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  1. What type of shoes do you buy?

    MiGab replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dansko. My chiropractor says they are the best for

  2. Pharmacist-turned-RN?

    MiGab replied to Lizbird5807's topic in Nursing Career

    I have never known anyone that has done this. I do know a professor with a PhD in microbiology who became a RN. He wants to get a Masters in public

  3. Tattoos/Piercings in the workplace?

    MiGab replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have three tattoos. Two are large and on my arms. When I worked as an aide in a LTC facility I didn't cover them and there was no policy saying I had to. When I became a nurse and started working in...

  4. Tattoos/Piercings in the workplace?

    MiGab replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have three tattoos. Two are

  5. How to drop subtle hints with my nursing students about faith.

    MiGab replied to HappyWife77's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    My first response was that it is inappropriate that you use your position to proselytize. Your students look up to you. They are also vulnerable in that they may feel like they have to agree with you...

  6. New grad - should I take this ER job?

    MiGab replied to MILOBRI's topic in Emergency

    I agree that going for the money can bite you in the butt in the long term. I know nurses who went for money but when they wanted to move from their specialty they don't have enough experience for...

  7. Where are ADNs typically hired? Turned down twice for not having BSN

    MiGab replied to TXRN44's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I think it really depends on where you live. As a new grad I was hired at a rural hospital on the tele floor (I was cross trained in the ICU). There was a RN shortage and not many nursing schools in...

  8. help with rhythms

    MiGab replied to docomo's topic in Cardiac

    I second skillstat. I used it last week and it really helped. I found this from an old post about heart blocks: "If your R is far from P, then you have a 1st degree. Longer, longer, longer,...

  9. Tuition Reimbursement Programs

    MiGab replied to ava0421's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    A university in my area offers students an option to put $30 dollars down for a course. You then have until the semester ends to have your employer reimburse form the course or you have to pay. They...

  10. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    MiGab replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Amiracle and Shianeaca (pronounced

  11. So bitter? So soon?

    MiGab replied to CP2013's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am sorry you feel this way. My husband has been a RN for 15+ years. He has been looking for a new job and has put in 35 applications within the last couple months. I am a RN and it took me 27...

  12. ACLS and PALS before orientation?

    MiGab posted a topic in Emergency

    I just got a job offer in the ED. The HR person said I need to have ACLS and PALS before starting in less than a month. My ACLS expired and when I got it my workplace paid/held the class. This...

  13. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    MiGab replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I am stealing this story from a family member that is also a nurse. They had a patient with maggots in their lady

  14. Why do nurses constantly say they don't hire ASN?

    MiGab replied to dance4life's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I just got hired in a Magnet status hospital as an

  15. Not an RN but could use some advice..

    MiGab replied to Fanie_Mae's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I agree that you should take it until job #1 comes through. I just had this same situation

  16. ACLS and PALS before orientation?

    MiGab replied to MiGab's topic in Emergency

    I talked with the nurse manager and HR again. I do have to pay for both. If I already worked there they wouldn't make me pay for

  17. Does it help answering the kaplan q-bank more than once?

    MiGab replied to swansonplace's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I loved the Kaplan question bank. I felt like I had the same questions on my boards as I did on the Kaplan test bank. I didn't go through the test bank for more than

  18. Are Saunders questions similar to NCLEX?

    MiGab replied to Soliloquy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I really like the Saunder's book but I do feel that Kaplan was more similar to NCLEX. I feel like questions I practiced with Kaplan were on my

  19. Emergency departments willing to give a dedicated new graduate a chance..... realistic

    MiGab replied to iliketosneeze's topic in Emergency

    Lewistown Hospital in Lewistown, Pa. I know someone who got hired in the ER as a new

  20. I Got Accepted!

    MiGab replied to msnursecp's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would go to the RN program. If you go to the LPN program and want to be a RN in the future you will have to take the boards

  21. Moving to Southampton,PA and need help!

    MiGab replied to deflowerkidRN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I have heard that St. Mary has gone through some major changes lately. A family member of mine said that people who have been there a long time are leaving because they are no longer happy there. I...

  22. Disgusted with nursing career

    MiGab replied to Blue4me2's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry you feel this way. I have heard a lot of people have similar sentiments. Nursing wasn't what they thought it would be. You posted a very similar post almost a year ago. You titled it "I'm...