rnffemtguy

rnffemtguy BSN, RN

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  1. STUPID interview questions, add yours here

    rnffemtguy replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a couple doozies for interviews, on one the first question the nurse manager asked me was "how would you handle advances from young cute nurses aides seeing that you are a very attractive...

  2. Blue lights for Catrh Lab/Surgery RN's

    rnffemtguy replied to pm2rn's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Exactly!!!!, and the reason why I never use my bluelight anymore, if you want one, let me know, I'll give you a heck of a

  3. Need help on how to find work =/

    rnffemtguy replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    Quick bit of advice I've found out is to contact the nurse recruiter at the facilities you're interested in applying at. They'll give you inside scoop on what's open and what the facility would like...

  4. University Community Hospital

    rnffemtguy replied to Floridanurse's topic in Florida Nursing

    Is UCH a teaching hospital? I know it's right across the street from

  5. How come t here are no Males RNs on a peds floor?

    rnffemtguy replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    All I have to say is WOW!!!!! To the OP: Thanks for letting me know there are people like you out there, I guess it opened my eyes a little to the prejudice some people have against male nurses, but...

  6. Florida Nursing License

    rnffemtguy replied to neurorn73fl's topic in Florida Nursing

    I think I set a record, I did the online app on the 8th of September, mailed my fingerprint cards and med error certificate to Florida and sent my license verification to NYS office of Professions the...

  7. I don't mean to whine...

    rnffemtguy replied to omcnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    My simple advice, get out now while the getting is good. Do all that you can right now to improve your situation/status on the unit you're working so you have a good reference for the next job and...

  8. RN with EMT cert???

    rnffemtguy replied to Dontitochavez's topic in General Nursing

    I would never let my EMT cert lapse, of course I've had it for quite awhile. Where are you? I know some places let you do a CME based recert program like here in NY, I got to use quite a few hours...

  9. nursing licensure by endorsement

    rnffemtguy replied to gracet84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're welcome grace, so far I've put in four applications and have been contacted back by all four, I'm just waiting for the Florida licsence now to schedule interviews. As far as other people having...

  10. nursing licensure by endorsement

    rnffemtguy replied to gracet84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi there, I'm in the process of endorsing my Licsence to Florida also, from a quick look at http://www.nursys.com/ it doesn't appear that PA is a nursys affiliated state, so you'll need to send the...

  11. Silly reason for ER visit?

    rnffemtguy replied to DolceVita's topic in General Nursing

    Just as long as she didn't call 911 at 0300 for it, been there done that a few times at varrying hours of the early morning. I'm not the most congenial person when someone breaks their toe at 1500 and...

  12. Rhythm Analysis

    rnffemtguy replied to heaverboo's topic in General Nursing

    Try "ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy!", it's a good book that I learned alot out of, and used it to teach our EMT's. Widely available, got mine in Barnes & Noble but it's also available on...

  13. Nursing shortage?

    rnffemtguy replied to shrasberry's topic in General Nursing

    I just found this on another message board, the OP asked about LPN jobs in a certain area and this is the reply by another

  14. Getting seriously depressed

    rnffemtguy posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've been prompted to post my own thread after reading another about a person in a similar situation. I graduated with my ADN in May 2007, it took me 4 tries to pass the NCLEX test for my RN license,...

  15. Getting seriously depressed

    rnffemtguy replied to rnffemtguy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey thrash, no I'm not planning on taking a refresher course unless I'm told that I need it. At this point I can't really afford to do one, plus a couple nurse recruiters I've talked to said my EMT...

  16. Getting seriously depressed

    rnffemtguy replied to rnffemtguy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks Mez, congrats on the job, I replied to your other thread. Yeah i hear yah there about the LTC, like I said I'm looking at a couple places right now with open positions so I have my fingers...

  17. 7 Months of Searching: Still No Job, About To Give Up

    rnffemtguy replied to Mezcalero's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow Mez, what's the name of that Hospital in Texas? I'd say they're seriously disorganized, but it was nice of them to give you a free trip. Congrats on the job though man, you really deserve

  18. Getting seriously depressed

    rnffemtguy replied to rnffemtguy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks Diaper, your situation sounds similar to mine while you were in the "pre-move" stage, it's good to hear that you've had a good experience since. I've been doing alot of searching and have found...

  19. Spinal protocols

    rnffemtguy replied to mwboswell's topic in Emergency

    I can't speak from the RN standpoint on this, but I can speak from the EMS side. New York just went to the Maine protocol for spinal immobilization. We carry the check off sheets in our clipboards...

  20. Is it late for me?

    rnffemtguy replied to Superlost1984's topic in General Nursing

    Negative, you are not doomed! Go see a doctor, get a physical and ask about an exercise/diet plan. It's never too late, especially at 25! Keep motivated and stick to it, there are a ton of internet...

  21. New grad frustrated, but trapped...in a "profession" i HATE.

    rnffemtguy replied to Sparx28's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, very well put, I agree 100% with Perpetual Student. As desperate for a job as I am I'd never take an internship or any job that comes with that kind of stipulation, as stated, if there's that...

  22. Paramedics are taking our Nursing job!

    rnffemtguy replied to MacERRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think In2b8u is pulling some legs here, I won't go so far as to say troll, but I still don't think he/she is serious, just trying to get a

  23. Nursing Shortage

    rnffemtguy replied to ruthere04976's topic in General Nursing

    Can I venture the guess that you're in NY state?, because that's all I hear from hospitals and human resourse people here, "the state isn't reimbursing us, so we're short on funds and working in a...

  24. Best. Stress. Relief. EVER.

    rnffemtguy replied to Chewie_123's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I hear yah there Roy, I've been looking for months for powder and bullets to reload .223 for my mini-14 but nobody, nowhere, has nothin, and boxed ammo has gone crazy. I attribute it to both the new...

  25. Getting seriously depressed

    rnffemtguy replied to rnffemtguy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks Lunah, truer words have never been spoken in regards to "no education is ever a waste". I'm generally an optimist too, but I'm really starting to wonder when things will get