RN4NICU

RN4NICU LPN, LVN

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  1. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

    RN4NICU replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    Just thinking about how the patient must have felt to have his or her life in the hands of such an a--hole. I think I would have asked for another doctor or a transfer to another hospital if I...

  2. "A monkey can be trained to do what you nurses do"

    RN4NICU replied to angel337's topic in General Nursing

    Then his a-- had better find a monkey to help him because this nurse would walk away and ignore his little tantrum (just like I would any other 2-year-old's tantrum). By the way, verbal abuse is...

  3. Agency Nursing?

    RN4NICU replied to MurrR's topic in General Nursing

    That is the million dollar question I'm still looking at my options right now. There are many of them out there. Research is one of them, but it is not really my thing, so I'm not looking in that...

  4. Flu shot facts

    RN4NICU replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    I have gotten the flu shot only twice in my life. Neither time did it prevent me from getting the flu. Nor did it shorten the course of the flu when I got it. I have gotten the flu once when I did...

  5. Agency Nursing?

    RN4NICU replied to MurrR's topic in General Nursing

    That is the best thing about nursing. You have many, many options. I plan to eventually leave the clinical area completely, where I would not be providing patient care at all, but I will still be...

  6. How long to obtain ADN?

    RN4NICU replied to mollyz's topic in General Nursing

    It will depend on what prerequisites you have already taken vs. what you will still need to take. I would not count on less than 24 months, as most ADN programs contain 2 years of clinicals with the...

  7. Agency Nursing?

    RN4NICU replied to MurrR's topic in General Nursing

    You decide. They do not "send" you anywhere, per se. They tell you what is available and you decide where you will

  8. Agency Nursing?

    RN4NICU replied to MurrR's topic in General Nursing

    The more experience you have, the more comfortable you will be. This is very important as you are expected, as an agency or travel nurse, to be able to hit the ground running with little to no...

  9. A question about Diploma Nurses

    RN4NICU replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    I think the "won't get too far in a Magnet hospital without a BSN" comment reflected that you will always and forever be a staff nurse in a Magnet hospital, without at least a BSN - i.e. no leadership...

  10. Hospital shut down yesterday!

    RN4NICU replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    ~~Making a mental note to cross Indy off the list of places I'm willing to relocate~~ Last thing I need is to inadvertently wind up in a place that doesn't like

  11. Scary doctors!!!

    RN4NICU replied to LadyBugLass's topic in General Nursing

    Very good point. Thanks for posting

  12. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

    RN4NICU replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    Better be careful with that assumption. Many states actually have laws that the title "NURSE" is every bit as much protected as the titles "registered nurse" or "Licensed practical nurse" or "RN" and...

  13. How common is Work Violence?

    RN4NICU replied to Dr. Gonzo's topic in General Nursing

    Family members do not just automatically have the unquestionable right to be there. Any time a visitor threatens the staff, a police report should be filed and a restraining order sought. You never...

  14. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    RN4NICU replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    Klondike, Thanks for clarifying. I had taken the question a bit differently - to address people who currently receive overtime, asking if they would still work overtime if their employers suddenly...

  15. How common is Work Violence?

    RN4NICU replied to Dr. Gonzo's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps if they were held liable for putting your safety at risk they would be more inclined to do something about it. :angryfire Any employer that would threaten to terminate nurses who take legal...

  16. Do nurses take work home?

    RN4NICU replied to skybirdrising's topic in General Nursing

    Not this nurse either. I take my journals to work and read them if I get some free time. At home, I could not care less about anything having to do with

  17. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    RN4NICU replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    As I sit here and look at my screen, I can't believe that 5 people have said "yes" to

  18. Return to clinical nursing?????

    RN4NICU replied to veteranRN's topic in General Nursing

    They might appear to be looking down their noses at you, but I'm betting that they're jealous of your position, and this is how they choose to express it. Not unheard of in nursing. I've been told...

  19. The Cancer That Spreads Across the Nation...HCA

    RN4NICU replied to Headhurt's topic in General Nursing

    I heard that! The above is the bottom line of HCA's

  20. RN to BSN

    RN4NICU replied to steve_80's topic in Nursing Career

    University of Wyoming http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/nursing/ $124/credit hour CCNE

  21. Medscape article re: Competence, Caring, Cleanliness,

    RN4NICU replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The shoe didn't fit me either. I always try to look my best. I'm just sick of people that don't know the first thing about what nursing is (like an attorney, for example) going on about what they...

  22. Have you guys received your flu shots yet?

    RN4NICU replied to SoldierMedic's topic in General Nursing

    I tend to agree with the above. My experience, and my allergist concurs, is that if you don't feel like a semi ran over you, backed up over you, and ran over you again - you had something else, not...

  23. Medscape article re: Competence, Caring, Cleanliness,

    RN4NICU replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't find the criticism CONSTRUCTIVE Let's think about this shall we How many people vomit on the parking validation lady? Does she have to crawl around on the floor to plug in a bed? Does she...

  24. Have you guys received your flu shots yet?

    RN4NICU replied to SoldierMedic's topic in General Nursing

    They aren't available here yet, but something does seem to be going around. I don't know if it's actually the flu, though. I have been seriously ill with the flu 3 times and two of those times I had...

  25. Pay rate different in diff depts????

    RN4NICU replied to kario's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get premium pay from the hospital I usually work at (as PRN staff) for working in critical care, but I do receive an extra $2 per hour from the staffing agency (at a different hospital) to...