Not_A_Hat_Person

Not_A_Hat_Person RN

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  1. Patients who ask if you got a flu shot

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to RxOnly's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I've been wondering about this. I get a flu shot every year, and I have no problem telling people that, but the flu shot for pregnant women is not available yet, and I don't want to accidentally give...

  2. What to Wear

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Adele_Michal7's topic in Private Duty

    I wore my interview suit to my

  3. Ugh, the MUSIC!!!

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    Private duty means dealing with lots of different tastes in music, especially kiddie music. I've become a big fan of The Wiggles (though 3 of them retired last year), and I have a grudging respect for...

  4. How good is your food?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to xoemmylouox's topic in General Nursing

    Hubby has been an inpatient at my local hospital a few times, and he really liked the food. They have a farm-to-table program, and most of the food is made on site, including things like granola. He...

  5. Can they force me to work weekends during jury duty???

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to luv2dive's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't mind working when I was on a jury, partly because the case, an eviction, was mind-numbing. The lawyers spent an hour arguing about

  6. Can they force me to work weekends during jury duty???

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to luv2dive's topic in General Nursing

    I was working 2 non-nursing jobs when I was selected for jury dury. I ended up on a case that lasted a week. My day job gave me the time off, my night job adjusted my start time, but still expected me...

  7. Well.. I guess I am going to be canned

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Phoenix2541's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Perhaps the housekeeper is Race X and the patient was once attacked by someone who was Race X. It doesn't mean the nurse deserves be fired over a housekeeper applying tape to a bandage, but it might...

  8. Anyone RNs have worked for Provant Health Solutions?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to AF-Wife's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I tried to do flu clinics for Provent 4 years ago. I was a bit wary of faxing all kinds of personal information to Rhode Island. I had a dress code question, so I called them, and left numerous...

  9. Job hunting while pregnant

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

    I have an interview Monday. If I actually get a job offer, when should I disclose the

  10. Job hunting while pregnant

    Not_A_Hat_Person posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The home health agency I work for has cut my hours drastically. They have tried to put me on new cases, but the last 2 haven't worked out. I carry my family's health insurance, so if this continues...

  11. Food in the ER

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    If the new resident told the patient they could have a tray, the new resident should have to explain why, oops, you can't have a tray after

  12. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Because the housekeepers would be on break every time a room needed

  13. Food in the ER

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    When I was an ER volunteer, the galley fridge had peanut butter, jelly, bread, coffee, ginger ale, and juice. If a patient wanted food, they weren't waiting for a room upstairs, they weren't on...

  14. Perks of the Job???

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to CloudySue's topic in Private Duty

    My farm client's family spoils the nurses. They have computer and TV for us to use. The nurses get little gift bags at Christmas and on their birthdays (mostly candles and candy). We got some maple...

  15. Health Insurance for nursing school?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to PhillippaX50's topic in General Students

    Does the school offer a health plan? I went to school in Massachusetts, where any student taking more than 9 credits has to carry health insurance. Every community college in the state offered the...

  16. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Aren't housekeepers generally cheaper than nurses? When I worked in assisted living, The Powers That Be decided that nurses could act as dining room servers. When servers left, they weren't replaced....

  17. Why do Nurses tell students to go BSN??

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to besaangel's topic in General Students

    When I decided to become a nurse, I already had a BA. I took the ASN route strictly for financial reasons; I had no help from my employer or the government (except loans), and at $7,000 (at a...

  18. Skyrocketing health insurance costs-This is crazy!

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in General Nursing

    My company offers 3 health plans. I have the second-cheapest, which is $20 more per month than the catastrophic plan. It still costs about $800 per month to insure me and my husband, more than our...

  19. I want to cry! still can't find a nursing job...

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to sarabella11's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I feel for you. I went to school in Boston, graduated in 2008, and moved to Vermont for my first job. Between my husband's sick father and my sick mother, deciding to leave was very, very hard. Most...

  20. Last nail in the coffin of my JOKE of a nursing career...??

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I've also been fired from 2 LTC jobs. The second firing came about a month after the first. If I hadn't found my home health job, I would've left nursing for good. I came to the conclusion that LTC is...

  21. What jobs did you do before nursing?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    Newspaper delivery (ages 11-17) Cashier at Rich's (not the one that became Macy's) Factory worker (Plastic cutlery) Office temp Maid at a nice hotel in the Berkshires. (My co-workers were uneducated...

  22. Online nursing clinical skills on video/streaming

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to happyface27's topic in General Nursing

    Off topic, but out of curiosity I did the math for those " my neighbor's mailman's ex-wife's neighbor's second cousin twice removed" spam messages that keep popping up. Assuming a 20-day work month,...

  23. Interviewing for an ambulatory surgery center

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

    I was once went to an ALF to get a job application, and they asked for proof that I was eligible to work in the US. I've been asked to bring that to orientation, but I'd never been asked that just to...

  24. Why can't you get a job?

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

    I feel for you. I got my ADN in 2008, in Boston, and finally found my first job 10 months later, 250 miles from home. My husband's father was a very old stroke survivor, and my mother was diagnosed...

  25. Could Obamacare cause a shortage in nursing again

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to RescueNinja123's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I hope it causes another nursing shortage; maybe more nurses will be able to find (or keep) hospital