Amnesty

Amnesty

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  1. Smokers need not apply?

    Amnesty replied to RainMom's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Getting into the weight arena is an entirely different story, and one that isn't nearly as clear-cut as smoking. I'm a pretty good example of that. I run and have been running for months now. I could...

  2. Smokers need not apply?

    Amnesty replied to RainMom's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Are you joking? O_o If it just affected personal business at home, they wouldn't be making these policies. The fact is, smokers cost the system more money in health insurance and need more breaks than...

  3. The student loan bubble is starting to burst

    Amnesty replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Pretty much both of those. I don't even need to say anything else. $30k to get a degree in an established field from a reputable school isn't that unusual. A good chunk of that went to doing things...

  4. The student loan bubble is starting to burst

    Amnesty replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your statements are painfully ignorant at best and just plain offensive at worst. I am 24. I got a BBA in Accounting. It cost me right at $30,000. I got good grades, had a good GPA, and worked my way...

  5. Marijuana and Nursing School

    Amnesty replied to heather19's topic in General Students

    What a crappy situation. I know, it seems unfair that you'd have to go and find a more harmful route vs. prescription drugs and costly therapies to "fix" what marijuana already fixes. But unless you...

  6. Did being unattractive hurt your career?

    Amnesty replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Career

    There is nothing in this original post that would warrant that nasty comment. Not any more. Somebody cleaned it up. I'll vouch and say it was pretty bad at first iirc. Commas everywhere, not a period...

  7. Did being unattractive hurt your career?

    Amnesty replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Nursing Career

    Look, somebody is going to call me a meanie for saying this, but I'm still going to say it: Get thicker skin, people. No, it's never nice when people say negative things about you. But you can't let...

  8. Why do you visit allnurses.com?

    Amnesty replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm a nursing student just getting into the profession. I feel like AN is the trenches. I see what REALLY happens in nursing when I come here. My fundamentals textbook actually still insists there is...

  9. No longer a Pre-Nursing student!!!

    Amnesty replied to Nurse2b7337's topic in General Students

    I just got my acceptance letter two days ago =). Nurses we will be!

  10. tatoos & piercings, part 2

    Amnesty replied to amoLucia's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why are you equating having tasteful tats and piercings to coming to work in ripped jeans, stripper shoes, and a halter top? I don't really even see how these things are related, but that attitude,...

  11. tatoos & piercings, part 2

    Amnesty replied to amoLucia's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This. So much, exactly this. Why is it that people feel the need to make threads like this to share their painfully ignorant opinions on topics?? I'm going to assume OP is female for the sake of...

  12. Working while in nursing school?

    Amnesty replied to RNnewbie2014's topic in General Students

    Ditto these other people. I don't have a job because I have to have one (though I'm paying for everything with loans so being able to cover living costs with my work money and school costs with my...

  13. Getting a job after challenging CNA exam

    Amnesty replied to Nurse2b87's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Where do you live?? That makes all the difference. I got a job in a hospital without any formal license or CNA training. I openly admitted to my employers during my interview that I'd never had an...

  14. Supplies are missing!!!

    Amnesty replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    As an aide in a hospital, the Masimo pulse oximeter extensions for the vitals machines. Those things are like gold. When we get patients back post-op, they have to have their own vitals machine with...

  15. Why the heck do I have to be assertive???

    Amnesty replied to JaRoJoCT's topic in General Students

    I'm introverted but definitely not shy. Most people can never tell I'm introverted. I don't let them see the toll that social interaction takes on me. You definitely have to be assertive to work in...

  16. Am I the only one who hates 12 hour shifts?

    Amnesty replied to jdubs99's topic in General Nursing

    Now that sounds like something I could get behind xD. I'd take a 4p-4a in a heartbeat. You can go home and sleep and still be up in enough time to have plenty of daylight and not feel like a

  17. What is the Problem?

    Amnesty replied to rkumiwcc's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Jesus, why do facilities let things get this bad?? I think everybody in health care has heard of chronic CNA issues, but you always kind of hope that those are just horror stories and that isn't the...

  18. Can you work straights days?

    Amnesty replied to IcySageNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had no idea about the rotation of days -> nights like that. It does actually sound pretty scary to go from working days for 2 weeks to working overnight for 2 weeks o_o. I'd be scared about...

  19. Older workers that are new grad nurses, please explain.

    Amnesty replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm 24. Nursing will be my second career of sorts. I've already got a BBA in Accounting, which I used for only about a year and a half, and then hopped into retail because I was unhappy, and am now...

  20. Tattoos/Piercings in the workplace?

    Amnesty replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    To answer the bolded question, no, not at all. I personally don't find stretched ears aesthetically pleasing. I don't assume a person is less professional because of them. It really is a mindset and...

  21. So tired..why are they all the same.

    Amnesty replied to fairyluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh man, I don't even have to ask why the new nurses are quitting. It's a sinking ship and they're jumping out as quickly as possible. Maybe you should look into doing the same. 11 days in a row? Noooo...

  22. Hospitals / Corporations replacing nurses with...

    Amnesty replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Amen to that! It lets greedy and mean people walk all over employees in lots of sectors, and it's the very reason why retail is the worst. And instead of teaching people that if they can't be decent...

  23. What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    Amnesty replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, it's KIND OF about the money. It's not why I'm going into nursing, no, but I still couldn't pursue nursing without the assurance that it's going to provide me with a decent paycheck for my family....

  24. Scrubs!!

    Amnesty replied to BBB<3's topic in General Students

    I work a hospital job as an aide on a floor which mandates that I'm in hunter green, and my nursing school mandates all white. I'm going to be one ugly scrubling for the next 2 years xD. I also was...

  25. My orientee gave the wrong narcotic

    Amnesty replied to JohnD91's topic in General Nursing

    I'm amused that there only used to be 5 Rights. I was taught 7. The Right: 1. Documentation 2. Date 3. Dosage 4. Route 5. Resident 6. to Refuse 7.