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Ok, So maybe this is a "dumb question" but anyway.... In the OR, are you required to wear safety glasses? The hospital I just left EVERYONE that set foot in the OR was required to have safety glasses. The new place I work at, the only one wearing g...

Gay and proud here ... Like others have said, be polite, professional, and everything else is just "details" I've never had an issue yet.

I wear Dansko's ... Swear by em'

ooooohhhhhh, I've seen that one..... twice. Now I make it a point to ask. Seriously.

sheeesh ... you hiring??? :)

You know its a full moon without having to look at the sky ...

I find that working night (currently work 12/hr overnight) the staff seems "closer" maybe its just cause I work with a great group of people, but there seems to be more of a team atmosphere on nights. (IMHO) I wouldn't trade nights for anything in ...

*sigh* These types of attitudes from newbies actually in an odd way amuse me. YES! the are in for a rude awakening. I work in the ER, tell them not only should they be ready to clean up everything, at one time or another. They should also practi...

In my experience I've seen/done both. It depends on the agency, they usually don't give you a choice, but again, it depends on the agency.

Started out in LTC - HATED IT! Pt's weren't so bad, but I couldn't deal with the "politics" of the place I was working at. Med/Surg - Didn't hate it, but didn't exactly like it either. Trauma/ER - LOVE IT! I love the go, go, go, now, now, now, ...

I HATE that question too ... I usually try to spin the question back on them. Like: "I am a perfectionist, and sometimes its a downfall because I spend too much time checking and re-checking other people's as well as my own work" It plays into t...

Well ... that sucks. In that case I don't know what to tell you. Ask the school. If they are requiring it, they must have someone that they can refer you to. I had to get a CORI check for pediatrics, but thats probably overkill for a school. I'...

They are making you pay for your OWN background check???? Thats usually up to the school/employer to conduct, not you. I've had background checks for employment many times, I've never had to pay for it myself.

I don't know about the first two.... but Croc's I've heard are AWFUL for your feet, as they are made of cheap foam, and not supportive. Plus, don't Croc's have holes in them???? In my ER we were not allowed to wear crocs, or ANY shoes with exposed ...

I went in for my normal shift today, and was greeted at the door by our HR director. I thought to myself, ohhh, boy, this can't be good. Sure enough, it wasn't. I got laid off! At first I was shocked, then once the shock wore off I was pretty ang...

I intend to ... Going for Oncology! Thanks! :-)

:chuckle: :chuckle: I have no idea why this just struck me as so funny.... That totally just made my night!

We have a nurse here in our ER that is expecting, she is just entering her 2nd trimester. Myself and some of the other nurses are starting to get irritated with her, because she keeps using the "I'm Expecting" excuse to get out of doing tasks on th...

Y'know what ... this is not going to go anywhere good or productive ... So Admin ... Please close / delete this thread.

Me too sensitive? Aren't you the one that just went flying off the handle calling me typical?????

Woah ... Woah ... Woah ... Clearly you misunderstood my post. I am TOTALLY FINE with her doing light work. I'm not trying to rail on ANYONE. I'm just saying that if she doesn't feel like she can/should do a certain task, then just don't. Don't s...

The heavy lifting, and not do a blood draw from the HIV+ I can totally understand, not and issue in my book. She's using it not to transport urine cups, and collect stool samples.

It depends on the hospital ... Where I am they are scraping to find night-shifters.

Hey there everyone, I'm having a debate with myself. My original plan was to become a Nurse Practitioner, I went through school, got my BSN, and figured that I would work for a few years to pay off my student loans before I went back to school to b...

A Pediatric hospital is hands down, THE HARDEST places to get into. All the req's i've seen require at least 3-5 yrs exp. I don't want to sound harsh, but until you have at least that initial 3-5 years under your belt, You're going to have to tak...