Zizka

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  1. License Reciprocity - NJ -> PA

    Zizka posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, Advance apologies if this question has been asked before. I did a few searches and didn't find an answer. Does anybody know if there is any nursing license (RN/LPN) reciprocity between NJ and...

  2. Insurance: The Urban Legend.

    Zizka posted a topic in General Nursing

    Once you're in a facility you'll be treated the same as everybody else. It's laughible to imagine that staff look at somebodies insurance and treat them any differently. I mean it's hard enough to get...

  3. Health Profession & Wacko's

    Zizka posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anybody else noticed how many "wacko's" seemed to be attracted to this line of work? I have some theories about this

  4. Pain Management: The 5th Vital Sign

    Zizka posted a topic in General Nursing

    It's a PITA (pain in the ass) but let's treat it! Any PRN work is chore. People use any excuse to put off PRN's. Let's not be judgemental or puritanical and use this as an excuse not to give pain...

  5. Most Nurses are Female: the pros and cons?

    Zizka posted a topic in General Nursing

    Most nurses are female. What pros and cons (the positive and negative attributes) has that brought into the

  6. Health Profession & Wacko's

    Zizka replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    Well thats very kind of you Mr

  7. Angry mom treated rotten in ER today

    Zizka replied to Purple Princess's topic in Emergency

    Oop's I missed that, my

  8. Do you think "isolation precautions" are outdated?

    Zizka replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    Agree. There's alot of BS out there. Obviously "isolation" is not workling. "In the United States, it has been estimated that as many as one hospital patient in ten acquires a nosocomial infection, or...

  9. BSN's vs. Community college

    Zizka replied to cottoncandyclouds's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Quick response: I'm an LPN after working in computers for 18 years I decided on a career change to a nurse. Couldn't afford to take 2/3 years out to RN and did the LPN in 13 months. I'm gonna go the...

  10. TPN additives

    Zizka replied to Inquisitive one's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing the reasoning behind long acting substances not being given IV or IM is that they need to remain in the SC areas to be LONG

  11. Most Nurses are Female: the pros and cons?

    Zizka replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel that women are the problem with the problems in the nursing profession either. I'm interested in both sides of the story not just the problems. It's also interesting to imagine, when you...

  12. Angry mom treated rotten in ER today

    Zizka replied to Purple Princess's topic in Emergency

    So what did they do to heal you? Draw labs? Huh? What was it that made you sick and how did they fix it? That would help the orginal poster. Let's hope you just needed a course of iron

  13. Can it be aquired??

    Zizka replied to DST2RN's topic in General Nursing

    One easy trick is to breath through your mouth and not through the nose. Personally I can take anything related to humans but I cant look at anything related to "animals". It's kind of odd but any...

  14. Pain Management: The 5th Vital Sign

    Zizka replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the same. I encourage our patients to treat their

  15. Stress! How do you releive it?

    Zizka replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    swimming is the greatest ever sport. (thats in caps for good reason) find a good sized pool and swim at least twice a week and hit the sauna

  16. Is current thinking on pain control creating drug addicts?

    Zizka replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    In the nursing care setting I think the opposite is true. It's human nature to not want to work and therefore providing people with pain management is usually just another chore. You have to give it...

  17. Most Nurses are Female: the pros and cons?

    Zizka replied to Zizka's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the welcome. Feel like i've been lurking for a while although my posting count is low. Yes, I'm sure this subject has been brought up before. I'm not looking to start any fights (trolling)...

  18. Angry mom treated rotten in ER today

    Zizka replied to Purple Princess's topic in Emergency

    Personally I treat almost every situation as if all the people around me are idiots because most people DON'T seem to have much in the way of common sense. I think we might all notice that when we...

  19. The Circumcision Discussion

    Zizka replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The reason that males are circumcised within the USA is because the population is culturally conditioned to have their males circumcised. It's as simple as

  20. The Circumcision Discussion

    Zizka replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "Circumcision cuts HIV rates in half." - This statement would seem to be BS. Circumcision is performed in the US for cultural reasons. I think the biggest influence came from the US army and from the...

  21. They Think I'm Working Christmas??

    Zizka replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Damn right! And with the way the tables are turned these employers need to learn that the nurses command the advantage with there being huge shortages, and more and more shortages to come. So listen...

  22. Christmas Gift for your unit from docs

    Zizka replied to fetch33's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. (In my experience) Doctors are typically mean, arrogant, stupid, ugly people, so no surprise

  23. What part of pt care gets overlooked most often

    Zizka replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    The elderly probably use nursing services the most and in the healthcare setting they mainly reside within nursing homes. I would have to say that PT/OT rehab and activities are the most over looked...

  24. 7-3 with frills = at least $21 an hour. Agency = $30 an hour.

    Zizka posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Please don't be under paid. If you're under paid, change jobs. DON'T LET THEM UNDER PAY US... CHANGE JOB. There's a nursing shortage. Use that to your advantage and get the best pay. We work our asses...

  25. frustrating job search...

    Zizka replied to pongtipRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    How ya doin'? YOU GOTTA BE KIDDIN!! Go get the best pay and best experience - work in a nursing home. Full time with frills - 7-3 = $21+ an hour Full time with frills 3-11 = $24+ an hour. Agency = $30...