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  1. Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    ceccia replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    how does it affect your life if random strangers on the internet quit their jobs? why do you care? it doesn't, and you

  2. panic attacks at work

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

    thanks for replying. the vast majority of the time it's at work, and when it's not it's still work-related, like waking up in the middle of the night and thinking about how i have to go to work in a...

  3. interviewer asked about religion - what would you say?

    ceccia replied to ceccia's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    RN5, nope! it's a sub-acute rehab facility, and it's not affiliated with any religious institution. and we're in DC. i might expect that kind of question in Utah or something, but here it's pretty...

  4. Half Question/Half Pet Peeve

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

    No one is saying that men shouldn't be welcomed as nurses and given equal consideration with women. Entitlement is when a male SN or nurse expects to have an easier time getting hired (especially for...

  5. What kinds of questions should I ask?

    ceccia replied to SunshineDaisy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Great advice! I usually ask "what attributes are most important to you in a nurse/member of your team?" kinda the same thing as the "what makes a good nurse?"

  6. Confused/decisions

    ceccia replied to dina11's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would go with the outpatient job for sure! if you don't want to be in hospital nursing, getting a year of hospital experience imho isn't necessary. Better to spend the next year getting experience...

  7. staying healthy while working night shifts

    ceccia posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I've been offered to work nights (7pm - 7 am) and I'm thinking about doing it. Right now i'm really burnt out and where i work, night shift is way less hectic, fewer people to deal with, etc. But...

  8. is it worth it to keep your license active?

    ceccia posted a topic in General Nursing

    long story short, i'm working toward getting out of nursing and back into self-employment in another profession. if all goes well, i should be able to quit nursing by the end of 2014. i'm conflicted...

  9. Nurses, How Do You Care For Your Hands?

    ceccia replied to fawnmarie's topic in Health, Stress Management

    jojoba oil is good- it's not greasy, and it's supposedly one of the closest things to your skin's natural sebum so it absorbs well. it's expensive, so usually i'll mix it with grapeseed oil. (olive...

  10. is it worth it to keep your license active?

    ceccia replied to ceccia's topic in General Nursing

    thanks. i was thinking of putting it inactive; as i understand, if i did that i would just have to take CEUs and pay a fee to get active status if

  11. some silly fears

    ceccia replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Students

    i can tell you what works for me as far as performance anxiety (presentations, job interviews, etc.) Pretend you're a celebrity guest on a late-night talk show, your professor is Craig Ferguson, and...

  12. Should I allow tuition costs to dictate my education? HELP please!

    ceccia replied to unbalanced's topic in General Students

    are there any schools where you would have the option of doing it part-time? that way you could work part-time while you complete it and not have to rack up debt for living expenses, AND you would...

  13. i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    ceccia replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    ok, but who's going to fix the carpal tunnel that i'm going to get from clicking the 'like' button on all your posts? stop making so much

  14. i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    ceccia replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    I hate my job and I don't get complaints. idk. i actually get compliments pretty often, and i know for a fact i'm first on the PRN call list because people actually like working with me. hating my job...

  15. Call in sick, or risk getting patients sick?

    ceccia replied to stelarRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i really don't get what is so enormously difficult about using PRNs when someone is sick! almost all of us want the hours and know that changing plans and coming in last-minute is part of the job...

  16. i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    ceccia replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    OP, if you don't mind me asking, are you a paramedic now? why did you decide to go for nursing? feel free to not answer if you don't feel like explaining. no judgment, just curious.

  17. Runt of the Litter

    ceccia replied to elijahvegas's topic in Men in Nursing

    i think you'll be fine. if size was a problem, most girls wouldn't get hired either the important thing is to go into interviews with confidence - if you look unsure of yourself or have apologetic...

  18. i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    ceccia replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    that is really annoying. i agree. who is anyone else to judge whether you're "compassionate enough" anyway? no, but the problem (just speaking from my own personal experience, YMMV) is that nursing...

  19. Better to Work Several Part-time Positions?

    ceccia replied to lpnpgh123's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    YES YES YES to working several part-time/flexible jobs! :) I don't have anywhere near the years of experience as you, but I came to the same conclusion- I simply do not want to be at the mercy of one...

  20. Patients that fire everyone/demand everything

    ceccia replied to anon456's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You can win. you just have to become a master manipulator too. which is a good skill to have in your back pocket and whip out when you need it. a bit of passive-aggression can be a beautifully...

  21. Working sick

    ceccia replied to luvanurse1's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    this makes me seriously angry. it's the epitome of 'profits before people' and imho that mindset is DISGUSTING. they don't care about their workers OR the patients they're supposedly serving. what...

  22. Does nursing really suck that badly?

    ceccia replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think it's more accurate to say that to be happy and successful in nursing takes a certain combination of personality traits and aptitudes. of course that doesn't sound as catchy . but sometimes...

  23. Is there really no way to refuse a mandatory flu shot?

    ceccia replied to tariqblaze's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Feel free to search. Personally I'd like for research to be used as a complement to, not a substitute for, common sense and independent critical thinking. Mrs. Smith comes into the rehab facility from...

  24. Is there really no way to refuse a mandatory flu shot?

    ceccia replied to tariqblaze's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I don't work in a hospital (and yes, mandatory flu vax is one of the many reasons why i've never pursued that.) This just illustrates why the flu vax is a fool's errand - forcing nurses to get the...

  25. staying healthy while working night shifts

    ceccia replied to ceccia's topic in Nursing Career

    i'm kind of worried about the nutrition aspect too...when i'm exhausted my appetite disappears. at one point during my first year out of school i had a BMI of 15-something, and not on purpose, i was...