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  1. Is This Discrimination?

    kemkem posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey all! I went on a job interview at an LTCF this morning that went very well. I was offered a position, and I accepted it however, at the end of the interview, the DON informed me that eyeglasses...

  2. Is This Discrimination?

    kemkem replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    Well my glasses are very conservative. They are Versace and very classic with a rectangular lens, a gold rim and black. . erm. . ear hook thingies!! LOL! I get complimented on them all the time as...

  3. Is This Discrimination?

    kemkem replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, after rereading my post I realized my error. She mentioned the eyeglass policy towards the end of the interview but before she offered me the position. I objected to the rule but not firmly...

  4. Is This Discrimination?

    kemkem replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. However, I think the DON can wear glasses though because 1) She's the DON! and 2) Whatever reason they do have for not allowing glasses is probably not an issue for her since her job is...

  5. Is This Discrimination?

    kemkem replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    I did ask why there was such a rule and the DON (who was wearing GLASSES!!) took them off and said "you know, I really don't know! It's pretty annoying though because I don't know WHAT I would do...

  6. can LPN call the physician to report change in pt condition?

    kemkem replied to miniangel729's topic in General Nursing

    WOOOOWWWWW!!!!!! Don't take orders OR give meds???? :no: Jesus Christ where do YOU live?? I've never heard of such a thing! Are you sure they are LPN's and not CNA's/PCT's?? I find that VERY hard to...

  7. ideas to improve allnurses.com

    kemkem replied to tryingpatsy's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to see an entire 'Salaries' forum, rather than see a million salaries posts. . . like one for every state? Also, on AN there used to be a little flying mailbox thingie that used to alert...

  8. anyone feel there black or muslim sounding name holds them back

    kemkem replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I have the exact opposite problem! My first name is actually russian but it is very common among the hispanic/latin community and I live in an area that is HIGHLY populated with hipanics. My last name...

  9. Please help. . . And quickly!!!

    kemkem posted a topic in General Nursing

    OMG!!!!! I had a LONG post all typed up and I lost it. . . TWICE!!!!!!! :banghead: The general goes as such: I am a new grad and tomorrow is my first day of work. . . EVER!!!! I have NO healthcare...

  10. Please help. . . And quickly!!!

    kemkem replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    i am sorry, you have worked very hard to become an lpn, what you are doing in jeopardizing your newly acquired license. snfs are regulated by cms ( medicare) and the state will come and review the...

  11. Please help. . . And quickly!!!

    kemkem replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for asking! Today actually wasn't so bad. . . aside from the fact that I am already being tested! One CNA DEMANDED that I take her test for an infection control class that she had just taken...

  12. Please help. . . And quickly!!!

    kemkem replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I reread my first post and I wasn't clear. I do have job experience. I was an assistant manager of a restaurant for a year and a Sales Merchandise Expert at a major retail corporation for two....

  13. Please help. . . And quickly!!!

    kemkem replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I realize that 3 days is not NEARLY enough and I was told that if at the end of the 3 days I didn't feel comfortable, I could ask for more orientation, which i fully plan to. But I am not in a...

  14. medical assistiant: would it give experiance in a "daily life" of a nurse?

    kemkem replied to michelle_d's topic in General Nursing

    You spelled experience wrong too! :redbeathe To answer your question. . unless you plan to work in a Dr.'s office, being an MA is NOTHING like being a nurse. Just my . In the same amount of time (and...

  15. So does a drug test mean employment???

    kemkem posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey Allnurses! I have a question, a friend of mine who recently graduated with me was recently granted an interview. The way she explained it was that she first interviewed with the UM who then asked...

  16. So does a drug test mean employment???

    kemkem replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry! In my first post at the very end i said "facility funded interview" when i meant to say "facility funded drug screening". For some reason i can't edit it and most of you seem to be figuring it...

  17. So does a drug test mean employment???

    kemkem replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah that's what I'm thinking. But her argument is that they never OFFICIALLY offered her the position. I guess what she was hoping they would say is something along the lines of "Wow. Both your...

  18. A physican where I work called a patient a "FAT PIG!"

    kemkem replied to JomoNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!! That's all I can

  19. Would You Take This Job?

    kemkem posted a topic in General Nursing

    hello allnurses family! i am a new grad lpn with no prior healthcare experience and had an interview today. i have 2 questions. the first is would you take this job? ltc facility in fl, $17.50/hr, the...

  20. Would You Take This Job?

    kemkem replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    Well, i'm 21 years old. I'll be 22 next month and everyone says that I'm young enough that I could pull it off and as far as the hours, i believe that i could (I can only sleep for 6hrs at a time...

  21. Soooo. . . Am I Hired??

    kemkem posted a topic in General Nursing

    okay, everyone. . . please tell me what you think this means because i am very confused. i am a new lpn grad. i went to an ltcf today to put in an application. when i went back to the front desk to...

  22. help picking between two jobs

    kemkem replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Okay, first of all. . . I wish I had your problems!! :wink2: Now that we've gotten that out of the way, I don't know your EXACT situation, so I can only tell you what I would do and hopefully that...

  23. Soooo. . . Am I Hired??

    kemkem posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    okay, everyone. . . please tell me what you think this means because i am very confused. i am a new lpn grad. i went to an ltcf today to put in an application. when i went back to the front desk to...

  24. Soooo. . . Am I Hired??

    kemkem replied to kemkem's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you Pixiep! You're right, I guesss I'll just wait to hear from them on tuesday. She isn't there at all this weekend, and I don't think she'll be there until tuesday. She told me that she would...

  25. Soooo. . . Am I Hired??

    kemkem replied to kemkem's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thank you Meriwhen and Dreamer-RN for responding. Altough I'm a little disappointed (I would have liked to have continued believing it was an offer!), You both are ABSOLUTELY right and I shouldn't get...