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  1. PRN work during retirement

    Tozz replied to ruralseok's topic in Retired Nurses

    I didn't retire from nursing, but I retired from another career in my late 40's. After taking a few years off, I went to nursing school. I've been doing per diem (PRN) ever since, with the exception...

  2. Curry College ACCEL Program Spring 2021

    Tozz replied to bek72's topic in School, College Programs

    I graduated from Curry Accel a decade or so ago, and it's an excellent program. It's the least expensive (along with UMass) in the Boston area, and clinical placements are in the top Boston...

  3. COVID-19: Now a good time to go to nursing school and become a nurse?

    Tozz replied to Kara638's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm in full agreement. I don't think I made myself clear--if you're in a competitive job market, go for an accelerated program when you have another degree. Where I live, schools are...

  4. Per diem?

    Tozz replied to freesia29's topic in General Nursing

    I've been exclusively per diem for nearly ten years now. I work at three locations. I schedule ahead, and it's very rare that I'll take a last minute call unless it involves incentives. You'll...

  5. COVID-19: Now a good time to go to nursing school and become a nurse?

    Tozz replied to Kara638's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't think COVID will impact your education significantly one way or another. All the indications are that we may start to see a few glimmers of "normality" within just a few months. What...

  6. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Do you really believe that the US has never mandated

  7. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I had "gnarly" side effects (basically flu symptoms, fever, vomiting, feeling like you fell down a flight of stairs) for 12-18 hours after Pfizer #1. Nothing after Pfizer #2. Nothing after Johnson...

  8. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Sometime last century, I posted a link in this thread to a pre-peer reviewed study from Israel that indicated that, yes, the vaccine significantly reduced transmission. I linked to the actual study,...

  9. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I started out in Long Term Care. 20-40 patients per shift, depending on who called out sick that day. I can't imagine what you folks went through this past

  10. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You are a man of strong

  11. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Haha, I'm back here after a week. I guess the thread was not winding down! Anyhow, we're in agreement. Maybe I was not clear. Bullying occurs in both. Absolutely. However, the female...

  12. Which Covid Vaccine is better?

    Tozz replied to Bella RN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I received the J&J vaccine the first week of December in a Stage 3 clinical trial. They are currently enlisting subjects for a second dose of J&J. This is just speculation, but J&J may...

  13. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    For what it's worth, the number is nearly double that. Google your state's number of deaths (due to any cause) for, say, Sept 2019 and compare with Sept 2020. The difference is the true toll. Many...

  14. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I sense this thread is winding down. A few takeaways: I now have a sense, though not an understanding, of why so many of my coworkers are refusing to be vaccinated. Having spent time in...

  15. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Okay, that's a

  16. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You've said this multiple times in this thread. I've provided a study from Israel, twice, that does support the prevailing wisdom that vaccines both protect the subject and retard transmission. You...

  17. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Agreed. We've done it with other diseases. Why not with one that, aside from the human misery, will probably plunge us into a major economic crisis within the next year.

  18. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Good

  19. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    First week in December, I got the Johnson & Johnson vaccine/placebo through a Stage 3 study at Brigham and Women's. Two weeks later I got the first Pfizer shot at work (much earlier than I...

  20. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I responded with a link to your earlier post stating the same. It was a recent study from Israel, where a majority of the populations has already been vaccinated. For your convenience, I'll post the...

  21. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "I got very sick" vs "I had a very robust immune response." I'll go with the glass half full! [FWIW, I'm one of those rarest of beings. I've received both the Johnson & Johnson...

  22. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nothing definitive yet, but the word from Israel looks promising. Vaccine also reduces

  23. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Exactly. I'm a sciencey kinda guy. The cockwomble in me merely wanted to point out that a significant portion of the nursinghood is very, very definitely

  24. Getting Flack For Not Getting Covid Vaccine

    Tozz replied to EDnurseAmen's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Haven't dropped into this forum in years, but one quick anecdote: According to our Director of Pharmacy (in a largish community hospital), somewhere slightly north of 50% of RNs accepted the...

  25. (Imagine this is a cardboard sign) Will work for free!

    Tozz replied to yikib38's topic in First Year After Licensure

    (pssst. Hey you. No, not the original poster necessarily, but YOU. The "you" who is a new graduate looking for a job in a very competitive market. Want a job? Got four hours? Do the following:...