DoGoodThenGo

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  1. On-Set Movie Nursing Jobs

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Hobie4's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure it it is a state or local law, but in NY a RN must be present on the set when infants and minor children are part of the cast for films, televison shows, commercials and I *think* Broadway...

  2. You know you're Old School when...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Bringing It On Home! You know you're old school when you remember wearing shoes like these: And polishing them with this: Am here to tell you, the polishing was a messy business, even with...

  3. Nursing Management Getting Down & Dirty On The Floors

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in General Nursing

    Back in the days of whites and caps (you know, the stone age, *LOL*) it was not uncommon for supervisors, head nurses and even a director of nursing to go down onto the floors when things hit the fan...

  4. You know you're Old School when...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Dextromethorphan codeine cough syrup kept on the floors for coughs. Lab request forms in triplicate with carbon paper - looked like those old credit card slips. When short clean bed linen, using the...

  5. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in General Nursing

    For all the lasses and lads have yourselves a fine St. Paddy's day! Go easy on the beer, but enjoy the corned beef and cabbage (with or without potatoes)!:yeah: To the students either attending...

  6. How many of you took Maths in High School?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to jess112's topic in General Nursing

    You're welcome for the advice, as much as it's worth, however will follow-up by saying one shouldn't worry, but nursing math is by no means always a cake walk.Medical dosage math has tripped up many a...

  7. What color are your school uniforms?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Girls, stop your whining! *LOL* Until rather recently, and we're speaking of only ten to fifteen years or so this or some version of it would have made up your student nurse uniform: And these were...

  8. You know you're Old School when...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! Girl you just took me back! As a NA worked many a night shift, and yes even in the 1980's that is how we did "PM" care. The lotion was those little white bottles of "Alpha Keri" with blue...

  9. How many of you took Maths in High School?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to jess112's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing to be scared or worried about. As other posters have stated, the math required for nursing rarely goes above 9th grade level (algerbra). If it has been years since you took math at school, and...

  10. Interesting Nursing School Graduation Picture

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in General Nursing

    Notice anything different about this lamp and capping

  11. do other careers get "write-ups" as much as nurses?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    No, nurses being "written up" is not new, you are just hearing more about it as the Internet has allowed a central source for venting. For much of history, wherever there has been numbers of females...

  12. Interesting Nursing School Graduation Picture

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Article makes no mention as to why men are wearing caps or reason for their stripes:

  13. You know you're Old School when...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    *Wow*! How the practice has changed, even within the last twenty years! Don't have much to add to the other excellent posts. Bed making was part of Med/Surg I at nursing schools, and one was graded on...

  14. Nursing student pass out??? I

    DoGoodThenGo replied to ladybugme!'s topic in General Nursing

    Prior to starting clinicals for Med/Surg II and or OB, each semester instructors at my old school would inform students that if they felt faint or sick, to step away from the table. Last thing anyone...

  15. Interesting Nursing School Graduation Picture

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Count at least four male nurses with caps. Then again only going by the fact they are wearing white lab coats and trousers, while the females are in white dresses and stockings.There is an article...

  16. Ok.. so.... what state PAYS the best for an RN in your opinion?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Airbrushguy's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the above post has it correct Even within the same state, pay for RNs can vary. Yes, NYS is a very high cost of living and tax state, but in general the highest wages for nurses are in the NYC...

  17. What Do Hospitals Check For in Background Checks?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to BostonKatie's topic in Nursing Career

    LE/FBI has several types of background and or criminal history/arrest record history checks they can run. Yes, the most accurate are the ones via fingerprints, but a simple name search can also be...

  18. when did they stop wearing those cute nurses caps?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    You value your life cheaply don't you?

  19. when did they stop wearing those cute nurses caps?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Also worn outdoors in as part of one's uniform (back in the old days), when doing priviate duty and was was required to go out of doors with one's patient or charge. At one time it was quite common to...

  20. No More Hard Copies of License?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Medic09's topic in General Nursing

    With so much ID theft and so forth going on, it makes sense not to issue hard copies anymore.So many people carry around far to much un-necessary personal papers in their handbags/wallets, that when...

  21. when did they stop wearing those cute nurses caps?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Here ya go, knock yourself

  22. when did they stop wearing those cute nurses caps?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Stop! You're going to make me p........!

  23. when did they stop wearing those cute nurses caps?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Come on girls, fess up! You all know you want to report tomorrow dressed like this: Or

  24. when did they stop wearing those cute nurses caps?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Though mostly absent from today's modern hospital dress codes for nurses as a requirement, there are clinical settings in the United States and elsewhere in the world where caps are still worn. Indeed...

  25. NLN Entrance Exam

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Nurse Rodriguez's topic in General Students

    NLN is similar to other comprehensive exams such SAT, ACT, GRE, etc, in that it seeks to evaluate one's overall knowledge of particular subjects. What all these exams have in common is they look to...