AlabamaBelle

AlabamaBelle

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  1. Can an employer penalize you for calling-in due to illness?

    AlabamaBelle replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    If I'm not mistaken, the OP said her child had bilateral conjuctivitis. We are not allowed near our facility with the stuff or exposure to the stuff. It is considered an "excused" absence. Employee...

  2. scrubs and ironing

    AlabamaBelle replied to CT Pixie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    BTW, I do have many OCD tendencies. Good that I work Peds ICU, huh? I can be as OCD as I

  3. scrubs and ironing

    AlabamaBelle replied to CT Pixie's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yes, I am ironed, starched, creased and have clean shoes. My socks match my scrub top (I work in peds. so if I have on pink Tinkerbell top, I have pink Tinkerbell socks). I still look fresh (the...

  4. You cant be fashionable for nursing.

    AlabamaBelle replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, so I think I get this now. You are simply receiving back from your instructors what signals you are sending out (what goes around comes around?). Your remark about your instructors were...

  5. scopolamine patches

    AlabamaBelle replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I used a scop patch on a cruise. While it did take care of the nausea, my mouth felt like the Sahara. I was waking up about every 2 hours to get something to drink!. I found my self unable to read,...

  6. Do you wear your seatbelt

    AlabamaBelle replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in Emergency

    I work in PICU. I wouldn't dream of not having my seatbelt buckled, along with any passengers in my

  7. You cant be fashionable for nursing.

    AlabamaBelle replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    Just an FYI: there are lots of vicious women everywhere, in every profession. This is unfortunately human behavior and not at all nice. The only way to get away from vicious women is to go find a plot...

  8. You cant be fashionable for nursing.

    AlabamaBelle replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    I knew going into nursing that "being fashionable" was definitely not in the cards. However, presenting myself as a professional is. My uniforms are always ironed (I get a lot of ribbing for this)....

  9. Your a nurse--You should know better!!

    AlabamaBelle replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, chevyv-- I forgot about the running around barefoot. I only wore shoes when we went shopping or to church in the summertime. Oh, and we swam in an icky, polluted, cottonmouth infested river...

  10. Your a nurse--You should know better!!

    AlabamaBelle replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    Oh me, oh my!!! It's a wonder my generation and those before ever made out of kindergarten. I rode bicycles with no helmet, rode horses bareback with no saddle, climbed trees, played in the woods all...

  11. Am I wrong because i don't want to do CNA duites

    AlabamaBelle replied to zoeyzoe's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ICU and do total care. Granted, a lot of my patients are small (infants, small children) but we do get our fair share of larger kids (the 200-300lb school agers, generally they're P-W)...

  12. your 2cents please

    AlabamaBelle replied to moonjumper's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree with Suesquatch. Your heart is telling you where you belong. You just need to listen to you heart. :heartbeat And many blessing to you for your passion for LTC. They really need people like...

  13. When is it going to be my time?..

    AlabamaBelle replied to BethT's topic in General Nursing

    While I also believe it's better to give than receive, I also believe that you have to look out for you or run the risk of becoming one bitter person. Sometimes, you just have to do something for...

  14. Do you sign "RN' after your name OUTSIDE of the hospital?

    AlabamaBelle replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes I do. It's done without thinking - usually when I've stopped somewhere on my way home from work. Somebody shoves a piece of paper and there goes my signature - complete with RN, date &...

  15. I did something that now makes me think I was acting like a druggie/doper/thief...

    AlabamaBelle replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I have very distinct personal boundary issues. I think the "uninvited pocket diver" was way out of bound and just rude. I won't get into an elevator that has more than about 3 people in it. I'm not...

  16. Some advice please! (kind of long post...sorry)

    AlabamaBelle replied to shining_star28463's topic in General Nursing

    What everybody else

  17. Queens University of Charlotte

    AlabamaBelle replied to cool12's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Just checked the board site. The Queens ADN program pass rate dropped to 78% for 2007. This could be due to changing their program from being at Presby to merging with Queens, hopefully just a...

  18. Queens University of Charlotte

    AlabamaBelle replied to cool12's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    One thing to keep in mind about Queens Nursing: there are two programs there. One is ADN through Presby and the other is the BSN through Queens. I haven't checked the NCLEX scores recently, but...

  19. Early Admission for Ja. start at Carolinas College of Health Sciences?

    AlabamaBelle replied to charlottegirl's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Congratulations charlottegirl! I, too, am a grad of CCHS (2005). It is a tough course of study. Getting your "other" (non-nursing) classes out of the way first is a great way to go. The nursing...

  20. How competitive is it to get into a nursing program in charlotte?

    AlabamaBelle replied to palo143's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    The schools in Charlotte are VERY competitive. Keep your chin up and your nose to the grindstone in school and improve that GPA! Cindy, RN PS: I don't think any of them are lenient at all - there are...

  21. PICU RN and a parent?

    AlabamaBelle replied to MommyandRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    One other note: our PICU just "merged" with the Peds CVICU. That's the one place I do not like to go. I'm really working hard on this, because I know I may have to go to that "side" when they are...

  22. PICU RN and a parent?

    AlabamaBelle replied to MommyandRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Like Jan, I have 3 children. The youngest, 19, is a repaired TOF c pulmonary atresia. Repair was a long time coming (6 years of age), and we've had multiple experiences in several different...

  23. "Uses call light extremely well"

    AlabamaBelle replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: That's better than one of my neuro assessments: sitting up in bed playing video games. Shows excellent fine motor skills s/p procedure (shunt revision,...

  24. Trichotillomania Awareness (long, but please find time to read)

    AlabamaBelle replied to Faster's topic in General Nursing

    Maire: Have you tried a pediatric neurologist? She totally understood what was happening. I took some adjusting of meds, but we finally appear to be in a good place with regard to hair pulling. My...

  25. Trichotillomania Awareness (long, but please find time to read)

    AlabamaBelle replied to Faster's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you from the mom of a 19 year old daughter who has had bouts of Trichotillomania since she was around 10 years old. She has a long, complicated medical history and this was just anothe...