hotflashion

hotflashion BSN, RN

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  1. Well, I recently went back to my college to talk to one of my specialty nursing profs b/c I'd applied to a job that was in her specialty area, and I wanted to get some tips just in case I was called...
  2. I'm considering writing an article on the "nursing shortage" for my town paper. Does anyone know if anyone (e.g., ANA?) is keeping track of how many RNs are getting hired as nurses in the first year...
  3. Do you actually know that this has happened? Have you read it happening somewhere? I'm curious; I haven't. It happened in the Great Depression, and I know it happens on a smaller scale all the time:...
  4. Drug testing in Las vegas Hospitals...

    Wow, it never ever occured to me that hospitals would do hair testing. And I didn't even know what hair testing was until it was mentioned here and I looked it up! What would they do with me? I have...
  5. why do doctors order more vitamin d tests than anything?

    A couple more reasons: - Post-menopausal women need to get enough calcium to forestall osteoporosis and for absorption of calcium they need D. - Also older skin is less effective at producing D and...
  6. Any ideas how to pass medsurg?

    When I was taking tests, I would read each possible answer and write the reason why an answer was right or wrong, next to it. This helped me to "keep my thoughts straight." Did you make any "stupid"...
  7. Great places to work in Western MA

    You can look here and find nursing homes near you and their ratings:...
  8. Great places to work in Western MA

    Where in western MA? It's a small state but if you're in North Adams, it's a loooong commute to Springfield. Others may have personal opinions, which I don't. However, I would apply to a magnet...
  9. The last time I told someone I was a nurse was when I was talking to the triage nurse on the telephone and got tired of listening to her explain something to me that I already knew. I said something...
  10. Yes, I'm in this boat, graduated May 09 from a Massachusetts college, have a BSN. It's quite discouraging to know the wave of '10 graduates is approaching. I made the mistake of being involved in...
  11. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    If you don't correct it now, she may end up being like a prof I had who could not spell or pronounce clinical terms correctly; and then she'll be spreading her unprofessionalism to whole new...
  12. Free CME/CEU

    So, are CMEs the same as CEUs? I occasionally go to grand rounds in an area of practice that I find very interesting at local teaching hospital (open to all to attend) and they offer 1.0 hour CME for...
  13. Ok, here's a question. I am very ... shy, I guess, about contacting a nurse I spent half a day with during the last half of my senior year. I was doing my practicum at her hospital. I was interested...
  14. Ok, here's another. Baystate Medical in Springfield MA has a posting on their website for an OR new grad training program. I don't want to work in the OR, but this sounds really good if that's what...
  15. Move over, I'm in this boat. Thanks. I was maintaining just fine until I was declined entry to a competitive placement. The HR person was very nice when she told me I was not "on the list," and she's...
  16. Hardest part of nursing school

    No disagreement there! Unfortunately, there's only 24 hours in a
  17. Hardest part of nursing school

    Dedication is key, agreed. That's what will guide one person to "hit the books" rather than party or sit on the couch. However, I take exception to the idea that one must forego adequate sleep to be...
  18. Hardest part of nursing school

    Well, if it was me, I'd say drop to part time or per diem if you don't need the money to survive. I'm no "spring chicken" as those older than me used to say (rest their souls) but I've also never been...
  19. Question about equal pay for equal work...

    Yes, but a good employer keeps the old timer's wages current. It really doesn't work otherwise. People find out and if it's not addressed, then eventually people get a bad attitude, morale goes down...
  20. Question about equal pay for equal work...

    I might talk to the EEOC; I don't really know what the EEOC can or will do for the employee caught in such a situation. I'd want to talk to a professional who could advise me on how to proceed. It's...
  21. FWiW, Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport CT has a very friendly nursing careers website. They say that they have new grad opportunities in critical care, ED, burns, L&D, and NICU (wow!). They also...
  22. Question about equal pay for equal work...

    Oh, pay inequalities. I don't know how it is in nursing since I don't have a nursing job YET, but I remember it was common for employers to tell employees not to talk about pay. Naturally, that always...
  23. Best Public Nursing Schools in MA

    The place to check pass rate for nursing schools in the state is the HHS website for the state. Look here: http://tinyurl.com/yk66oz6. Quite a few schools had 100% pass rate in 2008. The 2009 numbers...
  24. Gallup Nurse Insight Assessment?

    FWiW, I never heard anything about how well I did on the test, nor did I hear anything from the hospital about any
  25. How many residents do you care for Per Shift?

    I can't claim knowledge from experience but I believe that the trouble is lack of staffing not regulation! I tend to believe that regulation is good, because regulations are standards and policies put...