WorkinTheStreets

WorkinTheStreets

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  1. Are you kidding me?

    WorkinTheStreets replied to ozoneranger's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, I do have to agree with you on this one. I work urban EMS and see stuff every day that you just can't make up. Low income is certainly not an urban thing. I do think that the local school...

  2. Are you kidding me?

    WorkinTheStreets replied to ozoneranger's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My info does not come from talk radio. Prior to nursing school I spent 20 years doing engineering research ( I have a BS in engineering) Amongst my friends I've earned the nickname "Webster" for my...

  3. Got fired... again. Should I not be a nurse?

    WorkinTheStreets replied to Sarah K, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Interview tip.....Do not throw previous employers under the bus, do not name previous managers by name. Keep any answers to questions as employer neutral as possible. The interviewer may be concerned...

  4. Are you kidding me?

    WorkinTheStreets replied to ozoneranger's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You missed this one.... "Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted. " - Vladimir

  5. STILL don't have a job?? Vent here!

    WorkinTheStreets replied to wonderwomanchels's topic in First Year After Licensure

    yes...not really It is hard to tell why some folks are not getting hired, because we know nothing about them or the area they are applying. Some areas have an issues because of hospital...

  6. Obama's health plan takes shape

    WorkinTheStreets replied to blue note's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    "By the skillful and sustained use of propaganda, one can make a people see even heaven as hell or an extremely wretched life as paradise." - Adolph Hitler "Mankind is divided into rich and poor,...

  7. STILL don't have a job?? Vent here!

    WorkinTheStreets replied to wonderwomanchels's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Some things you all need to take into account.... 1. Consider per diem jobs because they can lead to full time. If there is a specific facility that you want to work at with per diem slots open, it's...

  8. I have a major dilemma CNA or EMT certification while waiting for RN to start?

    WorkinTheStreets replied to wifey08's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    At point of entry, yes...it is very little. But that is usually follow up by required CEU's for rectrtification every 2-3 years. Additional requirements like PHTLS, Haz-Mat, Rescue, Trauma...

  9. I have a major dilemma CNA or EMT certification while waiting for RN to start?

    WorkinTheStreets replied to wifey08's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Two Weeks???? EMT is at least 120-140 hours....equivalent to a single semester 3 credit class. I work as an EMT while going through school. I worked Critical Care Transport and urban EMS...Now Just...

  10. STILL don't have a job?? Vent here!

    WorkinTheStreets replied to wonderwomanchels's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You need to take a look at this thread and start asking questions of some of the nursing associations that want you as a member....along with your money....

  11. Half of foreclosures attributable to health care costs

    WorkinTheStreets replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ok, but according to the Center for Research on Globalization article entitled "Who are the Architects of Economic Collapse?" http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=10860 : "Is...

  12. Sleep/work schedule for working 12 hour nights

    WorkinTheStreets replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Clump....I'm working nights. 3-4 days on, 2-3 days off in between. Try not going to sleep right away when you get home...I target 11-noon as bedtime. Darkness in the bedroom is an absolute must....

  13. The future of Obamacare

    WorkinTheStreets replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The data is only as good as its source. Data/statistics are always manipulated to suit the needs of the presenter, regardless of who that is. What has to be seen beyond the data that is presented, is...

  14. The future of Obamacare

    WorkinTheStreets replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The VA system, without failure, should be the best system in the world for one simple reason. These men and women defend freedom. They defend the right to free speech. They defend the democratic...

  15. The future of Obamacare

    WorkinTheStreets replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's all good...Next time I raise a pint to "cool off" i'll raise it in your honor!

  16. The future of Obamacare

    WorkinTheStreets replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't disagree with some of the issues presented in the article. What it doesn't say, or I missed, is the impact of attorney's/class action law suits/judges with empathy have on the cost of health...

  17. career change to nursing the right choice?

    WorkinTheStreets replied to Dino's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Oh sure...that's why there are no more peanuts in coach...the folks in the cockpit are taking them all!!! :lghmky: HAHAHA...just couldn't resist! Pilots

  18. The future of Obamacare

    WorkinTheStreets replied to CRNA2007's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I find this thread rather interesting.....so here's my 2 cents on the subject.... 1. Since when is capitalism a crime? Corporations are bodies of people who work for a common goal in exchange for...

  19. ER nurse/pt. ratio,triage times, & EHS pt. responsibility?

    WorkinTheStreets replied to nursegoodlove's topic in Emergency

    From the EMS side, our dispatchers give us 10 minutes to transfer a patient, we can ask for extra time if the ER is busy, which gives us an extra 10 minutes for a total of 20. If after 20 minutes we...

  20. Does having a Medical based job Help in Nursing School

    WorkinTheStreets replied to Dragtail's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yes. This was also in another thread a while back. If you work within a hospital system that you are going to intend to work for after school you have a distinct advantage over other recent...

  21. Did anyone move back home to attend nursing school?

    WorkinTheStreets replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in General Students

    I own it....so here I am. 60 hours a week at work....+ school...+ football coach....Wouldn't have it any other way. For those who went back home and have the opportunity for your parents to spend...

  22. Jobs????

    WorkinTheStreets replied to Darkness69's topic in General Students

    Did you put any thought into EMS? The initial training fits your time requirements and the hours are often

  23. How're your backs doing guys?

    WorkinTheStreets replied to baldee's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You guys are worried about your back working indoors...like rolling a pt in bed? How about the poor slobs that had to carry that pt's over-sized *ss down three flights of stairs and load them in the...

  24. EMT or CNA while waiting for nursing program

    WorkinTheStreets replied to amanda_leigh0221's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Since I'm an EMT, I'll say EMT. Depends on where you want to be after graduation...I like EMT because I get to handle many type of patients from GSW to psych...sometimes with paramedics, sometimes...

  25. sad, it was my birthday today...

    WorkinTheStreets replied to 9livesRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey Bro....Happy birthday. While at work this week I will treat myself to some churrasco in your honor! Of course I will have to stop down the street and get some Merengue de Morango to wash it down...