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belgarion

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  1. So I cannot find a job, thinking about relocating to Texas

    belgarion replied to lampost20's topic in Texas Nursing

    It all depends on what part of the state you are talking about. There's about 600 hospitals and over a thousand LTC's here. I keep hearing about openings in the Temple/Belton/Killeen area. The...

  2. HIPAA--Mixed up discharge papers

    belgarion replied to JeanettePNP's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    My wife was discharged from the ER one night. The dialysis center had sent sent her there in a CYA move and we had been in a treatment room for about ten hours and saw her nurse twice, the doctor...

  3. wow! the laziness!

    belgarion replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    When I was in school we did LTC rotations. Our instructors warned us about what to expect from the aides but the realities were worse. The second the students hit the floor the aides all took...

  4. Job posting- "Must not be overweight"

    belgarion replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Many jobs have requirements regarding fitness. The military comes to mind. Police and fire departments make candidates pass a physical agility test before they are even considered. I do wonder what...

  5. Hospital frequent flyers??? Whatever happened to it being an acute care facility!

    belgarion replied to RNdiva505's topic in General Nursing

    Working in a small hospital where 80% of our pts. are swingbed we get this all the time. Fifty plus year old daughter wants to go out of town. Calls doc at 5AM to report Mama has had NVD for three...

  6. trying to buy a stethescope

    belgarion replied to Jill RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Littman 3000 from All Hearts. Pricey, but good. I've had doctors ask to borrow

  7. Why do Doctors think they are................God!!

    belgarion replied to RNdiva505's topic in General Nursing

    We have one of these where I work. I have learned to never, ever suggest to him. In his eyes you are trying to practice medicine. I ask something like "so and so is c/o back pain and would like to...

  8. Is there a board for MDs?

    belgarion replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    be very careful what you wish

  9. remember the flight attendent who quit creatively?

    belgarion replied to nola1202's topic in General Nursing

    In my previous life the truck driver who was supposed to deliver a 20 million dollar (yes, million) piece of equipment to the job site I was in charge of got mad at his dispatcher and told him he was...

  10. Pet Rat Visiting - Nurses Creeped Out!

    belgarion replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    We had a pt.'s brother bring a Tegu to visit. It's not every day you see someone with a four foot long lizard on a leash. We had to bar it from the hospital though as reptiles tend to carry...

  11. How Far Do You Travel For Work?

    belgarion replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    Either 42.7 miles by highway or 31.9 miles if I take a shortcut. The shortcut won't work if it's raining. Needless to say I've been using the shortcut for about the last six

  12. What was your first "paying" job???

    belgarion replied to Butterfly0328's topic in General Nursing

    I was a "wheatie" on my uncle's harvest crew. We started out in late May in the Texas panhandle and wound up just south of the Canadian border. I was thirteen when I left and fourteen when I got...

  13. Sad cases

    belgarion replied to AlisRN's topic in General Nursing

    We had a LOL a while back who was, to put it mildly, a train wreck. Multiple CVAs, CHF, COPD, etc. Every time the doctor brought up the subject of hospice care or even LTC her daughter, who held her...

  14. Your introduction to your patient

    belgarion replied to SrnD's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Our new DON, who is NOT from around here, tried to get us to start that and gave us scripts to follow. The entire nursing staff told her what we thought of it. She of course went running to the CEO...

  15. Your introduction to your patient

    belgarion replied to SrnD's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    On nights I generally walk in and say "good morning", give my name, and tell them I'm their nurse for the night. Sounds silly but it breaks the ice. I don't ask what "brings them in here" because...

  16. How does your unit staff for census? Standby (on call) versus called off

    belgarion replied to I<3H2O's topic in General Nursing

    No matter how low the census is we don't get called off. This can make for some really long, boring shifts but at least we aren't forced to burn up all of our PTO. We do have the option of calling...

  17. Problems with verifying my past employment

    belgarion replied to kerussll's topic in General Nursing

    Your wages for any year you paid into social security are on record for every year you had reportable income. You might check with your local social security

  18. chickenpox immunity

    belgarion replied to rnto?'s topic in General Nursing

    Question: who is paying for all these titers? When I started school my shot records were long gone. I was given the choice between having titers drawn (at my expense of course) or getting all the...

  19. Need suggestions on good cities for LPNs

    belgarion replied to deniatus's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You might check out Temple, TX. Its north of Austin and home to Scott & White Hospital. It's a lot smaller than Austin but it is about halfway between there and Waco so you aren't totally...

  20. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    belgarion replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some of these make you wonder how some people find their way home every day. Maybe the family tree is really a telephone

  21. Do you write all your work history when filling out a job application

    belgarion replied to lifein08's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No way. I was with my previous employer over twenty-five years so I just make a seperate entry for the last few positions I held there. Reason for leaving: facility shut down and I refused a...

  22. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    belgarion replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    From a book called "Disorder in the Court." It;s a collection of actual court records. Defense Attorney to Coroner: "Doctor, how can you be certain the victim was indeed dead when you performed the...

  23. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    belgarion replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Had a phone call one night from a guy who said he had been in our ER the evening before for a UTI. They gave him a prescription for abx but he wasn't any better yet. Asked how many of the pills he...

  24. does edema hurt?

    belgarion replied to blackbird singing's topic in General Nursing

    We do a lot of care and comfort for patients in their final days so I can safely say that yes, it

  25. Tough skin with a side order of a grain of salt please?

    belgarion replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with the OP. But things work both ways. I think everyone would have to agree that often times a poster asks a very simple, benign question which SOME people porifice, disect, analyze,...