slackula

slackula

I like everything except ER

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  1. Credit check along with background? *****??

    slackula replied to choc0late's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    To be honest declaring bankruptcy may work in your favor because now they know your really desperate for money. I had a supervisor tell me "I like to hire nurses that have to make car payments because...

  2. How do I 'toughen up?'

    slackula replied to GoLauraGo's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar complaint about me when I was new. A stroke patient's wife saw a quarter sized amount of blood on his top sheet[he had torn a band aid off his arm] and started yelling and making a...

  3. Immunizations & nursing school

    slackula replied to determined09's topic in General Nursing

    In America, which is ground zero for allopathic medicine, you have no choice but to get vaccinated if you wish to practice in the current medical system. Most of the nurses are brainwashed to believe...

  4. What to you think of UAP's representing themselves as RN's?

    slackula replied to sofla98's topic in General Nursing

    It bothers me when I'm a patient. I'll see someone in scrubs with no clue as to their title. When I was in premature labor , a woman came into my room with a white lab coat-she was from food service...

  5. Who wears a nursing cap?

    slackula replied to raincitynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Let me tell you about "caps" They were worn by maids years ago. One reason we wanted to stop wearing them. also, I worked in a very ritzy hospital in Manhattan and if you forgot your cap they made...

  6. If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

    slackula replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I never had anything to do with nursing and I had a great

  7. Applied for LTC position, haven't heard a word

    slackula replied to 2bTraumaRN2008's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I applied to United Health Group and I'm waiting for a call back for a face to face interview. But my phone is not ringing. Poor old Slackula. I feel like I'm waiting for some potential new boyfriend...

  8. Do Nurses Have to Make Their Home Addresses Public?

    slackula replied to HappyMeNow's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be listed in the NYC phone book. One day we had a terrible snowstorm that almost shut down the city. I recieved a phone call from one of the mental patients. "Hi, I know your there and...

  9. Interpreter Telling You How To Do Your Job

    slackula replied to TacoBelle's topic in General Nursing

    I had an interpreter that would have a long involved conversation with the patient and when I asked about the answer he would say "Oh the answer is no" I don't want his opinion . I just want the...

  10. Patient complaint filed

    slackula replied to ladytopaz56's topic in General Nursing

    First, talk to a labor lawyer and have him contact them. This can stop them dead in their tracks. Also, one bit of advice , when a junkie asks you for her pain med and it is the legal time to give...

  11. A Matter of Respect and Dignity: Bullying in the Nursing Profession

    slackula replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How do you stand up to a

  12. How much medical experience did you have before entering nursing school?

    slackula replied to Aly529's topic in General Students

    Zero:redbeathe:nurse:

  13. How old were you when you finished nursing school?

    slackula replied to pgray1229's topic in General Nursing

    B.S.N, RN age

  14. You know it's going to be a crazy night at work, when

    slackula replied to JennRN65's topic in General Nursing

    When you show up on the floor to start work and and the nurses you are relieving say "I've never been so glad to see

  15. How long to stay at a job you don't like?

    slackula replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should just go also. That place sounds like trouble. It is always better to quit while you are

  16. Graduating and feel unprepared!

    slackula replied to StudentNurzNK's topic in General Nursing

    The new nurses that I hate are the ones who try to act like they know everything. It's obvious to everyone that they are insecure, but if they have an attitude, I just can't stand it. They will try to...

  17. RN feeling discouraged, can't find niche

    slackula replied to babblingbrook's topic in General Nursing

    You might like teaching. I had a job where I trained HHA's. It was fun at times. Not much pressure. I have also worked in every area and like to change direction every few years. Psych home care...

  18. Johnson & Johnson commercials

    slackula replied to Fribblet's topic in General Nursing

    I like the commercials. They are kind of corny, but it does make me feel good to get recognition. I think we are just not used to recieving praise. Like a bunch of emotionally abused

  19. Floating related to age

    slackula replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not fair. I'm 60 and could handle floating. When I was 27 I was terrified of floating off my unit. My pleas fell on deaf ears. It was great experience for me and I was able to float to almost any...