Not_A_Hat_Person

Not_A_Hat_Person RN

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  1. Religion in the Room

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to SeeTheMoon's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I work home health. My latest client is extremely religious. He has the common sense not to preach to the nurses, though I made the mistake of asking about his website. He prays before meals, I sit...

  2. Not-for-profit vs for-profit colleges...did this make a difference?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to BabyLady's topic in General Students

    Fitchburg State University, in Massachusetts, has an online masters in Forensic

  3. No creativity in nursing? Hah!

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've hung IV bags from kitchen cabinet

  4. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be a travel

  5. Should I stop to help?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    That may work for you, since you have a cousin who is a cop. For those of us without relatives in law enforcement, not pulling over makes you Yet Another Police Brutality

  6. Penlight

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to liltweedy03's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a small metal LED penlight. The button is on the

  7. smoking clients

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to fuzzygirl's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked LTC, a few residents who were there before the smoking ban went out to smoke 3 or 4 times a day. It wasn't hard to find 2 LNAs who smoked to take them

  8. When health insurance isn't enough

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to herring_RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hasn't this been common knowledge for a

  9. white underwear under white scrub bottoms?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to ashleymarie23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm Black, light enough that black panties don't disappear, yet dark enough that white panties can be seen under white pants. Flesh-colored panties in my shade are very hard to find. Are tights an...

  10. What ridiculous things have you seen happen in the workplace?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in an ALF, we were constantly reminded not to accept gifts from residents. It was partly for our protection; some residents had dementia, and accepting a gift could lead to a theft or...

  11. Relocating to Minot, ND

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to kam.i.am's topic in General Nursing

    I'm considering relocating to North Dakota to get a shot at working in acute care. I'm a native of New England, and I don't mind cold or snow. How are the local hospitals about orientation? Do they...

  12. Blister Pack Blues & The Dreaded Med Pass

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to croppyRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I worked in an ALF, the residents could order meds from wherever they wanted. The VA was the worst at delivering meds on time. We finally started reordering meds the minute they arrived. The VA's...

  13. Funny things they say....

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to joanna73's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Well, was

  14. What ridiculous things have you seen happen in the workplace?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to pink_shoes99's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in Assisted Living, a resident showed me multiple sputum samples she'd saved in empty jelly jars. Before I was a nurse, my supervisor came in one day and told everyone about her new...

  15. C-section vs. letting Mom go naturally

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe the OB encouraging a C-section is trying to avoid a lawsuit. A Connecticut family was recently awarded $58 million in their suit against an OB for their child's cerebral palsy. The parents...

  16. Community College? You must be stupid.

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students

    My community college ADN got me farther than my university BA did. Unfortunately, a growing number of hospitals in my area are only hiring BSNs (when they hire at

  17. How much did your nursing education cost you? Worth it?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to resilientnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I already had a BA when I went to nursing school. I was also married, with no kids and a decent income. The only financial aid I qualified for was loans. I got my ADN at a community college....

  18. TSA asks a 95 y/o women to remove brief

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    I was "Backscattered" once, in Cleveland. It wasn't bad. Some people can't be scanned. My father flies about once a month for work. Since he got a pacemaker 5 years ago, he has to be patted down every...

  19. TSA asks a 95 y/o women to remove brief

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    in Ireland, during the Troubles, going to any public space or event meant going through security. When word got out that babies in strollers weren't being searched, terrorists started hiding bombs in...

  20. Insight on a question I do not agree with

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to TexHaws's topic in General Nursing

    D. How much water is this person really

  21. Nursing students required to have health insurance?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to amanda081106's topic in General Students

    When I was in school, Massachusetts required all students taking at least 10 credits to have health insurance. All of the community colleges offered the same horrible student insurance plan, which...

  22. how did you make money while job hunting?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to senseiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked the same job I had before I started nursing

  23. "The police are on the phone for you"

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in LTC, the police called us a few times. They called once because a few residents were reporting theft. Another time it was a "courtesy call" because an aide was being arrested. Turns...

  24. Anyone ever have a famous person as a patient?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in General Nursing

    During my med-surg rotation, I treated the founder and CEO of a tech

  25. My life is so hopeless right now!

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Lisa321's topic in General Nursing

    How exactly will Jesus help the OP? Will Jesus give the OP a job? Will Jesus take in the 81-year-old father? Let me clarify: when I was out of work, broke, and deeply depressed, I got a lot of advice...