Red Kryptonite

Red Kryptonite

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  1. Article: Paramedics equal to RNs

    Red Kryptonite replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Girls, girls....you're both

  2. Valedictorian caught cheating

    Red Kryptonite replied to pinknursepower's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    No, they delivered richly deserved disapproval. There is a huge difference. And yes, it is sad that the school spit on every student who worked hard for what they got instead of cheating. In...

  3. HELP: How Extensive Are Hiring Background Checks?

    Red Kryptonite replied to khaleesikitten's topic in General Students

    Don't start none, won't be

  4. Pearson Vue Trick 2015 Latest

    Red Kryptonite replied to NurseCalif's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Because society has degraded to the point where people can't even wait 48 hours for a result that's guaranteed to be accurate and costs way less than $200. Grow up

  5. Pearson Vue Trick 2015 Latest

    Red Kryptonite replied to NurseCalif's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Exactly. If you have $200 you can afford to throw away, PM me. I have kids to feed and a mortgage to pay, so at least I'd be putting it to good

  6. HELP: How Extensive Are Hiring Background Checks?

    Red Kryptonite replied to khaleesikitten's topic in General Students

    It never ceases to amaze me when these threads come up, how women selling themselves sexually gets defended as empowering. They literally treat themselves like pieces of meat, whose only value is...

  7. HELP: How Extensive Are Hiring Background Checks?

    Red Kryptonite replied to khaleesikitten's topic in General Students

    Who said sex is shameful? Sex is about human connection. Abusing that and degrading one's own humanity by turning it into a paid commodity is something that lots of people are never going to be okay...

  8. HELP: How Extensive Are Hiring Background Checks?

    Red Kryptonite replied to khaleesikitten's topic in General Students

    Son of a biscuit....I typed out this whole response and the ether ate it. OP, how do you get paid? If you get a W2 or 1098 from this company, it will show up in employment history and any potential...

  9. Pearson Vue Trick 2015 Latest

    Red Kryptonite replied to NurseCalif's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Except to the people working for the credit card processor, who have to deal with this endless tide of BS from disingenuous

  10. HELP: How Extensive Are Hiring Background Checks?

    Red Kryptonite replied to khaleesikitten's topic in General Students

    Except that it's not a win for her if it keeps her from having the career she ultimately wants, which is the fear she came here to express. These conversations she has can absolutely be recorded, and...

  11. HELP: How Extensive Are Hiring Background Checks?

    Red Kryptonite replied to khaleesikitten's topic in General Students

    I may make 1/3 of that as a CNA, but at least my dignity and future employability are intact. And now I've discovered one more thing to warn my daughter about before she leaves for college....thanks...

  12. Pearson Vue Trick 2015 Latest

    Red Kryptonite replied to NurseCalif's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Now you know why I largely ignore these

  13. Threatened by patient

    Red Kryptonite replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just disgusting. I can't think of another job that requires people to be crime victims but take no recourse. It's like nurses have battered women's syndrome, because they just keep taking it...

  14. HELP: How Extensive Are Hiring Background Checks?

    Red Kryptonite replied to khaleesikitten's topic in General Students

    We've come a long way,

  15. Better off single?

    Red Kryptonite replied to westcounty's topic in General Students

    So what's been happening, westcounty? Did you guys

  16. Help stop unfair hiring practices for stipulated nurses in Texas

    Red Kryptonite replied to Nursinwill's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh that's cute. You know that your condescension reflects on you and your abilities, not on me right? I'll be a nurse in six months. And my opinion will be the same. And you'll still be the person...

  17. Dried blood

    Red Kryptonite replied to yeezimiller's topic in General Nursing

    I really hope all that coffee I just sprayed didn't damage my

  18. PEDS NURSES: What am I doing wrong??

    Red Kryptonite replied to BambiBelle07's topic in Pediatric

    I'm really confused by the whole vaccines given subcutaneously thing. I've watched my kids get vaccines all these years. I've gotten them myself. Taken the family for flu shots as recently as last...

  19. How to Answer "What's Your Greatest Weakness?"

    Red Kryptonite replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    This is why job interviews suck. They're the grown up version of kids pulling the wings off

  20. Nursing school on probation

    Red Kryptonite replied to summerskye23's topic in General Nursing

    I'd start getting info on other schools. Don't tie your lifeboat to a sinking

  21. skills lab

    Red Kryptonite replied to UnicoRN93's topic in General Students

    It seemed to me that the poster was describing a problem s/he sees often, not advocating for poor practice. Especially ending with

  22. Getting Re-hired on Previous Floor?

    Red Kryptonite replied to lizrn1214's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No advice.....just, sorry that really

  23. Threatened by patient

    Red Kryptonite replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No, he can be charged with making terrorist threats. It's your right to press charges. Based on that threat you might even be able to get a restraining

  24. Threatened by patient

    Red Kryptonite replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As with raising children, you'll find that empty threats are not only ineffective, they will actually embolden offenders once they figure out you're bluffing. You have to be willing to follow...

  25. Has anyone had experience with The College Network prior to doing Excelsior College?

    Red Kryptonite replied to tiggerkat811's topic in Excelsior College

    Don't feel sheepish, feel SMART. Stuff didn't add up, you listened to your internal warning bells, and reached out for advice to people who would know the facts. You prevented a financial tragedy by...