Plagueis

Plagueis

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  1. ?? to ask potential employer

    Plagueis replied to natrgrrl's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Some other questions you may want to ask (I asked some of these during my interview last year): What is the policy on mandatory overtime? Do you have any mechanical lifts? What is the pay rate, and...

  2. College Textbook Scams! Please read!

    Plagueis replied to maryshome8's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I also hate the overpriced college textbooks. :angryfire Why does a math book have to cost $180? (Which was the actual price for my statistics book.) I also don't like the fact that many publishers...

  3. Anyone ever work full time while getting their RN?

    Plagueis replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have enjoyed reading everyone's posts about working full-time during nursing school, since I am going to have to do that myself in the near future when I go. :) However, I am wondering exactly how...

  4. "I Come Into Work Sick! Why Can't You?"

    Plagueis posted a topic in General Nursing

    The quote I used for this thread is a paraphrase of something that I've heard many times at work. The people who say this are usually angry that a nurse or CNA called out sick, thereby leaving the job...

  5. **Alert**Our Right to Privacy as nurses???

    Plagueis replied to bchboy's topic in General Nursing

    I rechecked my CNA registry information yesterday, and it has my town listed, but not my address. Moreover, I was able to find the hometown of LPNs in this state not only by a LPNs last name, but I...

  6. **Alert**Our Right to Privacy as nurses???

    Plagueis replied to bchboy's topic in General Nursing

    This is the same for CNAs, too, at least in this state. Last year when I checked my name in the state registry to see what would come up (I had just received my certification), it had my name and town...

  7. "I Come Into Work Sick! Why Can't You?"

    Plagueis replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, everyone, for your posts. At my place, we have paid sick time (2 weeks), but if someone calls out on a weekend, they have to bring in a doctor's note. If not, that person gets a verbal...

  8. How much vacation time do you get?

    Plagueis replied to NY Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I get 12 days per year, and this is after a year of employment as a CNA. The LPNs and RNs here get the same amount of time, and this doesn't increase until after 10 years of employment, when it goes...

  9. Pt Threats and Name Badges (again)

    Plagueis replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    You make an excellent point. It still bothers me that I see nurses call each other by their first names, but doctors are ALWAYS called by "Dr" followed by their last name, or even their full name....

  10. Nurses With No Last Names or Titles

    Plagueis posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been reading a few of the threads lately about referring to doctors as "Dr." and about how some nurses are concerned about putting their last names on their badges for safety reasons. Also, I...

  11. Do we HAVE to address docs by "Dr.--"

    Plagueis replied to kmokay's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

  12. Pt Threats and Name Badges (again)

    Plagueis replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Based on many of the posts here, I can understand why some nurses don't want their last names on their badges. However, I don't know if I would personally want to be treated in a hospital by a health...

  13. Nurses With No Last Names or Titles

    Plagueis replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I am somewhat concerned about: how doctors get to use the titles that they have earned in their names, but nurses usually don't. At my job and in the ERs that I have been to, even when it...

  14. Drug Testing At Hospitals

    Plagueis replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    I can understand why some people, especially those who aren't using illegal drugs, would not want to submit to random drug screenings. It's a privacy issue to them. I know: if they aren't using drugs,...

  15. how many patients do you have

    Plagueis replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work the 3-11 shift, and I usually have between 10 to 13

  16. URGENT:New License renewel process-don't let license lapse; 30 CEU's required Q 2yrs

    Plagueis replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I was reading over these new requirements for RNs and LPNs, and it says that the courses for continuing education has to be presented by an agency that is accredited by the National Commission for...

  17. Calling All CNA's!

    Plagueis replied to nightingale's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I have been a CNA for over a year now, and it has been quite a ride. There are many things that I experienced that I was never taught in CNA classes! I'm looking forward to the discussions in this...

  18. CNA salary

    Plagueis replied to HisTreasure's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I make $11 per hour as a CNA, and I work in LTC. I know this amount is probably above average, but it still isn't enough to pay all of the bills (like trying to save for nursing school and college for...

  19. kids and being Nurse

    Plagueis replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I thought, too. I have read numerous articles about how nursing is good for mothers who work outside of the home because of the many scheduling options not available in other professions....

  20. What would a good national professional organization look like?

    Plagueis replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

    I do think that a national nursing organization should include ALL nurses, not just RNs. The ANA is a nursing organization, but it only represents RNs, not LPNs. LPNs should always be included in any...

  21. Cellphones in class

    Plagueis replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    :yeahthat:

  22. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    Plagueis replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    From what I understand, unions are not just for blue-collar-type of jobs. Doctors and teachers, for example, are often members of unions, and they are considered professionals. If doctors can be...

  23. Do you have a union? Should nurses strike?

    Plagueis replied to glenwood's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, Lindarn. From what the people have told me, and from what I've read on this site, some have the idea that depending on a union to fight for nurses' rights somehow means that nurses are...

  24. Main Problem In The Nursing Field?

    Plagueis replied to blueyesue's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that nurses deserve to have more of a voice in the healthcare industry. It is amazing that there are over 2 millions nurses in this country, and that they way outnumber doctors, yet I can only...

  25. That ain't my resident! I am dumbfounded...

    Plagueis replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in General Nursing

    You're right. The lack of proper preparation for real CNA work often causes people to leave the job. When I took my class last year, us students never got to toilet, dress, or shower a combative,...