cinja

cinja

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  1. how's life as Rn in the Military????

    cinja replied to mustangcollege03's topic in Government, Military

    Say Happy thats just a bit to vague for me to read thru. I am a guy and a prior Marine. Am I to assume you didn't want to play GI Jane, no disrespect but I am trying to peel back the onion a bit and...

  2. Bemiji/cass Lake/leech Lake Mn Ihs

    cinja replied to texascowgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I grew up in northern Minnesota, 60 miles east of Bemidji. A few questions first. When is this person going? i.e. winter, spring What is the sex of person going? What is ethnicity of person going?...

  3. how's life as Rn in the Military????

    cinja replied to mustangcollege03's topic in Government, Military

    Were you a comissioned nurse and why was it so

  4. Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital Nurses to Strike

    cinja replied to lee1's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You girls and guys hang tough. Is there a fund set up? You have no worries about me crossing any line. Unions are the only way unless someone creates something

  5. Racism in the workplace

    cinja replied to staygold's topic in General Nursing

    There is no value left in this thread. Let's close this before someone gets hurt

  6. Can a U.S. RN with BSN work in Canada?

    cinja posted a topic in International Nursing

    Just wondering if nurses from the US could come to work in

  7. Carolinas College of Health Sciences

    cinja replied to manofbess's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Took my Pre-reqs there. It is a good small school, unlike any other school you may have been to before. I got A's in all of my pre req's and transfered to a BSN program instead. The secret to CCHS is...

  8. BEST/WORST/least__ __online NP pgms?

    cinja replied to brownrice's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Does the Ball State NP program have useless writing assignments like nursing school

  9. Need Information About Charlotte

    cinja replied to twinkle's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Stay out of Mecklenberg county ( the county Charlotte is in) Too many taxes and too many thugs. Go across the border to Ft. Mill, SC they have the best schools in the area and the neighborhoods are...

  10. Need Information About Charlotte

    cinja replied to twinkle's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I went thru CCHS pre nursing program and I too had a prior BS degree. The schools dont care if you had a BS/BA degree. GPA is what matters. You are competing with high schoolers who have honors points...

  11. Let's call Oprah

    cinja posted a topic in General Nursing

    Maybe someone with the time and desire can try to convince Oprah's staff to do an expose on nurses and how we are treated? My opinon is she is a corporate suck-up and wont touch

  12. Advice needed on Personality 'Fit' to Specialty Choice

    cinja replied to RebaAdams's topic in General Nursing

    I got 1.ER 2. Gen Surgery 3.

  13. Back to MN, maybe?

    cinja posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey just wanted to throw this out to any MN RN's who are working in the hospitals now. I am finishing my BSN in Memphis TN and have to work a year for them to pay off my schooling (great deal approx...

  14. How to CYA

    cinja posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is a silly question but how do you CYA in nursing? I am looking for various examples and stories. I would like to compile a handout for my fellow students before graduation. Like do you keep a...

  15. How to CYA

    cinja replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Wendy Thats the ideas I was looking for. Any

  16. How to CYA

    cinja replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    Not to sound ungrateful but I think that good charting is understood. I am looking for the more creative ways to CYA. For instance, when dealing with management do you record the conversation? I hope...

  17. DUKE and other ACCELERATED BSN--> I have questions!

    cinja replied to porterrj's topic in General Nursing

    If you are looking for a Christian school look at Union University in Jackson,TN. I'm a 1/4 way thru our accel program. Union happens to enjoy a great rep in the state and the highest NCLEX pass rates...

  18. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    cinja replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Good luck with Tennesse, its a right to work state. I would love to see the managment sweat when they find out they can't be a bully anymore. Too bad the mentality of many nurses there is that of the...

  19. Raids on members causing high fever in nurse unions

    cinja replied to Brian's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Has no one heard of 911? Just start arresting and sue the pants off these animals. Sue, sue, sue, this is how these people learn. Too bad the days of catching him/ her in a dimly lit parking lot are...

  20. Back to MN, maybe?

    cinja replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    BTDT. I get tired of trying to surf thru LPN and CNA Q's about salaries and such. The MN forum is not that good for generating any good employment

  21. RN's shoulder patch

    cinja posted a topic in General Nursing

    It occured to me when getting my nursing school uniforms that RN's need to stand out compared to the other staff, not everyone is a nurse. Refering to my earlier sentence, a shoulder patch should be...

  22. RN's shoulder patch

    cinja replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    After looking at the patch it looks too generic. Is there an international symbol we could place between the "R" and the "N" also uniform stores would carry but only be able to sell to people who...

  23. hostility in the OR

    cinja replied to laughnsmile's topic in Operating Room

    Call me a badguy but I was a cop for too long to let this go. I would just call the police and charge her with assault/ battery (depending what state you are in) You don't have to give warnings or...

  24. RN's shoulder patch

    cinja replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    Right, and when you pass that NCLEX you get a patch to wear as another form of proof of license. I used the "national board" term because there is no better way for me to describe what I mean. Thanks...

  25. RN's shoulder patch

    cinja replied to cinja's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but everyone has a name badge on the front. Ever notice how most non-nurses have their badges turned around most of the time. You can have a hospital badge, that is their policy, let's make it...