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  1. Exploitation!!!!

    laughing weasel replied to deepikav's topic in General Nursing

    Call the INS to find out your rights. They have agents who live for this kind of thing. They are not even authorized to take your license much less your passport. It is a legal document issued by...

  2. What Is The Best Home Study Lpn-rn School

    laughing weasel replied to kimberlpn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Remember that excelsior has several test sights I would pick one that has a high passing rate (some of them will fail you on failing to wash your hands correctly). The best sights that I have heard...

  3. Trouble replacing parts on my stethescope

    laughing weasel replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Warm the earpieces up and they will be more

  4. Why aren't we unionized?

    laughing weasel replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    Unions are useful as a final solution if there is no resolving working conditions any other way. They can be a major headache and prevent the removal of deadweight though. The threat of unionization...

  5. HELP,need input for a MAJOR decision

    laughing weasel replied to emsboss's topic in General Nursing

    Some times, you just have to give god a chance to pull off a miracle. If you quit now you will regret it, besides you can always take the class over if you fail. However, why not take a chance and...

  6. Real Life Advice, Please....

    laughing weasel replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    The brain is the most complex organ in the human body and mental illness is a real disease. If you had a chronic disease, it would be nothing to be ashamed of but let it be mentally related and it's...

  7. need advice - delicate situation (long)

    laughing weasel replied to mkf0605's topic in General Nursing

    Report her and get out quick you cannot save every one. You have to be proactive and save your license. Do not be an awful lesson. Be a good example. You will have done your duty just by...

  8. I have been impersonated-Input please

    laughing weasel replied to Cubby's topic in General Nursing

    Call the police and stop her from doing this again. If you do not report it to the police then you might be liable for some of her

  9. I need your opinions!

    laughing weasel replied to babynursewannab's topic in General Nursing

    The day that you stop changing is the day that you start dieing. I would choose to work with people I like if I thought that I would enjoy the work. You can always return to your comfort zone but...

  10. I resigned yesterday

    laughing weasel replied to Traveler's topic in Home Health

    If you stay in an abusive relationship then you are partially responsible for that abuse. It sounds like they were trying to use guilt and loyalty I am glad that you had the sense to leave. Good...

  11. What do/did you say when...

    laughing weasel replied to Nalini's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Being a nurse is as far out of my experiences as exploring mars. I think that I will enjoy being a nurse but do not want to get an RN degree and find out that I do not like nursing. I would have...

  12. Anyone here work night shift-past or present? Need advice pls.

    laughing weasel replied to jetta1's topic in General Nursing

    I am a cheapskate I cut up cardboard boxes with razor trim to fit. Be careful where you stick the tape to keep the cutouts in the window if you leave the tape on for a while it will bond with any...

  13. How common is Work Violence?

    laughing weasel replied to Dr. Gonzo's topic in General Nursing

    We have been to three clinicals and have had two students assaulted one (me) by an eighty-five year old dementia patient and the other by a forty-something patient. Is this par for the course? It...

  14. Stressed out and Getting Out

    laughing weasel replied to CseMgr1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hey, I am a lazy but security guard. It is a good job for going to school on but it will bore you to tears after a while there are some people who have been security forever and ever (30+ years)....

  15. Have you guys received your flu shots yet?

    laughing weasel replied to SoldierMedic's topic in General Nursing

    The flu shots are CDC's guess, which three new strains of flu are going to be the epidimic ones, but they are just guesses. I have had good and bad years with them so I always get them figuring that...

  16. Need a backbone...

    laughing weasel replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    Tell your human resources why you are leaving before you leave. If she causes enough trouble with staffing, she will be the one looking for work. Bullies enrage me like no other force in the

  17. Need a backbone...

    laughing weasel replied to boulergirl's topic in General Nursing

    Laugh at a bully it destroys them and their power so they will fear you. Seriously laughter at their expense is the most dangerous weapon that you have if and only if you can take a little laughter...

  18. Help!!! How Much Should The Public Know

    laughing weasel replied to gabym25's topic in General Nursing

    My advice is that if this is going on in your state that you use a friend or parents house so if some one comes looking for you they think that they have the wrong house. I also suggest that you do...

  19. New overtime law "myths and facts" Yes, hourly RNs are affected

    laughing weasel replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    If big business is making a reasonable profit around 5 % then that is ok but when they seek to meet the demand for low cost health care by harming (and I feel that under staffing is harmful both...

  20. Personal malpractice insurance....yes or no?

    laughing weasel replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    30 years = 3,000 dollars. One case perfectly innocent lawyers fees= 2000+. I plan on getting it as soon as I am no longer a