HM-8404

HM-8404 BSN, RN

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

    HM-8404 replied to RNCDN's topic in Nursing Career

    Work PRN as an RN for extra money? How about work as an RN and work part-time at a vet's office for extra money? I know of few people that can realistically live off of $15 an hr. Working in a vet's...

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

    HM-8404 replied to RNCDN's topic in Nursing Career

    One thing nobody else has mentioned is... What do your parents think about you ditching your job and moving back in with them? Are you just assuming it will be perfectly fine? I have a daughter that...

  3. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    HM-8404 replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Obama being a former Professor of Constitutional Law is actually a play on words, not to mention it was in Chicago. He was just a student at Harvard. He was actually listed as a "Senior Lecturer" from...

  4. Students & Nurses- How do I get into nursing school with low undergrad gpa?

    HM-8404 replied to clg0213's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It may be very difficult to get a seat in a BSN program with a 2.7 GPA. The BSN program I originally applied to requires a minimum of 2.75 to apply. The avg. GPA of those accepted last year was 3.46....

  5. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    HM-8404 replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You have this backwards... If the hospitals and doctors accept lower payments that helps the ins. companies save money. The hospitals are getting less money. The hospitals make it up in volume. When...

  6. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    HM-8404 replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ummm... You think a company fires an older employee because of insurance costs? I don't suppose you considered the fact that they pay a group rate based on the number of employees, not how old you...

  7. Favorite clinical so far.....

    HM-8404 replied to seanynjboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    While a Corpsman I did a rotation in UCLA Med. Center's Trauma/Burn unit as part of my training. It was the coolest thing I have ever done. I got to see how fragile as well as how resilient the human...

  8. Stuck between a rock & a hard place :(

    HM-8404 replied to keishabee's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Be careful of getting into nursing for "the job prospects." Contrary to what the media says there is not really a nursing shortage. I have friends that graduated nursing school in May of 2011 that...

  9. Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

    HM-8404 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Your first 5 words were..."The job is negative enough." That is pretty much a negative attitude toward the job. If you spot the signs that the hiring manager is judgmental I hope you stop the...

  10. Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

    HM-8404 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    You go into a job interview with the attitude that the job is negative? How can you present a positive attitude when you go into the interview with that attitude? Why even apply for a job like that?...

  11. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    HM-8404 replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There is a big difference in paying your dues and being abused. The later is never acceptable, but often young new employees expect the same perks as someone that has been there for 20 years. In a...

  12. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    HM-8404 replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like you need to be looking for a better

  13. "No nurses of color....."

    HM-8404 replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was under the impression a translator for a patient had to be unbiased, not a family member if at all

  14. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    HM-8404 replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Welcome to working in an industry that operate 24/7. Being the last hired really sucks. You typically get stuck with the shifts the more senior people don't want, such as nights, weekends, and...

  15. Male nurses student and skipping OB/L&D clinicals

    HM-8404 replied to Jfarmboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The school I will be attending teaches OB during the Spring semester, 4 months. That will be 20% education time. Does it really make sense to spend 20% of education time on something maybe 5% of...

  16. Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

    HM-8404 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Teachers contacting you to tell you about a schedule change makes it harder to be a student? Try being told that in class, or showing up for a class to find a notice posted on the door that the class...

  17. Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

    HM-8404 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Leenak.... The first time I heard a college professor talking about grading on a curve I thought he was kidding. Then I had later professors throw out test questions due to too many students missing...

  18. Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

    HM-8404 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Did you stop to consider perhaps you are not the "typical" 24 year old student? Your first clue should have been that your Spanish teacher expected much less of your writings. You make it sound like...

  19. Ageism in Nursing: A Pervasive Problem

    HM-8404 replied to VickyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have two thoughts here. 1. I find it funny the Federal Gov't makes age discrimination illegal but they practice it every day. Try becoming an Air Traffic Controller at 31 years old. You can't be...

  20. Nurses With Low Self-Esteem: Please Seek Help

    HM-8404 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am going to get blasted for this, so bring it on. One of the reasons I think this occurs in nursing is because it is dominated by females. Women are very competitive with each other. Rather than...

  21. Recession isn't only thing holding millennials back; basic skill sets missing

    HM-8404 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I took an online Ethics class. There were many mandatory class discussions we had to post online. We only had to meet with the professor once and that was for finals. When I signed in she saw my name...

  22. Male nurses student and skipping OB/L&D clinicals

    HM-8404 replied to Jfarmboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    L&D and OB are such a small aspect of nursing as a whole I do not see the importance of dedication so much time to it. Isn't it an archaic idea that a main job of nursing is taking care of...

  23. Why is Army medic experience not valued for New Grads applying for ER jobs?

    HM-8404 replied to armyemtbsn's topic in Emergency

    It is not only employers that give no consideration to previous military medical experience but many nursing schools do not either. I was an Independent Duty Corpsman in the Navy for several years....

  24. "No nurses of color....."

    HM-8404 replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Refuse care based on someone's prejudices? After the ACLU and other lawyers got finished with them the hospital would close

  25. "No nurses of color....."

    HM-8404 replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree totally with that. I agree with accommodate a patient, within reason. As it was said before I would not want myself nor a fellow coworker being subjected to a patient that absolutely does not...