Alex Egan LPN, EMT-B

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    RN looking to go to US temporarily for work

    Alex Egan replied to Meganv's topic in Immigration Advice

    It looks to me like a TN visa doesn't have neerly the harsh requirements that a H1B visa does, as far as the requirement to prove the lack of quality applicants in the states. However it does seem to...
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    RN looking to go to US temporarily for work

    Alex Egan replied to Meganv's topic in Immigration Advice

    Well. That's an interesting idea. Let me know how this goes if you don't mind. My camp has never considered a TN status candidate, the risk of being turned away at the last minute, as TN status is...
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    Interview questions to ask Camp Director

    Alex Egan replied to MHDNURSE's topic in Camp

    I actually saw an ad for a camp nurse job through a local agency that used the phrase "like a vacation and job in one!" I rolled my eyes so hard. I have met some pretty relaxed camp nurses but they...
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    Camp nursing in summer

    Alex Egan replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    Hi there. It's the nurse formally known as Big Al. Lol. Some camps will hire health assistants. The role of which will vary immensely based on the Camp itself and the delegating RN. Always talk to...
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    Working and school

    Alex Egan replied to Mitch0clark0's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I can't imagine why you would take a pay cut for more work, and conversely less study time. The only argument for it I could think of would be networking at the hospital you would be wanting to work...
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    Vent Alarms Ordered to be Turned Off

    Alex Egan replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in Private Duty

    You must follow protocols. If the agency wants vent checks every 2 hours then You must document them. If the family refuses document the refusal and then notify the oncall clinical supervisor. I have...
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    New RN To This Market

    Alex Egan replied to petertheparrot's topic in Private Duty

    The denomination that experience is traded in is years. A month at anything doesn't really help that much. At the six month mark of showing up every day, doing your paperwork correctly, AND showing...
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    DaVita New Grad questions

    Alex Egan replied to pmabraham's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I just started in Harrisburg. It is my impression that in general all staff at my center are worked to the extent of their training and abilities based on the needs of the center. Our RNs usually...
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    Male Nurses, the reality of false allegations and the potential dooming effects

    Alex Egan replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well. It happened to me. I work in peds privet duty. When the mother of a non verbal toddler gets it in her head that her child may have been abused, it sets in motion protective apparatus that can't...
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    July Only Camps

    Alex Egan replied to Jedrnurse's topic in Camp

    CampStaffNurses - Summer Camp Jobs for Counselors and Staff. Find Summer Employment and Camp Staff at CampStaff.com is a very good site. You create a profile, camps can view you. There is also an...
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    Muslim??

    Alex Egan replied to FloridaLpn2015's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I see no problem with wearing a scarf in the corrections setting, so long as it can be easily removed and not used as a handle to control your head in a scuffle. I don't know about Florida, but I...
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    Starting a team for Nurse Informatics and Electronic Medical Record keeping.

    Alex Egan replied to Nateno80's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    Ok... Feels like that's a pretty saturated market. Lots of hospitals have some form of e charting in place already, you would have to bring some serious thunder to get them to drop the millions that...
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    Job Hopper

    Alex Egan replied to 1Sharon1's topic in General Nursing

    I had two long term care jobs. One less than three months, the other that I moved to was at a top 100 places in the state to work. I hated both of them, I stuck around for three years and finally left...
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    Love night shift when I'm at work, hate it on my days off. I'm torn!

    Alex Egan replied to xtina15's topic in General Nursing

    Play around with different sleep schedules until you find the best one. It's my opinion that there is no night shift schedule that you feel 100% on. It's varying degrees of feeling like crap. It can...
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    Does anyone have good experiences in the nursing profession

    Alex Egan replied to magslu's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Yep my spelling and grammar are crap. Sorry for the poor
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    Does anyone have good experiences in the nursing profession

    Alex Egan replied to magslu's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I really do try to be encouraging, I have been reading your posts over the past few months and it's pretty apparent to me that you, with your present mindset, are not compatible with the culture and...
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    Am I too old to be a nurse?.

    Alex Egan replied to KLARISSA's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    You have 38 years remaining in the workforce. That is a very long time, keep your debt down and you'll be
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    Transgender Students and Name Changes.

    Alex Egan posted a topic in School

    Have you or your district had to deal with transgender students who have had their school record changed to reflect their chosen name, but not legal name, under title IX? If so how have the nurses...
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    What is your schedule like? Is mine horrible?

    Alex Egan replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working everyday for the next 27 days. 8 hour
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    want to become a nurse

    Alex Egan replied to ctongue's topic in Men in Nursing

    Cool story
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    Interview questions to ask Camp Director

    Alex Egan replied to MHDNURSE's topic in Camp

    I have really been thinking about your question. All the resources written to nurses about selecting a camp don't quite apply to you. I have two suggestions. One, make sure you understand just what...
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    New AHA Guidelines - They Want OUR Feedback! Come and Comment!

    Alex Egan replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    EMD has a question algorithm that determines if CPR is necessary. It mostly rules out obvious mortal injury and decomposing but it already exists. Also 911 is a governmental organization and is...
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    New AHA Guidelines - They Want OUR Feedback! Come and Comment!

    Alex Egan replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Most 911 centers already have telecommunicators giving CPR instructions and coaching over the phone. There is already a nation certification for this. Heart has not convinced me that they are bromgimg...
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    ACLS 2016 preparation

    Alex Egan replied to Florida Sun RN's topic in General Nursing

    The answer is push
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    Bed Bugs

    Alex Egan replied to NurseEmmy's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I'm a huge fan of heating. If there is an exterminator in your area that does this it's very effective and takes about two