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  1. It must be a pleasure to work with a doctor like this

    nurse0520 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    I wish we had more doctors and administration people like

  2. Sorry, Milwaukee nurses and patients

    nurse0520 replied to UnionRN2's topic in General Nursing

    It is really sad that they make almost a million bucks a year. no wonder the health insurance is going up. we are paying the heads of the insurance and the heads of the hospital not the people...

  3. Dual Careers

    nurse0520 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Since after graduating I could and still can only find a PRN position and I still work part time at Target to make ends meet and to keep discount. If you call that dual careers

  4. School secretary administring meds???

    nurse0520 replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I have not even read all the posts yet but because of budget cuts etc most schools do not have nurses anymore. I live in one of the biggest school districts in my state and there are a few nurses...

  5. Being forced to work while sick

    nurse0520 replied to phosphorus's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Unfortunalty this country is all for the mighty dollar and not the people. That even includes the non-profit hospitals. Where I work they forced a person to come in even though it was coming out...

  6. Snow Days....

    nurse0520 replied to Kareylea's topic in General Nursing

    There should be more than one way to work. Where I live a couple of weeks ago there was a blizzard and it took me longer to get to work but I got there. Where I live you can be fired if not...

  7. Assisted living ?

    nurse0520 replied to GretaRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    From My own experience of my grandmother being in an assisted living after having 2 strokes to me it is our screwed up healthcare system in the USA. My grandmother did not qualify for a nursing home...

  8. Pay cut for more flexible schedule

    nurse0520 replied to missgigius's topic in General Nursing

    I would do it. Just think you moght be getting less per hour but that means less taxes paid in and actually might be more in the end also because of less deductions of medical

  9. Looking for a CNA program online

    nurse0520 replied to Loux's topic in General Nursing

    isnt there a tech college/2 year college with weekend classes around you or even if you are out of high school i know the high schools in my area offer cna classes. since you are still a minor you...

  10. Anyone worked for insurance co in claims?

    nurse0520 replied to Blouis's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work for a major health insurance company. it sucks i did not know what i was getting myself into. i thought i would be helping people. NOT!!! i was bullied by the catty women working...

  11. By Jove I Think I Got It !

    nurse0520 replied to KarmaWiseRaven's topic in General Nursing

    The temp agencys around me will only hire nurses with experience and that does not include

  12. For those without a job, have you tried...

    nurse0520 replied to Black Jade's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I tried agencys but they wanted someone with experience. had none, they did not even count being a

  13. Should I tell my nursing school about my disorder?

    nurse0520 replied to Harmony4All's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    NO NO NO I should have never told my school about my brain surgery as a child, nor my epilepsy as a child (the reason I had my brain surgery) The nursing instructors used that against me plus I was...

  14. What classes can I take to become a unit secretary or clerical worker in a hospital?

    nurse0520 replied to TrinaCNA's topic in General Nursing

    It depends. What state are you in? They are usually called Health Unit Clerks or Coordinators (HUCS.) At some Technical colleges or 2 year colleges they have programs for it. The hospitals also...

  15. Was This a HIPAA Violation?

    nurse0520 replied to PacoUSA's topic in General Nursing

    It would be a HIPAA violation if a healthcare worker in that facility she was seen at posted it on facebook (but then it could be hard to prove also because they put it in question

  16. One math prob that could help please regarding infusion rate

    nurse0520 replied to TJG21's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    that is a very interesting way of looking at it

  17. Needing a BSN to practice in WI

    nurse0520 replied to javawren_23's topic in General Nursing

    I can not see that happening to soon, The Technical colleges would lose a lot of money because of this and they are state owned so they would lose a lot of tax

  18. advice needed from one nurse to another...

    nurse0520 replied to egglady's topic in General Nursing

    All I know is here in UW Madison and some of the hospitals in Milwaukee are good contenders about brain injuries, but I am assuming you are around Hudson or Eau Claire (west side of state) I had...

  19. Blogging and HIPAA

    nurse0520 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    that is a good question? i still do not understand some of this hippa stuff, or are the facilities reading way to far into the law etc, One time i got in trouble for complaining to security because...

  20. What is the point of Medicare?

    nurse0520 replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    i used to work for a health insurance company before they layed me off and went back to school for nursing so, medicare will pay for nursing homes but they ususally have a supplement insurance to...

  21. Where do CNA's work (other than the hospital)?

    nurse0520 replied to rnintwo's topic in General Nursing

    they work in cbrf's, extended care(nursing homes), some clinics, homecare, they have a number of

  22. Husbands!

    nurse0520 replied to cali_rusk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My husband was to afraid to see me in pain and the blood (even though he used to work in a slaughter house cleaning up after blood and guts there) he almost fainted while i was just in labor. Since...

  23. Pell grant approved but...

    nurse0520 replied to Lisa1980's topic in General Nursing

    never thought about this before but, my husband and I were both in school together (different majors) and we both got pell grants because we both were accepted ang actually going to class in the same...

  24. Pell grant approved but...

    nurse0520 replied to Lisa1980's topic in General Nursing

    is he finshing a degree, is he just starting, who applied first, different school? those could be some answers but i agree with the other reply ask the financial aid

  25. this just popped into my head

    nurse0520 replied to purple10's topic in General Nursing

    I am assuming yes that it will be on your RN from LPN or even CNA etc, because of questions asked when applying for your RN in my state, and will it harm you? I guess it depends on what it was and...