Not_A_Hat_Person

Not_A_Hat_Person RN

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  1. What happened to common sense?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    From my own LTC exprience, between the emphasis on customer service and a culture of micromanagement, I'm not surprised someone would call the DON about a resident wanting to go out to smoke during a...

  2. Being called a baby nurse

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to NurseA1987's topic in General Nursing

    When I hear "baby nurse", I think of a NICU, nursery, or neonatal nurse, or a nurse/home visitor (a home health nurse who works with low-income pregnant women and infants), not an inexperienced

  3. Is it fianally time to retire NETY?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    "NETY" can retire when "every nurse younger and/or less experienced than me is a spoiled, entitled, incompetent snowflake!"

  4. Woman posing as a nurse for months

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to KaTStudentNurse's topic in Nursing News

    I worked in a facility that apparently doesn't vet applicants thoroughly. When I was there, they hired an LNA who turned out to have 2 outstanding burglary warrants and a child abuse conviction. She...

  5. Manager catch phrases

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    "Thanks for all you do!", usually right after they announce parking restrictions, cancelled raises, or an overtime

  6. Nursing grad for 5 years but no license

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to zellebee's topic in General Nursing

    I would talk to your local BON. All states have deadlines for taking the NCLEX​ after graduation. If you went to nursing school outside the US, there would be other requirements. After 5 years,...

  7. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    I went to the local David's Tea and got a free iced tea that turned out to be

  8. 100k in loans worth it?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to ravindram's topic in General Nursing

    If you live in an area where employees require BSNs, getting an ADN could leave you jobless for a while. Better to find a cheaper BSN, or a direct-entry

  9. Nurse's Week Festivities?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Extra Pickles's topic in General Nursing

    I got a card, just like last

  10. Home health or hospital?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to callmecrazyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in home health. I've never given clients my personal phone number. Android phones are cheap, so you could have a dedicated work phone that is turned off when you're not on

  11. ADN or BSN: What's the Big Deal?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I have. I graduated with an ADN in 2008, just before the economy crashed. No one was hiring new grad ADNs. Many of my classmates spent more than 6 months looking for their first job. Some moved. I...

  12. Nursing students who want to be NP's

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Teaching the future's topic in General Nursing

    Remember, too, that new grad nursing jobs were hard to get for a long time, and still are in some places. Faced with a choice of not using their hard-earned degree or getting another degree, some...

  13. Vitamins are a controlled substance?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Volley88's topic in Patient Medications

    Maybe they're expensive. I've heard of places that require initial counts for nicotine patches and

  14. What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    I would have gone for a BSN or MSN from the get go. Most of the things that made getting a job so hard after graduation couldn't be helped (like the economic collapse and my mother's​ cancer...

  15. RN shortage

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    Death squads have returned to the Philippines. I don't blame anyone for wanting to

  16. RN shortage

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 2008. I started nursing school in a nursing shortage and graduated into a glut. No one wanted new grads, especially without a BSN (I have an ADN). The hospital where I volunteered...

  17. 2017 Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to emmiecb's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There's nothing to stop the feds from doing the same thing to the Nurse

  18. 2017 Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to emmiecb's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Back in January, some lawyers sued the Department of Education after they were told they didn't qualify or student loan forgiveness after all. Now the feds are saying the student loan forgiveness can...

  19. A Cautionary Tale About Student Loan Forgiveness

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Nursing News

    The Department of Education is now claiming that student loan forgiveness offers are not binding, even years down the

  20. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    These thread always devolve into

  21. I got fired while being on orientation at a hospital for just 1 week. Why did this happen?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Strugaaa4eva's topic in General Nursing

    I think the cell phone is a convenient excuse. You may have done nothing wrong. Maybe the CEO has a relative who needs a job. Maybe they didn't have the budget for your position after all. I was fired...

  22. ADN/BSN Question

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to sjdelgado1974's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    In some states, a person who has gotten a nursing degree but not taken the NCLEX is allowed to practice for a few months. They're usually called Graduate Nurses. In Vermont, graduate nurses can...

  23. Accelerated ADN/ASN Vs ABSN

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to maki122's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    A BSN opens a lot more doors than an ASN. Where I live, hospitals won't hire anyone with less than a

  24. Is the Baby Boomer Generation not going to get good care?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I call it like I see it. These threads tend to degenerate into "Every nurse younger and/or less experienced than me is an incompetent entitled snowflake." When large numbers of nurses refuse to work...

  25. Is the Baby Boomer Generation not going to get good care?

    Not_A_Hat_Person replied to Cola89's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And the millennial-bashing