42pines

42pines

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    42pines replied to MaleNurse4Hire's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What's the BA? If you have a BS, it can be Henry Galindo, BS, RN But your degree really is not applicable to your station in life, and doing this could lead to a sticky situation like: "Oh, you have...

  2. Quick question about a Mantoux plant....

    42pines posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm about to do a Mantoux plant, and the last one I did was on a hot dog back in nursing school in 2002. Now I've done thousands of IM and SubQ's so I'm not fearful...and know the procedure and well,...

  3. Am I being offered a fair pay?

    42pines replied to AussiRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Austin is expensive. Your pay ought to be $28-34/hour. But there is a glut of nurses, and pay scales have been

  4. Do you as an RN insert nasopharyngeal or oral pharyngeal airway adjuncts?

    42pines posted a topic in Emergency

    Simple question: When for one of various reasons, a non-responsive person with no gag reflex needs airway resuscitation and a head-tilt is inappropriate or inadequate do you as an RN have the right...

  5. Do you as an RN insert nasopharyngeal or oral pharyngeal airway adjuncts?

    42pines replied to 42pines's topic in Emergency

    Thank you all for all your helpful

  6. Do you as an RN insert nasopharyngeal or oral pharyngeal airway adjuncts?

    42pines replied to 42pines's topic in Emergency

    Thank you all for the helpful answers. FlyingScot, I get your point, but I'll add that it does matter what I think. Analysis of Scope of Practice requires thought and analysis. I suppose here you are...

  7. Do you as an RN insert nasopharyngeal or oral pharyngeal airway adjuncts?

    42pines replied to 42pines's topic in Emergency

    Oops...I took the EMT-A course... the low level one. The top two...your trumpet and simple oral airway are what I'm talking about. That's about what I expected and yes I understand that even if EMT...

  8. HR lied to Unemployment!!

    42pines replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    On this one think of getting a lawyer. Why? Because if what you say is true, you are not the first one. And most lawyers are smart enough to realize that a threatening letter that goes like this...

  9. Career Change and need SERIOUS help

    42pines replied to TrynafindmyCalling's topic in Nursing Career

    Tough place to be. On one hand do what wakes you up in the morning. On the other hand, when you're 75 and unable to pay your student loans, they WILL take a portion of your social security and they...

  10. Would you work this schedule...is it safe?

    42pines replied to RNewbie's topic in General Nursing

    I'd do it and love it... but I agree, it surely is not for

  11. Nursing is slavery Period!!!

    42pines replied to sonia211's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nursing seems to have changed a lot over the past five years. Prior to 2008 I'd recommend nursing to just about anyone, toda, I no longer recommend nursing at all. This being said, I love my job, and...

  12. Exhaustion after interview

    42pines replied to Aviationurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Oh my....no, no... Oh I cannot help myself....here are my answers: a. What are your goals 10 years from now? not being stuck in this hellhole, that'd for sure! b. How can our company help you? I...

  13. Guys: what made you want to go into nursing?

    42pines replied to Canadian eh?'s topic in Men in Nursing

    Gosh darn--I was shanghied! 'Tis true...I was in a CLS (Clinical Lab Scientist) / MLS (Medical Lab Specialist) program. But all my co-students (there weren't many) were introverts, and well, quite...

  14. Jumping ship to Hospital Nursing

    42pines replied to Aviationurse's topic in Occupational Health

    Persevere, that's about all we can do... there are many in sticky situations--I'm one of them, much to my surprise! At least you feel comfortable about switching back to hospital nursing. I've been...

  15. Jumping ship to Hospital Nursing

    42pines replied to Aviationurse's topic in Occupational Health

    Reading back... ".i did not took hospital job bec it was an agency buyout for 15 grand working in kids psych hospital and i have to pay the hospital back the 15 grand if i break contract...." What a...

  16. Know of any free online phlebotomy classes?

    42pines posted a topic in General Nursing

    I took phlebotomy seven years ago. Though I was med/surg, then Adult ICU, where I worked the IV teams did all the sticks. (I begged to be allowed to work with the team, part-time but we were...

  17. Seems a bit excessive to me....

    42pines posted a topic in General Nursing

    From Bloomberg an article: Nurse Making $269,810 Demonstrates California Public Worker Overtime Binge If you want to read the article use the title above as a search string in google. A small...

  18. Know of any free online phlebotomy classes?

    42pines replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if it would have transmitted through ceilings? At any rate Rob, go and stand in the

  19. Seems a bit excessive to me....

    42pines replied to 42pines's topic in General Nursing

    That's simply sickening. Though such folk may get what's coming to them... When the money runs out, and in many states, it surely will, pensions will be cut, and possibly may be "capped." Though it's...

  20. Need advice PLEASE

    42pines replied to HA_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd suggest that when someone eventually says: "are you pregnant," then you can answer, matter-of-factly, "of course silly..." If they then say: "why didn't you tell us?" Answer just as...

  21. Why did you pick your username?

    42pines replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    Sporing.... Running away quickly.... Oh I am

  22. Why did you pick your username?

    42pines replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    sorry double

  23. Why did you pick your username?

    42pines replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    1, 2, 3, ...42

  24. Just got hired and heard that Zoloft can come up as a Benzo on drug test?

    42pines replied to sweetnlow4's topic in General Nursing

    I too find it stressful if I have to urinate. Why? Because I can't without good privacy. According to: http://www.paruresis.org/ About 7% of Americans suffer paruresis called by various names: shy...

  25. Just got hired and heard that Zoloft can come up as a Benzo on drug test?

    42pines replied to sweetnlow4's topic in General Nursing

    So the trick is, if you use sertraline and want it to remain private (as it should) simply ask your doctor for a script for a benzo. It could be for amount: 1, refill zero; prn. Naturally nobody...