Altra BSN, RN

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  1. A credit check has been part of the employment process for every job I've held, in and out of health care, since the late 1980s. It's not the FICO score itself that employers are interested in, but...
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    Credit checks and employment

    OK, I've now had my giggle to start my day. So, living beyond your means and miscalculating or ignoring your responsibility to pay ... is ok in college ... because you can't be expected to have any...
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    Regarding FFP transfusion

    I want to better understand your question. Think about why we give FFP. If FFP is being infused quickly, I would conclude that the patient needs it quickly, emergently. As in ... an INR of 5 with...
  4. From the number of posts I see that make reference to "getting my one year in ..." before doing whatever else is in the individual's career plan ... I would conclude that at least some portion of this...
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    Does This Sound Right To You?

    I'm confused by this discussion of "delays" and so forth ... when it has only been 2 weeks since OP applied, and she admits that her disciplinary action within the past 12 months is a hindrance to her...
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    The Mockery of Nursing

    Talk to a local dry cleaner who preserves wedding gowns -- it's probably the same
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    My co-worker stinks like gin every morning!

    where is the "well accepted alcohol ingestion problem"
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    Notification to change in work roster

    Is there a reason the schedule can't be done for more than one week at a time? This sounds disturbingly almost like a day labor
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    Discharged - RN doubts

    This is tough to see. But relinquishing independence in the name of safety is not something that all seniors agree to readily, and it's understandable. If you've had the most frank discussion you can...
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    Does This Sound Right To You?

    In my experience, cath lab positions usually go to those with years (plural) of ER, ICU or other cardiac experience. Just because a job is posted does not mean that it is the highest priority of the...
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    Do RN's insert EJ's at your hospital

    We place EJs. Generally 18- or 16-gauge. They are peripheral lines -- the external jugular is not a site used for central
  12. Before you continue your job search in acute care (and you seem to have expressed an interest in critical care), it would probably be beneficial for you to wrap your brain around two points. 1....
  13. I'm sure you made the right choice for you. I'm also sure that someone else will take the position and thrive, with a manager who appears to be a straight shooter, and an orientation program in place...
  14. Hello educators, Can you give me some insight into the value of some student assignments I have recently seen discussed here at Allnurses? I seem to be encountering a surge of posts in which students...
  15. Not necessarily, Esme ... I completed my BSN online, with a large state university. While we certainly had to be creative with technology (like videotaping an exam of a volunteer "patient" for a...
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    When you get sick...

    Rest up, feel better, and let it go.
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    Am I wrong for calling off? Please help!

    You made the right decision for you. Whatever the consequences, and you know that there may be consequences, you have the secure knowledge that you did not harm or provide substandard care to a...
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    Are oral contraceptives healthcare?

    That is a different philosophical discussion from whether or not the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as passed by the elected Congress, will mandate that all employer-sponsored health...
  19. A google search turned up multiple, multiple websites of the financial aid offices of various colleges/universities cautioning that employer tuition reimbursement programs are considered financial...
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    Are oral contraceptives healthcare?

    I think it is a moot point whether or not we label contraceptives as "health care" ... there is no guarantee to health care in this country, never has been. There most certainly is no legal basis for...
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    Nurses with dreadlocks

    There are male and female physicians and nurses (and radiology techs, phlebotomists, physical therapists ...) with dreads where I work. This varies greatly from region to region. You might try...
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    NPO after VAP insertion?

    The procedure is not without risk - you can ask the patient whose aorta was nicked during a subclavian port insertion. NPO, and maintenance of peripheral IV access are easy safety measures until you...
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    Newer nurse

    Yep, it's normal. As a brand new nurse, my prioritization skills were fair, at best. My preceptor told me that if I ever failed to do A before B again ... she would cut my fingers off. We still...
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    Can you help me with this schedule?

    Are 3 consecutive days required? You don't mention that in your
  25. Policies on interpretation of drug screens will vary from employer to employer -- and there is nothing in the law that prevents employers from doing so. Your school's policies regarding your drug...