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I have a friend who is a NP in a medium security state prison. She really likes it. She says the corrections officers are, by far, much more difficult and unpleasant to deal with than the inmates.

I listen to the BBC World News, or NPR Morning Edition.

Not I.

Oh dear. My fault for assuming too much. I'm an atheist. I thought people wore dress clothes to church. I don't think I really need to be specific about what is implied, do I?

OK, anyone posting with me for more than a week knows that I am a hard mule on the issue of interview attire. IMO, there is almost no excuse not to wear a suit to an interview, and no excuse to wear scrubs to an interview, ever. The latter is just really gross, frankly. However, that said, even I would cut a 40 week pregnant woman some slack on interview attire. Not enough slack for scrubs (really, that is just never acceptable. If I'm interviewing you, you've lost the job the minute you walk in in scrubs), but enough to let you slide by without a suit, lol. Anything you might wear to church or something should be fine. A dress, or slacks and blouse. Good luck, on both counts.

The dumz. I gotz em. 'Cause I still don't get what the nonsensical rant has to do with anything. Whatever, carry on.

I think it should be/could be, but is not at present.

How does any of this relate at all to this: our leaders ---- national and local (left and right) are running through our nation/ healthcare system like a swarm of locus devorhoring (sic) and destroying everything, and leaving a pile of s*** it the wake You are all over the place. Maybe if you make one coherent argument, and stick with, it we could discuss it. I can not follow your flight of ideas.

How so? And, FTR, there is nothing lacking wth my hearing, or literacy level, lol.

I think the point was to go needless....

I couldn't make any sense of anything past "as a result of obamacare..."

I think if you don't want a flu shot you have every to refuse, so long as you take a job that does not put patients at risk.

I guess I'm too well educated to understand most of that, but I can assure you that today's health care crisis predates the Obama administration.

It depends on a million and one confounding factors. Short answer, yes. I was the manager of 34 ICU beds and 125+ RNs with an ADN 20 years ago, when I had been a nurse for 5 years. I look back now and think holy cow, what was I/were they thinking?!?!?! I already had a masters and a law degree at the time, but that wasn't why they gave me the job. They said they thought I had leadership ability. The BSN was required, and they gave me a time frame within which to finish it. Would they do that now? I don't know. I doubt it. Some places still do. A lot depends on who is available to do the job. Most depends on who you know. I "knew people," (the right people ) they believed in me, I got the job.

In all likelihood, there is a reason, as hoopchick suggests. I don't believe in the likelihood of a baseless conspiracy taking shape 3 week before graduation either. However, detailing whatever the incident leading up to this circumstance was is probably not a good idea b/c it could possibly identify the poster and make matters worse. Best to keep a lid on it. OP, if you have already exhausted transfer options as you say, and relocating is not an option, that leaves you with appeals channels through your school, your state nursing association, or you can seek legal advice. I think that about sums up the possibilities. Good luck.

Can you imagine the FICA burden? He is not my favorite uncle (there is one in every family, right?), so my heart is not breaking for him.

Not quite the same, but my uncle is a psychiatrist who did not get paid by medicare for 2 years, lol. When they finally paid him, they owed him over half a million dollars.

Email isn't acceptable. Write a thank you note by hand and mail or hand deliver it. And I agree, they probably just took it down because they had a sufficient response pool and know for certain they will hire one of those candidates, and want to stop the flood of responses.

Well it depends. I'd need to know what s/he said and more context. If it was totally inappropriate, I'd probably say something to that effect to her in private. I may or may not say something to the patient, but that would depend entirely on circumstances. That is all I'd do. I certainly would never say anything to anyone else, of that is what you are getting at.

It's done. Move on. I think you have to get up, dust yourself off, and get back on the bike. Get those resumes out there. Volunteer. Consider the flu shot clinics this winter. Mostly, stop looking back.

Ok, I get it now. I guess it is your business after all, lol. If you have addressed it and it hasn't improved, then it isn't likely to, which is a shame. I don't see why you would need a stress leave, that seems silly and I don't think you have anything near approaching grounds for a harassment suit, but you could always consult an attorney and get professional advice. It comes down to a personality clash. I'd brush up my resume and start looking for a position that is a better fit.

I agree Nomad. I have all the respect in the world for the MDs I work with. I also have self-respect. They aren't mutually exclusive, lol. When I earn the title, I'll use it. What's more, I will be absolutely certain to use it when referring to other DNP prepared NPs to patients and other providers. I have come 180* on this subject. I used to think I wouldn't, but all the naysayers changed my mind. I will not be told what not to do as if I were a child. If the debate (not htis thread, just the debate in general) hadn't been so vitriolic, I'd likely have remained indifferent. There was a comment on the NYT article about the title that said "If I want a diagnosis and treatment, I'll call a Doctor. If I want a hand job, I'll call a nurse." I donated a large sum of money to a PAC working on this issue in honor of that imbecile. I wish I could tell him. But hey, let them keep it up. They are inspiring me to do something about it!

I thought is was pretty standard for 100% med mal occurrence policy. I wouldn't settle for 50%, especially if you aren't taking any other benefits. And I'd up my continuing ed allowance to 3K too. Leaving major med on the table it worth about 15K.

If my colleague shared this situation with me I'd say "Wow, what a though spot to be in. I hope you find a solution that works for you." And I'd promptly change the subject. In other words, MYOB. You are not involved, keep it that way.

The cheapest one you can get. You have no use for a cardiology stethoscope. You don't know what you are hearing or listening for anyway. A sprague is sufficient for most nurses.