Mike A. Fungin RN

That's not the point. Anyone could use it and it'd be like signing your name.

Ah, there it is, "HIPPA." It was only a matter of time.

that's what i was getting at, my point for being unclear. in any case... the comment about hate crime laws was really inconsequential to the topic at hand.

Is that $24.67/hour for your whole 24 hour shift, or does it change at night?

Ditto. Double for working "12-hour" nights.

I'm just really excited that no one in this thread has written it as "HIPPA" yet.

It's always been my experience that the deceased are bagged without clothing. Why in the world would anyone do otherwise? I've never heard a word about it being financially motivated, it just seems like common sense to me. The remains are going to b...

Propofol, fentanyl, Novolog insulin, labetalol or hydralazine... um... colace. haha.

Long story short, many facilities break California ratio laws in one way or another, including my own. They can get away with it because the state under Schwartzenegger's administation hasn't investigated complaints or enforced the law.

What Caliotter said.

$1,000,000,000 O.B.O.

Was the assignment to solicit strangers on the internet to do it for you? Weird school you go to.

I don't think anything you wrote should necessarily discourage you from becoming an RN. I wouldn't have liked doing that kind of work (LTC CNA) either, but I love my job now. It just might be a sign that LTC is not the area for you.

All of the stereotypes about men in nursing. Friends and family asking me for advice about cold/flu symptoms, minor wounds, etc. I'm a critical care nurse, I could give a s*!# about your runny noses or cuts & bruises.

Better to be overdressed. Wear the suit. No need to buy a second for the interview, no one will remember and if they do they won't fault you for it.

There are people in northern California who graduated with BSNs two years ago and haven't found work. Do not move here unless you already have a job in place waiting for you. Our cost of living is one of the highest in the country and you'll find yo...

Working as a corrections nurse can be a lot safer, because you have sheriffs or corrections officers looking out for you. I have a good friend who works at San Quentin, where California's death row is, and he's been a lot safer there than I have at m...

I started my career in critical care with a 6-month residency. You're getting 1 whole year! Do it!

No one here is really going to be able to answer your question. At some facilities the differential might be combined, at some you might just get the weekend diff on the weekend, and at others there is no weekend diff. Why don't you ask someone you ...

I had similar experiences, both good and bad, during my OB clinicals. I wish there were more L&D nurses like TNTRN who aren't afraid of male students and know how to make them feel welcome.

There are a lot of posts on this topic already. The California BRN doesn't have a problem with it, see their statement regarding dual licensure http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/regulations/npr-i-02.pdf. That said, there are an abundance of posts on these b...

We have an NP and a CNS who work as bedside nurses in our ICU, because they can make more money at the bedside than in advanced practice roles.

Neither drug should show up on a tox screen. I know for a fact that flexeril won't, and I can't imagine SSRIs showing up either.

That's probably unfair. What I mean is... I felt like nursing school included a lot of fluff too. The fluff didn't hold my attention, and I only retained it long enough to pass the tests. So, I also felt like maybe my knowledge base was lacking, b...

This kind of thing is ridiculous. I had one nursing school professor who did hourly sign-ins and got on my case for missing a couple of lectures. My response was, "I'm a grown-a** 26-year-old man. I've fought for my country, run codes as a medic on...