BamaBound2bRN

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  1. Compass Reading Test?

    Community Colleges in Alabama (and most other states as well) are mandated by law to admit all students with a diploma or GED. They use admission tests like the Compass to stream line students into...
  2. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    Here is a novel thought.........how about your paycheck. If people are so miserable- then quit. Sounds like kids at Christmas......."I only got underwear and socks from
  3. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    Here is a novel idea..........how about your paycheck. Last I remember, this is a free country, if you are so miserable why not quit. This thread sounds kinda like kids at Christmas......"I got...
  4. ABC.com nurse's blog

    Your case has been reviewed by Admin. Moderation time has been reduced to 2 weeks, ending 4/19/06 0200 hrs. Warning points reduced from 40% to 20% which will last for 60 days. If you should have...
  5. ABC.com nurse's blog

    Yes, but Anthony Jr. is primed to take over as the Don. I hope people don't believe that all Italians named Tony are
  6. ABC.com nurse's blog

    Charmed; 24; the Sopranos; Law and Order; House; Grey's Anatomy I doubt that most of America believes witches are keeping us safe, Kiefer is a real "G-Man", Tony really is going to die before...
  7. ABC.com nurse's blog

    here is a little secret for everyone..........it's a fictional television
  8. A few questions for the "older" new nurses...

    I am 39+ and just got accepted to the RN Program for this Fall! The toughest part for me is trying to hold conversations with students who don't remember Reagan or the Challenger or are too young to...
  9. Diabetic Pet Peeves

    I can only speak for myself. To me diabetes is a condition like my hearing (fair) or my vision (wore glasses until lasik). It is a part of who I am, I control it-it does not control me. I check my...
  10. Diabetic Pet Peeves

    Pet Peeve #7- Being diabetic is a health condition, NOT A DISABILITY! I can do anything you can do (usually) and somethings even better- I just have to monitor my
  11. Leaving a message

    Excellent advice. May I add, whenever you are leaving a phone message/recording, always begin with your name and phone number, then end with your name and phone number again. This eliminates...
  12. Nurse called "stupid cow" in Oscar movie

    I find it utterly ridiculous to get Mad (Cow Disease) over a fictional movie that is produced for
  13. What I am opposed to, is misrepresentation of the "Right to Work" quagmire. Pay is great- compared to cost of living, and as far as job security- I don't see the mass layoffs everytime there is a...
  14. So, when the majority of America wanted slavery- that was ok? When most of America wanted Segregation- blacks just had to "suck it up"? The majority of America is against gay marriage- should gays be...
  15. So, if I am at a hospital that 51% of the nurses vote a union in, and the contract requires all nurses to either join the union or pay a service fee to the union, my choices are join the party or find...
  16. No I am not an Administrator. Yes there were some good things that came out of union activities early in American Labor History. However, there is much evil in unions as well- organized crime,...
  17. Which School is better?

    I have a choice to make soon. I have about 5 maybe 6 choices for my RN or BSN (right now either will work for my career goals), but my question is, does it REALLY matter where you get your education...
  18. And we can all sit under the rainbow and sip Shirley Temples, someone has to be in charge, and the unions want the rowers to skipper the
  19. Sorry, but all unions are alike. Most are as corrupt as the day is long. AFL-CIO, Teamsters, CNA, SEIU, UCFW, they are all greed mongering. If one is corrupt they are all corrupt- at least that is...
  20. Nursing shortage...

    Haven't you read some of the other threads- there is no shortage. it is a far-right-winged-conspiracy by the Administration to force older nurses into retirement and replace them all with...
  21. union illegally fines worker $32,500 union retribution provokes federal labor charges for release: february 12, 1999 columbus, oh. (feb. 12)-national right to work legal defense foundation attorneys...
  22. Relocating to Pensacola?

    This past summer, I visited several of the hospitals in Pensacola and surrounding areas and here were my findings/impressions: Baptist- friendly, bad parts of town, $16.00/hr new RN Sacred...
  23. Would you be advocating for your patients if you walked out on strike, leaving the patients without adequate nursing. Especially since most all strikes are simply about
  24. I don't think anyone here takes joy in predicting doom- heck I wasn't predicting anything at all- I was just stating the facts that NOTHING is a sure fire deal. Yes, real estate is one of the BEST...
  25. Nursing Dreams

    I have had dreams of nurses, but then my wife usually bops me on the haed and I wake