Rhone

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  1. How does YOUR hospital waste its money?

    Rhone replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I would be inclined to agree with you, except that I don't think a majority of people choose hospitals the same way they choose cereals, hair products, or choose between Burger King or Taco Bell....

  2. Are newgrad nurses underpaid?

    Rhone replied to ZanatuBelmont's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I believe CNAs do a serious amount of work for the pay they get, but it's not a bad deal considering it takes what, about 6 weeks of education to become a CNA and no effort to land a job, with an...

  3. Is it hard for a 46 y/o new lpn to get hired?

    Rhone replied to church123's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm understanding you right, you are suggesting that the proper way to deal with prejudicial attitudes (and other injustices, perhaps?) is to pretend they don't exist? If so, I must disagree. A...

  4. Job crunch for new grads

    Rhone replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Thanks for the info,

  5. Is it hard for a 46 y/o new lpn to get hired?

    Rhone replied to church123's topic in General Nursing

    TheCommuter didn't say anything about 40-something being old, she just relayed an example of ageism to show that it

  6. How does YOUR hospital waste its money?

    Rhone replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You'd think that if someone could get an upper management kind of job, he/she ought to be a good problem-solver rather than the type to just hire someone else to figure it out. If only you could...

  7. anyone here a social worker or get a BA in social work?

    Rhone replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BA in Psychology and am now in nursing school for a career change. Compared to nursing school, the Psych BA was a breeze. I had a 3.9 GPA and was only really stressed out during finals...

  8. Job crunch for new grads

    Rhone replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hey Jules, Can you say where you worked as an LPN, and whether it's a place you'd recommend working? (I'm currently an LPN

  9. Ok what's wrong with this

    Rhone replied to moneyline702's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I could be wrong, but my understanding is that you generally need a Bachelor's in Nursing to get accepted into a graduate nursing program. I'm aware of two exceptions: Some schools have "direct...

  10. phasing out of nursing

    Rhone replied to ArwenEvenstar's topic in General Nursing

    As long as it's cheaper and they can get away with it, that might be precisely what they

  11. Do You Wear Gloves When...

    Rhone replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    I was just having a conversation about this very topic yesterday with a few of my fellow students. We were taught in class that you generally don't need gloves when the patient is not on isolation...

  12. Nursing and belief in the supernatural

    Rhone replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    Heh, you might be interested in the "Whats your best nursing ghost story?" thread. It's currently about 147 pages of nursing ghost story goodness. (Seriously, there are some freaky stories in...

  13. Need help making this important decision

    Rhone replied to Dubi's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently an LPN student, and needles were one of the things I was worried about before I started school. I have no problem getting needles myself, but had some apprehension over the idea of...

  14. Test of Essential Academic Skills

    Rhone replied to mcdanforth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The TEAS gives you a straight percentage score (for each section, and for the test as a whole), and percentile scores that show where your score is at in comparison to others who have taken the test....

  15. Customer Service ratings ....

    Rhone replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Of course you guys don't get "excellent" scores--you're (to use your own term) demoralized! Your patients aren't grading you based on the stuff that really matters (you know--keeping them alive and...

  16. Bed making

    Rhone replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    All right, I whipped out Clinical Nursing Skills & Techniques by Perry and Potter and opened to the directions for "Making an unoccupied bed" on p. 421. Applying the drawsheet (which is listed as...

  17. Nursing and Astrological Sign

    Rhone replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a Gemini with a BA in Psych, now in nursing school for a career change. I don't believe in Astrology (which is kind of funny because I believe in plenty of other things that probably even many...

  18. What is " chart review?"

    Rhone replied to neatnurse30's topic in General Nursing

    Pay is horrible for social workers and other mental health professionals. Average pay for MSWs is over $10k less than floor RNs according to salary.com (and they generally have to do lengthy unpaid...

  19. Cool test: Left VS Right brain....

    Rhone replied to I love my cat!'s topic in General Nursing

    Yep. You can see, from the outline, when she is facing right or facing left; however, there is no real foreground or background, and whether she is turning/facing toward you or away from you is...

  20. Cool test: Left VS Right brain....

    Rhone replied to I love my cat!'s topic in General Nursing

    That's a great illusion--it's funny that people are actually convinced that she's "switching legs" or that the animation is changing every 15 or 30 seconds or whatever. Look, it's a 2-dimensional...

  21. CCBC, VJU, Catholic, UMB

    Rhone replied to shortstuff52's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Here is a link to the most recent pass/fail rates at www.mbon.org: http://www.mbon.org/main.php?v=norm&p=0&c=education/nclex_rn_stats_fy07.html Note the two asterisks by Villa Julie and scroll...

  22. RN college

    Rhone replied to stykerforce's topic in General Nursing

    I could be wrong, but I thought only private student loans were supposed to take your credit rating into account... I thought you could get federal student loans (did you fill out a FAFSA?) regardless...

  23. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

    Rhone replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't confuse what your employer decides to withhold for taxes from your paychecks with what you will actually owe in taxes at the end of the year. I'm no financial expert, but I'm guessing if you...

  24. What did you do before you were a nurse and how has it contributed to your career?

    Rhone replied to Dancin'Mom's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse yet (currently applying to nursing school), but I'll respond anyway. I have a BA in Psychology. I worked with developmentally disabled adults for 2 years at a day habilitation center,...

  25. Staff Boundaries?

    Rhone replied to hollyberry678's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand your frustration and your point of view that (assuming I'm understanding you're POV correctly) "Dora" behaved in a way that was rude and unprofessional, and her superiors should...