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  1. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    Cthulhu replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I rode a motorcycle for 5 years, but just sold it this Spring. I have worked with too many truamatic brain injury patients and orthopedic patients from motorcycle accidents. I probably will not own...

  2. Dating someone from within ???

    Cthulhu replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    As a male (and married) nurse there are two rules I live by: 1. Confucius said: "A woman's body is like the sun, you are supposed to glance at it, not stare at it." 2. Confucius said: "Never dip your...

  3. LTC vs. Hospital, good move or not?

    Cthulhu replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot say whether or not it will hurt YOUR career (or any others) if you decide to go into LTC and then down the road want to get into hospital work. All I can say is it has made it difficult for...

  4. So, I'm leaving my unit of 2 1/2 years

    Cthulhu replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Our stories are somewhat similar, three years of hard work rewarded by nothing. The first day I came to work a co-worker told me "things will get worse before they get better." The last day I worked,...

  5. Grades don't matter! Are you sure??????

    Cthulhu replied to dinah77's topic in General Students

    A lot of job applications now want you to list your GPA for any given degree. I'm not sure what weight they give to it though. Especially government job

  6. Are A's really not practical in nursing school?

    Cthulhu replied to PaperPencil's topic in General Students

    High grades are good if you want to be able to put on your resume that you graduated magna, or summa cum laude, or Salutatorian, Valadectorian. I was Salutatuorian of my graduating class and I always...

  7. Obnoxious overhead announcements at New Orleans hospital

    Cthulhu replied to Jbug's topic in General Nursing

    At a local hospital in my area, they chime "lullaby" on the overhead whenever a baby is born too. They have done it for

  8. Texas is my home state but bon giving me a hassle...

    Cthulhu replied to ferretrodeo's topic in General Nursing

    I can't solve your problem with Texas, but Maryland is a compact state

  9. Pre-hire drug test-Phentermine

    Cthulhu replied to vegasrn2b's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you have a prescription, you will be

  10. What to expect in a Hospice interview

    Cthulhu replied to Cthulhu's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Apparently I did good enough on the interview. I was told that if the interview went well, I would be offered a shadow day. I was offered a shadow day and am going this

  11. What to expect in a Hospice interview

    Cthulhu posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello all, I am interviewing for a inpatient hospice position later this week. I was wondering what I might expect in the way of questions. In particular, hospice specific. Thank you for any

  12. Iwas fired for failure to provide care how do I answer at interview

    Cthulhu replied to stephensr's topic in General Nursing

    Concerning your "not eligible for rehire" status. I have a friend whose file is flagged not eligible for rehire. She said she talked to human resources and they told her she can file an appeal for...

  13. "Reason for Leaving"

    Cthulhu posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I notice that many job applications want you to give a reason for leaving your last position. It seems that every reason I can think of could raise a "red flag." Can anyone give advice on a good...

  14. Interview question...please contribute potential responses

    Cthulhu posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello all, I am applying for a job that has minimal or entry level management responsibilities. I have no experience in nursing management, I have never been charge nurse. The closest I can come to...

  15. How far from your current home would you be willing to drive (one way) to work?

    Cthulhu replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I have several friends who drive 45 min to an hour to get to and from work each day. Thats not for

  16. anyone passed at 265 for NCLEX-RN?

    Cthulhu replied to struggler_RN's topic in General Nursing

    There were a couple of students in my nursing class that got the max number of questions and

  17. May be forced into change of specialty

    Cthulhu replied to Cthulhu's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for the

  18. May be forced into change of specialty

    Cthulhu posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I currently have 2.5 years experience in LTC, working with a mix of skilled/unskilled, comfort, and hospice patients. My current superviser is currently screwing me over by blaming me for medication...

  19. "Reason for Leaving"

    Cthulhu replied to Cthulhu's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you, lots of good ideas

  20. Life after nursing school: did you keep your "stuff"

    Cthulhu replied to carajoy's topic in General Nursing

    I kept all my books and

  21. Can RNs really make this much?

    Cthulhu replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    The best pay I have seen in in agency nursing, but I have not seen pay rates at $50 per

  22. Is it ok for your work to call you after you called in sick?

    Cthulhu replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    All the employers I had respected my time off when I was sick, they did not call me up asking me to come

  23. How mych did you $pend to become a Registered Nurse?

    Cthulhu replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    I was very fortunate, my employer picked up the tab for almost the entire cost of nursing school with no strings

  24. Co-worker eats like a cave woman...

    Cthulhu replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    We have people at my facility that eat like that

  25. Belly Dancers: appropriate entertainment for LTC residents?

    Cthulhu replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    We have had Belly dancers for activities at the LTC I work at. It was very modest, G