TheCommuter BSN, RN

Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych

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    How do I quit my job the RIGHT way?

    TheCommuter replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It is a two-way street...many employers are classless and do not really give a rat's ass about the employees who work in their organizations. I'm simply returning the favor and giving back what I've...
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    Feeling like the dumbest nurse on earth

    TheCommuter replied to Aloe_sky's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We moved this thread to our First Year After Nursing Licensure
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    Tips for a zero-experience nurse?

    TheCommuter replied to honeyshota's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thread's been moved to our First Year After Nursing Licensure forum. We wish you the best of luck.
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    What is with this angry nurse?

    TheCommuter replied to itsybitsy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Misery loves company...some people feel a sense of accomplishment and a stroke to the ego after getting their bad vibrations to affect those around
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    Anyone doing it for the money and stability?

    TheCommuter replied to WCSU1987's topic in General Nursing

    I entered nursing for the solid middle income, flexible schedules, and opportunities for educational advancement and career mobility. After having spent my childhood in a financially unstable...
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    It's Academic Sharecropper Time

    TheCommuter posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Okay...perhaps the title was overly dramatic, but I recently accepted an adjunct clinical instructor position at an investor-owned school. This will be my first position as an instructor, so any...
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    Discrimination in PT care??

    TheCommuter replied to xdrowe's topic in General Nursing

    I am in the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas. For the sake of simplicity, I will simply mention the most recent incident. During the holiday season of 2014, a patient called me a black ___ (the female...
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    My dream of becoming a nurse has became a nightmare

    TheCommuter replied to NurseKJ5's topic in General Nursing

    What goals have you set for yourself? Can they be achieved without working at the shiny, exalted acute care hospital setting that everyone and their mama places on an undeserved pedestal?I'm only...
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    Transferring fron Med-Surg/Tele to ICU advice please

    TheCommuter replied to tele queen's topic in Critical Care

    Moved to our Critical Care Nursing forum for more
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    Dallas payscale

    TheCommuter replied to KPRN123's topic in General Nursing

    Are you looking for an ADON position in a nursing home? If so, the pay scale would be in the $32 to $40 range per hour at most Dallas metro area LTC
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    Pay Way Too Low

    TheCommuter replied to BsnBull's topic in Texas Nursing

    For two years of experience, $25 to $26 hourly is a very normal rate of pay in the San Antonio area. Keep in mind that new grads are paid in the $19 to $22 hourly range in that area.San Antonio has...
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    Relocating to McKinney area

    TheCommuter replied to KV317's topic in Texas Nursing

    Due to the influence of the Dallas/Fort Worth Hospital Council, you are not going to be paid more than the low to mid $30s by most local hospital systems with only 6 years of experience.The Texas...
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    Nurses Insight?

    TheCommuter replied to Panther2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No day is typical. For instance, I no longer perform direct patient care. I work from home as a case manager for a major insurance company. After having spent my childhood years in a household that...
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    Skilled Nursing & Rehab facility good career choice?

    TheCommuter replied to NursingNichole's topic in Rehabilitation

    I never particularly enjoyed SNF, either. I found it stressful at times. However, we cannot deny that SNF/rehab is full of excellent learning opportunities that can provide a springboard to the rest...
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    Community Health and Population-Focused Nursing C228

    TheCommuter replied to LM NY's topic in Western Governors University

    Perhaps it is because some, but not all, would construe this request as a roundabout way to encourage
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    Excited about ER internship, but just found out I'm pregnant. Should I take the internship

    TheCommuter replied to LovelyBlue's topic in Emergency

    Moved to the Emergency Nursing forum for more
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    Meals on demand

    TheCommuter replied to tiktokrn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I actually do not mind eating unhealthy foods. My biometrics and lab work have greatly improved over the past year, and I gradually lost enough weight to fall into the normal BMI range, all via eating...
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    hospital interview

    TheCommuter replied to ToriAneal's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thread has been moved to our Nursing Interview
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    which school should I go to?

    TheCommuter replied to fghanjani's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Moved to our Pre-Nursing Student
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    Mixing Cefuroxime and Metronidazole

    TheCommuter replied to preshee92's topic in Patient Medications

    Moved to the Nursing / Patient Medications
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    Nursing Niceness

    TheCommuter replied to xdrowe's topic in General Nursing

    I apologize for your perception of unkind backlash to a thread you created. We strive to promote a civil environment on these forums. Nonetheless, perhaps nurses are erroneously stereotyped as nice...
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    Hesi A2 Entrance Exam

    TheCommuter replied to cmh4412's topic in HESI Entrance, Exit Exam

    Thread has been moved to our HESI
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    How do I quit my job the RIGHT way?

    TheCommuter replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I used a phone app to block phone calls and texts from my former PRN employer. Eventually, my employment entered auto-termination status. Problem solved.
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    How do I quit my job the RIGHT way?

    TheCommuter replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There's no need to resign from PRN/per diem jobs. If you stop signing up for shifts, your employment will automatically enter 'auto-termination' status for not working the minimum amount of hours that...
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    Nclex pearson vue trick

    TheCommuter replied to USERNAME1993's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Moved to the NCLEX