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  1. New BSN grad fired after 5 weeks of orientation

    mhy12784 replied to Kinar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Maybe not the preceptors, but once you are hired a hospital has invested a decent amount of money into you. And if you were hired for 5+ weeks like the OP the hospital invested likely over 10,000$...

  2. ADN Nurses Being Forced to go Back to School?

    mhy12784 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    It won't address any ADNs in their early 20s or 30s who will be working for next 30-50 years I don't think he experienced nurse should go back, but I certainly think these young pups

  3. Not using an Alcohol swab before injections

    mhy12784 replied to newgrad1988's topic in Patient Medications

    Im no expert on infections But ive never heard of someone instantly getting an

  4. ADN Nurses Being Forced to go Back to School?

    mhy12784 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I just dont like the way this sounds. I think that ALL NEW nurses should have a BSN. I also think that many nurses should get a nice "nudge", maybe even "forced" to get their BSNs. But I also think...

  5. Can you just work on call only ?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I was recently discussing this with some friends of mine, but it is possible to JUST take call ? And never have scheduled shifts in the OR ? With call generally being difficult to get filled, it just...

  6. Whooping cough redux; your story?

    mhy12784 replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    In my peds clinical I had a patient whose mother was one of your anti vacc types. Mother ended up bringing home pertussis, giving it to her kid. And the kid almost died. They struggled to get a...

  7. Found New Job, Lost My Groove!

    mhy12784 replied to skarlitred's topic in General Nursing

    I think being new frequently means youll be held to a different standard than others (especially if youre not new with a ton of experience in which case this might not be applicable) But I think its...

  8. Can you just work on call only ?

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    Well I figured there would be the potential to take call on 5-10 shifts a week and if you got called in 33% of the time, thats 2-3 times a week still But I see your point. I guess it doesnt isnt...

  9. Nursing "branch" with the most flexibility.

    mhy12784 replied to ritit123's topic in Nursing Career

    Depends what kind of "time to travel" youre talking about and how frequently I think most nursing jobs are flexible enough, considering you can work 3 days a week to be full time. Hell you could work...

  10. Do you find your previous degree was of any help in nursing

    mhy12784 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    But since you are mentioning previous degrees, I did have an MBA prior to my nursing degree. All 3 interviews I went on for my first nursing job asked me about it, and talked about it a little. I...

  11. New graduate program selection criteria

    mhy12784 replied to Nikjim's topic in General Nursing

    If you get an interview, have a GREAT answer as to why you became a nurse. If you need to stretch the truth a little or exxagerate a bit by all means do

  12. removal of sutures

    mhy12784 replied to nurse123123's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Out of curiosity what kind of suture was it ? Id imagine more than likely it was a dissolvable suture

  13. Do you find your previous degree was of any help in nursing

    mhy12784 replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    A bachelors degree will do nothing for you (outside of helping you get into a nursing school, ie miine was MOSTLY people with previous bachelors) If you had an advanced degree in either of those...

  14. Return to OR..looking for a good environment

    mhy12784 replied to Rntr's topic in Operating Room

    Ive never worked there, but the reputation of Baptist Health (florida) is pretty incredible. Im not ready to move down south, but if I do that place has always been at the very top of my

  15. Advantage and disadvantages of theatre nursing

    mhy12784 replied to nnadozieogechi's topic in Operating Room

    I work in an OR and had absolutely no idea what a theatre nurse

  16. Nurses with Medical Marijuana Cards.

    mhy12784 replied to fltopp1's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty sure its still against federal

  17. Nurses with Medical Marijuana Cards.

    mhy12784 replied to fltopp1's topic in General Nursing

    Im 100% guessing on this But id be willing to bet money that the majority of hospitals dont fire nurses for using nicotine products. Im sure they exists (from reading about it on here) but im near...

  18. Nurses with Medical Marijuana Cards.

    mhy12784 replied to fltopp1's topic in General Nursing

    Well it would be different in that you are completely within the fines of the law (unlike a person with a MM card or w.e, who would still be violating federal law), and while you are out of the...

  19. Nurses with Medical Marijuana Cards.

    mhy12784 replied to fltopp1's topic in General Nursing

    Ive never used drugs But i am curious. If a nurse went on vacation out of the country and used drugs recreationally there (and lets just assume that this is legal in that country) Then came back to...

  20. Would you take a $3 hr pay decrease for better ratios and working conditions?

    mhy12784 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    How would this be any different if it was a not for profit facility? Theres plenty of people making 250k++++ in non for profit

  21. Would you take a $3 hr pay decrease for better ratios and working conditions?

    mhy12784 replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I think this depends on what state you live in. If im in California or NY (where I am) absolutely I would in a heartbeat. Whats 3$ an hour when youre making 40-50/hr If im down south, midwest etc...

  22. Nurses who believe in herbal nonsense, alternative medicine, anti vaccine etc

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Depends on your definition of alternative medicine. If youre talking about relaxation, massage, imagery, distraction etc in that line of thinking yes I do think most RNs endorse alternative medicine....

  23. Do you think acute care nursing is becoming less safe?

    mhy12784 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I think this line of thinking is dangerous. Money and the outcomes are connected. Especially in this era of pay for performance. Are there greedy administrators ? Sure Are there greedy nurses and...

  24. RN to MSN downside?

    mhy12784 replied to chrty_knox's topic in Nursing Career

    i mean the advancement opportunities is definitely legitimate, especially with Magnet institutions which always want more nurses with advanced degrees. I am currently in an MSN in Leadership program,...

  25. If you had money to spend on your unit or staff---

    mhy12784 replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldnt say your hospital has done nothing to earn it... They did after all train and orient you to the unit, built a relationship with the school, pay your full salary while spending time training...