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  1. Should I go ahead and get "RN" engraved after my name when

    fungez replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, do it. The odds are greatly in your favor that you'll pass on the first try. Have

  2. i'm at a loss, 300+ applications without an interview?

    fungez replied to kalop_rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good for you for taking care of your boy. I've yet to get a job by applying online. When I first moved to Austin, I put my scrubs and showed up, resume in hand, and said "here I am, I am ready to...

  3. i'm at a loss, 300+ applications without an interview?

    fungez replied to kalop_rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Or...maybe Oklahoma? Yeah, the commute would suck but you could do three days in a row spend nights there. Friday, Saturday, Sundays would make you very

  4. i'm at a loss, 300+ applications without an interview?

    fungez replied to kalop_rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm really sorry. I just moved from Austin to Keller and nurse recruiters are not calling back (I'm used to that but I still hate them for it) and even agencies are not calling back. This is for PRN...

  5. Any bedside nurses (kind souls) willing to answer 6 questions for me?

    fungez replied to rn_william's topic in General Nursing

    and there you have it. Sorry about the really dumb answers. On the other hand you have saved me a lot of money, because I have decided I am never going back to

  6. what now?

    fungez replied to mskelr's topic in General Nursing

    I have also been interviewed for jobs that they already knew who they were going to hire. It's insulting and a waste of my time but it does happen. Although once at my volunteer job the directer...

  7. Any bedside nurses (kind souls) willing to answer 6 questions for me?

    fungez replied to rn_william's topic in General Nursing

    Me, too. For once, I am at a loss for

  8. This can't be right...

    fungez replied to pinkstudentnurse20's topic in General Nursing

    I have met some of the stupidest, most incompetent MDs in my lifetime. I'm not trying to sound snarky, but every MD I've met on a professional level has had a basic level of competency. There were a...

  9. transfer after 1st year of nursing

    fungez replied to kxvc's topic in Emergency

    If you love your job then that's where I'd stay. Not too many people say they love med surge. Technical knowledge is easy to acquire. There's inservces, textbooks, the internet. But job...

  10. Disillusioned, Depression, or Both?

    fungez replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in General Nursing

    You work in a bad place. I think it's as simple as that. If you have a good rapport with any of your oncologists see if he has any office jobs available. I've worked office and it's a much nicer...

  11. discontinued narcotics left on unit for weeks

    fungez replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    If you think your facility is being sloppy with their narcs make an anonymous call to the DEA's office. That'd light a fire under

  12. discontinued narcotics left on unit for weeks

    fungez replied to makes needs known's topic in General Nursing

    Things like this give me chest pain. I've never had an issue with addiction but I believe it can happen to almost anyone, and a bunch of narcs lying around that aren't being used is just screaming...

  13. The positive side of nursing...PLEASE!!!

    fungez replied to sarahsmile44's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the pay has gotten better over the years. I picked nursing for purely pragmatic reason. Guarenteed job upon graducation (no longer applicable), flexible hours (no longer as applicable with...

  14. Anyone ever invoke Safe Harbor?

    fungez replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    It's a Texas thing, I guess. I never heard of it when I worked in KS. From what I understand, it protects your license in case of unsafe staffing. Doesn't mean you can refuse the assignment or you...

  15. anything you wish you were told in nursing school that you werent?

    fungez replied to karyan06's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, sure. I also like "back when dinosaurs roamed the

  16. Honest thoughts on Job Market

    fungez replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I've yet to get any calls back from nurse recruiters in the Fort Worth area. These are for PRN positions. Also applied at an agency and no call so far yet. But on the brighter side, I've been...

  17. anything you wish you were told in nursing school that you werent?

    fungez replied to karyan06's topic in General Nursing

    That getting my ADN instead of a BSN really will matter. Of course, back then it didn't. Of course, I am so old I went to school back when the earth's crust was

  18. Oncology Office

    fungez replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. It's a very rewarding place to work. The patients are wonderful. Dealing with them helps me put all my petty life annoyances in perspective. But I could never do onc. peds. Oh,

  19. Oncology Office

    fungez replied to mappers's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in an oncology office for a few years. Actually, two offices. I can only speak from my own experience but I'll give you my perspective. Clinic work is easier than hospital work. Yeah, you're...

  20. Time to call a duck a duck?

    fungez replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree with everything you said. As it is now, nursing is a skilled trade. It might change someday, but I doubt it. I've been doing this nearly two decades, the money has gotten better but...

  21. And if we catch you smoking you'll be charge $25

    fungez replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    Mandatory cholesterol screens? Wouldn't that be a HIPAA violation to reveal that to anyone but your

  22. LPN to RN... ask for a raise?

    fungez replied to e.moore30's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, definately ask for a raise. And if they don't give it to you, start looking for a better job. They won't respect you for working for less than you deserve, they'll just think that you are weak...

  23. Jean Watson Caring Science

    fungez replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    It reads almost like satire, doesn't it. You just can't make this stuff up. It's be funny except that some people take it

  24. Nursing 101

    fungez replied to Copper4's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I ambulate everyone unless they're on strict bedrest. It's just as important as passing my meds. Especially if they're elderly. Even a couple of days of immobility will debilitate them to the...

  25. Jean Watson Caring Science

    fungez replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'd never heard of Jean Watson before now. Learn something new everyday, right? I agree, she sounds like a nut. And I think hospitals are motivated by purely pragmatic reasons to pay for...