Nola009

Nola009

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  1. 1 month into being a Med/Surg nurse. Help!

    Nola009 replied to nurse2b121212's topic in Medical-Surgical

    OP- where are you, and how are you

  2. GPA 2.24 and running out of Financial Aid!

    Nola009 replied to phillyfunk's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Take some time off school, work, save money and pay for the remainder of your degree out of pocket. Switch schools if need be. The current gpa is too low for nursing

  3. Length of the typical orientation...

    Nola009 posted a topic in General Nursing

    ....New grads in mind. Some of us were given 2-3 days (in a LTC setting) while others somehow get a few weeks. How much is normal? How much is fair? I'm kind of annoyed because I have just spend 4...

  4. Length of the typical orientation...

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated a year ago. All the new grads I know are working in LTC. I was thinking of trying for a LTAC position, because the hospitals around here are barely hiring anyone - let alone new grads. BSN...

  5. Length of the typical orientation...

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    I was irritated with her comment about her intentions. Before that I was encouraging her, because I know how it feels to be new and even if she gets double or 3x the amount of orientation new grads...

  6. What is bullying then?

    Nola009 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think both examples you gave were bullying. The second was slander as well. A bully's actions are so that the target knows they are being bullied, it's just difficult to prove it sometimes. General...

  7. chiropractor employee taking blood pressures

    Nola009 replied to sam1971's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think it's right either. Just speculating because at the chiropractor's office I visited a time or two, the chiropractor 'let' the young receptionist take some blood pressures when one of her...

  8. chiropractor employee taking blood pressures

    Nola009 replied to sam1971's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ahh I think some of them feel like throwing the 'nurse' title around makes a low paying dead-end job seem a little

  9. What is bullying then?

    Nola009 replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's having malicious intent and acting on that in an obvious or subtle way. Some bullies are overtly agressive, and many are not. I would say that most are passive-agressive cowards who attempt to...

  10. Starting to find some aspects degrading

    Nola009 replied to QuarterLife88's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hate dealing with crazy family members too. What they don't seem to realize, when they are taking up our time with ridiculous questions and demands is that they are actually taking away from the...

  11. What "near drowning" looks like and a story

    Nola009 replied to anon456's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    So very

  12. Any other nurses with poor quality fingerprints?

    Nola009 replied to Kittery's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes. It has taken over an hour to get a good set of prints off me. Imagine my shock when the last time I went to get this done and it was all over in about 5 min. I don't even think there was one...

  13. Unemployed for 3 years

    Nola009 replied to s.trotman's topic in Canada

    Maybe the jobs and family services or unemployment office can help you out. Make an appointment so that you can meet the resume helper in person as soon as you

  14. Length of the typical orientation...

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in General Nursing

    It just makes me mad because #1, she gets an extensive orientation for our facility and #2, by the time she finally makes it through orientation, she will probably drop us. Then we have to start all...

  15. Unemployed for 3 years

    Nola009 replied to s.trotman's topic in Canada

    Have you had your resume critiqued? Hopefully, you have had some sort of employment over these past 3 years and before that. Also consider applying to places in dire need of

  16. Are your choice of scrubs childish?

    Nola009 replied to rose89's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I don't wear characters or animals on my tops. I will wear a simple print. Also try to stay away from pink pants. These are just my

  17. Is This Bullying?

    Nola009 replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes. Yes, it

  18. Drug Testing for Newly Graduated RN

    Nola009 replied to ManNurse7's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Did or can you get a script for

  19. Do you chart lies?

    Nola009 replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. Sounds like you work at a terrible facility. Restraints should almost never be used, and if someone is put in restraints, they undoubtedly SHOULD have extremities (one at a time) freed w/ active...

  20. So Frustrated I Could Cry..

    Nola009 replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe she went to the

  21. So Frustrated I Could Cry..

    Nola009 replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that. Some people put a high value on celebrations and the memories that go along with them. It sounds like that's the case here, and it's the big 75. Just my humble

  22. So Frustrated I Could Cry..

    Nola009 replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    In this case, I would still go see my dad. He's 75 and you will never replace

  23. Cheating? Girl tells me to get a study girl so I can cheat

    Nola009 replied to stunurse2015's topic in General Students

    There were a few at my school other students suspected were cheating. They didn't seem very 'smart', didn't have good gpas upon entry into the program, but got great test grades in nursing school....

  24. Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    Nola009 replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    ... nobody can fault you for having an opinion based on your own experience. If some think Med Surg is "tasky" and "dumbed down", I wanna know if they have ever worked in LTC or a SNF? I just oriented...

  25. You Guessed It! Coworker Probs...

    Nola009 replied to Nursing_Mamacita's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While she may be an exception, the neighbor I was speaking of is in fact an