LocaW8ta

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  1. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    Yikes!!!
  2. Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    I should have known this thread would be hijacked. The original topic was fun to read though! :)
  3. $5 cake

    Haha!!! GREAT idea! :)
  4. Break Room Ideas

    Our facilities department was so fed up with a fridge full of crap that they seriously put their foot down. So every Sunday night, they throw EVERYTHING away in the fridge. They don't care what it is or who it belongs to. Tupperware is even tossed (...
  5. Expired narcotics question

    Bingo. If it's an expired script, you wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
  6. My patient had HIV and the flu but wore mask incorrectly

    If I came across as rude, I apologize. I posted without thinking which was wrong of me. I do agree that some homework is in order though.
  7. My patient had HIV and the flu but wore mask incorrectly

    Did you just ask if you could get HIV through droplets??
  8. Is this type of schedule common?

    The only thing close to that schedule that I have heard of is a buddy of mine that is a fireman. But not even close to 14 days on though...
  9. Nursing student theft

    Sounds to me like the school has enough on her without having to drag you into it. I say let them figure it out. You probably have bigger fish to fry anyway. This student seems to be hanging herself just fine on her own.
  10. Moving from ICU to research?

    So sorry I didn't respond earlier! Yikes! We have about a dozen nurses. And also MA's who work as Research Technician's. We have both inpatient and outpatient studies at our facility. So I get to do both.
  11. Cops and Nurses

    So I guess it's safe to say that some law enforcement officers take it into consideration and some don't.
  12. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    I'll be honest- this original post seemed so over the top that I was starting to think that it was fake. My advice is to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, engage in a lot of reflection, have a nice big piece of humble pie then conquer your next po...
  13. RN working at a UNlicensed drug rehab

    Run. Quickly.
  14. Yay!! Love threads like this. :)
  15. Do you have 30 minutes for lunch?

  16. Moving from ICU to research?

    Phase I research is a completely different species of nursing compared to ICU. Phase I subjects are healthy, ICU patients are ill. Research is unique and not for everyone, particularly if you don't enjoy the paperwork/administrative part of it. At ou...
  17. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    The cost of living in many parts of CA is very high. Particularly the Bay Area.
  18. What is your Holiday pay like??

    We are closed on all major holidays but in the rare event that we would have to work, we get double pay. We get major holidays off paid. I think it's 6 paid holidays...
  19. No nursing shortage: roll call!

    20?? That used to be my daily average when I was looking for work! It sounds like the job pool where you are is really small. It's frustrating regardless though! Don't give up! I snagged a job in a specialty which is what we were always told NOT to d...
  20. No nursing shortage: roll call!

    Las Vegas--market is saturated with new grads, for-profit schools still pumping them out every quarter, nurse to patient ratio is high and we have almost the worst healthcare in the country. Hmmmm...imagine that! $$
  21. Keep the faith..My success story on passing NCLEX

    Thank you for sharing! Congratulations--your perseverance and tenacity will be great assets in our field! Xo
  22. Congratulations! Have fun on your new adventure! :)
  23. I work in research where we can't wear them. I love that I don't have to worry about it. :)
  24. Creating CRFs from scratch

    When doing CRF's, I don't like having to go on a scavenger hunt through the chart for the pertinent info. For example when information on page 10 of the chart is referred back to several times by the time you get through the whole CRF. I always think...
  25. Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

    I think people forget that not everyone works at the bedside.