HarryTheCat

HarryTheCat MSN, RN

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  1. What is your minimum base pay on Covid-19 unit???

    HarryTheCat replied to NewRN'16's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Some of you might want to look at Federal government jobs (usajobs.gov) with the VA or as a civilian RN with one of the branches of the military. Pay rates are usually significantly higher than some...

  2. Need salary request information before my interview...please help!!

    HarryTheCat replied to esco's topic in General Nursing

    As a new grad in a "buyers market", you really don't have a lot of bargaining power, and not every employer will even ask you what you're looking for. Most will already have a figure or a narrow range...

  3. ALL-RN Care model

    HarryTheCat replied to Reds5588's topic in General Nursing

    That "All RN Care" model always sounds like a brilliant idea when some consultant is selling it to the suits in Admin. Then one day some bean counter plugs it all into an Excel spreadsheet and figures...

  4. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    HarryTheCat replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the worst "pre-nursing" job ever may have been my wife's. She was in the Army during the invasion of Iraq (2003 - 2004), and some of her experiences included: * While waiting in Kuwait to...

  5. TAMPA FL - Nursing Schools/R.N. Programs??

    HarryTheCat replied to mm813's topic in General Students

    Be very wary of some of those "for-profit" schools. They seem to be popping up all over the place, especially in Florida. Here's a link to a pdf file showing NCLEX pass rates for all of the Florida...

  6. Is it ok to ask salary??

    HarryTheCat replied to Julissar04's topic in General Nursing

    It is usually a terrible idea to solicit or even entertain the idea of a counter offer. No employer wants to be placed in a position of, figuratively speaking, being "held up" for more money, and they...

  7. Where can I get in ADN with dorms?

    HarryTheCat replied to LH0484's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Several four-year universities still offer ADN programs. Western Kentucky University, for example, is one that I believe still offers it, and there are dorms on campus. Although an ADN still has to...

  8. Circumstances it's OK to quit without notice??

    HarryTheCat replied to Cola89's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In general terms, a two-week (or more, depending on circumstances) notice is common courtesy to your employer, and it is almost universally expected from a professional. The only time it would be...

  9. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    HarryTheCat replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    The best ghost story I ever heard was from an LPN who had worked in a LTC facility. One of their oldest residents, a nonagenarian we'll call "John", had been a very evil, violent man in his younger...

  10. EtOH Medical Abbreviation

    HarryTheCat replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    It's ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, CH3CH2OH, and in Chem it's abbreviated EtOH, but in Nursing you'll see it as ETOH, typically meaning that the pt is an alcoholic (or

  11. Tattoos

    HarryTheCat replied to niico's topic in Canada

    Plus, that beautiful "artistic" tat you get at 25 ("It's my body! It's my life! I gotta be MEEE!") can start to look pretty creepy when things start to sag and wrinkle a

  12. could I get in the nursing program

    HarryTheCat replied to natyflores's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are probably some tech schools that would accept you into an LPN or ASN program, but chose carefully. Many of them are "for-profit" schools where it's easy to get in, but the tuition is...

  13. New Grad RN can't find a job

    HarryTheCat replied to morganv's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Is North Dakota still a "hot spot"? A lot of the explosive growth of the nursing job market there was tied to an upsurge in hiring in the oil industry. Back in those "boom days", when oil was over...

  14. Help with starting nursing agency

    HarryTheCat replied to nurse agency's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    A few of other things you might want to consider would be: 1. A lawyer, to help you set up a corporation, Sub-S, or LLC. 2. An HR outsourcing company to handle payroll, withholdings, insurance,...

  15. School isn't Accredited

    HarryTheCat replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Students

    OK, let's start with the basics. What are you trying to "bridge" from and to? What accreditation does this "community college" not have? If you are in Texas, your school should be accredited by the...

  16. Chest hair

    HarryTheCat replied to Ninjateagan's topic in Men in Nursing

    If you're as hairy as a Sasquatch, shave it down to just below where it's covered by your scrub top. It only takes an extra five seconds when you're shaving, and that way you won't scare patients,...

  17. New grad RN in Denver - no job after 3 months of looking

    HarryTheCat replied to westfall520's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Many employers, including hospitals, use software packages that do the initial screening of resumes. Far too often, resumes that don't make it past the software are never seen by human eyes. Sometimes...

  18. School still not regionally accredited-Fortis College

    HarryTheCat replied to Nightlife's topic in General Students

    Screwed indeed. Many employers will not hire a nurse who graduated from a non-CCNE/ACEN accredited program. For example, the Veterans Administration specifically states in their postings on USA Jobs...

  19. Acronyms: Where's the COW?

    HarryTheCat replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Taking a friend to the ER after a fall from her horse on a jumping course, I noticed that they simply abbreviated it "FOH". That hospital was close to a large horse park that hosted lots of equine...

  20. University of South Alabama PMHNP Students 2013-2015

    HarryTheCat replied to TASHA_RN_BSN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Jill -- Thanks for the info. I'll pass that along to my friend who is planning to apply for

  21. University of South Alabama PMHNP Students 2013-2015

    HarryTheCat replied to TASHA_RN_BSN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Just a quick question for anyone in the USA PMHNP program. Do your clinical sites have to be "through the life cycle" or can any/all of them be done at a facility that only accepts adult

  22. I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

    HarryTheCat replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

    One point that a couple of posters have touched on is that those facilities where you're doing clinicals are doing you and your school a huge favor by allowing you to learn at their "shop". As a...

  23. Meeting with HR Recruiter and don't want to blow it! Advice please!

    HarryTheCat replied to sassynerd's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Not to dash your hopes, but this could be a "courtesy interview", done out of respect for the physician who recommended you. If that's what it turns out to be, turn it into a positive interaction that...

  24. Why are Nurses paid so low in the south ??

    HarryTheCat replied to Michigann's topic in General Nursing

    No knives, but they've had to repeatedly remind the CRNAs that Jack Daniel's is not approved for use as an anesthetic, and that the old "one for me, one for the patient, one for me, one for the...

  25. Why are Nurses paid so low in the south ??

    HarryTheCat replied to Michigann's topic in General Nursing

    Yup. The "clean overalls" memo came up from admin about the same time last year as the "no more 'chew' in the OR" rule.