ReginaPhalange

ReginaPhalange has 6 years experience.

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1. Fired...now what?! Looking for Texas agency work

   ReginaPhalange replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Texas Nursing

   Thank you for the responses. I'm still in shock right now. I can't believe they didn't even get my side of the story, just terminated me. I agree that this might be a blessing in disguise but right...

2. Fired...now what?! Looking for Texas agency work

   ReginaPhalange posted a topic in Texas Nursing

   Hello AN family, Long story short I was fired today for a bogus patient complaint. The event DID NOT happen as the patient stated but they believed her and I was terminated. Now, I'm looking...

3. what can I use my BSN outside of nursing?

   ReginaPhalange replied to pale_pilsen's topic in General Nursing

   I have a friend who felt the same way. She got her BSN and worked on the floor for a year then realized nursing wasn't for her. She has worked in pharmaceutical sales and is now in medical device...

4. At what point are employers asking TMI?

   ReginaPhalange replied to KayRN910's topic in General Nursing

   Do you all think this type of invasive questioning has anything to do with them trying to weasle out of covering any pre-existing condition? Just a

5. NS with Union Questions

   ReginaPhalange replied to jesskidding's topic in General Nursing

   What an interesting thread. I have been wondering about unions as well. I'm in a non-union state and my facility is so against unions that they make us sign a non-union form when we hire on basically...

6. Do all Nurses need Malpractice Insurance

   ReginaPhalange replied to beatrice1's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for the wonderful information. I shamefully have been practicing for 6 years without liability insurance. I have no excuse other than what an instructor told me in nursing school. She...

7. Ok, this one hasn't been done in a while....

   ReginaPhalange replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

   My name is an alias that Phoebe used on Friends-which is my all time favorite TV show. Other choices were Smelly Cat (didn't choose that for obvious reasons) and Anastasia Beaverhausen (From Will and...

8. Explaining post op pain to patients

   ReginaPhalange posted a topic in Patient Education

   Hello, I work in PACU and have found that most of our patients have unrealistic expectations when it comes to post op pain. Many believe that surgery will not hurt because their doctor told them it's...

9. im selfish? hmmm

   ReginaPhalange replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

   I've been told I was selfish because I'm an only child but never because I don't want children. I'm 31 and have absolutely NO desire to ever have children. I've been trying to find an OB/GYN who will...

10. off duty nursing?

    ReginaPhalange replied to JSlovex2's topic in General Nursing

    Wait a second...I forgot that I have used my nursing skills ONCE while off duty. I was on a flight to New York City and a girl came down with flu-like symptoms (this was when the swine flu epidemic...

11. off duty nursing?

    ReginaPhalange replied to JSlovex2's topic in General Nursing

    I always joke with my friends when I'm in my scrubs in public and tell them that if anything goes down I'm NOT a nurse. I'm either a dental hygienist or a vet tech. Luckily, nothing has happened so...

12. Facebook almost cost me my job

    ReginaPhalange posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hi AN family, This topic has been discussed throughout many threads but I wanted to designate a single thread to this issue. I am a Facebook junkie just like many people from my generation. I would...

13. Will CA CRNA's need PhDs?

    ReginaPhalange replied to ReginaPhalange's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thank you both for the

14. Will CA CRNA's need PhDs?

    ReginaPhalange posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hello, I'm toying with the idea of going to CRNA school. Here in Texas, starting in 2015, the CRNA programs will be PhD programs. However, I'm moving to California later this year. So, does anyone...

15. Verbal assault by a pt.

    ReginaPhalange replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    The worst verbal assault I have experienced was by a fellow nurse. She was completely inappropriate, spouting off demands like we were servants, and telling everyone how incompetent we were...because...