Plagueis

Plagueis

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  1. Moving to Texas: What Can I Expect?

    Plagueis replied to Plagueis's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks to everyone who responded. Commuter, those pay rates for CNAs are very similar to the rates here in southern New Jersey. Where I work, starting pay is $10.50 per hour, I believe, and at other...

  2. Moving to Texas: What Can I Expect?

    Plagueis posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Well, I have been thinking about making a change and moving to a new state for some time now, and I have decided that Texas is the state that I would really like to move to. I can't move right now,...

  3. Nurses Smoking

    Plagueis replied to JENNLEE's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't bother me one bit that a nurse smokes, and I'm a nonsmoker. I don't look down on nurses who smoke, and I don't think it makes someone a "bad" role model, or whatever, because someone...

  4. Peeves at work

    Plagueis replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    1. Nurses and CNAs who talk on their cellphones during working hours. It's irritating to have to stand there and wait for them to finish their conversation that is not about an emergency, in order to...

  5. Calling Docs by their first name...

    Plagueis replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    I see with this, and others posts here that, in front of patients, doctors are referred to as Doctor, plus their last name, because that is their title, or as a sign of respect. However, I was curious...

  6. AM care?

    Plagueis replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    My suggestion would be to have more CNAs on staff so the CNA-to-resident ratio is more reasonable. My whole section of residents is complete care, and many of them require a lift, which also requires...

  7. I was a victim of sexual assault.

    Plagueis replied to wildmountainchild's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry this happened to you. You are in my

  8. Easter is not a holiday?????

    Plagueis replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in Jersey now, and while I didn't get holiday pay for Easter, I got holiday pay for Good Friday. (So much for the government not recognizing religious holidays!) I also qualify for holiday pay for...

  9. Of all the pre-req's you've taken which was hardest

    Plagueis replied to Piglet68's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No doubt, A & P is by far the hardest class I've ever taken. I'm currently taking A & P 2, and even though it's the only class I'm taking this semester (only Micro to go), I have to study so...

  10. Teas Test

    Plagueis replied to Nervous Nursey2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I hope that the same happens to me. I'm taking A & P now, but most of the questions seemed to be about chemistry and earth

  11. Teas Test

    Plagueis replied to Nervous Nursey2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took the test yesterday, and I feel the same way. I think I got 2 questions right in the science section. (I took the paper and pencil test, so I won't actually know for weeks). The other sections...

  12. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    Plagueis posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a vent about coworkers who have kids playing the "Kid Card," by claiming that they have to come in late sometimes, need more sick time, or that it isn't as bad to call out, when compared to...

  13. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    Plagueis replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I am not concerned with the personal lives of my coworkers, unless their personal lives affects their ability to do their job, which is to come to work on time, and not leave early, unless it is an...

  14. "I have kids! I need to come in late, need more sick time, etc."

    Plagueis replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    These are the kind of preferences I was concerned about, and though I'm a parent myself, I am against these special privileges. For the record, I have no problems whatsoever with emergencies and...

  15. Is it ever okay to quit a nursing job without notice?

    Plagueis replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Nursing Career

    If you don't mind me asking, don't potential employers ask about where you worked last, and why you left? I have been asked myself in job interviews. (Not nursing related

  16. Having the "Right to Fall"

    Plagueis replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    This is what I was wondering about: whether restraint-free facilities had less injuries, because I always hear from managers that restraints are more likely to cause injuries than to prevent them. I...

  17. baylor shifts?

    Plagueis replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I was wondering if the Baylor-shift option is extended to CNAs. I always hear of the option for nurses, but not for CNAs around here. Does anyone know if this option is available for CNAs? (My guess...

  18. Morbid obesity and high carb diet?

    Plagueis replied to firepilot17's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if in addition to being a high carb diet, the diet is low in calories, say 1,200 to 1,500. (I'm assuming this is what the author of the book meant.) I am on one of those high-carb diets, and...

  19. Family MD charging office fees for renewing RXs

    Plagueis replied to timpanzee's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that it takes time to renew a prescription, but I don't think I would like to be charged everytime I call in a refill. I do agree with the advice to ask why this fee was instituted....

  20. Having the "Right to Fall"

    Plagueis replied to TheCommuter's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I read this article, and while in the abstract a restraint-free nursing home is the ideal, I don't know if this would work in the "real world." As a CNA, I have seen many residents, for instance, who...

  21. I have never been nasty to a student until now!!!

    Plagueis replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen nurses and CNAs do this. I have also seen nurses and CNAs talking on their cell phone while doing patient care and during a med pass (i.e. while preparing an insulin injection). And no,...

  22. Help !!! Teas test results

    Plagueis replied to lisa-rn2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Generally, whether you did good or bad depends on what the minimum scores are that your school requires, and whether you did better than those who took the test at your particular school. At one...

  23. Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    Plagueis replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    The Question: Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express? My Answer: Probably, in part, because of an billboard ad I have seen recently in my area that reads, "Private Rooms....

  24. Home sick today...

    Plagueis replied to putmetosleep's topic in General Nursing

    I have only called out an average of 5 to 6 days per year at the LTC where I work. We do have two weeks of paid sick time, so at least I didn't lose any pay. When I started working there, I used to...

  25. WHY are LPN programs so expensive?

    Plagueis replied to jelly221,RN's topic in General Nursing

    My guess is that the reason those LPN programs are so expensive is, as you mentioned, they are private, and not public LPN schools. Where I live, the LPN programs operate out of technical schools,...