Laboratorian

Laboratorian

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  1. fired... where can a bad nurse go to find a job?

    There's always the lab. :)
  2. night shift dilemma

    Nothing you can do other than find a daycare/babysitter in your price range. Have you priced home daycares or an au pair?
  3. what percentage of your job involves poop?

    At least I don't smell it when its warm.
  4. Error that killed a baby. https://allnurses.com/nursing-news/babys-death-spotlights-584283.html And what happen in my city a few months back: pharmacy tech decided to skip autoclaving all together and contaminated TPN with serratia marcescens, killin...
  5. Surgery Specimen & Lab Procedure

    I'm going to need a wash and autoclave along with dates of preparation. Technically formalin prevents cross contamination because it fixes the tissue but this is NOT proper procedure! Jesus take the wheel...I need to be a CAP inspector.
  6. What size scrub pants do you wear and what size jeans?

    2XL in scrubs 20 in jeans I really depends on the scrub maker. Cherokee and other name brand scrubs are always so tight around my hips and thighs; even in a 3X. The generic hospital scrubs that I used to steal out of the Drs. lounge fitted perfectly...
  7. Acceptable Mens Hair Styles

    First off cornrows is a woman's hair style. I wear them all the time and have the hair long and loose so I can wear it curly and down or pinned up in a bun. It looks really cute on a female. Now these prison ground straight to the back NBA braids on ...
  8. Acceptable Mens Hair Styles

    It is never acceptable for a GROWN MAN to wear cornrows.
  9. Nursing Tattoo

    Caduceus; more artistic
  10. GUM! Can you chew it on shift?

    Buy some HALLS.
  11. Make up...?

    I've never worn foundation before. I only wear eye makeup (at least 3 colors) and lipgloss.
  12. is it safe to go to school in memphis?

    I'm not from Memphis but I wish someone would give you a straight answer. If someone asked about my city (Birmingham, AL) I would tell you about every neighborhood, shopping area, club, gas station, and college to avoid. Here a hint: greatschool.or...
  13. Trying to avoid being disabled, career advice.

    Botox clinic nurse.
  14. Letter of Admonition

    ???? Blacklisted???
  15. Staff and artificial nails

    No one working in direct patient care should be wearing artificial nails.
  16. Patients dead from infected IV's....

    They are blaming the pharmacy where the TPN was pre-mixed at. Apparently this one pharmacy delivered TPN to all of the hospitals. When we heard it was serratia everyone was like, "How in the hell did that happen?" We all trying to think of a scenario...
  17. What are the tables/brackets for the lab values?

    There should be an iPhone app for this.
  18. So do you actually take your breaks?

    This is a damn shame!
  19. Does an employer have to have staff phone numbers?

    Don't be afraid to answer the phone. They may try and trick you and call from a different number. I aways say I'm at work or I don't have a baby sitter, or I'm out of town.
  20. bi-polar and terminated

    Yes, you are a tattler (that's a nice way of putting it). Snitches are never liked. For you to report this also makes the manangers look like they aren't doing there job in supervising the employees. Next time, remember to snitch to Administration ...
  21. new nurse refuse drug test

    surely it wouldn't be a problem as long as you have a perscription. everytime i've taken a drug test they always ask you to list what meds you are on. [color=silver](so......they didn't tell y'all how to disable a drug test in nursing school?)
  22. Medical Assistant training?

    Everything that was mentioned here. https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/how-much-did-522669-page2.html#post4698986 Pay is different depending on where you work. What city an state are you in? What other work experiance do you have? In m...
  23. I didn't pay for it. What city are you in. Contact your local red cross, get your CPR certification, and walk into any doc-in-the-box, urgent care, or abortion clinic and apply for a job. One of them will hire you (entry level with minimum wage of co...
  24. PLEASE HELP I need Brutal Honesty!!!!

    I've never heard of a CNA being denied work because of weight. I only know of ladies that didn't pass the physical because their BP or blood sugar was off the charts/ undiagnosed ( like my stupid friend who refuses to manage her blood sugar). Once ...
  25. Scrubs for curvy girls

    Is it mandatory that you wear scrub bottoms? http://oldnavy.gap.com/browse/product.do?pid=676488192&tid=onfr1r Scrub pants fit too tight on my thighs.