CASTLEGATES

CASTLEGATES

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  1. Nurse Manager threatening to report me to BRN...

    CASTLEGATES replied to Cosper123's topic in General Nursing

    Call the BON first and ask them. Then you'll know what to

  2. MD likes to make you feel stupid

    CASTLEGATES replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    spelling correction alot- a

  3. MD likes to make you feel stupid

    CASTLEGATES replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    yup kudos to jomo. Just tell him to knock it off and you're not his wife. I use that line when women give me crap at work "I'm not your husband, you're not at home...this is a professional...

  4. Baltimore hospitals w/tuition reimbursement for RN-BSN/MSN?

    CASTLEGATES replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Maryland Nursing

    take money this year, work another year. Take money next year, work another year. It doesn't accumulate so it's always a year more since you're still working. I think you gotta be there for a year to...

  5. Need a little help with this outcome statement if you dont mind.

    CASTLEGATES replied to Idaho Murse's topic in General Nursing

    wire cutters by bedside, feed drugs with food, sit up after eating, nausea checks if he's got tendencies to

  6. MD likes to make you feel stupid

    CASTLEGATES replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    you could ask if low self esteem is what drove him to be a doc in the first place and if it continues to drive him to degrade others. That works for me...befriend him or figure him out and show him a...

  7. Baltimore hospitals w/tuition reimbursement for RN-BSN/MSN?

    CASTLEGATES replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Maryland Nursing

    UMMS requires a year per year of education. I used it to go to Washington Adventist University (excellent adule evening program; most open book because they said it's no secret you'll have your books...

  8. oig narcotics restrictions on reinstated license HELP!

    CASTLEGATES replied to robigayle's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    get back on the medicare/medicaid provider list foremost. Next, call your BON diversion/rehab program and ask them. It's common and they will need you to be clean for about 5 years with...

  9. I Was Given First Offender 11 Years Ago

    CASTLEGATES replied to Suma078's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Pay for a record search from the place you were convicted. if it's a FTA, you may get it expunged. If they dropped the charges, the FTA is the only thing on your record. It's not a big deal; you're...

  10. Ok so what should I include in my written statement?

    CASTLEGATES replied to karenflrz's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Just the facts ma'am! "I entered the diversion program...." and here's what I'm doing about it today. DOn't focus on the crime, focus on what you've done about it and will continue to do about it....

  11. Any nurses out there hired by a hospital after a minor felony on their record?

    CASTLEGATES replied to RN-NewGrad's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Advice for nurse felons: Check the magic questions honestly. If they require a separate explanation, hold on to it so you can show your face. Explain the briefest of facts focusing MORE on what...

  12. ER Army Specialty

    CASTLEGATES replied to JavelinO's topic in Government, Military

    I did 10 years of military; ANC is highly political, you'd be better off joining regular combat or civilian. My grunt/combat medic days were far more rewarding. ANC relies heavily on civilian...

  13. Male in a female dominated field.. How bad is it really??

    CASTLEGATES replied to AVMadd's topic in Men in Nursing

    This is precisely why nursing is not a respected profession and will not be fully as long as there are these "hormonal" issues where some think they're screaming at their husband when they're at work....

  14. APRN training funding amendment needs support

    CASTLEGATES replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Then let's move towards socialism...continuing ed for plumbers, engineers, accountants.... One's career is one's career. No one paid for my nursing license and no one pays to renew it yearly so no one...

  15. Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

    CASTLEGATES replied to glamgalRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Want me to lie? Grades! I didn't have the 4.0 needed for medical school so nursing was it for me. Soon as I can start my new job I'm hitting the books for that doctorate and not stopping till I get it...

  16. Male in a female dominated field.. How bad is it really??

    CASTLEGATES replied to AVMadd's topic in Men in Nursing

    Being in other fields working with the normal work force, I can attest that the behavior is very different. The competition and jockeying for management approval is amazing regardless of job, vicinity...

  17. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    CASTLEGATES replied to RnM21's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I've got an undisclosed disability, too. It's all doable if you organize using your own forms to jot notes on before hand. Having said that, a percentage of staff there will also have the same...

  18. Clock out by 8am or get reprimanded!!!

    CASTLEGATES replied to RnM21's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    idiots need to stop using clocks like factory workers. seems like the crappiest hospitals punch in and out anymore. You need to guage it with your salary. If it's hourly then clock out when you're...

  19. Pls help... Self governance in Nursing Questionnaire

    CASTLEGATES replied to my_amygdala's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I worked for 5 years at a government hospital with self governance (only on our unit) and we decided our schedule (it was in pencil and would not be printed till all the shifts were filled in by...

  20. APRN training funding amendment needs support

    CASTLEGATES replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    government has no part in continuing education for ap nurses. Do they do this for all professions? Where's the budget common sense...stupid

  21. My First Code

    CASTLEGATES replied to ilovechadkrause's topic in General Nursing

    Follow up to my first code story; notice an unhealthy imbalance and a craving for adrenaline in it? It takes a specific personality to be an adrenaline junkie (so to speak) and I speak honestly when I...

  22. Will work for...anything?

    CASTLEGATES replied to maman2zoe's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I wouldn't send my dog to Genesis. Go with HCGH. I know them inside and out; they do a superior job compared to others in that vicinity. It's not too big and not too small. The food isn't bad there,...

  23. Southern Maryland Hospital

    CASTLEGATES replied to OriolesMagic's topic in Maryland Nursing

    how'd ya get fired? Is there any way you can get that corrected in your personnel file? That will follow you forever. Once upon a time I heard of a facility in never never land on Michael Jackson's...

  24. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

    CASTLEGATES replied to SN1234's topic in General Nursing

    find a friend who's done crack or crystal meth and ask em about it. I've found those on downers or opiates often mirror those with depressive disorders and the uppers mimic the manic one's. LSD,...

  25. My First Code

    CASTLEGATES replied to ilovechadkrause's topic in General Nursing

    My first ICU code was wild; a year out... A co-worker stepped out for lunch and I was watching her patients since mine were relatively stable, too. This man had a CABG and more recently plastic...