FerRN

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1. Lifestyle Discrimination

   FerRN replied to utadahikaru's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I would also like to add that pregnant nurses are the worst to work with, "Oh I cant take that patient. Oh i cant turn my patient." If you can't physically do the job, its time to go on short term...

2. Please help! Was this a hippa violation?

   FerRN replied to rn865's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   Employers are sneaky and sometimes unethical. The only reason to ever release any information is if the patient personally requests it. My mom called out sick due to chest pain and ended up having a...

3. Lifestyle Discrimination

   FerRN replied to utadahikaru's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   Plain and simple, you hire someone based on their ability to do a job. As a fat cardiac nurse, I sometimes feel hypocritical, but I also know that as a fat patient, I am way more likely to tune out...

4. Afghanistan

   FerRN replied to FerRN's topic in International Nursing

   Haha you can totally tell I just got off of night shift with that post. What was going on in my head was... I had considered contracting previously, but never got anywhere with it. My friend, who is...

5. Afghanistan

   FerRN posted a topic in International Nursing

   Does anyone have any thoughts on working for a contractor as nurse on the American base in Afghanistan? My friend who is an electrical contractor recently went to tbe clinic for sutures, and I have...

6. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

   FerRN replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

7. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

   FerRN replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   I don't understand why nurses as a whole cannot work together and educate the public about the ills of hospital life. If there is public outrage over how thin nurses are spread and how dangerous it...

8. How much debt is too much for an RN with her bachelor's?

   FerRN replied to Cbrown0520's topic in Nursing Career

   I have 15k from an adn, but I only worked 20hrs a week at $7/hr so most of that was living expenses. My program was around 6k. Its not hard to live

9. Quit nursing school after two months...

   FerRN replied to keeyumbow66's topic in Nursing Career

   Being a CNA was the first job I ever loved, that's why I went into nursing. I love what I do, but hate the politics of nursing/ hospital life. I can promise you if you don't like nursing now, you...

10. Resume critique, applied to over 100 jobs without a single call back

    FerRN replied to Jmira.BSN.RN's topic in Nursing Career

    I am going to be honest and say that I kind of glazed over and stopped reading your resume. I second the opinion that it needs to be quick and easy to read, consider how many resumes HR people look...

11. Need Some Help/Need to Rant

    FerRN replied to bboy45's topic in General Nursing

    In the Washington DC area, the only place you will be hired with an ADN is at Washington Hospital Center. Period. And I am pretty certain that the only reason I got in, is that I came with cardiac...

12. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    FerRN replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. DC 2. 3.5 3. Cath lab 4. $30.03/hr 5. I honestly can't remember the differential. I think its 20% for night and $5 for weekends. 6. Unionized, mandatory by city law. Dues are 2.5x hourly...

13. Please listen!!!

    FerRN replied to snowwhite2002's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am not certain how networking gets you your first nursing job. The only person I graduated with that got a job from networking was a girl who was a waitress and she just so happened to do a great...

14. Nursing program wants students to schedule own clinical day because they messed up

    FerRN replied to Desertrainfury's topic in General Students

    Another option for a clinical site may be a daycare for special needs children. I spent a day with babies with peg tubes and other issues that required specialized daycare. It was by far the best day...

15. Please listen!!!

    FerRN replied to snowwhite2002's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Plus its the best way to be hired when you graduate. I tell everyone who tells me they are in nursing