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  1. A Conversation with my Supervisor

    nohika replied to raebabelvn's topic in General Nursing

    It sounded like (from her post) that she didn't see a doctor until /after/ she called out. So it's possible she didn't get antibiotics until

  2. ANY students finishing ITT tech portland Nursing Program

    nohika replied to MicheleMA's topic in Oregon Nursing

    Hello, The program is in Portland OR I'm assuming. I know someone who goes there (or did last "quarter") but she switched shifts and I no longer see her. From what I've heard, she likes it and is...

  3. Who's in violation of Hipaa?

    nohika replied to tiger74's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what being prn status would have to do with whether or not it made her violate

  4. missing narcs

    nohika replied to Medsport's topic in General Nursing

    As to the lie-detector test, I'm assuming they're using a polygraph? (Or whatever it's called). If so, those aren't admissible in court, so if it ever went that far, they wouldn't be able to mention...

  5. Alright to leave new nursing position for a better one elsewhere?

    nohika replied to Lo-Hud's topic in General Nursing

    I would take the position offered. There's no guarantee from the hospital that's "more" - you may not even be invited back for another interview. Take the guaranteed position. Not taking it would...

  6. Mgt, why put a spin on it?

    nohika replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    The managers at the hospital I volunteer at are even skipping the good spin. xD "The nurses are doing this. This is bad and unprofessional." (IE, saying it's a dietary problem when the trays are not...

  7. advice for a soon to be burnt out night shifter?

    nohika replied to SrnD's topic in General Nursing

    OUCH. I worked full-time nocs as a CNA and hated my life. Ugh. (IE, 8-hr shifts). Those are brutal. Before you completely give up on nocs, I'd try them as 12s - three days a week makes sooooo much of...

  8. Assigned to PACU or Oncology for preceptorship. Share your experience with me?

    nohika replied to Zaraza's topic in General Nursing

    There's a lot of schools that border Portland and Vancouver (like...seriously, five of them). So I'm assuming the OP is in one of them. I would look into the hospital - do they see a lot (Legacy) or...

  9. More questions, this time not medical! =-)

    nohika replied to Celt42's topic in General Nursing

    One part of it is that PA schools rarely (if ever) accept people who don't have at least 1000 hours of work in the healthcare setting. As a nurse, you gain the familiarities and the "nose" for some...

  10. What would you do? or what should you do?

    nohika replied to Lammy01's topic in General Nursing

    I /think/ the OP meant that the elevated BP was the ordinary thing for the pt? I'm not sure, but that's how I interpreted

  11. Families requesting no male nurses for their baby.

    nohika replied to theatredork's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I know this thread is old, but I think part of the problem is that once you honor one wish (IE, no male nurses) it brings up - "well, I don't want a black nurse" or "I don't want a nurse with red...

  12. Why I love allnurses ... seriously

    nohika replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in General Nursing

    I only browse the Allo/Osteo forums when I'm bored and looking for some entertainment. Those guys are bitter. There are a few nice ones in the bunch, but...well...there's not many. From what I've...

  13. ITT Tech's New Program???

    nohika replied to Joyfull77's topic in Oregon Nursing

    I have a friend in the ITT school who has a guaranteed job at Legacy when she's done (in writing and all that fancy stuff), so...she works as a tech in one of their postpartum/L&D departments,...

  14. Nursing after pre-med coursework?

    nohika replied to beastykato's topic in General Nursing

    That would be a perfect world. Unfortunately, reality isn't perfect. Nurses often have no breaks, or are stuck eating lunch while charting. There are many shifts you will work 14hrs + with no break....

  15. Did I Make the Right Decision (kinda long, sorry)

    nohika replied to WeirdNurseKelly's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think 60 pts (I think that's what you quoted) for a nurse is beyond ridiculous. Glad to you for getting out of there. Enjoy your current job - life is too short to spend it being chronically...

  16. I really NEED to hear from nurses that like or love LTC.

    nohika replied to malem's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sometimes. Sometimes it's the elderly who can't care for themselves - we had a mix at my facility - most were healthy, but just elderly and had no one to take care of them/feed them/change

  17. New grad starting on Neuro-tele unit... nervous!

    nohika replied to brina8615's topic in General Nursing

    Out of curiosity, what state is this in? I think I know what hospital it is. :) If so,

  18. Low census/flex time

    nohika replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    I volunteer at the Legacy in Vancouver, and I know the department I volunteer on has had census drop ridiculously low - 6pts in two units, with four RNs (two in each unit). They've been talking about...

  19. Who's taking A&P II this summer? (2010)

    nohika replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are some online classes that trust you to not use your books/notes. I took a marine bio course that was hybrid and the final exam was online. I could have cheated and used my book/notes, but...

  20. A letter to my Patient

    nohika replied to gentlegiver's topic in General Nursing

    ...just to note, I think the OP was talking about a hospice patient. So...yeah. No wellness or better

  21. should I become a c.n.a.?

    nohika replied to pooty31's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about it being a right move, but it's a way to see if you really want to go into nursing or not. I worked as a CNA for about a month and ended up leaving due to the politics. I couldn't...

  22. What's your problem???????

    nohika replied to sasha2lady's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    ...y'know, it's aides like this that give all of us a bad name. I've only been an aide a couple weeks and I am starting to count down the time until I can quit. Politics (from aides AND nurses) are...

  23. Who's taking A&P II this summer? (2010)

    nohika replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Our A&P2 class is cumulative over the two quarters (A&P1, AND A&P2). A&P3 (third quarter) is cumulative over ALL

  24. Perioperative Training Program for New Grad

    nohika replied to saramorris78's topic in Oregon Nursing

    They changed their internships recently - cut out a month and a half in it. Claim that it'll give you the same experience as an RN who has been working for 18

  25. Take your spouse to work day.

    nohika replied to lucylu 777's topic in General Nursing

    I have a CNA friend who somehow finds time to text at her job...swing shift with like 30 pts on her own. I don't know how she does it. I'm noc shift and have 20 on my own and still don't have time to...