ItsTheDude

ItsTheDude

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  1. I want excitement from my job

    ItsTheDude replied to kimme721's topic in General Nursing

    work in corrections or psych nursing if you really want "excitement", i doubt you

  2. Resident called me a "cheap date"...

    ItsTheDude replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like he enjoyed talking to

  3. Health Care Vote- Is there anyone else as confused as me?

    ItsTheDude replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    the only people that are confused are those that want to be confused or are trying to confuse others. fact: health care cost are and have been increasing out of control while care decreases. again,...

  4. Home Care Fraud - How to escape.

    ItsTheDude replied to erroridiot's topic in Home Health

    hh fraud is rampant, the only real solution, don't get involved in it and don't say nothing about it, be indifferent. your problem is less about being blacklisted and more about a crap

  5. Health Care Vote- Is there anyone else as confused as me?

    ItsTheDude replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    nothing to be confused about, ANYTHING is better than what we have

  6. CNA diary - I thought we are at the same team, and nursing is a team work ???

    ItsTheDude replied to littlegoat's topic in General Nursing

    i don't know where you work, but the cna's at the ltc places i've worked basically dared and asked management to write them up for using a cellphone. 3 write ups for cellphone and the cna got...

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

    ItsTheDude replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    people get written up and fired all the time from all types of other jobs, but few other jobs have the potential for injury and death to customers that errors in health care

  8. How many people really keep in touch after nursing school?

    ItsTheDude replied to ERsn's topic in General Nursing

    i work with some of knuckles, orifices and good people i went to school with and still see others from time to time that i don't work

  9. Why do men leave the floor and go to management?

    ItsTheDude replied to gd1222's topic in Men in Nursing

    for the same reasons women do, but men seem to do it at a higher

  10. Interesting Nursing School Graduation Picture

    ItsTheDude replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    ha, if a school in the usa doesn't want male students, they'd just need to show off graduation pictures like that,

  11. dating at work?

    ItsTheDude replied to Medsport's topic in Men in Nursing

    well, i think you were a bit too passive my friend (asking someone else to get the go ahead first). personally, i wouldn't mess with anyone that works at the same place i did unless they were really...

  12. Male Nurses in Crocs?

    ItsTheDude replied to j_tay1981's topic in Men in Nursing

    i've got some crocs i wear around the house, they just don't look professional enough for me and don't have the tight fit and traction i want in a nursing

  13. Driving

    ItsTheDude replied to nursemomof3boys's topic in Home Health

    i like saving money, but motorcycles just aren't safe enough for me or provide enough protection from the

  14. Help, I have two job offers

    ItsTheDude replied to miss_c's topic in General Nursing

    tough call, i think i'd prefer telemetry, but i wouldn't want to work 5 days a week or even 4 days a week for that matter. so, it's one more day off or telemetry,

  15. Do I have legal rights to see old work file?

    ItsTheDude replied to Nidgma's topic in General Nursing

    i guess it depends on the state you work in, in every state (right to work states) i've lived/worked in employers can and do whatever they want, only federal law protects you. i'm not aware of any...

  16. Driving

    ItsTheDude replied to nursemomof3boys's topic in Home Health

    what's fair is relative to what kinda car you drive (how much it cost and the mpg) and how much you get reimbursed. with that said: get a little honda if you're in hh, 40 mpg and the car i use for hh...

  17. Male DON (Director of Nursing)

    ItsTheDude replied to pilot833's topic in Men in Nursing

    1. yes, seen plenty considering how few males are in nursing. 2. yes, the folks that have the position, love the job title, so they don't give it up for awhile. 3. stressful = i'd think so at...

  18. being discriminated against in clinicals

    ItsTheDude replied to s13a29's topic in Male Nursing Students

    ha, most instructors have a "demon child" they want to ride, but you can't always tell if they're riding them to break them (sounds like the op's case) or riding them to try and make them

  19. Do Home Health Aides wear scrubs

    ItsTheDude replied to futureFLCNA's topic in Home Health

    i've had people ask me the same thing, please wear street cloths (usually a privacy issue for them). i basically tell them one of the reasons i do what i do is because i get to wear scrubs...

  20. younger generation of nurses and blackberries?

    ItsTheDude replied to stephva1008's topic in General Nursing

    there's just too many job opportunities for me to settle for a work place that doesn't allow me to use a blackberry/ipod in a reasonable manner at work, i think the op is talking about unreasonable...

  21. Benefits of becoming a CNA before Nursing School??

    ItsTheDude replied to Emile's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    becoming a cna isn't worth much if you're just gonna become one and sit on your thumb (not get a job doing it), kinda what too many new nurses do. wow, i'm a nurse now, working is too hard, i think...

  22. When I transfer to CA, should I go as traveler or accept staff position

    ItsTheDude replied to aspeicher's topic in General Nursing

    if you get either (staff or travel spot) let us know, things ain't what they use to

  23. Anxious... Will I have my job if not hired for new job?

    ItsTheDude replied to bsunurse23's topic in General Nursing

    depending on the state you live in, they may be able to "boot you out the door" for no reason. however, you may then qualify for unemployment. if that's the case, you just go to the bean counter...

  24. Is this s agood offer? New to Home health...

    ItsTheDude replied to Fancifulmist's topic in Home Health

    that is why no computer (POS) or program (POS) i get or "have" to use for the job seems to work,

  25. 6 months before starting school - How to prepare?

    ItsTheDude replied to pugdaddy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    basically what other's have said, don't worry about school until it starts and even then schedule free/fun time. take it easy