DirtyBlackSocks

DirtyBlackSocks

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  1. Start my 3 yr bsn program in 3 months. Any advice

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to ITALY123's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats. Say goodbye to your personal life for the next 3 years. :) Study hard, and then study some more. Getting through nursing school is all about dedication, treat it like it's your new full time...

  2. Nursing Home will not accept deaf students into their CNA course

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    I think you misunderstood my post - and it wasn't meant to be inflammatory. Whether the job of CNA fits well with a deaf person or not, I cannot say. I am not familiar with the job itself - or the...

  3. Can taking prescribed medications bite you in the butt?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately the nature of addiction with narcotics, coupled with tolerance will make even the most honest people do dishonest things when they don't have their fix. I can understand the precautions...

  4. No Sugar Tonight (Da-un-do-dow dow da-un-do-dow)

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    If you were your co-worker, would you want to know? What would you want done if you were in her

  5. Does where you work offer insurance policies?

    DirtyBlackSocks posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious. One of my reasons for getting into nursing is that my wife is a survivor of cancer, and getting private medical insurance is impossible. How many nurses here work for a company that does...

  6. Can taking prescribed medications bite you in the butt?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reply. :) I can understand tolerance. When I was in the Army - in basic training I had a fractured left calcaneus and kept going on it, the Doctors were giving me 10-15 Tylox daily....

  7. Can taking prescribed medications bite you in the butt?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I should also clarify that even though I am opioid tolerant from long term medication use - I would never use any medications that have the chance of impairing my judgment while working. I...

  8. Can taking prescribed medications bite you in the butt?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing

    All I'm finding are issues dealing with nurses stealing narcs or being addicted to them - any keywords I should be putting in to narrow the search

  9. Can taking prescribed medications bite you in the butt?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in General Nursing

    I don't currently work as an RN. I have pins in my hip, and a narrow spine. What I'm wondering is - if a nurse makes a mistake that would require an investigation. Would taking prescribed narcotic...

  10. scholarships

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to medeiros808's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Financial Aid Office is your best friend

  11. Nursing Home will not accept deaf students into their CNA course

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    From one disabled person to another - don't let it get you down. Even if you did fight against this and get the job, who wants to work with some one that thinks you're less of a person because you're...

  12. Am I Freaking Out Over Nothing? New Job At Hospital

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to BostonKatie's topic in General Nursing

    If you've already been offered the job and have no other discrepancy's on your record I wouldn't worry about it. If your old boss is a friend of your fathers, I would ask your father to kindly ask him...

  13. Help...I CAN'T fail nursing school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to Ecpi Raleigh 07/09's topic in General Nursing

    Say goodbye to your personal life and treat your studies like they are your job. Whenever you have personal obligations that require you to leave the house, bring your studies with you - and study...

  14. Student loans...how much do you owe?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to LETRN's topic in General Nursing

    To the BSN/ADN argument. Don't start getting hostile, guys/girls. If some one takes out loans for their education, that's their own business. If some one wants to argue that you have the same chance...

  15. respecting ones faith at work...the fine line

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    That all sounds very extreme, but it still has nothing to do with what kind of nurses they are or how they work. If they are nice people at the work place, and they don't go around touting their...

  16. Are nurses smarter than resident physicians?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    Being smart and having knowledge are two different things. One comes naturally, one comes with time and education. In the long run, Doctors are certainly more knowledgeable than Nurses. Students in...

  17. Help me, I'm a new nurse with anxiety/depression.

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to yng65's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think you should see a Psychologist or Psychiatrist. I understand what depression and anxiety are like, although mine have been on going for years now. I have to take medications to keep mine in...

  18. respecting ones faith at work...the fine line

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    Can you go into a little bit more detail, or no? Understanding the backgrounds of the people who are being pestered, as well as the background of the people doing the pestering can help a bit in...

  19. Student loans...how much do you owe?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to LETRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm surprised at how high some of the loans are too, but I never had to look into it very far. I know through community college I would owe around 8k when all was said and done. Government pays my way...

  20. License reinstated but no one will hire me

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to 47lpn's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    For the record having your record expunged does not remove your crimes from a background check - it enters a plea of not-guilty where a plea of guilty was before. Essentially exonerating your crimes -...

  21. ADN or BSN?

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to studentstorm's topic in General Nursing

    If you need money now, go ADN - just keep in mind a lot of nurses go with there good intentions of continuing into a BSN, but find the work load and stress of the job to be too much to fit school in...

  22. Male Nursing Students

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to Ram1802h's topic in Male Nursing Students

    To those who think there is a nursing shortage - tell that to all of the new graduate students who have been out of work for months, some over a year. The projected nursing shortage is based around...

  23. California nurses and medical marijuana

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in Pain Management

    It is definitely over prescribed. Out here in California there are countless Doctors abusing their title who open up little shops and basically write out a script for anyone that forks over $100. A...

  24. California nurses and medical marijuana

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in Pain Management

    I live out here where all the medical shops are. California police can't arrest you for it. I have friends with cards who have been pulled over with 10 actual plants in their car, no repercussions....

  25. California nurses and medical marijuana

    DirtyBlackSocks replied to DirtyBlackSocks's topic in Pain Management

    I don't personally use marijuana - but it is available in all sorts of forms. Marinol (I may be wrong on the name) pills are actually a prescription drug of concentrated THC, you can bake it into...