degree in the clinical aspects respiratory therapy.

Maybe a masters in health education or administration.

You have way too much time and energy invested to quit now. Plus you'd be really upset with yourself if you let the semester start without you. So suck it up and get going. During the boring commencment speech, you'll look back with horror and dis...

Never worked there, but when I visited the USVI a few years ago, I was told about a local saying: "Got a pain? Get on a plane."

"He took out his lunch so I took out mine." :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: I almost ruptured a lung, I laughed so hard.

Wheaties, I just returned from the Philippines too. Enjoyed the visit, but the flight was brutal. For some reason, I just can't fall asleep on an airplane, so I was more than ready to sleep by the time I arrived. Luckily, I got over my jet lag (go...

Wheaties, I just returned from the Philippines too. Enjoyed the visit, but the flight was brutal. For some reason, I just can't fall asleep on an airplane, so I was more than ready to sleep by the time I arrived. Luckily, I got over my jet lag (go...

The security guards at my facility are legally "special police" with guns, blackjacks, and arrest powers - none of which they hesitate to use. They tend to keep a low profile, but when trouble breaks out, they come pouring out of the woodwork. Gotta...

I have never enjoyed giving oral presentations in class either. Here are two tactics I employ. First, just remember that everyone in your class is in the same boat. Second. volunteer to give yours first. You're going to have to give it eventually...

I'd enjoy riding without mine too, but the thought of my head hitting the pavement is enough to make me wear it religiously. A buddy of mine, however, never wears one. According to his thinking, "[t]he only difference a helmet makes is whether the ...

While some states have statutes specifically prohibiting the assault of some healthcare workers, it is not a federal offense. But, as a general principle, it is a crime in all states to assault ANYONE. The trick, of course, is getting the police an...

Pro football hall of fame in Canton. I think the college football hall of fame is in Mason, near Kings Island.

I certainly hope the nurse files criminal charges. And, unless the patient is judgement proof, sue his stupid a$$.

Words to live by from my former life in the corporate world: "Don't dip your pen in company ink."

If I was a surgeon, I would be absolutey ANAL about having all the i's dotted and the t's crossed where informed consent is concerned. Aside from the fact that the patient deserves to know what the surgeon is going to do to him/her, that lame-braine...

I remember once when my wife changed the bed side radio to the local educational station. When I went to bed I set the clock radio without looking at the station. When it went off in the morning a progam called "The German Hour" was on. I started ...

lol...lol...lol...lol:roll

"[A]nd there's nothing in any contract about a teamleader...." ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you have a union contract that mentions the charge nurse position? I'm sure you've heard the saying,...

Giggles, Don't EVER think of yourself as a failure. We all have struggles and set backs, strengths and weaknesses, but as mentioned here already, there is more than one way to skin a cat. Many people become LPN's on their way to becoming RN's. You...

Of course there are good reasons for being late on rare occasions. If a wreck blocks the freeway and you're stuck behind it, what are you going to do except call in a say you'll be there as soon as traffic starts moving again. But...in most cases i...

Thats what my Boss told me,they can be liable for slander,so they no longer tell why a person does'nt work there any more.Just the dates they worked there.(The damage of a bad reference is they can keep you from getting a job,so it is'nt that hard to...

"They can't give you a Bad reference,because now you can sue them for it.I can't wait to tell my Boss-C-Ya!!!!They can either give a Good Refrence or say yes She worked here,but now She does'nt.They can't say Why though...Only In America" -----------...

Telephone Guy, You said that you have been accepted at a "hospital run" nursing school. Is it affiliated with a college or university? What kind of credential does it offer? Diploma? ADN? BSN? Good luck to you.

klone, Respectfully, what are your objections to vaccines?