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  1. Hallelujah!

    allamericangirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    What an ordeal! I took my State Board Exams for my Nurse Aide License over 2 weeks ago. I had to wait over 8 weeks to get scheduled for the state exam after I finished the required hours of schooling...

  2. Legal Questions Employment Issue

    allamericangirl posted a topic in Nursing Career

    what do you know about improper/illegal hr practices in hiring procedures? i recieved am employment application in the mail from a company that came to my school's career fair. there are questions on...

  3. There was a full moon last night. Can you usually tell when you're at work?

    allamericangirl replied to JennInColumbus's topic in General Nursing

    Ran our butts off all night ... and one of our post Post Op Pts went wacko running down the hall pulling his IV pole, his buns flapping in the wind, and smacking nurses out of his way... took 6...

  4. Have you ever had CNA's/MA's who dont want to work?

    allamericangirl replied to exodusgo's topic in General Nursing

    There are 720 total minutes in a 12-hour shift. Last night I completed my fifteenth day working as a PCT. This includes the days I was in training. I work 1900 to 0730 hrs. This is my 1st job working...

  5. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    allamericangirl replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No doubt we will probably not have a meeting of the minds here. I feel to breast-feed or not to do so, is a matter of choice with neither choice being wrong. The important thing is that a baby be...

  6. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    allamericangirl replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The bottom line is feed the baby. The rest is small stuff! I hate to see femme macho get in the way of what should be the happiest time of her life. I failed at breast feeding and it didnt make my...

  7. Watch Your Language - Breast Isn't Best!

    allamericangirl replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my daughter is trying to breast-feed and is totally guilt ridden because it is not working out. she is going in every two days to someone who is counseling her. what is so natural about that?! it...

  8. Spouse of an Er nurse needs help

    allamericangirl replied to jvalloric's topic in Emergency

    Jim... My husband and I don't go out often. I am not much of a drinker, and have always taken myself and my performance on the job too seriously in every job I've ever worked. I am not athletic, and...

  9. ?How to Get A Job With the VA?

    allamericangirl posted a topic in Government, Military

    i love my country, as you can tell by my screen name, i am enthusiastically prone to patriotism. yesterday i completed my cna training through a well-respected vocational training institution in...

  10. Nursing Salaries in SW Florida

    allamericangirl replied to TraumaNurse411's topic in Florida Nursing

    :w00t: :thankya: :thankya: :thankya: WOW... Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, for sharing such helpful information!!! I am so excited about getting to move to the Fort Myers area!!! I have wanted...

  11. 1950s nursing

    allamericangirl replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    Back in those days (the 50s and 60s) my Dad had what they called Major Medical Insurance and it had a deductable, something like $200. It covered anything that you had to go to have surgery for from...

  12. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    allamericangirl replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. Words unspoken are words unheard.

  13. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    allamericangirl replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    hi angelladyclaire: i lived in springfield for about 20 years before moving to the rocky mountains. it was a beautiful little city, and i always felt the people there to be very nice. did you go to...

  14. Grey's Anatomy Premier!!! + How to Contact Show Creators

    allamericangirl replied to miya's topic in General Nursing

    Well here is my contribution. I am on a consumer panel that reviews ABC TV shows and this is the opinion that I gave when they solicited it. I used the same letter in Karen's indicated place to email....

  15. Terri Schiavo's Hospice

    allamericangirl replied to WickedRedRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    People are selfish! They put their own wants, needs, priorities ahead of others. These people are NOT Christians, they just THINK that they are Christians. True Christians do not act this way, because...

  16. 1950s nursing

    allamericangirl replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    :offtopic: :offtopic: :offtopic: I am very sorry that you are having problems. There are several threads where the nursing shortage is being discussed at length. This thread is supposed to be a...

  17. Terri Schiavo's Hospice

    allamericangirl replied to WickedRedRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I am really amazed at the thoughtlessness of folks today. A hospice is a place to die in peace. I think about the other patients and how unpeaceful and disrespectful it must seem to other families...

  18. 1950s nursing

    allamericangirl replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    There is no greater honor than to be complemented by your peers. I am very flattered by your thoughtful words. Thank you, nursebee, housecat, colrainr, and kiyasmom. I hope that I didn't miss...

  19. Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    allamericangirl replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't know of ANY PTs that pay medical bills in this decade. Insurance Companies, Medicare, and Medicade pay more than 90% of all medical bills. I was told that less than 10% of uninsured PTs that...

  20. Legal Questions Employment Issue

    allamericangirl replied to allamericangirl's topic in Nursing Career

    :rotfl: OMG!! LOL!!! You made me laugh out loud!

  21. Legal Questions Employment Issue

    allamericangirl replied to allamericangirl's topic in Nursing Career

    Jamie: These people were recruiting at a Health Jobs Fair at my school. The school trains CNA, Home Health Aides and LPNS. It is a very old, well respected school here in Denver, and I am certain that...

  22. Legal Questions Employment Issue

    allamericangirl replied to allamericangirl's topic in Nursing Career

    I thought that these questions were highly irregular and didn't comply with accepted hiring practices and Fed guidelines, but I just haven't fill out enough aps to know because I have worked for...

  23. Can I find employment at my age??

    allamericangirl replied to Julie029's topic in Nursing Career

    What a caring, encouraging remark to leave someone. Have a nice day,

  24. ?How to Get A Job With the VA?

    allamericangirl replied to allamericangirl's topic in Government, Military

    Thank you for caring to ask about me... I really appreciate it. Today I did my hair so that my dark roots don't show (the problem with bottle blondes!), am soaking my face with oily goop to plump out...

  25. 1950s nursing

    allamericangirl replied to colrainrn's topic in General Nursing

    "Dr. Riech always had on a white lab coat, never a speck or wrinkle. He wore a head band thing around is forehead to the back of his head that had a round shiny silver reflector kind of thing with a...