ItsTheDude

ItsTheDude

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  1. Safety

    ItsTheDude replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    patient safety, patient care, open door policy, employee safety, etc. all take a back seat to the most important principle,

  2. What to choose? Nursing school vs. Radiology school

    ItsTheDude replied to kree3's topic in Nursing Career

    more opportunities in nursing, most of the folks i know in radiology didn't want to wait to get into nursing school or were denied acceptance into a nursing program, so they went into

  3. When HIPAA can KILL

    ItsTheDude replied to Zookeeper3's topic in General Nursing

    i'd just leave an anonymous clue, hippa is crap anyways, it only allows the federal gov to sue after an investigation, not the

  4. 57 And I Made It Into Nursing School!!!!!!!

    ItsTheDude replied to roseofKY's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    congrats, sounds like you like kids

  5. Survived 1st Two Weeks!: Just wanted to share my experience :).

    ItsTheDude replied to alexg524's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    someone sounds a bit too excited, ha, good for

  6. grounds for denial for license?

    ItsTheDude replied to lalalalexi's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    just as a regular joe, i don't see a big deal with what you described (no one was in the other car, no major damage, etc). how much was the damage to the

  7. Who Interviews nurse aides?

    ItsTheDude replied to Akr_Chels's topic in General Nursing

    just ask who does the interviews for cna's, it's gonna differ from place to

  8. The "right" way, or the "real" way?

    ItsTheDude replied to Txnursekristi's topic in General Nursing

    when being watched by anybody, do it by the book.

  9. dating at work?

    ItsTheDude replied to Medsport's topic in Men in Nursing

    haha bigdog, sounds kinky. medsport, you're 39, how about some women more near your age or even older? older women are

  10. What's the difference between a CNA II and an LPN in NC???

    ItsTheDude replied to Maggie in NC's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    as one poster has basically stated, cna2's aren't used that much in nc, because you can get a lpn for a little bit more an hr and they can do so much

  11. safe situation or not?

    ItsTheDude replied to blissmissrn's topic in Private Duty

    as a male, having a male there is no biggie, for me, it's the nasty cougars. i just don't do the case anymore if i feel uncomfortable. for the vast majority of cases, people are well

  12. Nursing shortage no more?

    ItsTheDude replied to Uniquemoi04's topic in General Nursing

    also, just because a hospital is advertising/listing jobs doesn't mean it's actually hiring (there are discussions @ allnurses about this too). the hospital i work at has been listing new grad...

  13. Nursing shortage no more?

    ItsTheDude replied to Uniquemoi04's topic in General Nursing

    there hasn't been a national nursing shortage for a while now. there is a stockpile of newbie rn's with no exp that is continuing to build (many can't find a job), it's going to take time to absorb...

  14. Would you go to the ER for this?

    ItsTheDude replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    she can't get a doc appt? there's more than one doc in most places, not to mention doc n boxes/urgent care clinics. she's a nurse? if someone is hacking at work, they're asked if they've seen a doc,...

  15. How do you stay proud of the job despite some things...

    ItsTheDude replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    some nursing jobs i've had or have now that didn't/don't involve me wiping butts: doc offices addiction/rehab doc n a box/urgent care clinic psych (cna's did the wiping) most hh cases i've done...

  16. New Grad hired by home health

    ItsTheDude replied to ra3583's topic in Home Health

    hh, just like any job can be hard if you let it be. i pick my assignments in hh, i'm not going to stay with a hard case when i can make the same money on a easier case. hh cases that are hard for me...

  17. "Nursing Staff"

    ItsTheDude replied to Lisa, MA's topic in General Nursing

    nursing staff is any type of nurse (cna, lpn, rn...) that takes care of patients, everybody else is admin, support,

  18. How do you stay proud of the job despite some things...

    ItsTheDude replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    no biggie, just get a job as a rn where there's no butt wiping involved, there are many rn jobs like

  19. Prior Arrest and Nursing

    ItsTheDude replied to Shadownurse1543's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    what was the arrest for? sidenote: there was a link to an article on here about a dude in florida (?) that did something trivial back in 1976 and had his lpn license pulled recently due to it, he had...

  20. Healthcare Reform-ER

    ItsTheDude replied to latebloomer74's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    gonna stay the same (around 5% still aren't going to be insured), but the ER's aren't gonna get the same percentage of total hospital visits as they have been, it's going to go down, because the...

  21. Now that 32 million more people will be insured............??

    ItsTheDude replied to Emile's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    well, 32 million more doesn't happen until 2014. obviously the demand for services will go up and as far as nurses are concerned, there's is a national surplus of nurses right now. the cost of health...

  22. Introduction with some questions!

    ItsTheDude replied to Vegemite's topic in Male Nursing Students

    1. males are just generally stronger than females and have more exp lifting/moving stuff, some of the biggest males can't do jack because of a back injury, etc. you will also find that some females...

  23. New Grad hired by home health

    ItsTheDude replied to ra3583's topic in Home Health

    that's why hh has never been my only job, i always work some where else too (hospital, doc office, etc). hh is a great 2nd job, it's easy easy

  24. l.v.n job interview help.....!!!!!!!!!

    ItsTheDude replied to princess007's topic in General Nursing

    i assume the op is a newbie, so the questions they ask are just done to see the manner in which you answer them, not so much what your answers are. newbie nurses don't really know jack (strengths,...

  25. Help with "team player" skills - sarcastic new nurse needs a clue by four

    ItsTheDude replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    what the others have said, but also, take an interest in as many of your co-workers as you can (some are just too weird/lame to take an interest in though), ask about them, their families, their...