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    Munchausen by Internet: The Lying Disease that Preys on the Heart

    RNsRWe replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, I must be living in an embarrassingly self-involved bubble, as until you mentioned her name, I had forgotten about her....and did not know she had passed away. She and I were often posting to...
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    Not falling for that old trick

    RNsRWe replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thankfully I now manage a small ASC and the staff never abuses the concept of sick time---honestly! They JUST.COME.IN. If someone is sick, too sick to work, then she will call one of the per diems...
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    Want to be a stay at home mom

    RNsRWe replied to xandarosa's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like there'd be a serious conflict of interest: a paid healthcare provider in your home is responsible for reporting breaches of care, neglect, etc. The non-related healthcare worker is the...
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    NURSE work schedule

    RNsRWe replied to Student Nurse_7's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone else getting the idea that this isn't a nursing school student, but probably a primary school student? Not a 19 year old, but
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    You might be a night shifter if...

    RNsRWe replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    ....when you have to hear yet another person say "wow, graveyard shift in a hospital must be so BORING; do you watch tv or something to pass the time?"
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    You might be a night shifter if...

    RNsRWe replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    ....You wake up in a panic when you see your bedside clock says 6:45 and you think you're late....until you realize it's your day off and you actually slept some last night and now it's 6:45 AM
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    I can't use sick time I've earned??

    RNsRWe replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Many employers don't allow employees to enroll in their insurance plans until they have been employed for three months....is that being mean, also? Do you believe all benefits must be bestowed on...
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    I can't use sick time I've earned??

    RNsRWe replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    They don't have a lack of understanding. They have a lack of interest in employees who have been on the clock for a matter of weeks but intend to get paid for taking the day off for illness. It's a...
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    I can't use sick time I've earned??

    RNsRWe replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    The employee is not being denied the use of sick time, but instead told that during the probationary period it is not accessible. The benefit IS conditional, and it is NOT a right protected by law,...
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    I can't use sick time I've earned??

    RNsRWe replied to jodyangel's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a pretty common, ordinary, and quite acceptable policy. Benefits come with conditions, period. Your employer will allow you to use sick time after you have proven (through completion of...
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    NURSE work schedule

    RNsRWe replied to Student Nurse_7's topic in General Nursing

    My, so many loaded questions, so little time.... I remember what a "good job" and "great pay" looked like at 19. I assure you that number is a fraction of what I make now, and my current pay could...
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    SICK of BSN Pedestal

    RNsRWe replied to DUDERNGUY's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Who really wants an educated nurse? Not me, baby.....I want the most ignorant fool the hospital can manage to hire to take care of my loved ones. I don't care if the moron has an ADN or BSN, the...
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    Sign on bonuses

    RNsRWe replied to Yuvonne's topic in General Nursing

    Posted by RNsRWe: "Only for experienced/well-qualified in critical need areas. And most of the time, if they're offering big bucks as incentives, you don't want to work there!" So, what you're...
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    Hospital paying for schooling?

    RNsRWe replied to Yuvonne's topic in General Students

    I know of it being done for those who are currently employed in patient-care areas, like PCTs or CNAs, or LPNs to get an RN. Recruiting in the schools, at least locally, is a thing of the past. Now,...
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    Sign on bonuses

    RNsRWe replied to Yuvonne's topic in General Nursing

    Only for experienced/well-qualified in critical need areas. And most of the time, if they're offering big bucks as incentives, you don't want to work
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    Trying to get my RN being treated for addiction??

    RNsRWe replied to willey33's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Regardless of what the BON may or may not allow, I think the priority question is "should you be placing yourself in a position to have direct access to LOTS of narcotics?".....and my answer would be...
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    Are employers weeding out nurses applying for management positions with no BSN?

    RNsRWe replied to jjsnsg's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am a nurse manager in a private facility and hold an ASN, which I realize is quite the rarity. I know that should I decide to move on/up/elsewhere, I WILL need a higher nursing degree. I would...
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    Pregnant Nurse!

    RNsRWe replied to Robin, RN's topic in General Nursing

    omg, here I was chuckling over the "swinging a dead cat" comment and ABOUT to crack a joke, when everyone else beat me to it! LOL...... For me, it's been enough years since my last birthin' that I'd...
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    Safe Harbor question

    RNsRWe replied to bendyprissy's topic in Texas Nursing

    After reading the title of the thread, I thought this was going to be a question about the legal act of a parent leaving a child at a "safe harbor" such as a hospital or police station instead of the...
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    what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

    RNsRWe replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that's what she meant.....she said she noticed the amount missing from her check; would you notice the tax on a $10 gift card (bupkus, really) out of your normal paycheck? Or are you...
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    What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

    RNsRWe replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in the hospital, we got a free meal (IF you worked the shift it was offered, because the cafeteria wasn't open for us lowly nightshifters ON the holiday). That was it. I work in a large...
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    What kind of holiday bonus do you get?

    RNsRWe replied to cbcle's topic in General Nursing

    I want to work in monkeybug's
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    what did you get for Christmas from your employer?

    RNsRWe replied to AlphaPig's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if this is even legal?? Technically they didn't withhold anything (you got the value of your pay) but having them decide that ten dollars of your pay MUST be spent at Target reeks of...
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    Wal-Mart Walk-in Clinic

    RNsRWe replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

    It's not like they are there staring at them. They can and do work quite autonomously in many
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    The math doesn't add up

    RNsRWe replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Thankfully am out of the setting where this word had been used with some frequency....and am now in one where it's never used......but the word "pooty" is stuck in my head