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    Background check advise

    uRNmyway replied to mag2124141's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Probably depends on state and facility. You could contact your BON for more info. I had a discussion with a colleague about this a few months ago. The company I work for also has a training facility...
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    Considering Becoming an RN

    uRNmyway replied to JimboWalls's topic in Nursing Career

    Ok, let me rephrase what I said yesterday. I was typing on my phone and didn't feel like going into detail. The point I was trying to make was more about actually FINDING A JOB and not about salary....
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    Considering Becoming an RN

    uRNmyway replied to JimboWalls's topic in Nursing Career

    To be honest, if you have no passion for nursing and want to do it for a stable job and income, I dont think you have been paying much attention here on AN. There is no nurse shortage. Experienced...
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    MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

    uRNmyway replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well not really. What I said applies pretty generally. I wouldn't introduce myself verbally to someone, colleague or no, with my title after my name. I just say nurse. And yes, a BM is a BM. The...
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    Hospital interview in the US, need advice!

    uRNmyway posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    So like I mentioned on another thread, I was lucky enough to be offered an interview on float pool for a great teaching hospital. But my hospital interview experience is pretty slim, and completely...
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    MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

    uRNmyway replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    On top of the text box there is a little yellow smiley face. If you click on it, it gives you a bunch of different emoticons. The pink tongue flapping thing is in
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    MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

    uRNmyway replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well it's not so much disliking the way it is written as it is that it is wrong. You tell me that a patient's BM looks like beef stew, I dislike how you say it because I like beef stew and now that's...
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    Would wearing a sexy nursing outfit to a party disrespect the profession?

    uRNmyway replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    OP, first, congrats on your weight loss! Second, if you want to wear a sexy nurse costume, do it. Who cares? Like others have said, it's not like wearing the costume will undo all the hard work of our...
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    MAs call themselves Nurses at my office..opinions please?

    uRNmyway replied to lisaannjamRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Slasher, you are making a flawed argument to the OP here. MA=MEDICAL assistant LPN=licensed practical NURSE RN=registered NURSE. I can have an LPN, ADN, diploma, BSN, MSN, wtv. When I introduce...
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    TN Visa and Green Card

    uRNmyway replied to danisweetcheeks's topic in Immigration Advice

    I believe there is a path to permanent residence or citizenship this way but I don't know the specifics. Your best bet is to call an immigration attorney. Just be careful what you post online though....
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    I'm nervous!

    uRNmyway replied to raianne's topic in General Nursing

    Start researching now! Look up those hospitals, try to figure out reviews from employees, staff turnover rates. Start sending resumes out now too, because let's face it, with the current market, its...
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    New grad feeling left out

    uRNmyway replied to lovelylady3's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok, two things offhand. First, I get the impression you are very defensive and possibly not being realistic about your issues. It seems like instead of taking what they told you as constructive...
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    Share Your Full Moon Stories

    uRNmyway replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well sure, there's critical thinking and superstition. And then there is observation, when it seems like every month during the full moon, the dung hits the fan, without fail. I can't tell you the...
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    Visa Screen

    uRNmyway replied to ann_menina's topic in Immigration Advice

    Call about the education validation. They might scratch that. As far as the license verification, you probably do need to resubmit. They will want to have a current licence on file. Same concept for...
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    Differences between Canadian and USA nursing?

    uRNmyway replied to Cinquefoil's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding was that medicare/aid reimbursement is affected by satisfaction scores, or maybe it will become that way. But either way, there is nothing like that in canada, much less at the...
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    Differences between Canadian and USA nursing?

    uRNmyway replied to Cinquefoil's topic in General Nursing

    Um yea, in Canada too. They won't lower your taxes because you had a poor experience in the hospital. The hospital's reimbursement DOES depend on satisfaction in the US though, at least as far as...
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    Can't get over my past

    uRNmyway replied to niko1999 RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously, I know I hate it when people say this to me, but sometimes things like this happen for a reason. Maybe this job you were fired from, not for you. We all make mistakes, and to be fired for...
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    Crazy?

    uRNmyway replied to lynds80's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Never done it, but have been told many times that psych right out of nursing school is a bad idea unless psych is what you want to do your whole career. You have not had time to practice your...
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    Working with 2 agencies... will I get in trouble?

    uRNmyway replied to SalChina's topic in Nursing Career

    Completely depends on what you signed, what you agreed to. There are many nurses who work for more than one agency. If your initial employment agreement states you will not work for any of their...
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    Is working in the NICU a good idea for me, as a person with mild cerebral palsy?

    uRNmyway replied to bella201's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't really have input on the NICU part of it other than to agree that more of a well-baby or intermediate nursery would be better. However given the nursing situation right now, tons and tons of...
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    US citizen, trained in Canada

    uRNmyway replied to KrisNick's topic in International Nursing

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    automatic suspension for civil commitment

    uRNmyway replied to brakke33's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Uh, what? How is that legal, to disclose your medical information for anyone to
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    Worried about my future as a nurse, and afraid I'll be fired

    uRNmyway replied to j_tay1981's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well since every department runs differently, with different patients, patient loads, acuity, routine, etc...the best way to get better would be to seek advice from a nurse on your floor who seems to...
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    Why my Patient did not Have Lunch Today.

    uRNmyway replied to Steve123's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    What I don't get from all this is: If your manager knew the why, WHY IN THE WORLD did she keep you in her office a whole 30 minutes?! All she needed to do was bring you in, tell you "A patient...
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    Differences between Canadian and USA nursing?

    uRNmyway replied to Cinquefoil's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so my take on this is kind of different, since like I have said in other posts, I worked in Quebec, which seems to be different in a few ways. 1. Quebec has pretty significant taxes, highest in...