Andy Droid

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  1. Commute for Job I would love, or less travel to Job I don't like

    Andy Droid replied to countrygalrn's topic in Nursing Career

    unless the job you don't like has a MASSIVE advantage (lots of money) over the other one, I'd say get a decent car with a half decent stereo and enjoy the drive every day. Sure, the closer job would...

  2. Pulled from floor by "Men in Black"

    Andy Droid replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Maybe these were friends of the patient, and this was some not-so-elaborate set up for the patient to sue the hospital for HIPAA violations. (you apparently did answer questions to some random unknown...

  3. Why does every unit have a princess?

    Andy Droid replied to echoRNC711's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    90% of the daystaff where I work are princesses. We've been referring to them as such for a few

  4. patient privacy

    Andy Droid replied to naftali216's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Does everyone who's going in to observe read the PTs consent form to see if they've crossed out that part? edit: Pretty much figured consent forms were frequently ignored... you just happened to...

  5. Gifts vs. bribes...is there a line?

    Andy Droid replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Never do anything you wouldn't do if they just asked. if they take back the plate of cookies, then oh well... your job isn't worth a few cookies. Unless they're ~REALLY~ good

  6. Name Badges Worn Backwards

    Andy Droid replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    1- get a safteypin and glue a piece of magnetic sticker/tape to it 2- put a washer in your badge cover. pin the pin to your shirt at the right spot so it grabs the washer, and it "should" keep the...

  7. Nursing In My Blue Jeans

    Andy Droid replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've always kinda been a substance over flash kinda guy.... I'll take the reliable but beat up bondo-mobile over the shiny new sports car that doesn't actually start any

  8. Nursing In My Blue Jeans

    Andy Droid replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Assuming you change to a different set of clothes when needed (an incident at the start of shift leaves you covered in blood, urine, or other.... uh... "residues".... you're not going to wear those...

  9. Total Disregard for Visiting Hours

    Andy Droid replied to DYLANB's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Uh.... I kinda do watch cashiers pretty close. (especially when I'm buying a lot of items.... I've caught the scanner double-entering items a few

  10. Shift Swap Vent

    Andy Droid replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, most communication with co-workers is done over email (well... the ones who work a different shift and would be looking for me to swap with.... the ones I see pretty much work the same...

  11. sunscreen in school

    Andy Droid replied to Flare's topic in School

    "but perhaps you guys have been following the latest media frenzy: the need to have drs orders for sunscreen in school" I actually had to google that to make sure it wasn't a joke. (haven't heard of...

  12. Speaking of Head Lice...

    Andy Droid replied to DistrictNurse19's topic in School

    Nope. I think I'm scratching hard enough to draw blood soon.... I don't have kids, but my nephew comes over for lunch a lot... I'd be bloody furious if the kid was sent home with even a chance of a...

  13. What kind of little "Thanks" does your hospital give, or are they too cheap?

    Andy Droid replied to pattyslattery's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As long as my paycheck clears, and the working conditions are acceptable for the money I get paid.... then I'm good. Guess again. We had one "super special" manager who would give us write ups and...

  14. Lacking Conflict Resolution and Delegation Skills...Really?

    Andy Droid replied to determined2doit's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I read the title of the thread ... "Lacking Conflict Resolution and Delegation Skills...Really?".... my first thought was that an easy way to demonstrate both at the same time would be to simply...

  15. done with orientation...gift for my preceptor

    Andy Droid replied to lrc1203's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been a fan of pendants as gifts. You can usually find something related to why you're giving it, or related to their interests, and unique enough to stand out and be

  16. Not even a word of English

    Andy Droid replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow... 11 pages. Anyhoo, I haven't gotten through all of them, but.... What about kids shows like sesame street? My brother got sent to Japan for several months for work, and yeah, he had an...

  17. wow- I guess resumes are not enough!

    Andy Droid replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    I'm all in favor of actually being able to do the job you're trying to get hired for. If the job requires you to be able to perform physical tasks, then you shouldn't have issue demonstrating your...

  18. WWYD?

    Andy Droid replied to bluemorningglory's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'd deffinately imform the powers that be of someone trying to get into a position of authority / responsibility / trust that has personality / control / anger issues. That being said, I wouldn't...

  19. I am officially broken. Vent.

    Andy Droid replied to missladyrn's topic in General Nursing

    I love how so many places (non medical included) respond to concerns about an impossible workload by helping out the day staff (which are usually already outnumbering the night

  20. Obese Nurses

    Andy Droid replied to yadi87's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    *puts popcorn away, walks away slightly

  21. stupid errors with no known harm/want to quit

    Andy Droid replied to luellamae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Unless you're shaving seconds that are going to be spent saving someones life, shortcuts are usually never a good thing. I would just assume the karma gods gave you a pass by having nothing bad come...

  22. stupid errors with no known harm/want to quit

    Andy Droid replied to luellamae's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Use the guilt as a reminder to not do it again. (take shortcuts that could lead to harm) I would add "no harm no foul", but have no idea the severity of the shortcut or what you preceive as "no known...

  23. Best way to ask HR which position they are calling you back for???

    Andy Droid replied to worf's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I always keep notes (contacts name, where they're from, email addy, phone #, and what I was talking to them last about) Keep it at my phone by my computer so I can act like I have a clue who I'm...

  24. Obligated to report if taking care of an illegal immigrant with a fake ID?

    Andy Droid replied to Salisburysteak's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    immigration issues aside, wouldn't the hospital itself have some sort of rules against knowingly letting someone using an alias? For billing reasons ( as mentioned above) or someone trying to get...

  25. Mandating to work on days off

    Andy Droid replied to amk7223's topic in General Nursing

    The orriginal post doesn't give any kind of a time frame for how long this has been going on, and to the contrary, says that people are quiting (in the proccess of it) and in the UPCOMING months there...