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    Nurses, it's time to harden up

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in General Nursing

    No, I found it insulting to the average minimum wage worker that it's supposedly so surprising that they must work so hard for their money and that they can't get a whole lot done on minimum wage. I...
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    Ear Candling

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I tried it once and got the worst ear infection of my LIFE! Not saying it won't work for some, but I'll never try it
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    Nurses, it's time to harden up

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Koyaanisqatsi-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't that the lady that went around taking minimum wage jobs and trying to live off minimum wage for 6 months, then wrote an earth-shattering book about how harrrrrd it is to live off minimum wage? I...
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    Nurses working without health insurance

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to linguine's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    or that you're going to pay more as you get older??? all members of the same employer health plan pay the same premium (save smokers vs. non-smokers). the premium for all employees may increase (as we...
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    Nurses working without health insurance

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to linguine's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't understand the number of people saying they are not being covered for pre-existing conditions. So long as you've been continuously insured (which they define as less than a 60 day lapse in...
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    Frustrated because I don't know as much as the older nurses.

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to W, RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am a new grad but I feel like you're not doing it right if you don't learn something new every
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    Has anyone ever put down your career choice?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Servingshots's topic in General Students

    As a side note, I have had a horrible time being happy for my fellow students who got jobs at the hospital where we went to school before I did. Because they told us that if we did not extern we would...
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    Advice? Significant Other: "You make too much for what you do."

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Coffeebeanie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If this is a recurring convo, I'd focus on getting rid of him.
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    Has anyone had a pt's family member take pictures of you during care?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to TonyaM73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, I think grandparents got a lot of pics of me while I was bathing and weighing their newborns in clinicals this semester. I even held the babies up for them to take pictures, but I am pretty sure...
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    Has anyone ever put down your career choice?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Servingshots's topic in General Students

    It's even better when another RN says that to you! When my RN friend found out I was going to go to nursing school she said, "Yayyyy, you're gonna be a BUTT WIPER!" My whole face just fell. I also...
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    Nurse Recruiters and Their Lies

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to JeanettePNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Honestly I think some of these recruiters should be scared for their jobs - you know, if there's no shortage and they're not hiring anybody. (Of course they're experienced enough they'd probably just...
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    Wow its really hard to find a job as a NEW GRAD RN...

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to jtanga's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was concerned that if I start in a nursing home, I'll be "typecast" as a person who isn't able to work in acute care, or won't be able to keep up with a fast pace or something. It is that way with...
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    Unemployed? Student Loans? At least you didn't go to LAW SCHOOL

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to JeanettePNP's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, if she did investigate she may have found the Bureau of Labor Statistics' report projecting a 17 percent increase in the next 10
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    "Bait and Switch" and "Social Experiment" thread titles

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, my favorite post in that thread was here : "Membership
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    My best orientation mistakes

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to skicoachrn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Me too, I need some for Jello
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    "Bait and Switch" and "Social Experiment" thread titles

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. Of course I kind of think it's better than "Question, please help!" where I pretty much just ignore it because it probably won't be anything I can help with anyway. Descriptive without...
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    what areas are hiring?

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to mee9mee9's topic in General Nursing

    Vanderbilt had sooooo many openings the last time I looked, but you have to have been out of school for at least 6 months or you have to go in through their very highly competitive nurse residency...
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Mmm. Thanks for putting words in my mouth. I'm glad that you knew what I meant when I
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Ummmmm...I'm not? Good luck finding where I said Spanish speakers should have to learn English? And if you don't understand "please to be," then you're not well versed in broken English. You should...
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Perfect. So even if I learn Spanish, the patient will be demanding Hispanics to speak their language to them. Guess I'll mark that talent off my list anyway.
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. I think someone put it best as, "we are
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's your cookie. :gingerbreadman: Now, please to not be forcing your own ideals onto other people who aren't required to comply. Much as the patients aren't required to learn
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I should include "how to speak English" in my teaching plans for these
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    NO. So why in the h-e-double hockey sticks should I be expected to learn
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    People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    redhead_NURSE98! replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    No. I don't believe I should be expected to know every single language in the event that a patient who speaks that language comes in and EXPECTS me to speak it because "I work in health care." I very...