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  1. First Travel Assignment... Advice needed...

    klondike replied to T800's topic in Travel

    I was a traveler for 22 years and loved it. I got to see the US from HI to AK and the USVI to PA. I just retired last year. I can give you four words of advise about traveling with this company....

  2. Moral/Ethical Advice

    klondike replied to chinacatSN's topic in General Students

    If you report her and it becomes known to the class you could become a pariah. While it may be right for you to report her, you could become 'dead right' if you do. Further, if you claim it you...

  3. LVNs training RNs???

    klondike replied to JStollRN's topic in General Nursing

    Learn to pick your battles wisely. It does not good to win a skirmish and loose the

  4. Is it legal for them to have me take sick call unpaid?

    klondike replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in General Nursing

    I sure agree with that. Here is SC they won't tell you your fired for advocating unions. But they might just find that they don't need you anymore. In all fairness, my hospital treats employees...

  5. home remedies you would NEVER try

    klondike replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Check out the website below. They cover conventional pharmacological issues and other interesting topics including many home remedies. The People's

  6. Is it legal for them to have me take sick call unpaid?

    klondike replied to cokeforbreakfast's topic in General Nursing

    But before you do be sure you have a line on another job. Especially if you live in a " right to work/fire"

  7. Should I refer to my new RN director as Ms. Newboss?

    klondike posted a topic in General Nursing

    The highest ranking RN in my hospital is MSN educated with a title of Chief Nursing Officer. She prefers to be called by her first name. In my thirty year nursing career and during my four years in...

  8. NA's, Please tell me this isn't common practice!

    klondike replied to traumaguy8's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Tell the resident to take the probe off his finger and see how long it takes to register. That statement he made was ridiculous. What good would a monitor be if it were two minutes in

  9. Should I refer to my new RN director as Ms. Newboss?

    klondike replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    Thanx for the suggestions. I've amended my post. I long ago decided that battles worth fighting must be chosen carefully lest you win the battle and end up loosing the war. While I don't subscribe...

  10. "Funny Codes"?

    klondike replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    On a breakfast date in the 80s. Elderly man at the table next to us stands up, clutches his chest and falls on the floor. Check A B Cs and start one person CPR. Somewhere around the third or fourth...

  11. NY State may require nurses to obtain 4-year degrees

    klondike replied to Brian's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I've been a traveler for twenty one years and will retire at age sixtyfive in five more years. I've traveled all around mainland United States, AK, HI, and USVI. I've been to Asia, Africa, Central and...

  12. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    klondike replied to M&MRN2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    And when you do decide to advocate for your patient, on an issue that could cost your boss some real bucks, be sure you either have a new job lined up or an independent source of income. Remember the...

  13. Nursing Issue - Medication Aides

    klondike replied to M&MRN2005's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The answer to so many of the issues debated here can be summed up simply. Because modern medicine is a profit driven

  14. National and/or Trinity...Anyone Know?

    klondike replied to samcl1's topic in Travel

    I can tell you about Trinity. I've been with them sinse their beginning in 1999. I've been a traveler for almost twenty years now and Trinity is as good as any and far better than most. I've worked...

  15. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    klondike posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you currently work OT for time and one half pay will you continue to work the hours for straight pay? What do you think of the new OT legislation and how it will effect nursing? What do you think...

  16. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    klondike replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    I saw a sign in a shop one time that was appropriate for hospital staffing I believe. " LACK OF PLANNING ON YOUR PART DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN EMERGENCY ON MINE." And your absolutely correct, if one is...

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

    klondike replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    The regulations concerning OT have been changed to allow employeers the option of declaring some employees as 'Professionals'. This will make them ineligible for OT pay if the employeer so chooses....

  18. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    klondike replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    Thanx. Getting steamed about this issue helps keep me warm up here in Barrow AK. Not to mention a freebee T shirt for posing the question. Seriously. What can we do to start getting more nurses active...

  19. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    klondike replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

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

    klondike replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Change is inevitable. The direction of that change will be determined by the efforts of all involved. If nurses stand by and simply watch as the changes slowly take effect around us we can all...

  21. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    klondike replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    An unconfirmed rumor has is that a couple of senators in DC are going to propose legislation that would maintain OT for some professional workers, nurses included. Wouldn't it be great if this becomes...

  22. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    klondike replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    And we can only hope that the same attitudes, on both sides, that have created this shortage will not allow this new factor to make it worse. Time will tell. Human Resourses. Human = people. Resources...

  23. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    klondike replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    Since the U.S. Department of Labor announced the proposed changes in OT legislation it has begun to advise employers how to get around those changes thus avoiding the payment of overtime to low paid...

  24. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    klondike replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    Malenursingstudent. You need to reread the information below I have printed form the dept. of labor website you refer to. The term "Exempt" means we are now exempted from mandatory OT pay. Read the...

  25. Nurses, Will you work OT for straight pay?

    klondike replied to klondike's topic in General Nursing

    I hope your right Bob. But I don't count on it. The OT laws were a gigantic protection for all of us. Not only nurses but all who labor for an hourly wage. The push to take money out of nurses...