Dixiecup

Dixiecup

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  1. afraid of losing my liscense

    Dixiecup replied to nursecatnfl's topic in Correctional

    Sorry to be your eye opener but at least 50% of Inmates are probably one level below the human race.I know I'll catch some flack for this statement but "before you acuse, criticize and accuse,walk a...

  2. Resignation Via E-Mail

    Dixiecup replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    Why would she be bladklisted? I was a DON for several years. I would hire

  3. GN pay

    Dixiecup posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is there a rule about GN pay. I got paid RN wages from the minute I graduated. I work with two LPN's that just graduated but can't take their boards for about a month. Our DON immediately told them "...

  4. How much gets deducted from your pay for health benefits?

    Dixiecup replied to hoolahan's topic in General Nursing

    I have blue cross blue shield which is good insurance but I pay approx. $150 a month for it. Just for myself. I am considering dropping it as I just can't afford that much out of my paycheck. I could...

  5. GN pay

    Dixiecup replied to Dixiecup's topic in General Nursing

    Guess I was unclear in my post. They just graduated RN school but are still getting LPN pay till they pass boards.

  6. Accident Scenes: Do You Always Offer Assistance?

    Dixiecup replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    A couple of years ago my husband and I along with three other couples were sitting on a river bank just soaking up sun and watching people go by in their canoes. A man in a canoe pulled up on the bank...

  7. Worried about retirement

    Dixiecup replied to Reggy Miller's topic in General Nursing

    I have absolutely 0 retirement. I live paycheck to paycheck and sometimes not even that so I'll probably eat cheap catfood. I'm afraid there won't even be social security. I'm one of those people who...

  8. Question about on-line prescriptions

    Dixiecup replied to debRN0417's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, most of these companies are for real. You can get anything you want throught the internet. Most of them (although not all) are legitimately prescriptions for anything you want. I don't know how...

  9. Female nurses earn less than male nurses

    Dixiecup replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    The same company that advanced the male over me had mandatory inservices twice a year on what to do if anyone approached you regarding unions. It was like a four letter word and we were not to even...

  10. Female nurses earn less than male nurses

    Dixiecup replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know about the pay but it's a proven fact that male nurses advance and promote much faster than females. I've seen it happen over and over. You can debate it any way you want but if you're a...

  11. where can I find cheap nursing scrubs?

    Dixiecup replied to amyrae76's topic in General Nursing

    ebay! they're used but they're cheap and I've never got a bad set. People are usually just tired of

  12. Murphy's Law

    Dixiecup posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is just a general venting session but I've bottled it up for about 3 weeks now and it's driving me crazy! Most of my nursing experience is in correctional nursing, and the last 5 years in...

  13. Changing needles prior IM injection

    Dixiecup replied to sharon holcombe's topic in General Nursing

    I was not taught in nursing school to change the needle and I never do. Everyone says I give great

  14. I have an interview, and need some advise

    Dixiecup replied to niksemtmom's topic in General Nursing

    There should be a point in the interview where the interviewer asks something like. "Do you have any questions for me?" Think it through and have some good ones. Don't just say, "no, not

  15. Can't take boards?

    Dixiecup replied to melaniew's topic in General Nursing

    This is not always true. I was a staff development coordinator for a nursing home for a few months. I was in charge of all the hiring and firing. I had to runa background check on everyone prior to...

  16. Just frustrated at poor attitudes in the general public.

    Dixiecup replied to movealong's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but I think drug reps are the wave of the future and will probably be the most influential thing in the "next new drug". Alot of people couldn't get their meds if it weren't for all those...

  17. Nursing School--I need direction

    Dixiecup replied to lmcelroy's topic in General Nursing

    Do you hav Sanford Brown in California. They offer evening

  18. Thoughts about childcare during procedures

    Dixiecup replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree.I never could understand why parents even took very small children to the movies when it was an adult film, find a sitter, don't spoil it for every one else.( a little off the subject,...

  19. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    Dixiecup replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I also have taken one sign on bonus job. I t was to be given in three increments over a year period. I couldn't even make it to the first installment which was only 3 months. I tried but I just...

  20. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    Dixiecup replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    RIGHT ON!!!!!PAY US WHAT WER'E

  21. Ever have a major crush on a doctor

    Dixiecup replied to ninaldunn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You're soooo right. I worked with my cruch Doctor side by side on a daily basis for about two years and then the crush became love. Foolishly I believed him when he said the feeling was mutual. I left...

  22. advice from nurses for a new physician

    Dixiecup replied to pinkplumeria's topic in General Nursing

    Don't jump down the nurse's throat when she calls you in the middle of the night. It's your

  23. anyone with criminal record work in hospital?

    Dixiecup replied to donnar232's topic in General Nursing

    That is exactly what I was trying to say! I'm on your side! Sorry if you misunderstood. Believe me, I've been through the ringer with a worse charge and I know it's not fun trying to prove you are...

  24. Hospital Grub

    Dixiecup replied to Witheney's topic in General Nursing

    I love hospital food or nursing home meals, whichever I am working. As long *** I don't have to cook it, it's great! I work in a prison setting also and it's an unwritten rule, you DO NOT eat prison...

  25. question for all with any charges from past

    Dixiecup replied to donnar232's topic in General Nursing

    I had a class C felony expunged from my record and I've worked for the department of corrections for 13 years. edited by traumaRUs - reason: direct