applesxoranges

applesxoranges BSN, RN

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  1. Is this a common attendace policy?

    applesxoranges replied to Dazglue's topic in General Nursing

    What happens with us is that we're not written up unless it happens repeatedly. We also have to "make up" the

  2. Have you been ever gotten sick from working as a nurse?

    applesxoranges replied to Aly529's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Twice when I was a triage paramedic in an ER. Each time I took a sneeze to the face from a child without a mask on (I had taken it off because I was in the back). It was just a cold though. The first...

  3. No clue on what to choose...

    applesxoranges replied to caseyuptonurse's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I would take a part-time job and keep on looking. I would also consider branching out a little bit too than just hospitals. Also, a lot of places do wait till you are licensed before calling you

  4. A Word To The Wise.........

    applesxoranges replied to NDXUFan's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I will say that Wal-mart treated me fairly when I worked there and paid better than the competition. Also, due to history of lawsuits I was guaranteed breaks and lunches to the point of the register...

  5. Too slow for fast pace job?

    applesxoranges replied to Navygurl's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Are you sure you're not a placeholder for someone? Or they had someone else in the wings like a PCT quit and now wants to come back? Like someone was pregnant or injured? Two weeks is not a lot of...

  6. Getting a Dialysis job

    applesxoranges replied to msgirl68's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I applied over the weekend and I received a call to schedule an interview. I am a new grad with less than six months of education. I would google dialysis centers in your area and then apply to the...

  7. Career Change ASN or BSN

    applesxoranges replied to sheridans2u's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I would look into all options available and the cost per each one. A BSN is preferred in most hospitals and settings however I am not having issues with an associate degree due to past healthcare...

  8. FINISHING an IVPB infusion

    applesxoranges replied to AlmostARealNurse's topic in General Students

    I'm not familiar with Baxter IV pumps but on the Alaris (spelling?) pumps we keep our IV tubings up there till the main line is changed which is usually four days. The piggyback is always programmed...

  9. New Grad Unhappy

    applesxoranges replied to applesxoranges's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Well, I am in the running for two jobs at the moment. I am not sure about the first one because it's been three weeks but the HR department there keeps tight reigns on who they hire and only works on...

  10. Awkward moment?

    applesxoranges replied to Soran's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If it gets to the point of where they need someone to give them a bed bath, most are used to it and no longer

  11. Does your hospital require color coded scrubs?

    applesxoranges replied to Loo17's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I believe you can write it off on your taxes. That's what I did. I give it 1 to 2 years and the uniform policy will relax enough that it will be to the point of where it will be any color equal to...

  12. Blacklisted by your Nursing School?

    applesxoranges replied to PolishGirlRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I always told people that the closed group was a bad idea. It's better to go open and make sure people were cautious with what they said. Ranting and raving is something done to someone who is not in...

  13. Would "trendy" hair make hiring managers reconsider hiring you?

    applesxoranges replied to NurseyNursington's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't think your haircut sounds too outlandish. Maybe a bit Miley Cyrus

  14. I lost my love for nursing...thinking about quitting.

    applesxoranges replied to mzsuccess's topic in Nursing Career

    Apply at another facility. Usually when I work at a crappy facility, the next one is a lot better. They are not all like that, but usually the ones that most people start out at are. I started out as...

  15. Options for scrub pants

    applesxoranges replied to Myoclonicjerk's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I like Aviators and I am a girl. The belt really keeps the pants up and they are a thicker

  16. Clinical drama-question about personal property

    applesxoranges replied to chiasmus100's topic in General Students

    I will be honest though if it was my bag, I would be furious if someone was punching it. That particular student is lucky that it was yours and you were not an employee who would have probably...

  17. Did anybody buy a nursing mannikin to practice skills at home?

    applesxoranges replied to strawberryluv's topic in General Students

    We had a few of the items but they were required to be kept in the lab. I thought one time I was reading the packing of the IV supplies and it said not legal to own without prescription. I may be...

  18. New Grad RN moving to OHIO

    applesxoranges replied to BigBrownPotato's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I would begin applying now before moving. Look at these areas: Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo. They have a bunch of hospitals there however those are the larger cities and it's all...

  19. Thinking about going to Stautzenberger College? Don't.

    applesxoranges replied to Libbyanne's topic in General Students

    It's a diploma mill and costs an arm and a leg to get a LPN diploma. My associates degree in nursing (RN), 120+240 fire card, EMT, and paramedic combined cost less than the LPN program there....

  20. Clinical drama-question about personal property

    applesxoranges replied to chiasmus100's topic in General Students

    I never brought a bag to clinicals with the exception of a handful of times when I knew we weren't going to be on the floor or it was in the hospital where I could stash stuff in my personal locker in...

  21. Return to nursing

    applesxoranges replied to Eastofnowhere's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'd look into a refresher course as it's been almost a decade since you practiced and then start applying everywhere. It's hard to get into the

  22. To leave or not to leave?

    applesxoranges replied to FutureResearchRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Contact some of your former classmates and find out how the job market is back in the

  23. Background check

    applesxoranges replied to yesterday's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I know at my hospital it can take a month or longer for HR to get back to a

  24. If you could do it again, would you?

    applesxoranges replied to 47inBrooklyn's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I go back and forth. I am looking for a job outside of my current hospital because morale is low and honestly, I can't stand the department. I personally value loving my job than being one of the ones...

  25. OMG! *I* cannot pronounce death but a paramedic can????

    applesxoranges replied to nervousnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In my state, they have to have a paramedic verify it with two leads on the monitor and then call it in with the obvious signs of death. Then the MD declares