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belgarion

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  1. Hospital/HR calls but leaves no message

    belgarion replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    Cell phone, definitely. I was picking up medicine at a pharmacy when I got the call asking me how soon I could come in for a drug test. It just so happened that I was closer to the hospital than I...

  2. got yelled at today- for volunteering

    belgarion replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    Volunteering has always been a method recommended by career coaches to get a foot in the door and make contacts. New grad teachers volunteer in schools, new grad accountants can volunteer at...

  3. Cost of Commute

    belgarion replied to Sparrow23's topic in General Nursing

    I can definitely relate. I live out in the sticks as well. I have a 3/4 ton four door pickup with the biggest engine available and a fifth wheel hitch in the bed. I also have a full size SUV,...

  4. Stethoscopes

    belgarion replied to afarru's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    It cost more than $100 but I have a Littman amplified steth. It takes one AAA battery and I carry it in my cargo pocket because of its weight but it adds about 40 decibles to sounds. I comes in real...

  5. Would adding a Bachelors in Accounting be worth anything to an RN's career?

    belgarion replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    No education is wasted. I have a BS in Manufacturing Engineering and a MS in Management. Sitting up nights unwinding differential equations or analyzing a start up plan definitely helped me develop...

  6. RN's barking unsafe orders at me

    belgarion replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    Ask them if they are going to sign them out and write in the chart so it will be THEIR license on the

  7. Excuse me! Yoohoo! Hey you! Doctor Person!

    belgarion replied to PostOpPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    I am probably one of the world's worst when it comes to NOT bowing and scraping to the docs when they show up but WOW! That almost defies

  8. Should I have helped?

    belgarion replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't read too much into the ambulance. Once the police show up calling an ambulance is almost

  9. Health Care Reform: Should we all go per-diem?

    belgarion replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This happened some years back. During one of Congress' "soak the rich" moods a 10% excise tax was placed on the purchase price of large luxury yachts, cars, and furs. The thought was that it would...

  10. What's in your pockets?

    belgarion replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    Another reason I like Aviators is that you can wear a belt with the pants. I can carry one of my Leatherman tools (better than a Swiss Army Knife!) without dragging my pants

  11. informed consent (texas)?

    belgarion replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

    As long as the patient has had the procedure explained by the doctor and hasn't received any pain meds recently, I have no problem with getting a consent signed. If the pt. still has questions or...

  12. What's in your pockets?

    belgarion replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

    I am willing to pay for Aviator scrubs for one reason -

  13. Nurses as secretaries

    belgarion replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    In our small hospital we don't know what a secretary is. We do all the computer entries for admissions, orders, and discharges in addition to making copies of charts for transfers. We also answer...

  14. When should new grads apply?

    belgarion replied to jan18's topic in General Nursing

    No, you're not wrong. I never did a clinical where I got my job but I got it in great part because the facility is located in the area where I grew up and I was able to use contacts I had for years....

  15. When should new grads apply?

    belgarion replied to jan18's topic in General Nursing

    It's never too soon to start developing contacts. Be sure that during your clinicals you find a way to let the clinical managers, charge nurses, and anybody else you come in contact with know what...

  16. All advice will be appreciated

    belgarion replied to proudpops's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live the nurses and techs at dialysis get paid very well in comparison to similar positions. In addition, the dialysis company will usually offer tuition assistance to techs pursuing a...

  17. Incident report for infiltrated vein?

    belgarion replied to 09NewGrad's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught the reason we don't ever use the words "incident report filed" in our notes is to keep the IR from becoming a part of a legal record. It makes no sense to me that a copy should go into...

  18. patient confidentiality

    belgarion replied to lauren3333's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience what one teenager knows they all know. If her daughter blabs it WILL get back to the boy and his parents. Stay out of it and let nature take its

  19. A Letter to Hollywood: Nurses Are Not Handmaidens

    belgarion replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Problem is that as long as the only place that stuff gets discussed is on sites like this. When we gripe about it here we are definitely preaching to the choir. Maybe an e-mail campaign to Dr. Phil,...

  20. New health care bill..

    belgarion replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What some people can't refute they try to nitpick to peices in an effort to cast doubt on the qualifications of the person making the point. Having been intimately involved with annual budgeting with...

  21. sex in the work place...really?

    belgarion replied to Mr. Evans's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    At the risk of sounding disgusting, are you sure about

  22. New health care bill..

    belgarion replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As I posted in another thread, my previous employer paid the FULL premium for each employee's health coverage. They also offered a $1000 buyout to anyone who didn't want or need insurance. At one...

  23. New health care bill..

    belgarion replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There seems to be an assumption that everyone is going to be lining up to get insurance because if they don't they will have to pay a fine of a whopping $750. Even with coverage purchased through an...

  24. Let's talk about the basic facts about the health care reform bill...

    belgarion replied to morningland's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In my previous career health insurance was provided to employees free. The company offered a $1000 buyback option if the employee wanted to decline coverage. The intent of this was to allow people...

  25. Need advice about working privately for family

    belgarion replied to Holly041987's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure they have insurance that covers you in the event you are injured on the job. A simple trip or fall could put you out of work for days, weeks, months, or forever. If they don't have the...