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feelix RN

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  1. All the degrees, no job

    feelix replied to DNPFNP15's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I am wondering all these people making negative comments instead of offering help or advice, why are they doing it? Are they being defensive? Are they defensive because they have only an MSN and this...

  2. Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

    feelix replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know one worker at a doctor's office who went to a client's Christmas party, got drunk and called her own employer the B-word in front of the entire company. The host complained to her employer...

  3. Are you jealous of other nurses jobs/abilities?

    feelix replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    It might make you feel better to know that most nurses quit their first job for one reason or another. Some of us take longer to find our place in the system. Some have to make it. That is not because...

  4. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    feelix replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    Patient request for a back

  5. Flipped Classroom

    feelix replied to DivaDani's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have hated PPt the day I saw one in class. Thank you for the idea. Can you please recommend resources for concept

  6. Adjunct faculty pay

    feelix replied to sheronep's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Just completing MSN Ed. Looking for an adjunt position. Do colleges pay MSN more? BSN's get about $36-38/hrly where I

  7. My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

    feelix replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    All input from a spouse is not about control. Her husband is probably concerned about legal implications or carrier repercussion. For the first, I would say, stay anonymous and memorize HIPAA. For the...

  8. My husband doesn't want me on ALLNURSES

    feelix replied to Kitiger's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! Just by sharing with co-workers that you post, you put yourself at immense risk. Your co-workers and friends will not hesitate for a moment to throw you under the bus the moment you slip up and...

  9. Interview for A School RN position

    feelix replied to tat_nurse's topic in School

    Hearing and vision

  10. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    feelix replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    First things first. Get rid of that fiance, no matter what you do. There will be worse situations in life and more choices to be made and he will threaten to leave you every time it snows. You don't...

  11. Getting Our Egos Out of the Hierarchy!

    feelix replied to BethBoynton's topic in General Nursing

    I think there is no need to get defensive with the message on the mug. It is not about pride or entitlement. What it simply means that google is unable to make a physical assessment or take a history...

  12. When should nursing homes be allowed to evict residents?

    feelix replied to Emergent's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I think LTC is like a marriage. Both parties should be given an option to discontinue the relationship if things are not working out. I have heard of patients being sexual predators, combative,...

  13. Should I leave this racist town?

    feelix replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    How can speaking in your mother tongue make an environment hostile? I would think it is your prejudice that makes you think like that. Don't you speak in your own mother tongue in the workplace? So do...

  14. Bedpan Changing Question

    feelix replied to rnk1712's topic in General Students

    Honey I am going to use only as many wipes as needed to clean the patient. If the head nurse feels fewer wipes need to be used he/she can donate their lab coat. You don't really have to report how...

  15. Another reason unions suck!

    feelix replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Now that is a preference you have. Any way, every job I had (none of them union) had the same thing. The seniors got away with everything. Even the CNA's did not do anything for you if you were...

  16. Clinical instructor keeps handing out clinical warnings?

    feelix replied to lilfayfay's topic in General Students

    I think people are too fast in judging this young lady. I agree she should have got a warning on the first two occasions. On the third occurrence, however, she needs to go look at her clinical sheet....

  17. Do RNs do a lot of heavy lifting?

    feelix replied to TimTamJimJam's topic in General Nursing

    You do have to transfer patients, especially C-sections off the table to the stretcher and from the stretcher to the bed in

  18. Do RNs do a lot of heavy lifting?

    feelix replied to TimTamJimJam's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone who works on the floor does an equal amount of lifting, depending on company policy. Even if you are a no-lift facility, you do rolling', transferring and pulling. The surest way to find...

  19. Can't Lift 50 lbs - Will I be discriminated against?

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I have never had to lift 50lbs alone, except for when I was doing Rehab and helped patients with non weight bearing to and from chair. A lot of hospitals have a no lift policy now. Where you have to...

  20. Single Mom - How soon after ADN should I pursue a BSN?

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Start Yesterday. Find an online program. By the time you finish the online courses, you will have ample experience to start clinicals. Waiting to get experience is BS. No pun

  21. Placed on Performance Improvement Plan - What should I do?

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Plan 1: Six months in L&D will get you a sweet deal anywhere with a sign on bonus. Find a recruiter now. You can start travelling while you look. Beat them to the resignation and remain eligible...

  22. 58 years old - Am I too old to start nursing school??

    feelix replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I would not discourage her, just because nursing iIs full of ageists. I would tell her what I tell everyone. Go for it if you have nerves of steel and knees of a leopard, and the brain of a rocket...

  23. Preceptor needed in Houston, TX

    feelix posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello, I am a Master of Nursing Education major. I will need a masters prepared preceptor with a Texas nursing license for 90 clinical immersion hours in Fall 2015. I live in Houston, Texas. The...

  24. Girlfriend of a NP student!!!

    feelix replied to Applety8's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It all depends what you want out of the relationship or what it means to you. If you are in it for the long haul, hang in there and be supportive. If it is a hang, hang up. A lot of people in my class...

  25. Preceptor needed in Houston, TX

    feelix replied to feelix's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I found my preceptor. Thank you all for your help. For future reference, call a hospital and ask for the student coordinator. That is the go to person. Please do not advise any student to delay their...