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  1. Nurses who smoke marijuana

    nickos replied to e4c5's topic in General Nursing

    I have no objection to other people safely and responsibly smoking pot (I live in Oregon; if I had issues with that I'm in the wrong state!), but the reality is that it's illegal and you can lose your...

  2. I overcame my first year as a new RN and to top it off I got engaged!!!!

    nickos replied to Morettia2's topic in General Nursing

    1.) HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 2.) vacations are great...and necessary! 3.) CONGRATULATIONS on your engagement! (and first year as an RN!) :) 4.) She screwed up in SO many more ways than one.....and to not...

  3. CNA "assessing" patients

    nickos replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    ...don't make me seat you

  4. CNA "assessing" patients

    nickos replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in General Nursing

    Somebody needs to sit down with this guy and have a serious talk. I can see where he may think that he has learned a lot and may be picking up information from observing and working with different...

  5. Highest BAL?

    nickos replied to nickos's topic in General Nursing

    Wow....I was about to ask what kind of condition she was in, but I think "intubated" pretty much covers it. Scary

  6. Highest BAL?

    nickos replied to nickos's topic in General Nursing

    hahah! Whoops. Yes, one of them was a .42 and the other was a .47. I can't imagine what kind of drinking it would take to reach that type of a

  7. A Fork in the Road: Relationship, Money, School

    nickos replied to HeLLooNur5e's topic in General Students

    Congratulations on your choice to go to school! Without going into too much detail, I was in a long distance relationship that I thought was "it" but was choosing to stick with the plan I had before...

  8. I bet you don't see this every day.

    nickos replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    no lunch? there are worse things....like not finishing your

  9. Cna

    nickos replied to soon2b_12008's topic in General Nursing

    Have you taken the course yet? First you have to complete a CNA course that is state approved (which consists of both classroom hours and clinical/"on site" hours)..then you have to pass an exam that...

  10. I bet you don't see this every day.

    nickos replied to vashtee's topic in General Nursing

    If you feel like she is doing an alright job, and don't have any problems with her, you are under no obligation to take "sides" in this issue. If you feel she can be unreasonably harsh, I can see...

  11. Questioning Our Compassion

    nickos replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    I'm a new member to the board, and not a nurse (CNA II doing caregiving for 8 yrs; prereqs and non-nursing courses through my BSN done, working on getting into a program and currently working as a...

  12. "Uses call light extremely well"

    nickos replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle

  13. GPA requirements for Portland schools?

    nickos posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hey everyone, I posted awhile ago about thinking of moving to Portland from the Eugene area. I have not been able to get into LCC or UCC and was wondering if I even stand a chance of getting in in...

  14. GPA requirements for Portland schools?

    nickos replied to nickos's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Thanks so much for your input, guys. I have a friend/former coworker who just moved north to go to Clark. He has a current CNA license here in OR (as do I) and probably roughly the same amount of...

  15. should not be a nurse if you can only work mon to fri days?

    nickos replied to lpnurse!'s topic in General Nursing

    I can understand that your employer was hoping that you could help pick up shifts, but after you said no thank you (and politely at that) AND told her why (not that it was her business; besided I...

  16. I can't believe I stood up to one of the 'bullies'!!!

    nickos replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  17. Should I be upset? Or am I making a big deal out of nothing?

    nickos replied to redhead09's topic in General Nursing

    I am very nonconfrontational, but I too would have a difficult time putting up with that kind of treatment. I do agree that it probably won't do you any favors to voice your concerns/upset to her or...

  18. May move to Portland; ideas?

    nickos replied to nickos's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hi ivana, thanks so much for the response. I didn't want to bore anyone with the details, but basically my situation is that I am trying to sell my house so that I can clear some debt and not be...

  19. May move to Portland; ideas?

    nickos posted a topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hey everyone, first post here...I'm a CNA in the Eugene area looking to get into a nursing program (RN and eventually BSN). I have not been able to get into LCC, where I did most of my prereqs, for...