42pines

42pines

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  1. The backside of the opiod epidemic.

    42pines posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last November I lifted something and hurt my back. Took some naprosyn and cyclobenzaprine and thought it'd be fine by the next day. But it wasn't. If I laid on my back pain was fine 2/10 but I found...

  2. The backside of the opiod epidemic.

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

    Yikes, I'm a bit astonished. It seems that my story is not so uncommon. Indeed, there were plenty of reasons to suspect me. I went in the wee hours of the morning. I knew something had to be done...

  3. I HATE Working as a CNA in a Nursing Home (RN student)

    42pines replied to Shookclays's topic in General Students

    Quit (appropriately) after you have secured a new job at a hospital. The lowest direct hired job in a hospital, in my opinion, is a world better than most nursing home jobs. Further, now people will...

  4. Should I fight for this grade

    42pines replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    When I was a lad I was a scrapper for grades that were lower than what I expected or felt I had earned. Later in life my views changed and attaining a 4.0 was internally changed (the goal) to ~3.4....

  5. BSN is a joke

    42pines replied to nurseguy22's topic in General Nursing

    I see a lot of: "Degree has no place in magnet status." From: 2005 Magnet Application Manual. American Nurses Credentialing Center, (2004) 14: Professional development: The healthcare organization...

  6. I can't do chest compressions (CPR) will I be terminated?

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

    Thank All who took the time to read and comment. Many seem to think that I was hiding something. Someone wrote: I take it you have not officially notified your employer? It is not only a professional...

  7. I can't do chest compressions (CPR) will I be terminated?

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

    Yes, my employer as well as my medical director has been

  8. Stethoscope cover for men?

    42pines replied to Philly85's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Get a Thinklabs One, a digital stethoscope that has no tubing at all, simply a lightweight wire to headphones like what you would use with an Iphone. Very manly too! (Or at least I

  9. Tired of job hunting & getting no where!!!!!

    42pines replied to RN-Que's topic in General Nursing

    I just took a peek at salary range for NJ at glassdoor. I see plenty of $23-27 (lower end of salary range) so that appears in keeping with your offers. If you're good, take the job and at the end of...

  10. How old is too old to become a new RN?

    42pines replied to CathyH's topic in General Nursing

    Are you still even watching this thread Cathy H? OMG! What are you thinking girl? 56 now…you'll be 58 before you start. And 66 before you hit ten years of experience. As emmy 27 wrote: I...

  11. Can a hospital retract their job offer

    42pines replied to nadomel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Jadelpn wrote: All of the paperwork that you sign has contingencies. And the contingencies mean that your background check, physical, etc. are to the "standard" of the facility. Unfortunately, in...

  12. Getting into Nursing school with a misdemeanor

    42pines replied to mrs303abuse's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Get the record sealed/expunged, see: Cleaning Your Record - criminal_selfhelp Beware of "it will disappear after x years." Not too many years ago, I had been working as RN for 7 years, I was...

  13. First nurse job 1.5hour commute

    42pines replied to GRN005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Five days a week, perhaps 60 miles each way will burn up at least $400/month considering wear/tear/gas. At $0.56/mile (the IRS allowance if you were self-employed) that's $1448 per month. Still, I...

  14. how serious are HIPAA violations taken?

    42pines replied to RUSerious's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    How about $1,215,780? That's the actual amount that Heath and Human Services settled a complaint where a leasing company leased photocopiers that had been used within medical environments. Many...

  15. Are you NIOSH Certified for Spirometry?

    42pines posted a topic in Occupational Health

    Some time back I interviewed at a major hospital hoping to be hired as an Occ Health RN. They had a large program with many nurses. I was invited to interview with all the nurses that worked in the...

  16. No calculators allowed as an RN?

    42pines replied to dancediva234's topic in General Students

    Pardon my old age but it's neat that some phones now have calculators but doesn't the cord get in the

  17. Holy cow! My book total is how much?!

    42pines replied to MeiDei's topic in General Students

    Reading this makes me ill. Were I in a 4 year college, about this time, I'd be forming an open group interested in reform. I'd attempt to nicely engage the institute of higher learning with this...

  18. I give in, I'm a COB

    42pines replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, it's the Crusty old Buster Bat Society: COBB I'm way to young to be in

  19. What nursing task do you loathe???

    42pines replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    RetreiverGirl, you've probably heard it before but for exceptionally smelly situations keeping a small bottle/vial of Vick Vapo-Rub on hand works well. Smear a bit just inside the nares. You'll...

  20. Engagement/Wedding Ring Question

    42pines replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps OrganizedChaos OP knew that collectively all us nurses here: Know

  21. Engagement/Wedding Ring Question

    42pines replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Nursing

    OOooh...ooo...I love this question! Morganite is pink beryl. Beryl is Beryllium Aluminum Silicate; with no trace metals it would be colorless beryl; add some chromium and you have emerald; add...

  22. "To BSN or Not to BSN That is the question." Should BSN be minimal requirement?

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

    Grandfathering. But it's a fairly moot question. For instance I took a job 9 months ago with the stipulation: I will get BSN within two years. (which I shall). So even if it does not become state...

  23. RN to MD or CRNA

    42pines replied to SunDevilNurse15's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You say: I want to be a CRNA or get a Medical Degree with a specialty in Pediatrics.” Hmm…the two are very different so I'm suspecting that you really have no particular desire to do one...

  24. Tell me what nurse does not get this one....

    42pines replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing

    Here toomuchbaloney: Man gets chainsaw to cut fallen tree. Man cuts leg instead. OP slaps a kotex to staunch bleeding (sterilized, absorbant and more on-hand than abdominal pads) Then binds kotex on...

  25. Resume

    42pines replied to EatYourVeggies's topic in Psychiatric

    I always have to wonder about those obvious privacy reasons... It's ok if you were nurse at Hedo II or Hedo III (Negro, Jamaica, a, uh...sun worshiper island getaway/large resort) hey, somebody has to...