ellieheart

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1. FNP - How to make enough $$$ to pay the bills?

   ellieheart replied to kjinman100's topic in Advanced

   1)Relocate to California if you want the highest nursing salary. 2)Here's something I've observed (though many may not agree with), NP salary nationwide will continue to decrease until it's just about the same as average RN salary. (Due to many reaso...

2. Year 1 as a School Nurse

   ellieheart replied to NanaPoo's topic in School

   Everyone gets sick, but if your K+ was low, that is due to failure to replace lost K+. In other words, there's a good chance that you would have recovered much faster if you would have stayed on top of fluid and electrolyte replacement when your GI ...

3. Legitimate Interview?

   ellieheart replied to ellieheart's topic in Government

   Thanks for the comments. I'm not thrilled at all about doing a phone interview. I've never been a big "telephone" talker. I think this puts me at a real disadvantage in order to accommodate others.

4. Legitimate Interview?

   ellieheart posted a topic in Government

   Hi everyone, I have an interview question. I finally got a response for a VA nurse job I applied for. The hiring manager called me and said he wanted to schedule a "Telephone Interview". He said that since some of the applicants were from out of s...

5. Regarding chronic tardiness

   ellieheart replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   different strokes folks....... do you really want a world full of people who act like robot clones?>

6. Has anyone ever escaped?

   ellieheart replied to ellieheart's topic in General Nursing

   Why would you be shocked that I made it through nursing school? Because of Autism? Though autism can be very disabling for some, people at the other end of the spectrum are very functional. Our brains tend to be highly specialized(over developed in...

7. What should I say about getting fired for family complaints?

   ellieheart replied to sissonrn's topic in General Nursing

   It really doesn't matter what line of work you are in, saying that you were fired is a bad idea. Always go with the "don't ask, don't tell policy". Just because you were fired, doesn't mean that you aren't entitled to ever hold a job again. It's a...

8. What have you lived through? (Let's reminisce)

   ellieheart replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

   I remember as a little girl when our (rotary) home phone was cut off for six months because my brother had spent several weeks late night calling a girl who lived in the next town. The phone bill was over $600. Ma Bell (AT&T) raped Americans fo...

9. Students asking for free money

   ellieheart replied to l.a.m.b's topic in General Students

   Envy 1. a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.

10. Has anyone ever escaped?

    ellieheart replied to ellieheart's topic in General Nursing

    I have, and it's always like this: Home Health nurse wanted. Must have at least x number years experience in home health. Hospice, same game... I don't know what it is with companies and their demand for prior experience at everything. The entir...

11. Would you quit over white uniforms?

    ellieheart replied to TexMex22's topic in General Nursing

    This one is a no brainer. ALL nurses should have to wear a traditional white dress uniform, complete with the little white and red nurses cap. (including the men) Lets face it girls (and guys), the only one in the hospital of any real importance ...

12. If you can't pass the NCLEX after three attempts....LVN license only!

    ellieheart replied to neonurse97's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps NCLEX could share some of their data with the rest of us before making such rash decisions like denying people their license. We could look at what kind of questions were missed most frequently in students who failed. There are likely patte...

13. If you can't pass the NCLEX after three attempts....LVN license only!

    ellieheart replied to neonurse97's topic in General Nursing

    Why 3? Why not 2 or 4 or even 1? If NCLEX is so accurate, shouldn't 1 chance be enough? Can you reference any facts that support 3 as being the magic number, or is that just a gut feeling? Your opinion is just as valid as any other, but I'm curio...

14. If you can't pass the NCLEX after three attempts....LVN license only!

    ellieheart replied to neonurse97's topic in General Nursing

    You are missing something. Firstly, the premise for your conclusion is that NCLEX is capable of determining who is capable of being a good nurse. Which is false. I passed NCLEX with the minimum amount of questions and barely felt challenged in the...

15. If you can't pass the NCLEX after three attempts....LVN license only!

    ellieheart replied to neonurse97's topic in General Nursing

    Your conclusion that a person who fails NCLEX three times is incapable of being a safe nurse is flawed. There are no facts to support this conclusion.