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33762FL

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  1. If we had a conservative nurses forum

    33762FL replied to FLmomof5's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I was against the past decade's wars, against a regressive tax system, strongly in favor the right to family planning, pro-LGBT rights, pro-personal responsibility, anti organized religion in public...

  2. Quitting 74K RN job for a 30K vet tech job? Advice please!

    33762FL replied to RNCDN's topic in Nursing Career

    My advice is that you'd be completely out of your mind to give up nursing in favor of being a vet tech for less than half the annual pay. You're 26 and don't the pay cut is a huge deal now, but take...

  3. Forced to another shift when I have seniority

    33762FL replied to northern_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Quit now and don't let this go any further, it will only end badly for you (either with license issues or being unofficially black-listed all over your area). As I said the firs time, I'd bet you $100...

  4. Forced to another shift when I have seniority

    33762FL replied to northern_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If there are only 3 people that have been there longer than you and you just became eligible for retirement contributions, chances are that's why she wants you to quit, not anything you said about...

  5. Are nurses really vulnerable?

    33762FL replied to Dinma123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A discussion question for your class is homework. Try a google search on the topic, or go search CINAHL for academic research on the

  6. College too easy for it's own good?

    33762FL replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Students

    I think it depends on the school and the major. Nursing school certainly was not easy, nor is my RN-BSN. However, I went to a "prestigious" liberal arts college in the late 90's and majored in...

  7. African American male here. I have some questions for my fellow nurses

    33762FL replied to Shack502's topic in General Students

    Don't buy into the hype on this website. People blow nursing school way out of proportion to try to scare others, for some strange reason. Yes, it's hard and you will be busy, but as long as you get...

  8. How do you schedule yourself when working 8's and e/o weekend?

    33762FL replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm part time, 5 guaranteed shifts every 2 weeks with every other weekend. I try to block it around the weekends, ie. I pick a lot of Fridays and Mondays to give myself runs of 3-4 work days in a row....

  9. Am I in the wrong job?

    33762FL replied to Denise81's topic in Nursing Career

    Have you ever worked in another job besides nursing? How do you know if you dislike nursing or you dislike work in general? Why do you think an unskilled, minimum wage joe-job like Starbuck's would be...

  10. Is It Just Me?

    33762FL replied to Mijourney's topic in General Nursing

    There's nothing wrong with deciding early on that you want to eventually get a master's degree as long as you're willing to put in the years of hard work in school and on the job that will get you...

  11. Obamacare, what could go wrong?

    33762FL replied to SC_RNDude's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What can and probably will go wrong is that the StayPuffed Marshmellow Man will destroy NYC, Fidel Castro will voluntarily relinquish all power, the Atlantic Ocean will turn into chocolate sauce,...

  12. Obamacare, what could go wrong?

    33762FL replied to SC_RNDude's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    What could possibly go wrong, you ask? Here's what can go wrong - that anybody might listen to Donald Trump, who is a complete

  13. Help me decide please?

    33762FL replied to Guest321574's topic in General Nursing

    #1 is better. The manager at #2 will understand why you are turning that job down, as full time is a better deal for any employee than part time. Nobody will blame you for choosing FT over

  14. Did I just made a mistake by declining an interview?

    33762FL replied to miniangel729's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The right way to play a situation like this is take the interview but mention in the interview that you prefer med-surg. After the interview and once the managers and HR like you and want to hire you,...

  15. Are there really enough jobs???

    33762FL replied to raspysunny's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    There aren't enough jobs for all the new grads, but it's like musical chairs - YOU have to be aggressive enough and plan for the future well enough to sit in a chair. If you're in NYC you need to be...

  16. Death

    33762FL replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Have ever had a pet that died? Then you've experienced loss and grief, people go through the same feelings regardless of the species of who

  17. Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

    33762FL replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    excuse me?? first off you are just plain rude. no, i'm blunt and realistic. unfortunately, american culture sugar-coats things far too much and isn't nearly honest enough regarding people who...

  18. Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

    33762FL replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dear original poster with gigantic sense of entitlement, A. Once you've worked hard and gained experience in your field, you have earned every right to work as long as you please, for whatever reasons...

  19. Did I Make A Horrible Decision in Pursuing a Foreign Degree? Advice Please...

    33762FL replied to NrsLucky's topic in General Nursing

    Tough call, but I say stay. I work with plenty of nurses who were educated in the Philippines so I don't think that's going to be an issue as long as you obtain a US license when you're done, which I...

  20. The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Private For-Profit Schools

    33762FL replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    No wait list or pre-requisites are not benefits. Those things mean they admit anybody with a pulse and don't academically prepare you in the same way that your public school or private non-profit...

  21. Is Faith Enough?

    33762FL replied to jaelpn's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    No, faith isn't "enough" to accomplish anything. You need the underlying talent (which you're either born with or not), fortuitous circumstances, a lot of hard work, and true inner motivation to...

  22. Never placed an IV!!!!!

    33762FL replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    My school didn't teach IV placement or blood draws either. This is

  23. RN tried to talk me out of Nursing school...

    33762FL replied to NYCHikerRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For all the naysayers who say nursing is awful and they would discourage anybody from doing it, there are plenty of us who are very positive. Nursing is a second career for me. I have a hospital job...

  24. RN tried to talk me out of Nursing school...

    33762FL replied to NYCHikerRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    She's right that NYC is a tough job market for nurses and a few hospitals there have closed in the past decade. You may have to look into working/moving to the surrounding areas after graduation. Long...

  25. Wage garnishment related to student loans...has this happened to anyone?

    33762FL replied to RNewbie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    " in tx, there is no wage garnishment except for child support " for now. i'll bet you anything that the practice of wage garnishment for student loans is coming to all 50 states within the next...