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  1. New grad taking ACLS course??

    woahmelly replied to nurseypoo87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Every job in my particular region requires ACLS from applicants. The pool is enormous and anything to narrow it down, HR will do (and rightfully so). I and a few of my classmates are taking it this...

  2. Employment drug screen to include nicotine

    woahmelly replied to originalred's topic in General Nursing

    No it doesn't. You're right. As private businesses they are entitled to refuse to hire whomever they wish within the constraints of law. I, personally oppose this particulat practice, but hey....

  3. Employment drug screen to include nicotine

    woahmelly replied to originalred's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a person doesn't need/want/have time take a smoke break at work, but at that point they're interfering with a choice off the clock. A choice which, as far as I'm aware is legal to make. They...

  4. SEIU Nurses: Do you still have Clinical Ladder?

    woahmelly posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My facility is trying to unionize (in a RTW state ), and one of the talking points against it is that Clinical Assention/Ladders will go the way of the dodo. Is this true at your facilities or is a...

  5. This "us" vs "them" mentality....

    woahmelly replied to DL-SNUP's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No clinical instructor? Wow. I'd be lost without mine, and I know the nurses would probably kick us out on our bums without her there for us to ask

  6. Pinning up long hair

    woahmelly replied to annetter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The one and only time I had my hair down at work, a psych patient thought my hair would make a great 3am snack when I was positioning her. Never again. When it's long it's in a pony tail and when I...

  7. License in Compact state to increase job chances?

    woahmelly posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in the penultimate semester of my ASN program and I'm starting to peek around job sites. I'm in a non compact state (Florida) and I am able to be highly mobile (no kids, family, or pets). Most...

  8. License in Compact state to increase job chances?

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

    Great! Thank you so much for the information. I was under the impression that you didn't need a "home state" which is why I was considering going this route. Yea,

  9. has anyone ever been a nurse intern?

    woahmelly replied to KimmyAGPCNP's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It depends. At some facilities in my area nurse externs/techs as nothing more then CNA/Unit Secs with a fancier title and a few more dollars an hour. Others allow you to preform "checked" skills under...

  10. Any PBSC 2011 fall hopefuls?

    woahmelly replied to pixiesandpolkadots's topic in Florida Nursing

    As a current student I wish you all good luck! It's the toughest thing you'll ever do but totally worth

  11. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    woahmelly replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone is advocating providing less then stellar care to persons who do not speak

  12. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    woahmelly replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I've noticed that happens a lot. I'm in retail until I graduate so I can eat, and man, it's amazing how quickly people learn English when you play

  13. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    woahmelly replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly, a simple "I don't understand" in the patients language of choice (provided you know it, of course) should forestall any further lengthy

  14. Will you delete your Facebook account of you get into nursing school?

    woahmelly replied to RscodADN10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Actually, some of my teacher friends put their first name and middle initial. Their kids are always trying to find them. It's seems to be working for the

  15. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    woahmelly replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I apologize. I should cite my obscure references. ""As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."[3][2] In other words, Godwin put...

  16. Nurse: 'I was fired for refusing flu shot'

    woahmelly replied to DesertRN2's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hello, Godwin. We meet

  17. Will you delete your Facebook account of you get into nursing school?

    woahmelly replied to RscodADN10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Easy solution. Don't be stupid. I know it's hard to use common sense for some people but it really is worth the effort. That said, I never once considered deleting my facebook account. I know what is...

  18. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    woahmelly replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    I don't care if you only speak Urdu. The principle is the same. People choose to come to this country. If I were to decide to return to Russia, I highly doubt that people would go "Oh, that's an...

  19. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    woahmelly replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    That's not the point. Yes, we compared to the rest of the world the majority of Americans are linguistic neophites. However, that does not mean an immigrant (legal or otherwise) should not respect...

  20. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    woahmelly replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    Haha. I know! I think I might never make it north of the Mason Dixon

  21. Number of applicants increasing for accelerated BSRN

    woahmelly replied to Streamline2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks for the stats. They are in line with what I am seeing locally. Every time the idea of BSN for entry level is raised I point to this simple fact. Unless there is suddenly an influx of...

  22. % of people failing your program?

    woahmelly posted a topic in General Students

    It seems that roughly 50% or more people will fail the first semester in my program. Is this standard? I ask because, although I myself am passing, there are people 100xs smarter then me who are not....

  23. Why Does Everyone Hate Florida So Much??

    woahmelly replied to natkoz82's topic in Florida Nursing

    I hate Florida because of the yankees.

  24. PBSC/PBCC August 2010

    woahmelly posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Hi! The PBSC/PBCC thread is getting a tad crowded so I figure now is as good a time as any to get the prospective students thread going. Good luck to

  25. Eliminating the Charge Nurse on a Med-Surg unit

    woahmelly replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital where I'm doing clinicals has the same policy (of a sort). If they have a certain # of patients they will designate a staff nurse as charge for the