hotflashion

hotflashion BSN, RN

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  1. Partners in Health, other resources to find volunteer opportunites

    hotflashion posted a topic in General Nursing

    Partners in Health has many opportunities for volunteers. They are based in Boston but have operations in Haiti, Lesotho, Malawi, Peru, Russia, Rwanda, the United States, the Dominican Republic,...

  2. Old new grad: take UHMS intro course?

    hotflashion posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I started a new topic over in the careers area that has gotten no attention. Basically, I live within commuting distance of several wound care centers. I recently applied for a hyperbaric technician...

  3. Partners in Health, other resources to find volunteer opportunites

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, no. I have no appropriate nursing experience. Graduated almost 4 years ago and have only worked at a couple of seasonal jobs and a couple short term stints in assisted

  4. Old new grad: take UHMS intro course?

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    You have a point. But for any nurse who is unable to find employment as a nurse, hyperbarics seems/seemed like an option. I am still on the fringes of elder care, but I'm in assisted living and in my...

  5. *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    hotflashion replied to bree*'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    On the topic of RN working at LPN level, I have done this. As a new grad RN and then a (stale or) lightly experienced one, I have occasionally applied for LPN jobs. If the ad is for LPNs only but...

  6. Gallup Nurse Insight Assessment?

    hotflashion posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I just did an online application for a job. I was asked to complete an online assessment. It was the Gallup Nurse Insight Assessment, which I can find nothing about online. Anyone have any info about...

  7. How Do I get a Camp job for next summer?

    hotflashion replied to GoosbyLPN's topic in Camp

    What a wonderful entry. Can you say what part of the country you are in? When I did the camp nurse job, it took me awhile to learn to relax when I had the opportunity. I found it difficult to relax...

  8. Have you ever been a suspect in a crime at your place of work?

    hotflashion posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Has anyone had this happen? I got a call from the police in the town where the facility I USED to work at is located. They are talking to all the employees (all the employees? all the direct care...

  9. Have you ever been a suspect in a crime at your place of work?

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't know if I'm smart, but I'm following the lawyers advice: don't talk. I have the desire to be helpful and know that I have done nothing wrong (in this instance), so it is difficult to refuse...

  10. *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    hotflashion replied to bree*'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm unemployed, too, and have had a dismal experince working. Moving to California sounds exciting though, and I hope you find work. From my experience trying to volunteer, nurses are not used as...

  11. Can this nurse be saved?

    hotflashion posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Some of you old enough to recognize the structure of the title (Can this ... be saved?) might be amused. Maybe not. I come from a family that makes jokes when the circumstances are dire, and mine are...

  12. Can this nurse be saved?

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank you blondy. I will read and

  13. New RN needs advice asap

    hotflashion replied to dianne777RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Actually, Jim Sokolove is looking for a nurse case manager at the

  14. How Do I get a Camp job for next summer?

    hotflashion replied to GoosbyLPN's topic in Camp

    I liked it a lot. It wasn't perfect, but I would do it again. I was one of two nurses -- I'm an RN and the other nurse was an LPN. We were each on duty 6 days out of 7, had 2 hours off each day, and...

  15. Old new grad: take UHMS intro course?

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hi, NewRN2008, For better or worse, I did not go in that direction; I got a job in assisted living and elder care is where I'm at now. But if you want to get into wound care, have the time, money and...

  16. False documentation... more common than you think.

    hotflashion replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Really, is this common practice? I'd like to

  17. False documentation... more common than you think.

    hotflashion replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Interesting topic. Kind of old, but I have a reason to be here reading about it. In the 2 places I've worked where there was charting on a MAR, at the end of every month, one of us nurses checks each...

  18. IV Therapy Certification/Training

    hotflashion replied to oslogirl's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, CP1983, I don't think the phlebotomy training did anything to help me get a job. On the other hand, if I'd gotten a job that required me to do venipuncture, I'm sure it would have proven useful....

  19. Overuse of antipsychotics in nursing homes

    hotflashion posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This story was big news in the Boston Globe this weekend. I hope never to encounter the overuse of antipsychotic medications in the patients I care for. It is one of the big fears when I think of what...

  20. Overuse of antipsychotics in nursing homes

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "It sounds as if you are advocating death by Haldol as a reasonable alternative to living with end stage dementia." It does sound that way. I've already told my husband that if I ever get to the point...

  21. Overuse of antipsychotics in nursing homes

    hotflashion replied to hotflashion's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Removed reply lacking

  22. *UNEMPLOYED NURSES*

    hotflashion replied to bree*'s topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Perhaps. Perhaps not. You have no idea why she's not getting offers. JMacRN may have perfectly good interviewing skills, and it's not very nice to suggest the problem lies with her for lack of...

  23. Terrified and Humiliated New Grad in LTC

    hotflashion replied to Super Ultra's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Re: identification. In assisted living, it is a residence not a medical facility, so there are no bracelets. We have photos. The charts all have photos onthe front cover, the notebooks that hold the...

  24. Combining Med Passes

    hotflashion replied to wearinwhite's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Not a problem. I do like to know what's what. As for the working off the clock issue, I considered that there are lots of legal reasons why this should not be done. I also have a relative who is a...

  25. Combining Med Passes

    hotflashion replied to wearinwhite's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I don't have near the load some of you have, I'm in assisted living and technically don't have any treatments to do, but I'm the only nurse for ~75 residents, ~20 of which live in a locked dementia...