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  1. Management Personality Thoughts

    nicole109 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I may be totally pessimistic in my point of view--but overall, nursing is a dog eat dog world...nobody strives to protect anyone, ever! So, I say, if you want that job, you go get it...because no...

  2. How long it took you to complete your first few admissions?

    nicole109 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in Home Health

    Hi there!! Welcome to the world of home health =) I assume, since your admission packets are 20 pages long, you are doing OASIS--you should check out the Home Health msg boards on here, there's some...

  3. From where do you start your mileage?

    nicole109 replied to anticoagulationurse's topic in Home Health

    At my agency, we calculate mileage from our office...if we don't come into the office that day, we start our mileage from the first patients home, however, if the first patients house is further than...

  4. Skilled nursing visits & preemies - how many visits?

    nicole109 replied to JNogueira95's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a home health nurse, and while I don't have preemies, we only have adult patients, I would talk to your manager if you have any questions about visits and frequencies. If you are medicare...

  5. is it ok if i write on somebody else's nursing notes and then she/he would sign it?

    nicole109 replied to pennylane18's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with Jolie--in extreme circumstances, ie: a code situation, we would have 1 nurse that was recording information, and he/she was often at the door of the room, unable to really see everything...

  6. Insensitive nurses

    nicole109 replied to MHSA LPN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I do think it's terrible, and I'm glad that you did something about it...but YES there are people and nurses out there like that...it is unfortunate, but it is the truth. People, please don't lie to...

  7. Can a doctor ask a nurse to write the order when she is standing right there??

    nicole109 replied to Parul's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I don't have a problem with writing MD orders--if they aren't constantly depending on me to do it for them because they are being lazy, and if I'm not completely bogged down myself. Like any...

  8. Getting a contact info on a nurse manager

    nicole109 replied to vivianchi2000RN's topic in General Nursing

    What about contacting nurse recruitment directly? I have found that often times that has worked for me in the past, because even though HR is looking for exactly what is stated on the job posting, you...

  9. Resource package for nurses?

    nicole109 replied to KaeAskavi's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital had 1 pagers about various procedures that we would give to patients...they were on a literature rack at the end of the hallway. Because everything had to be on a 5th grade reading level,...

  10. ob/gyn or neuro

    nicole109 replied to tkeoki's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster--this is ALL about personal choice, especially if you are going to get into the area of signing contracts for bonuses. Where OB is concerned, did you do a rotation in...

  11. Stevenson University?

    nicole109 replied to terps97's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I graduated from Villa Julie's accelerated BSN in 2006, just before the pass rate for NCLEX took a nose dive. I was a full time student, but also had to work full time, and many of my peers were like...

  12. Bad hospital experience making me question my future career.

    nicole109 replied to magn1jes's topic in General Nursing

    Don't get discouraged, and DO be a part of the solution, not part of the problem...like one of the other posters said; many many times in the hospital the nurse doesn't know about their patients going...

  13. New Grad from NJ thinking of moving to Boston, Baltimore or Virgina...

    nicole109 replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    Baltimore's job market for new grads is horrible right now...there are a ton of hospitals in the area, however, the majority of job postings specifically say right on the website "new grads will not...

  14. University of Utah Medical Center implements new dress code

    nicole109 replied to pennyaline's topic in General Nursing

    I personally think that the color coding is ridiculous! It reminds me of my days in Catholic school, and it makes me think that we don't have the ability to dress ourselves in the morning...what...

  15. When everybody knows your name

    nicole109 replied to 313RN's topic in General Nursing

    I think its purely a matter of personal preference...a lot of the docs that I work with, especially the younger ones (by that I mean under 40), introduce themselves by Doctor First Last Name, rather...

  16. Why not a "match day" for nurses?

    nicole109 replied to lalalalexi's topic in General Nursing

    I am certainly not against the "liberal arts crap", however I do agree that clinical time is sacred, and the quality of clinical time in nursing school is what is truly important. While I was in...

  17. Balancing Nursing School and a Boyfriend

    nicole109 replied to averie123's topic in General Nursing

    Honey, you have to do what is right for you, right now...I understand so much what you are going through. My boyfriend and I had been together for 2 years before I went away to nursing school--he was...

  18. Patient beds in hallways

    nicole109 replied to massrn116's topic in General Nursing

    This is seriously pathetic--to admit a patient to a hallway...most hospital hallways are barely large enough to fit a bed down when transporting, I can't imagine having to move a patient (in an...

  19. Veteran Affairs Nursing

    nicole109 replied to Shuggypie's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's a long process!!! I applied for a VA hosp position in September or October I think, it was a 2 part application I think, filled out both parts...waited for the closing date to pass on the...

  20. Can an RN work as a sitter?

    nicole109 replied to misplaced1's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of anything else, if you are an RN sitting with a patient, and you notice something wrong, aren't you going to do something about it, or go and get help if it's something that you can't...

  21. Help...I CAN'T fail nursing school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    nicole109 replied to Ecpi Raleigh 07/09's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's terrible that some of you are assuming that the people who are failing aren't trying hard enough, or don't know their stuff, or some other method of laziness...we've all been through...

  22. Driving

    nicole109 replied to nursemomof3boys's topic in Home Health

    I drive approx 300-400 miles every 2 weeks. My agency pays for mileage at 80% of the IRS rate (which right now is I think 44 cents per mile). My mileage reimbursement is about $400 per month from my...

  23. Are you able to put away money for your retirement?

    nicole109 replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm in my mid twenties and I put 10% away--have been since I started working at 16...it's smarter to put the money away before it gets to you anyhow because then it's not taxed, AND it seems like you...

  24. Basic Arrhythmia course

    nicole109 replied to confusedRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't this offered by the hospital that is hiring you? CONGRATS on the job by the

  25. Are nurses smarter than resident physicians?

    nicole109 replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    LOL--I just came from a very large teaching institution and have felt the same way on many many occasions, especially the entire month of July! Fortunately, I worked on a floor that had amazing...