Spika RN

Spika RN

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  1. Did follow up really help land the job?

    Spika RN replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I know in my hospital they check cover letter ( no cover letter trash) grammar and spelling, and they wait a week and a half to see if they get a phone call about the position if they get a call your...

  2. Job Uncertainty, help!

    Spika RN replied to NurseK426's topic in Oncology

    Wmassnurse I do have some advice for you but before I tell you I will give you my back ground so you know I am not blowing smoke. I have been an oncology nurse 3 years now and before that I was a...

  3. Freaking out after reading how many people have failed NCLEX!

    Spika RN replied to nurse2b121212's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    So nurse2b did you

  4. Freaking out after reading how many people have failed NCLEX!

    Spika RN replied to nurse2b121212's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    What they mean by good pop is they didn't have to do all the questions one out every like three hundred people or so get all the questions on the test it is just a random chance who gets it, but I...

  5. Freaking out after reading how many people have failed NCLEX!

    Spika RN replied to nurse2b121212's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    One of the CNAs I work with just finished nursing school same time you did and she took nclex 12/26/12 and passed with 75 questions, just remember to stay calm and chose best answer of what they give...

  6. Five questions for nurses to answer for a nursing sutdent

    Spika RN replied to nortpea's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital insulin in particular lantus does not require a glucose check because it is long acting over 24 hours with no peak, thinking about it they still should have to put in a glucose when...

  7. How do the male nurses feel about perineal care?

    Spika RN replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    Ok couple things one is is not a matter of who cleans what it is a matter of it gets clean... Now momrn I have talked with a few of my patients with wives ECT and 90% of them have told me most of time...

  8. Hospitals that fall short of what you expect

    Spika RN replied to labelle777's topic in General Nursing

    Wow reading all this kinda makes me sad I myself work at a magnet hospital I guess we are exception or at least the two units o work on if anybody tried to sleep they were immediately repemaned and...

  9. student nurse needs ideas : Urinary Tract Infections

    Spika RN replied to Airidis's topic in General Students

    There is so much that can be wrong the best thing to do is have her go into aspeicaliest all I got

  10. DDNR Violation :(

    Spika RN replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

    Was going to comment but everything was said. But I have to agree it P_RN you gave quit a bit of detail here it should be a little more vague then it was but very interesting non the less as stated...

  11. Just a few questions from a student...

    Spika RN replied to MosquitoXEL's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there glad to hear you are going for it I grad in 2010 did not find it to hard to find a job as an ADN but also I had been a CNA for a good while bout 6 or 7 years I am gonna work year or two my...

  12. Advair risks update?

    Spika RN replied to ilmbg's topic in Pulmonary

    I think the reason it mint be a legal issue is at first advair did not have the warning about it on the commercials and paper work

  13. CMA posing as nurse...?

    Spika RN replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in General Nursing

    I just have to say why even post this not what this thread is about she was just asking if a CMA can pose as a nurse. Answer is no end of sorry seems you are the one feeling threatened to come up with...

  14. Five questions for nurses to answer for a nursing sutdent

    Spika RN replied to nortpea's topic in General Nursing

    Might want to ad that it is not on she/her also male nurses work on the

  15. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    Spika RN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I prefer my self to where a t shirt for the simple face I am a hairy guy ( really hairy ) but I don't think my work place tells me I have to wear a shirt under my scrubs there'd been times where I...

  16. Five questions for nurses to answer for a nursing sutdent

    Spika RN replied to nortpea's topic in General Nursing

    Gonna answer 8 and 9 8 no this is not acceptable form of Id on a patient definitely notnon a patient unable to communicate with you. 9 biggest mistake I my self seen and done was giving insulin such...

  17. Five questions for nurses to answer for a nursing sutdent

    Spika RN replied to nortpea's topic in General Nursing

    Normal I was told interview questions like this was not allowed on the boards so it might get taken down so I will answer a few gonna read them

  18. What does your username mean?

    Spika RN replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Couple things one this thread is long been going on from 2008 amazing guess I will add mine Well spika is the nickname my father gave me about the time I decided I wanted to become a nurse, a time in...

  19. Panicked!!! HIV/AIDS, HepB, HepC risk?

    Spika RN replied to rntobeme's topic in General Nursing

    Ok some of the things people have said here has been a little mean I think, there is a slight reason to worry of corse but as one person stated it is fairly hard to get it from something like that...

  20. Ritalin at work

    Spika RN replied to Spika RN's topic in General Nursing

    You make very interesting points I have not thought of before I will take all this in to thought and would like to thank all of you for the comments and things to think about I think I am gonna leave...

  21. Ritalin at work

    Spika RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question, this started when I was a CNA work freaked out when they found out I was keeping Ritalin in my locker it was in my prescription bottle with my name on it but they still freaked made...

  22. Ritalin at work

    Spika RN replied to Spika RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks all for the good comments and voting, I dunnonyou you consider my combination locked locker secure only I know the comb and security and they don't know I have it in there as of I know. I am...

  23. Ritalin at work

    Spika RN replied to Spika RN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately being a male I don't have a purse I can keep it in. I told my boss about my meds upon getting hired as a nurse from a CNA and she never said anything about it and said that she would...

  24. Ritalin at work

    Spika RN replied to Spika RN's topic in General Nursing

    I can see your point on this needing to be careful about meds to get ascribed to Ritalin is highly controlled I cannot get more then 60 pills a month cuz I take 2 a day but makes more sense. Ow to me...

  25. Ritalin at work

    Spika RN replied to Spika RN's topic in General Nursing

    Quite the opposite the Ritalin help me work better cuz I don't fall asleep when I sit down to chart :) so in the end it is better cuz I am more productive and awake and I think generally