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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Does this job sound like a scam?

    xtxrn replied to glenlorie's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't Lindsay Lohan try that at Cannes, to avoid a court date????

  2. What are clinicals all about????

    xtxrn replied to BucklandRN's topic in General Students

    Yeah- always better to say you'll find out that tell someone you know something you really don't... patients don't expect you to know everything You're human... nursing doesn't change that:) As a...

  3. Question on risk of HIV exposure/infection

    xtxrn replied to LUV ALZ's topic in General Nursing

    Your employer is obligated by OSHA to provide whatever PPE is felt necessary by the caregiver given the situation-- flying snot qualifies for goggles, a mask, and even a gown, along with the gloves :)...

  4. Does this job sound like a scam?

    xtxrn replied to glenlorie's topic in General Nursing

    LOL... you got lucky :) True about legit stuff online- but I'd stick with finding a sofa, and meeting in a public parking lot with a U-haul, and pay someone I hire to have it unloaded instead of...

  5. pt. called in narcotics under MY name...now what

    xtxrn replied to Yulie's topic in General Nursing

    Many addicts have a great deal of drug info :) I agree- it's common...and I've seen police outside of pharmacies waiting for people and had patients at the rehab place who tried to call in or write...

  6. What are clinicals all about????

    xtxrn replied to BucklandRN's topic in General Students

    A lot of places do have good support among co-workers (some don't but you can find something else). And, as new grads, if you DON"T as questions, the 'older' nurses will think you're not bright enough...

  7. What are clinicals all about????

    xtxrn replied to BucklandRN's topic in General Students

    I've been an RN for 26 years- worked 19 years as an RN (1 1/2 as a CNA prior to graduating) and have had 7 years of being a frequent patient, that has taught me more about living with chronic...

  8. Does this job sound like a scam?

    xtxrn replied to glenlorie's topic in General Nursing

    Run like the wind.... One touch Basic hasn't been made for years, and Accuchek would be redundant if already using a One Touch....Why would you get the stuff? Moving closer to you??? That's weird....

  9. Former Navy Corpsman searching for alternitives.

    xtxrn replied to orion605's topic in General Nursing

    ????

  10. Using technical jargon with patients-EYE OPENER

    xtxrn replied to JeneraterRN's topic in General Nursing

    :hpygrp::dncgbby::hpygrp: That's how I used to milk more time out of bedtime when I was a kid- about 7 years old... just ask poor mom about where babies came from, and I was up for another hour...

  11. Med Student Hierarchy?

    xtxrn replied to KaksRN's topic in General Nursing

    :lol2: I liked the med students on peds- but bless their hearts, they always looked so terrified

  12. Disappointed in pay

    xtxrn replied to Michizzle's topic in General Nursing

    That's good to know :) It seems in other types of work (i.e. teachers) the duds just keep on going, like a roach after the exterminator shows up I've always been against unions w/nursing (JMHO)...

  13. Disappointed in pay

    xtxrn replied to Michizzle's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad I never had to deal with the people unionized facilities can't get rid of

  14. Who is calling my references?

    xtxrn replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not always companies that are hired to do phone jobs.....the NC travel bureau uses prisoners who are still incarcerated... some catalogs do the same thing http://lpa.igc.org/lpv24/lp3.htm...

  15. Just scheduled my first interview for lpn job on ortho floor.

    xtxrn replied to cjungen's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    There is a lot of moving/turning of patients...most floors have patient lifts, but turning is not done by rotisserie as far as I know . You will still need basic med-surg every day, even if the...

  16. Former Navy Corpsman searching for alternitives.

    xtxrn replied to orion605's topic in General Nursing

    Is there any Navy office that could help you with this? I know I worked with someone who was in the military as a medic, and was grandfathered in as an LVN (this was a long time ago- but I've heard...

  17. Who is calling my references?

    xtxrn replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- for 10-40 bucks (depending on how much info you want) you can buy anybody's background

  18. Disappointed in pay

    xtxrn replied to Michizzle's topic in General Nursing

    But pay is so regional... you obviously work where pay rates in general are higher than many parts of the country

  19. Who is calling my references?

    xtxrn replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got a call from my bank one day, asking if I'd authorized charges for 2 tickets to Abu Dhabi.... I had blocked international charges on my debit card, so they caught it... but I had to go through...

  20. Disappointed in pay

    xtxrn replied to Michizzle's topic in General Nursing

    Unless the subordinate employees have been there a long time, they probably have hourly rates lower as well... And no- LTC facilities hire inexperienced people all the time. And it is a scary first...

  21. Med Student Hierarchy?

    xtxrn replied to KaksRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thinking they are amusing isn't the same at laughing at them.... I'm sure most of us had nurses roll their eyes at us when we were students- it's not

  22. Med Student Hierarchy?

    xtxrn replied to KaksRN's topic in General Nursing

    Short lab coat = student; long coat= MD (but may be an intern or resident, or a 'full fledged' MD). Med students are like nursing students in that they can't do anything without instructor...

  23. Curious~

    xtxrn replied to KawaiiCara's topic in General Nursing

    If you could do CNA work, it would help a lot in nursing school- you'd be ahead of the game with how to handle patients, time management, and basic skills. Many LTC facilities have their own classes,...

  24. Who is calling my references?

    xtxrn replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, companies overseas are doing a LOT of things people here could be doing (and be EMPLOYED) ! I've quit buying things from places I know are using outsourced employees (when I can-...

  25. Who is calling my references?

    xtxrn replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Then call them all :) You'd only have to speak to HR- and just ask if they use an outsourced reference check company- they might not even know what goes on. Also, at your former employer- why is...