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  1. should potential employers use credit checks?

    Fribblet replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    What does a credit score say about the police that it does not also say about nurses? One be a good nurse with a bad credit score, but one cannot be a good police with a bad credit score? That makes...

  2. Could employers judge people by their names?

    Fribblet replied to MsbossyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    It should be a "No" to Achilles not just because it is "out there," but because Achilles was a whiney b**** who allowed his ego to drive his decision making. Hector is the true hero of The Iliad, and...

  3. should potential employers use credit checks?

    Fribblet replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    It can make sense. I don't think employers (nor do I think they do) should turn down a candidate on the basis of a credit report, but it can, potentially, say a lot about a candidate. For instance,...

  4. Could employers judge people by their names?

    Fribblet replied to MsbossyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    "Americans seem to me that they can't think outside of their own little

  5. Could employers judge people by their names?

    Fribblet replied to MsbossyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Complaining about stereotyping while stereotyping. The irony is

  6. What sort of unit should I work on?

    Fribblet replied to ilovechadkrause's topic in General Nursing

    No one here can tell you what unit you should work on. Talk to nurses in different specialties. Get a feel for what their average day is like. If it sounds good, ask to shadow a nurse for a day. If...

  7. Screening for employment

    Fribblet replied to SN09's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's too uncommon. At my recent drug screen, I had to list any and all medication taken in the last week. This included OTC medication like advil, dietary supplements, and alcohol...

  8. A Profession vs Trade article

    Fribblet replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    That is ridiculous. Fortunately, it's not what the article said. The article said that in some settings RNs are being phased out, and this is true, but in only a couple of settings. MD offices...

  9. ATT and Middle Name

    Fribblet replied to MSUMan's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Have you considered calling the people who will be making the decisions and asking them? An answer straight from the horse's mouth is going to do you much more good than an opinion you get on an...

  10. I'm allergic to.....(laundry list)!

    Fribblet replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    Severe sensitivity, and one you should definitely let any prescribing practitioner know about. There may be a situation where you MUST have a sulfa ABX to treat your condition, and while it may be...

  11. I'm sure this has been said.. MA's calling themselves Nurses

    Fribblet replied to AprilN's topic in General Nursing

    No one is saying they aren't part of the nursing staff. What we are saying is that they are not NURSES. See the difference? No matter how you see it, a CNA is not a nurse. They are an assistant to...

  12. A Profession vs Trade article

    Fribblet replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    Bleh....Who writes these articles? It's written on a 5th grade level with very little

  13. Could employers judge people by their names?

    Fribblet replied to MsbossyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Does daft have a meaning other than "stupid; inane"? For the record, we do speak English in the US. Some of us are pretty familiar with the language and have a vocabulary that consists of more than...

  14. I'm allergic to.....(laundry list)!

    Fribblet replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    Nice. I don't think I've heard anyone claim to have an allergy that would be incompatible with life....yet. I do hear this all the time, and it grates on me like nails on a chalkboard: Me: Do you...

  15. I'm allergic to.....(laundry list)!

    Fribblet replied to AOx1's topic in General Nursing

    I always ask what kind of reaction takes place with each allergy a patient lists. Then I educate them on the difference between allergy and side effect. I have to do this with just about every...

  16. Could employers judge people by their names?

    Fribblet replied to MsbossyRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Names can be changed. They're changed all the time. Now, it's unfair that someone would have to change their name; But if my first name was Christmas and my last name was Carol (I've seen it; it's...

  17. Is it too hard to take Microbiology, AP II, and Chemistry together?

    Fribblet replied to Christine22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's totally doable. Inorganic chem is

  18. DNP vs MD

    Fribblet replied to healthstar's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    ignore this

  19. DNP vs MD

    Fribblet replied to healthstar's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Hehe, I'm going to change my name soon, but probably to something else that's gross. I'm pretty sure the "I'm special because I went to med school attitude" (very similar to "I'm special because I...

  20. American university of antigua???

    Fribblet replied to Roxy625's topic in General Nursing

    Let me google that for

  21. Biting your tongue when it comes to visitors!!

    Fribblet replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    Bam. Nothing but barriers!

  22. DNP vs MD

    Fribblet replied to healthstar's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    While I agree with much of what you said, the MD / DNP debate sounds very familiar. On the same page as this thread, there is another thread where nurses are bemoaning the fact that MAs refer to...

  23. Biting your tongue when it comes to visitors!!

    Fribblet replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    You're making the assumption that visitors can and will read the signs. Then you make the assumption that they will actually bother to comply with the rules. We had a door that had a bright red STOP...

  24. NCLEX

    Fribblet replied to gunter2b's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    NCLEX forum is that way ------> Check it out, there's some threads on a "trick" you can do to get your results

  25. DNP vs MD

    Fribblet replied to healthstar's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    A person who has attained a DNP is a nurse with an advanced degree who focuses on teaching and research. And MD is a person with a professional degree who is licensed to diagnose and treat patients...