DowntheRiver

DowntheRiver

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  1. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    DowntheRiver replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Update

  2. ADVICE: Director of nursing DRAMA:/ unfair treatment? or Do I need to toughen up?

    DowntheRiver replied to lmjsierra's topic in Home Health

    It is time to move on. You know what you are worth. It appears from your post that this company is using you. I honestly don't know how you stuck around this long. Fool me once and I am gone. You seem...

  3. move for job opportunities and reluctant spouse

    DowntheRiver replied to sungrl01's topic in General Nursing

    Also, you don't have to be near an insurance company's headquarters to work for them. A LOT of nurses telecommute for RN jobs at insurance companies. Honestly, I see posts all the time for BCBS...

  4. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    DowntheRiver replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Keep me updated on this, I really want to see how this goes for you. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions or don't want to discuss this

  5. Not getting paid

    DowntheRiver replied to Greys_l's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    My company recently asked for "volunteers" to go to MN to work in a clinic and be paid 1.5 times my normal rate. When my flight was overbooked they asked for "volunteers" to give up their seat and I...

  6. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    DowntheRiver replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    For all those that say the test should have been instant, that's not always the case. Send out specimens are very typical in these types of cases because the validity of the results could be easily...

  7. Drug urine test after 12 hour shift

    DowntheRiver replied to Kallie3006's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Occ Health here. Bluing tablets are added to prevent the client from scooping water out of the toilet and passing it as their specimen. It in no way alters the test. If your specimen was sent off you...

  8. Transferring a RN license

    DowntheRiver replied to RN-ASN's topic in General Nursing

    Get a Minnesota nursing license - I had mine endorsed over in five

  9. Hospital & The Drug Screen: I thought they had to wait?

    DowntheRiver replied to cassimoo's topic in General Nursing

    Occ Health Nurse here. The result is NOT supposed to be reported to the company before a good faith attempt is made to contact the pt. regarding a positive drug screen (usually 48-72 hours). The...

  10. Anyone successfully challenge the boards?

    DowntheRiver replied to Lilfrankenstein's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    By far I think this is the most level-headed and well thought out response to your question. Listen to their

  11. Cancer Made Me a Better Nurse

    DowntheRiver replied to VioletKaliLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Having cancer made me a better nurse as well. For six months nobody listened to my complaints of not feeling well and then boom, I had a pericardial effusion AND cancer. Now I make sure to listen to...

  12. $600 an hr to fill a shift?

    DowntheRiver replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Around here, one of my PAs is regularly offered $2,000 to work at 12 hour shift plus double time hourly PRN at a hospital. It isn't always as glorious as it seems - the hospital has a horrible...

  13. Possible attendance write-up

    DowntheRiver replied to Pedsnurse1026's topic in General Nursing

    This just happened to me. Bought a house, the closing went bad, then I got sick, then my MIL broke her hip and coded when they tried to do surgery so she ended up in the ICU, water heater broke in our...

  14. Patient f/u frustration

    DowntheRiver replied to malapata's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm not a NP either (just a RN), but I think you responded appropriately. I frequently don't have people who don't follow up in a timely manner. You can't make patients follow up, you can only educate...

  15. Manners....are they obsolete ?

    DowntheRiver replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    I do this too. I have since I was a server and people would say "Gimme" or just order and throw menus at me. I'd always smile, nod, and say "you're welcome." I've never been reprimanded for it because...

  16. How much is a normal raise

    DowntheRiver replied to Sully64's topic in General Nursing

    My last raise was 3% (.85/hour) and my performance review was "exceeds expectations" almost completely across the board. Not bad, 1-3% is typical per year at my company. I've received three awards...

  17. MA to LPN

    DowntheRiver replied to amber0627's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In some parts of the country you can challenge the LPN exam after completing a certain number of RN classes. Here in FL I know you can do that. I know two people who did that after being in the RN...

  18. OPS Public Health RN position FL DOH

    DowntheRiver posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any experience on an OPS (Other Personnel Services) position in the State of Florida, specifically nursing? The phone interviewer said that there was no sick leave. I would be working with HIV/STD...

  19. Please help, super conflicted!

    DowntheRiver replied to FSUMurse94's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    CRMC. They need good nurses. I had an emergency CT guided paracentesis there back in May of 2008 after being sent there from Thagard for a mediastinal mass and shadow around my heart that showed up on...

  20. Here Now Gone Tomorrow

    DowntheRiver replied to WonderingWhichWay's topic in General Nursing

    In my neck of the woods in Florida, LPN schools are still flourishing and there is still a need for LPNs in LTC and home health settings. Several LPN-to-RN programs still exist. Around here, there...

  21. Has nursing made you negative?

    DowntheRiver replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    After my first year of nursing, I was definitely "hardened." The highs were really high and the lows were really low. For instance, I was reprimanded because I found out that the lab had not...

  22. silly question about school.immunizations anx paying for them?

    DowntheRiver replied to wannabeny's topic in General Nursing

    Titers are never going to be covered. I'm just trying to prepare you for this. If this is, for instance, for admission to clinicals for nursing school then 100% health insurance will NOT cover it....

  23. silly question about school.immunizations anx paying for them?

    DowntheRiver replied to wannabeny's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a UC/Occ Health clinic here in Central Florida. All vaccine and titer costs must be covered up front. 90% of insurances don't cover vaccines as adults unless it is Td, TdaP, Shingles, or...

  24. Just found out I was accepted - Xanax usage

    DowntheRiver replied to charleyq's topic in General Students

    1. Do not write it on the school form. It is none of their business. 2. Make sure your Xanax Rx is current and not expired. Yes, you could have been prescribed Xanax in the past and have some...

  25. Residency program question

    DowntheRiver replied to RBlis's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know where you live in Florida, but I live in Central Florida. Most hospitals, at least, wants New Grads with less than a year of experience starting with a New Grad program. Heck, I have...