Not_A_Hat_Person

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  1. Nursing Student Ethical Dilemna

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to cbs701's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    The Catholic Church allows any member to baptize in a

  2. Nursing Student Ethical Dilemna

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to cbs701's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    This should be mentioned on the end of semester faculty eval. The instructor crossed a major

  3. Why Wages Are Stagnant

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to chuckster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's even worse when a college-educated RN makes $22 or less per hour in an area with a high cost of

  4. Why Wages Are Stagnant

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to chuckster's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    My employer eliminated overtime back in July. Now we are finally getting a pay raise, but they're eliminating shift differentials. We're already significantly underpaid, and staff are stretched very...

  5. Trying not to step on toes

    Not_A_Hat_Person posted a topic in Private Duty

    My boss had a chat with me last week. Apparently, a few clients have been upset that I have called the doctor about changes in condition, and in some cases gotten orders, without running it by the...

  6. RN Detained and Quarantined As Ebola Hysteria Reaches a New Low

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Vermont and Michigan also license nursing

  7. Obamacare and hospitals

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to mee9mee9's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    According to Snopes.com, Gruber's remarks were extracted from a longer video by a Philadelphia investment advisor, who passed it along to American Commitment, a group led by a former vice president of...

  8. Obamacare and hospitals

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to mee9mee9's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    About that video . .

  9. Crowd funding: Yay or Nay?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, people who talk about "all the free money out there" haven't gone scholarship hunting in a while. Between obscure requirements (far beyond just writing an essay) and scams,...

  10. Obamacare and hospitals

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to mee9mee9's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    People were more than willing to support a war started on

  11. How has Obamacare affected you and your employer?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Plenty of working people have kids on

  12. Doing away with Scrubs

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Kcwestportboy's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    When I worked in Assisted Living, nurses were discouraged from wearing scrubs because they were too hospital-like. I wore either casual clothes or a scrub top with non-scrub pants. Now that I work in...

  13. Obamacare and hospitals

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to mee9mee9's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Would it be more beneficial to have millions of Americans with no access to health care? The only Obamacare alternative I've heard of is a return to the status quo, with a federally subsidized "high...

  14. Obamacare and hospitals

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to mee9mee9's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    So a website run by the right-wing Heritage Foundation ran an opinion piece about the ACA featuring an unverified video posted by a conservative group.

  15. strangest question a friend or acquaintance has ever asked you?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to AQEELSMOM's topic in General Students

    My extended family was involved in a medical malpractice suit. Both of my sisters are lawyers. As soon as I passed the NCLEX, they sent me copies of the expert testimony and asked for my opinion. I...

  16. Crowd funding: Yay or Nay?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    When I lived in Boston, the state seized a local ice cream store's assets because the owner hadn't paid any meals taxes for 5 years. The owner started an online fundraising campaign to "save our...

  17. Crowd funding: Yay or Nay?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I don't do crowd funding, even for medical expenses. There have been too many scams. I'll give to charities, which can vet recipients, but not directly to someone I don't

  18. Obamacare and hospitals

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to mee9mee9's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Not

  19. no new grads allowed in hospitals?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to ramosyasmin16's topic in General Nursing

    Many new grads start in

  20. taking the nclex as a community college student

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to 2bnursemia's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you looking to get an ADN before your BSN? If so, you would take the NCLEX after you get your

  21. Obamacare and hospitals

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to mee9mee9's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Medicare Part D was a huge mess when G. W. Bush implemented it. There was nothing close to the level of vitriol that has developed over

  22. If you accept a job, stay at least a year

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Both of my sisters are lawyers. Both quit bad jobs after 3 months or less. Both found better jobs

  23. Grand jury duty summons

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Collsherm's topic in General Nursing

    Your employer should have a policy about jury duty. In my pre-nursing days, I was working 2 jobs when I was called for jury duty. I ended up on a case for a week. One employer gave me paid time off,...

  24. Obamacare and hospitals

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to mee9mee9's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    No doctor is required to accept Medicaid, Medicare, or any private insurance plan. Some doctors refuse to accept any insurance. That has been a fact for decades, and will continue to be a fact...

  25. Therapeutic Oils in hospital

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Maeve1982's topic in General Nursing

    They have. The FDA cracks down on Ebola quacks, and Mike Adams loses it – Respectful