Agnus

Agnus

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  1. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    Agnus replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love nursing. I hate my job. I work as a nurse. I stay in it because I can make a relative generous amount of money in a few hours. Any other nursing job would not pay that much in this (geo.)...

  2. Regarding the Future of Legal Nursing as viewed in Spokane, Washington

    Agnus replied to lindarn's topic in Legal

    gemini81sg, heck I was not talking about being afraid to call at 3 a.m. I work day shift. It is more like 3 in the afternoon! THAT is how bad this is. Just yesterday I heard a physician say, "the...

  3. help and questions

    Agnus replied to hopingforRN's topic in General Nursing

    The accepitability and transferablility depend on the particular requirements of the school to which you appply. It is entirely up to the school what they will and will not accept. No one will give...

  4. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    Agnus replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I caught your qualifier. And was very conscious of it when I made my remark but felt it still might be useful to speak as I did because It is just sometimes in these discussions not everyone...

  5. Vote of No Confidence

    Agnus replied to GardenDove's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I do not know the details to the situation to which you refer. I do not know whom or what is getting this vote and I do not know the facility its politics and its history and ultimately I have no...

  6. Vote of No Confidence

    Agnus replied to GardenDove's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    A vote of no confidence would mean that you do not have confidence in the leadership of this person or persons. Once that occures it kind of put the person on the spot. Often it results in a...

  7. Why are nurses such back-stabbers?

    Agnus replied to RNforLongTime's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In defense of gender. Women are not the only backstbbers. I worked in a male dominated field for years before becomming a nurse. It was just as horrible what men did to each other. It is a symptom...

  8. If you are drunk, don't drive!

    Agnus replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    One point that we seem to be missing. Every state has it's own BON. Every state has its own laws. Because something holds true in one state does not mean it holds true in

  9. gift for new nurse?

    Agnus replied to Laught3r's topic in General Nursing

    A clipboard with quick reference cheat sheets printed on it. You know the kind with conversion charts, critical drug info, lab info, glasgo scale etc. There are different ones oout there. Or a...

  10. Abusive Nursing Instructors-LPN

    Agnus replied to nurselala33's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    You stated this nurse doesn't have a bachelor degree and an older nurse. Please understand I do not have a bachelors either and am an older nurse. So this is not to pick on that catagory of nurse....

  11. Personal Dilemma...Need Advice (long)

    Agnus replied to arizonanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you arlready know the answer to this. If still in doubt look at you own post. Take it apart and list the pros and cons of midwifery on one side of a peice of paper and the pros and cons...

  12. Should Seasonal Flu Shots Be Mandatory?

    Agnus replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    There is NO evidence that clearly shows this reduces incidence of flu among the vulnuralbe population. I generally get my flu shot. We clearly know that we are playing a guessing game that is...

  13. Getting called to work an extra day because of short staffing...

    Agnus replied to Wheaties's topic in General Nursing

    You will get these calls through out your nursing career. It is NOT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to staff the hospital. If you have any hope of being a good nurse if you don't want to burn out in your first...

  14. Who does a "Community Not for Profit" hospital answer to?

    Agnus posted a topic in General Nursing

    If memory serves long ago in nursing school I learned that a hospital that was designated as the "Community Hospital" and It was Not for profit, and It was the ONLY hospital in the Community that the...

  15. Who does a "Community Not for Profit" hospital answer to?

    Agnus replied to Agnus's topic in General Nursing

    All members of the Board of Trustees are unpaid volunteers. Several openings on the board came up due to unscheduled resignations. Basically the new members got on not by any selection process but...

  16. CNA as an Entrepreneur... is is possible?

    Agnus replied to nightingale's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I worked in an area where on of the local hospital staffing agencies was owned and run by a CNA. Don't know how this worked but we used to call here all the time for nurses and

  17. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    Agnus replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a couple of options. I wanted something where I would not have to work from paycheck to paycheck. Where I could make a decient living without worrying. Where I could work fewer hours and...

  18. Nurse with Latex Allergy

    Agnus replied to welch07's topic in General Nursing

    Did they tell you that you are not being hired because of your latex allergy? Or are you assuming this is the reason? By law they must make reasonable accomodation. That is provide laytex free...

  19. If you won the lottery, would you still do your job?

    Agnus replied to SK-222's topic in General Nursing

    Knew a nurse couple who did just this. They came to work the next day and said they would not quit that nothing had changed. Then The following day they called in and quit. They were actually on...

  20. What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    Agnus replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    Go one further. Find it out yourself. Likely the new nurse will look it up as she is used to doing this being fresh out of school. You need to know why. At least I

  21. What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

    Agnus replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    One of the complaints I see repeated here is New nurses who argue. When I started nursing my preceptor corrected my on the way to draw up insulin. I disagreed. Then she asked another RN and the...

  22. piercings at work

    Agnus replied to iamcool's topic in General Nursing

    This goes way beyond just nursing. What ever profession or job you have you will be judged on your professionalism and appearence of maturity. People will always judge you on your apearance. This...

  23. How do you stay cheerful and bubbly during work?

    Agnus replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    :roll

  24. Need humor on death and dying

    Agnus posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Am doing a presentation on death and dying. Need some humorous stories, antidotes, or even jokes to lighten up a serious

  25. Need Answers from the Experts - YOU!

    Agnus replied to Seven, RN2b's topic in General Nursing

    As far as exercise find something that you find as fun. You will not continue in it if it is not enjoyable to you. Me I like dance. I don't have to pay for lessons or formal classes unless I want...