Dplear

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1. Want to move to Texas

   Dplear replied to pinkyface's topic in Texas

   I am a nurse at Texas Childrens Hospital. I have over 18 years exp and make over 100k a year there. They start brand new nurses with no exp at a bit over 23. plus change per hour. I work with a couple of nurses that have about 4 years exp making a...

2. You can't go upside down when you menstruate?

   Dplear replied to jen42's topic in General Nursing

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3. Concerned about this and other sites

   Dplear replied to Kikumaru's topic in General Nursing

   It does not list any jobs at all. It is all just public domain info that is gotten from each state board. Dave

4. What do you HATE to do at work?

   Dplear replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

   Ummm....thats a MAJOR OSHA violation. Suction cannisters are NEVER to be dumped out per OSHA they are to be disposed of in red bags. The fine is about 50,000 bucks for doing it. Dave

5. Concerned about this and other sites

   Dplear replied to Kikumaru's topic in General Nursing

   I paid the 9 bucks and got my report....It just shows where I have been licensed and when and past county of residence. It also has a section to show if you have had any action taken against you by any board. All this is public domain info that can...

6. Help with Digital Camera

   Dplear replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

   I use a Fuji Finepix F700. I love it. It is small. Can fit into a pants pocket and it is 6.2 megapixel. right now you can get them for about 300-350 max. has a 12x zoom and great photo editing software, Dave

7. Poor America doles our substandard social policy

   Dplear replied to Larry's topic in General Nursing

   Where I work, it seems to us nurses that if you have no insurance you get BETTER treatment than if you have it. I have seen people with no insurance get admitted and get the "million dollar" workup since they are not going to pay for it after all so...

8. Splenda and Hallucinations?

   Dplear replied to PJRNC2's topic in General Nursing

   Splenda is not really an artificial sweetner. it starts out as regular sugar but has one moleculechanged so that the body does not metabloize it the same way as sugar is. I would be more concerned with an organic rather than a chemical cause of your...

9. How does your hospital handle staff who want to vote?

   Dplear replied to directcare4me's topic in General Nursing

   Your management HAS to recognize your constitutional right to vote. Not to allow you to vote on the scheduled election day is against federal law. They will have to make provisions to allow you to vote in your precient no matter how far from work i...

10. Breast cancer crusade turns contentious

    Dplear replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

    As many men will die from Prostate cancer as will women from breast cancer yet it only gets 1/10 the funding and only 1/32 the publicity that breast cancer gets. I can see where there are battles for trademarks and imiages for breast cancer when you ...

11. internships for foreign trained nurses???

    Dplear replied to fabienne's topic in Texas

    Texas Childrens Hospital in Houston offers these types of internships. We just had a 4 week internship student from Great Britian. If you want I can check here and find out what department you need to contact. Dave

12. A resident swore at me!

    Dplear replied to pumpkin's topic in General Nursing

    Tell him that he can take his head out of his *** and that you will NOT tolerate being swore at or treated that way by ANYBODY!! Then tell him you will be taking uit up with his chief...all the way up to the chief of staff for the hospital if need b...

13. 2004 Presidental Election

    Dplear replied to alatta58's topic in Activism

    Just a quick clarifacation, VA budgets has not been cut in fact it has gone UP over 10 BILLION dollars over the last 2 years and this year also it id going up 2.4 billion more. Dave

14. New overtime law "myths and facts" Yes, hourly RNs are affected

    Dplear replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Activism

    OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!! It's Monday 8/23 the dreaded OT deathday and uess what. Not one of us here that is paid hourly has heard that we will no longer be getting OT. The scare tactics that the Dems and nursing groups are using to put fear into people ...

15. What would you do?

    Dplear replied to hippienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Damn straight I am thinking MAJOR LAWSUIT . The shot they gave you could have consqences for you if there already is hormonal problems. Talk to a lawyer now. Dave