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  1. Not for Rehire

    nickos replied to xoxLauren51xox's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Lauren, sounds to me like you did the best you could. When I first started caregiving, I left one job due to serious drama and went to another that paid much less but was a much more positive...

  2. Weight Gain

    nickos replied to kcb007's topic in General Nursing

    Hey OP; years ago when I actually went to the gym I felt the same way. Then I got a little notebook where I recorded calories (I was too lazy to do fat too) of what I ate each day. I found that I...

  3. Management of violent Patient's in ED ?

    nickos replied to fawnsternurse's topic in Emergency

    wait...what?? Am I reading it right, that a doc threatens with intubation as a punishment for bad behavior?

  4. Lost my inspiration

    nickos replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    Your post brought tears to my eyes. The patients on your unit were lucky to have her and will continue to be lucky to have you as a nurse. You don't have to try to be like her, just be yourself..you...

  5. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    nickos replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Hahaha..>WHAT? People DO THAT? *shakes

  6. I LOVE MY JOB!!

    nickos replied to SecondGenRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm glad to hear that there are other medical people out there that are loving their jobs as well! I work as a mental health tech in the ED and have been here for about a year; I work with an...

  7. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    nickos replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    I work in the emergency department, and the one that was bothering me tonight was the "if it's going to be much longer, then I'm just gonna leave". I'm pretty sure that if impatience and leaving is...

  8. ER being taken over by behavioral health patients

    nickos replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Emergency

    I work as a mental health tech in the ER, and what we have is four "psych" rooms (bolted down benches, no outlets, blank walls, lockable doors, etc) and my job is to stay right by the psych rooms...

  9. How do you handle this?

    nickos replied to guest64485's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a CNA, not a nurse, and this probably wouldn't work for people with pain med issues...but as far as people who are constantly on their call light; when I was working on a general medical floor I...

  10. CNA jobs in Fox Cities area? (Appleton, etc)

    nickos posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey guys, I've been considering moving back to WI to be near family and see if I stand a better chance of getting into a nursing program than I do here in OR. My concern is, "with this economy" as...

  11. Preceptor etiquettes

    nickos replied to AllAngelsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think a nice note would be sufficient. :) Save your $ and there won't be any chance of it looking like a bribe or attempt at becoming

  12. How many nursing schools did you apply to, and...

    nickos replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

    Feeling like a loser here....last 3 yrs applied at the same local community college (very competitive; about 70 of 400 applicants get in) and 3 yrs denied..not even to the essay. Applied a year ago...

  13. Stress related near breakdown

    nickos replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I am so glad that you have compassionate managers. Sometimes what's scarier is what COULD happen..not what actually does when you face up to an unpleasant situation and things turn out okay. You are...

  14. Yahoo medical groups and HIPAA

    nickos replied to Wondering501's topic in General Nursing

    I've got all kinds of stories I have been tempted to share on this forum and others; but I am always too paranoid that even just someone figuring out what town I work in, etc would be too much info...

  15. PLEASE HELP! Graduation Speech!!

    nickos replied to Jenn1687's topic in General Nursing

    oh! here come the tears!

  16. BAC of .55!!!!

    nickos replied to RochesterRN-BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm assuming they didn't survive that

  17. Examples of .....

    nickos replied to sweetie78's topic in General Nursing

    I hadn't heard of "COW" until I read it on this forum...quite a few people talked about patients misunderstanding and thinking staff were referring to them.....

  18. Anything negative to say about nursing?

    nickos replied to sarahlpnwannabe's topic in General Nursing

    Are you sure that wasn't on this website? I'm pretty sure I read that one not too long

  19. BAC of .55!!!!

    nickos replied to RochesterRN-BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry; my mistake...I didn't realize there was a difference between BAL and BAC. Kudos to your very polite way of pointing out my oops!

  20. BAC of .55!!!!

    nickos replied to RochesterRN-BSN's topic in General Nursing

    BAC can be checked by blood tests too......highest I've seen in person was a 0.47. Walking and talking.

  21. Who should get a transplant?

    nickos replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I obviously posted my reply before I saw the last comment; I was *going* to apologize because it was a mistake. No need to be

  22. Who should get a transplant?

    nickos replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about the rest of Europe, but they most certainly DO have AA in the UK (specifically

  23. Scheduling and shifts in other hospitals

    nickos replied to RochesterRN-BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I work as a tech, not a nurse, but the way it works in my hospital is you work either days, eves or nights (differentials increasing for eves and nights) and everyone works every other weekend...

  24. What can i do with my husband?

    nickos replied to beatriceb321's topic in General Nursing

    From what I understand, the odds of working as a new grad in an ER are very slim. Seems that most places require you to have at least a year of med surg experience. That is not from my own...

  25. Name Badge Credentials

    nickos replied to 1joyfulnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Since I moved from doing CNA work on the medical floor to being a psych/mental health tech in the ED; I've covered my last name (at the suggestion of my preceptor) with that white-out tape. Might...