Headhurt ADN

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    Do Day Nurses Really Feel that Night Nurses Do Nothing All Night?

    Headhurt replied to Brita01's topic in General Nursing

    You forget...some lazy apples don't just exist on nights! :) I've worked nights since high school, taking one year and working days. I hated it...people milling around the desk, having your patient...
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    Do Doctor's smoke?

    Headhurt replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I went to one particular hospital my grandfather was at, and there was a herd of people out front smoking...one of which being my aunt. A doctor, I'm guessing pulmonologist, came out the front doors...
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    Raunchy advertisement

    Headhurt replied to Repat's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    amen!!!
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    Bad reference cost me a job

    Headhurt replied to lissyrn's topic in General Nursing

    The last I knew, references of this type were illegal. The employer can say whether you worked there or not, how long you worked there, and if you are eligible for rehire...that is it. Any personal...
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    PBDS casualty

    Headhurt replied to ring4tx's topic in General Nursing

    Ahhh...my employer makes all the new nurses do this in orientation. While I passed, very few didn't. At the end, it tells you what you didn't do right in very blunt terms. So, even though I passed, it...
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    Raunchy advertisement

    Headhurt replied to Repat's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I have a couple pairs of Sketchers...they are quite comfy. Heh...one pair I even wear to work. As for the ad...I didn't take personal offense to it. I didn't feel as though nursing took a big hit for...
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    To background check or not????

    Headhurt replied to gabym25's topic in General Nursing

    I agree...I think the background checks are not just important, they are imperitive. What if you have someone who has been convicted of a sex crime, and they have ambitions of working in peds? I...
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    Well....its official

    Headhurt posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    As of 2pm today, I am a Registered Nurse! I can't believe I passed. I thought for sure I failed. I've been sick since the test, and I was so afraid to check my results. I even printed up the page...I...
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    Took the NCLEX this morning...

    Headhurt posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It was one of the worst experiences in MY LIFE! My boyfriend downplays the importance of this test, which annoys me even further. :angryfire Everyone in my class I have talked to had their shut off...
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    Stupid healthcare...add your own

    Headhurt replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    They say average IQ is somewhere around 80. I sometimes wonder if maybe they set the bar too
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    questions regarding firing from an employer..

    Headhurt replied to pednurse74's topic in General Nursing

    Huh??? I read that post 4 times...and I still don't understand any of it. Can you please
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    What Does BCLS Mean When Applying For A Job?

    Headhurt replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Nursing

    The Basic Heartsaver certification is just for the layperson...just general, no frills, CPR. BCLS, as a previous poster mentioned, is for the Healthcare Provider. It covers a lot more, and encompasses...
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    What would you have done?

    Headhurt posted a topic in General Nursing

    The other night, we had a patient come in with GI bleed suspect. NG tube and gastric lavage ordered. I work in an inner city hospital, so we see a lot of, uh, uneducated people. So, we ask the family...
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    Our paychecks are wrong every pay day!

    Headhurt replied to dbrowneyes712's topic in General Nursing

    Can someone anonymously contact the Labor Board about this? I once had a former boss withhold my check from me just because he wanted information about my cousin (they were in the middle of a...
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    What would you have done?

    Headhurt replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    I have to disagree with this post. This mother is left in the care of an unrelated caregiver, her family has little to do with her...but when she is brought into the hospital, the whole family comes...
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    Taking boards in different state than you live in?

    Headhurt replied to NiteShiftNut's topic in General Nursing

    I live and graduated in Missouri. I knew I would be working in Kansas, so I just had my school send my information to the Kansas BON. Funny thing, I will sit for boards at a center on the Missouri...
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    Conflict in the workplace

    Headhurt replied to KellyRN4's topic in General Nursing

    Holy smokes! We have HCA facilities here in Kansas City. They are like a cancer that spreads, killing hospitals in its wake...all focused on the almighty dollar. Interesting enough that the only...
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    What did you do with your 1st "nurse" paycheck?(spinoff of DZCarrie's post)

    Headhurt replied to Truly_Blessed's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My other new-nurse friends and myself went and had pedicures done. Then, I bought a new bed. The bed I had was old and worn, and the springs would poke you. I had cheap sheets, and no...
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    This article disturbs me

    Headhurt replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in General Nursing

    Let's face it...not everyone is meant to be a nurse!
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    Is there/should there be a gay/lesbian nurses association?

    Headhurt replied to inquiringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i think the more trendy term for us pasty white folks is cracker. yes, we can be the pasty cracker nurses
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    What my DON said about getting rid of LPN's

    Headhurt replied to Future LPN Sheryl's topic in General Nursing

    What does everyone have against monkeys?? They are cute, fun, and they make everyone smile...even when they are flinging
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    Is there/should there be a gay/lesbian nurses association?

    Headhurt replied to inquiringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Is it necessary to have such an organization? Are gay nurses being discriminated against? The last I knew, nursing was one of the few professions where homosexuality was not given a second thought....
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    Do LPN's get the pay they deserve?

    Headhurt replied to Pedsnrs2003's topic in General Nursing

    When I had my knee surgery, the nurse who took the best care of me was an LPN, the worst one was an RN. This was at one of those "boutique specialty hospitals" where the cases are not nearly as...
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    Union or Non-union?

    Headhurt replied to GottaBeanRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a hospital that has a nurse's union. However, I also work in a "right-to-work" state, which means that I have the option of joining the union, or being union-free at the same hospital. I...
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    The fingernail police!!

    Headhurt replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    Geez, with that kind of attitude, I wouldn't want you to take care of me...regardless of what your nails look like. I agree with the previous poster...you need a break from