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shelly304

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  1. The nurse who wasn't. Thoughts and comments.

    I have a dear friend who has a masters in public health and works for the state of NJ. I know she never considered going the nursing route. Her right out of college first job was the CDC.But the pay...
  2. Things that gross me out....

    Patient with maggots in her lady parts-hadn't bathed in ...oh, I don't know 2 years! Toenails curled so far back, they were cutting into his feet. Little boy that put a bean up his nose about 6 months...
  3. Happy story for you all.

    That made my day. You made a good:yeah: impression even as a
  4. New nurse making job unbearable!

    If you read thru the thread, she was disciplined in each dept. before being moved on. I think the DON was trying to help her as grad RN, in finding her nitch. She
  5. New nurse making job unbearable!

    Yes. I was in the locker-room when she came in to get her things today. In our brief conversation I found out she has never held a job of any kind in her entire life! She is leaving to stay at her...
  6. Crazy things patients say.....

    Last week I had the chuckle of the month! Patient was a young man in his early 20s. He is bit different. Dredlocks, lots of tats, piercings, and always wears Birkenstocks-no matter what the weather...
  7. NP's calling themselves MD's

    Does anyone else get as peeved as I do when nurse practitioners and/or physicians assistants call themselves doctors? Several of the NP's and PA's in the ER clinic where I work do this and it makes me...
  8. New nurse making job unbearable!

    She had been spoken to in each dept WAY before she was moved to a new dept. If you read my third post I described the meeting as calm and no one raised their voice. This is a person whose ego walks...
  9. New nurse making job unbearable!

    We had our meeting today. The DON, Nellie, two other nurses from the clinic and myself. Seems like things have only got worse this week and EVERYONE, including our clinic NPs and a PA ,put their...
  10. Your story made my heart race! I was grinning from ear to ear! YOU GO
  11. New nurse making job unbearable!

    I believe they floated her to us as a last resort...on the way out the door. Within the hospital there is the clinic and a professional building with MD offices. There is an RN who oversees all. She...
  12. another great thread to read is being debated right now. "alcohol testing ". some of the info would probably be benificial for you to read. quit beating yourself up, move on and don't let history...
  13. I'm about the be *that* nurse

    Wow, did I need to read this! My husband is having surgery on June 13(yes, Friday the 13th!) for Adult Tethered Cord Syndrome. The hospital is a large teaching facility, one hour from our home. This...
  14. Alcohol Testing

    I think if alcohol screening is done it needs to be across the board. At my hospital all clinical positions are fair game. But administrative positions are not screened on a random; only if they are...
  15. Alcohol Testing

    My husband is representing a client who was asked to take a random breathalyzer at his factory job and was terminated due to the results. The client had been drinking the night before and came in for...
  16. background check do I or not?

    Yes, you need to call the BON. You will have to write a letter about the incident etc. It does not matter if was 17 years ago. A DUI is very serious in the eyes of the BON, but it will not prevent you...
  17. Licking One's Fingers When Passing Out Papers

    You're right. It's
  18. Unit Secretary Doesn't Know Scope of Practice!

    I have been pondering this thread all evening. Thanks BlueRidge for saying EXACTLY what I have been thinking. I was a volunteer in high school at the local hosp. I remember how I felt dealing with...
  19. What to do, who to call

    I worked as a CNA for a very short time in a LTC facility. I could have written your post. Most of the nursing staff had been there for years-the DON for 20+. I quit and did inform the state of all...
  20. Unit Secretary Doesn't Know Scope of Practice!

    In my state you must be 18 to be a CNA. I have very mixed feelings about
  21. Should Nurses Accept Gifts from Patients?

    The hospital clinic I work in is very rural area and many of the patients are just existing on their SS. Often they bring in home-made goodies, jellies, jams, cookies etc. (even after kindly being...
  22. Trade School vs. Community College

    If you are commenting on my post, you totally misunderstood! I was making a point about YOUR comment-that some of the people you saw in orientation could no way afford the program. I was commenting on...
  23. Trade School vs. Community College

    In response to the comment the Op made about some indviduals not being able to afford the cost- in my state we have a Welfare to Work program aimed at single mothers who need a trade.The PN program is...
  24. Thank You Allnurses!!

    Here,Here!:cheers::an!:
  25. unfriendly doctors

    I also work in a small rural hospital. I did not grow up here, nor do I have any family here. (Except my husband!) What I have found is the lack of friendliness is due to the fact that I am not from...