Not_A_Hat_Person

Not_A_Hat_Person RN

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  1. Legalized Marijuana on your Unit?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to RNrhythm's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't personally encountered it, but at my job hospice and home health clients use medical marijuana. Hospice clients use edibles, home health clients prefer

  2. Non-patient care nursing jobs

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Ashley.edwards26's topic in General Nursing

    Case management Telephone triage Education Diabetes Educator

  3. RN, ADN being obsolete

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to lovewaves's topic in General Students

    Where I live, the big hospital is moving toward an all BSN workforce. ADNs work in home health or

  4. If the government legalizes marijuana in the US...

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to GlenwoodUSN's topic in General Nursing

    Opium poppies are plants. Oleander is a plant. Half of all medications are derived from

  5. You just can't make this stuff up!

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I had a home care client with psych issues. Among other things, he was terrified of being hit by a tsunami. He lives in the mountains, 4 hours from the ocean. Back in my ER volunteer days, a man...

  6. A Sense of Alarm as Rural Hospitals Keep Closing

    Not_A_Hat_Person posted a topic in Nursing News

    Rural hospitals keep closing, particularly in states that rejected Medicaid

  7. Little boy reading

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Is reading on an e-book somehow inferior? Novels were considered very corrupting once upon a

  8. German nurse admits to killing 100 patients as trial opens

    Not_A_Hat_Person posted a topic in Nursing News

    A former nurse in Germany has admitted to killing 100 patients, mostly due to

  9. If the government legalizes marijuana in the US...

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to GlenwoodUSN's topic in General Nursing

    I imagine it will be treated like alcohol. Some professions make their own rules- pilots can't take Benadryl within so many hours of

  10. Charles Cullen and Other Healthcare Serial Killers

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Andrea Yates was an RN when she killed her children. It took the Texas BON over a year to revoke her license. Niels Hoegel is a German former nurse who just admitted to killing 100

  11. Worst Nursing Scrub Color Worn?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to RNliveoak's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    White. It's hard to prevent stains, and if your skin is darker than olive your underwear shines

  12. Best car for home visiting nurse in New England?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to PHNinNE's topic in General Nursing

    I drive a Legacy. Most of my colleagues drive either Subarus or big

  13. What would you do

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Flossy73's topic in General Nursing

    You could say you had to take off a lot of time for a personal health issue that is now

  14. What Does A Graduate Nurse Do?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Future-NurseRedHeart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It depends on the facility and the state. I graduated in a state with no "graduate nurse" status. You were a nurse the day you passed the NCLEX, and not one day sooner. I graduated May 31st and took...

  15. Job hunt before passing Nclex

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to belle980's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in a state that doesn't have "graduate nurse" status. New grads can't legally work as nurses until they pass the NCLEX. Any local job offers were contingent on passing the

  16. Hoping they fire me

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to applesxoranges's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Facilities can also develop bad reputations. When I was was job hunting after Nursing Home Hell, people would see the name on my resume and say "Oh, you worked there." They were usually pretty...

  17. Are there ever any raises in peds PD?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to tami2017's topic in Private Duty

    I work for an agency that has done 2-3% raises across the board for 3 years

  18. Suspected drug use in home

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to NurseKitKat's topic in Private Duty

    If it's something that could put you or your client at risk, talk to your

  19. Nurses Eat Their Young

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Dairian's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In 10 years of nursing, I saw and experienced peer to peer bullying several times, particularly when I worked in Assisted Living and in Nursing Home Hell. Yes, really. It happened. Call me a...

  20. Student loans for off campus housing?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to NYCNative21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I don't judge anyone for not wanting to live with their parents. My mother was an emotionally abusive hoarder. Living with her was not an option. Money isn't everything. Student loans can be used for...

  21. A Cautionary Tale About Student Loan Forgiveness

    Not_A_Hat_Person posted a topic in Nursing News

    I've seen enough posts here about government-sponsored student loan forgiveness programs for working in places like Native American Reservations and critical access hospitals. The lawyers in this...

  22. A Cautionary Tale About Student Loan Forgiveness

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Nursing News

    According to recent news reports, for the PSLF's first cohort of borrowers, 99% of loan forgiveness applications were

  23. Misuse of the ER

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to ShortFuse's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, people use the ER for non-emergency problems because they have no alternatives, even with insurance and a PCP. When I lived in Boston, the city had a huge PCP shortage and no urgent...

  24. Where Were You...9/11

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Daisy4RN's topic in General Nursing

    On September 11, 2001, I was working at a coffee shop just outside Boston. A customer walked in and said a plane had hit the World Trade Center. Boston has a World Trade Center, just across the harbor...

  25. Hot Cheetos are a public health menace

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Why do you assume she used food stamps and