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NOADLS

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  1. New Nurse With Large Disposable Income

    NOADLS replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If the OP has to cross that bridge, there is always Seeking

  2. New Nurse With Large Disposable Income

    NOADLS replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You're right. No need to become a homeowner. Instead, donate to the "NOADLS Candy Crush Fund." The purpose of this fund is so that I can retire early and play as much candycrush as I like. All...

  3. New Nurse With Large Disposable Income

    NOADLS replied to LDAthleteNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Get rid of your loans and save your money. I know the concept of saving money might be foreign to some people, but if you save enough of it, you can buy something called a "house." Generally, people...

  4. Is the nursing profession causing its own RN shortage?

    NOADLS replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Once I become a NP and leave my current position, someone will have to fill in my RN role. But chances are the quality of the person filling that role will not be as high as the former person in that...

  5. How do US nurses feel about the testing/disclosures they must do?

    NOADLS replied to NurseStorm's topic in General Nursing

    'Murica! I personally love the drug testing done on us for pre-employment screens. As someone who is clean and will never use any illicit substance, or prescribed substance (yes, that means I will not...

  6. Is it possible to get out of a signed contract if a nurse doesn't like her job.

    NOADLS replied to VKALA's topic in General Nursing

    Those are two of the bad situations that could arise. Not consenting to them contacting the past employer is the best play to make if you suspect

  7. Is it possible to get out of a signed contract if a nurse doesn't like her job.

    NOADLS replied to VKALA's topic in General Nursing

    Because you would obviously use your previous employer as a reference when you are clearly trying to navigate around a non-compete

  8. Is it possible to get out of a signed contract if a nurse doesn't like her job.

    NOADLS replied to VKALA's topic in General Nursing

    For your example using an ophthalmologist, that is an example using a competing business entity. For the purposes of this thread, non-compete is referring to a nurse as an employee. Unless you told...

  9. Furthering My Education

    NOADLS replied to chelsie9's topic in General Nursing

    Test the job market with your ADN before jumping on anything else. You might get lucky and land something good. Immediately jumping the gun and going for your BSN will limit your opportunity to work....

  10. Is it possible to get out of a signed contract if a nurse doesn't like her job.

    NOADLS replied to VKALA's topic in General Nursing

    "Non-compete" clauses are difficult to enforce and are primarily designed as a method of intimidation. Simply don't disclose that you've signed a non-compete clause to the next employer. Duh! The best...

  11. How to choose a speciality

    NOADLS replied to litebrightgirl's topic in General Nursing

    The right specialty is the one where you have to do the least amount of work for the most pay. At least that's how I picked

  12. Statistics help!!

    NOADLS replied to lilacstar81's topic in General Nursing

    The only statistics I can help with are the statistics associated with help asked for and help received. They aren't very favorable with a low quality "help

  13. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    NOADLS replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I had no idea that there was ever an issue with NP instructors never having (much, if any) experience as a NP. I have a few instructors on different ends. At the end of the day, I think it comes down...

  14. Amount of loans you can take out when you already have a bachelors?

    NOADLS replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    1) Don't have kids before you are financially stable - if I make 65K and have 40K loans, I can guarantee that my living expenses will be 20K or less for that year and I will knock that debt off right...

  15. What is or was your easiest or hardest nursing course

    NOADLS replied to angieperry's topic in General Nursing

    My first placement was probably the hardest obstacle to overcome considering that it was predominantly CNA related stuff. My placements progressively became easier because I actually took interest in...

  16. Does everybody want to be a NP?

    NOADLS replied to Cola89's topic in General Nursing

    I went for it out of boredom. Mostly because I figured that I could get my classwork done at work. Not even close Since I started, I haven't played more than an hour of candycrush.

  17. Sitting at work

    NOADLS replied to nursefortheLord's topic in General Nursing

    If you calculate the amount of time per shift that I am sitting, it is easily half of the shift, if not

  18. Depressed self-referral to ED

    NOADLS replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    You never know what a mentally ill person could do with their underwear. Solid precaution taken in this case. Has no one read "99 ways to kill someone with your

  19. Accused by patient of stealing his percocet

    NOADLS replied to Nursebb1942's topic in General Nursing

    I had one of these patients years ago. The solution is easy. Every time the patient has to take medication, two nurses or one nurse and another staff member stand there and witness the patient ingest...

  20. Nurse Practitioner Route: No RN Experience?

    NOADLS replied to meganec17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Different educational institutions will have different requirements. I am currently doing my NP and the school I chose required proof of at least 2 years of RN

  21. 5-year-old chooses heaven over hospital

    NOADLS replied to anh06005's topic in Nursing News

    Possibly. I would argue that those people shouldn't hate the player. They should hate the game. Or maybe "don't shoot the messenger" would be a better

  22. Role of an RN in long term care facility

    NOADLS replied to Nurse_CrystalRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Typically you will have one of two scenarios. 1) You are in charge. You will look after the sick patients while the floor nurse will be passing meds. You might have some other duties like performance...

  23. Role of an RN in long term care facility

    NOADLS replied to Nurse_CrystalRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you're in a spot like mine, you'll have it easy. Maybe an hour's worth of work at most. I used to bring my laptop to work and play candycrush which eventually got boring, so I enrolled for my NP...

  24. 5-year-old chooses heaven over hospital

    NOADLS replied to anh06005's topic in Nursing News

    I believe that all patients should be able to make an informed decision about their health. In this case, she has been lied to that there is this "heaven" place that you go to after you die. If she...

  25. Cleaning up a dead person in a hospice setting

    NOADLS replied to PhoebotNiChungngay's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I prefer to use "corpse." Dead body sounds too