Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk

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  1. Is it ok to call CNA's nurses?

    You SO did not say that....I have a LICENSE as a NURSE. I am a nurse thank you very much.The State board considers me a NURSE..therefore I am
  2. Doctor's Fiancee yelled at me

    Now that I think about it? Yeah she's got to be a troll..bleh...to think I wasted two seconds of madness on it...*sips coffee and turns on more unrealistic medical
  3. Is it ok to call CNA's nurses?

    No. They're not nurses. But I wouldn't say they weren't in the field of nursing..they
  4. Doctor's Fiancee yelled at me

    I'm 23...and i became a nurse to be a NURSE not to find me a husband....that is NOT the reason to become a nurse...Just let her go.... You're in for a hard road if you're in it just for a...
  5. As long as your an RN you can do neonatal I'm pretty
  6. I don't mean to whine...

    If I'd gotten a written warning I wouldn't be touching the computer....I would bring up the other issues to my manager...if she was open. She isn't paying your unit to play on the internet...and it's...
  7. What's in your pocket(s)?

    Pens change alcohol wipes some days I work in
  8. In what department do you not wipe the backside?

    Either the OP is a troll, flamer or someone just too arrogant and prideful for their own good. Get a life...and don't become a nurse with that attitude...you mean we've wasted six pages on this!?...
  9. Insecure new grad and urgent care orientation. Your thoughts please?

    You won't get a lot of patient care experience no..but a lot of good charge experience, assements those
  10. 3rd shift roll call!

    Nightshift at a LTC...I can take it or leave it. It's still a paycheck..I prefer evenings...I'm the only nurse in the building at
  11. Insecure new grad and urgent care orientation. Your thoughts please?

    Try nursing homes too..you get a good amount of good experience there
  12. Insecure new grad and urgent care orientation. Your thoughts please?

    I would agree..urgent care's probably not best and they may likely not hire you based on experience...I'd go with
  13. I'd say now is a fine time...if you wait there might not be ANY jobs in your
  14. Am I a backstabber or just a concerned co-worker?

    That was probably illegal what she did. Report it somehow..and it definately wasn't very nice for those of us that DO have ADD and work really reall really hard to do a good job
  15. Am I not cut out to be a nurse? Please Help!

    I hate needles...close my eyes everytime they're around me...but when I have to use them..no big deal. You'll be fiiiine.
  16. Please help. . . And quickly!!!

    Get more orientation....that's ridiculous....Especially for someone with no experience. I had more orientation then that...two weeks..but still. Then I went back to orientation onNOCS to learn
  17. applying for a new job

    Wait...you never know, your current employer might think you're giving them two weeks or take it that you're quitting there all
  18. Any Ethical Issues here? Would the facility care?

    I don't see why that'd be unethical...dunno though. OUr SS worker's mum is at our facility...so..I don't think there's any unethical reasons..go ahead and apply, just...don't hide the fact that your...
  19. How to be Assertive without sounding like a you-know-what

    How old are you? You can't let your age determine your assertiveness..people will walk alll over you. I'm the youngest nurse at our facility too, (23) and around the same age if not younger/older then...
  20. how long do u get for lunch?

    on NOCS we get no lunch perseee. But I eat in the dead hours...usually on other shifts it's 1/2 hour unless you're charge then you're lucky if yo uget
  21. The Classifieds Section

    Says I can't
  22. You must be an alcoholic

    Absolutely evidence of NO common sense! She needs a good talking to. At
  23. Disgusting Nurses!! SICK of my status as a CNA

    Or extremely
  24. Freeman - Joplin, Missouri

    ...nevermind.
  25. Getting Experience

    Best experience would be to get an Nursing Assistant job in a nursing home and get your CNA as you