Jiminocala

Jiminocala has 30 years experience and specializes in ER/Trauma, Home Care, Corrections.

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1. Time to call a duck a duck?

   Jiminocala replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   "the recession bringing out the true colors of nurses and everyone around them." Sounds like you have a low opinion of nurses and everyone around

2. Senior RN Student w/ Jealous Husband!!!

   Jiminocala replied to mommalumps's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I have been an RN for over 30 years and have heard all of this before, many times. The cause of your depression, etc. is largely your relationship with a jealous and controlling man who has stolen...

3. The best nursing advice you've ever received

   Jiminocala replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

   Problems don't solve themselves. Never make it look like you did nothing about a problem. Document everything. Don't c/o about the coffee, you may be old and weak yourself

4. Attractive Students Being Hired First

   Jiminocala replied to bioniclewoman's topic in First Year After Licensure

   It was that way 30 years ago, too! My advice? If you can't be beautiful, at least look professional and be well prepared. Just maybe you, Nancy Nurse will beat out Betty Bimbo for the

5. How Did You Decide On Nursing as a Career?

   Jiminocala replied to BeanTrees's topic in General Students

   I am male and graduated in 1979. My journey into Nursing began when I was seriously injured at age nine and spent a couple of months in the hospital. After high school, I was hired as an orderly at...

6. How important is GPA while in Nursing school?

   Jiminocala replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   I made lousy grades in High School, but in college, something competitive awakened inside of me and I graduated with a 3.7 GPA. The fact that I had done so well was a great comfort to me when I sat...

7. Phi Theta Kappa - Haven't we all been invited?

   Jiminocala replied to SDChargersGirl#31's topic in First Year After Licensure

   $75 is a pretty cheap "Resume Enhancer" that will impress prospective employers, grad school admission people and any school that you transfer to. It's money well spent, especially

8. Should I make the decision to switch career?

   Jiminocala replied to arkmann's topic in California Nursing

   If it was me, I would continue on your present course, but with some changes r/t the economy. For now, better to stay in the Navy, maybe two more years. Once you have completed your pre requisites,...

9. Sounding board wanted! Please, need new perspective

   Jiminocala replied to blueeagle11's topic in Emergency

   She is your S.O. and is running you down about work? Sounds like jealousy to me. Try getting out of the unit where you both work. If things improve, then OK, if not, may be time to give the S.O....

10. Organ Donation Opt Out

    Jiminocala replied to XB9S's topic in General Nursing

    Soylent Green is

11. Why is there no medical terminology class for the RN program? Among others.

    Jiminocala replied to amanda1266's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You should pick up the information as you go along. If you are not doing it now, you should learn the definition of every new word, term, provcedure, etc. that you run across in your textbooks or...

12. IDoes the probation period means the same as orientation?

    Jiminocala replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Naw, Probation Period is a device that employers use to get around paying Unemployment Compensation . They can let you go at any time during that period and you won't get unemployment on THEM. Maybe...

13. Anyone have anything positive to say about nursing school?

    Jiminocala replied to AllThingsPink's topic in General Students

    Uhhh, yeah. If not for Nursing School, I might be an auto mechanic like my old man. I doubt he ever made more than $20K in 2010 dollars and his hands were always black from

14. Anyone watching 'WWII in HD' on History Channel?

    Jiminocala replied to PageRespiratory!'s topic in General Nursing

    Oh yes! I was so touched by the way the nurses were portrayed, their first hand recollections, etc. In the last episode where the RN got off the hospital ship in the USA, I almost

15. Was fired today......

    Jiminocala replied to TrickieTam's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It is good that you found another job so quickly. From what you said in your original post, it sounded like they told you to mix all meds with juice, as if that was their actuaal policy. Not...