Not_A_Hat_Person

Not_A_Hat_Person RN

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  1. Forged name in nursing home

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Dreams89's topic in General Nursing

    Get out now while your license is clean, and report your supervisor to the BON. If you're worried about health insurance, talk to an ACA navigator. You're pregnant, so you will probably qualify for...

  2. Weird Job Shadowing Experience

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to SookieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Between my job-hunting experiences and my niece who works as a waitress in New York, where job interviews often involve working 1 or 2 shifts for free, I believe

  3. Employee benefits we don't get in Pdn

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Private Duty

    I've worked private duty for almost 5 years. My agency offers holiday pay, small shift differentials, a 401(k), short-term disability, PTO (after 1,000 hours), and health and dental insurance. My job...

  4. Nurses against Narcotic Abuse

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Why not both? Knee pain can make exercise impossible, and I highly doubt she could lose 150 lbs

  5. I am pregnant and I am about to start my new job.

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to elenasimona's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't say anything until you started showing, or you needed

  6. Why can't i get a job???? US RN

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to MKIVSupraRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I had a full-time non-nursing job when I started nursing school. I tried very hard to find a CNA or tech job as a student, but they were extremely hard to find. School was no help; my advisor refused...

  7. Patients family in the medical field

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My daughter has a congenital heart defect, and I've spent quite a bit of time on the other side of the bed in the last year. I generally don't volunteer that I'm a nurse because the facility nurses...

  8. Alabama

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to HHH's topic in General Nursing

    Does the Alabama BON have rules about

  9. Nursing shortage???

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to MatrixRn's topic in Nursing News

    A lot can change in 2 years. Your trusted friends' higher-ups may have friends who need

  10. Question about med administration

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to gardenpartyy's topic in Private Duty

    At my agency nurses can't give any medication, including supplements, without a doctor's order. If it's not on the 485, the family has to give it. For school, I kept his meds in his

  11. ASN With Second Degree

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to oldsockventriloquist's topic in General Students

    I had a BA when I got my ASN. My plan was to get a job, then let my employer pay for my BSN. Well, life happened. I graduated just before the economy collapsed. Even nursing homes refused to hire new...

  12. Help!!Does anyone know of BSN programs that will accept failed nursing school students

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Kenny Rogers's topic in General Students

    Is retaking your last semester an

  13. Nursing shortage???

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to MatrixRn's topic in Nursing News

    I have seen shorter LPN

  14. Schools push APRN immediately-$$

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    When you consider how difficult it has been for new grad RNs to find jobs, is it that surprising to find NP students without bedside nursing

  15. Childhood Obesity: Breaking the Cycle

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to cynboys's topic in Patient Education

    Childhood obesity can go beyond diet and

  16. What is the worst case of bullying you've seen in your nursing career?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Guest878640's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I worked in assisted living, my supervisor berated me in the hall for questioning a morphine order that turned out to be very, very

  17. What is the worst case of bullying you've seen in your nursing career?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Guest878640's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In assisted living I saw a caregiver berate another caregiver (who had normal intelligence, but sounded like she was mentally handicapped because of a stroke) until she was in tears. When I was in...

  18. When did this trend start??

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to mmc51264's topic in General Nursing

    At my little sister's undergrad graduation, one sorority started cheering and blowing air horns as soon as a member approached the stage, before their name was

  19. How did your employer recognize Nurse's Day?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to allevi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I got a card. Skills Day is next week, so there will probably be food and

  20. Why are there no nursing jobs available for new grads? What is going on??

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to vab229's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Not necessarily. An incompetent nurse is an incompetent nurse, regardless of

  21. About paying off student loans

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    And what kind of job can you get with a high school education that would allow you to do that, especially in places with a high cost of living, like California? Don't forget that if you're under 25,...

  22. Nurses and Financial Freedom

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Soliloquy's topic in General Nursing

    This, times a million. A burial shroud has no

  23. Which states are CNMs permitted to do homebirths?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to moonredlife's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In the UK and Netherlands, all midwives are the equivalent of CNMs. In the US, non-nurse midwives have wide variations in education and training. That's only one of the many, many differences between...

  24. Patients allowed to go outside and smoke???

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to JackiRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I worked in Nursing Home Hell, there were 2 resident smoke breaks a day. A smoking nurse or aide would take residents out to smoke twice a day. One resident regularly left the grounds to smoke...

  25. Can we just agree, being honest is not akin to being "rude"?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in General Nursing

    Now it's all about the spoiled, lazy, incompetent, entitled, oversensitive nurses who all happen to be younger than (collective)