AutumnApple

M/S, Pulmonary, Travel, Homecare, Psych.

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    Can I be discriminated against for political beliefs?

    AutumnApple replied to helloego's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/facebook-and-employers-1056744-page8.html#post9092060
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    Can I be discriminated against for political beliefs?

    AutumnApple replied to helloego's topic in General Nursing

    That's your first mistake. The part I highlighted. Facebook has become a place with a culture that I find insufferable and hence I am a light user of the site. By light I mean, literally, I log in...
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    ADON having sex with CNA

    AutumnApple replied to AWorley80's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, very common. And nursing (heck, not even the the medical field as a whole) does not have a monopoly on this. Despite what modern medical drama TV shows would have you believe, we're not the...
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    Nursing is Just a Job - Common Myths in Nursing

    AutumnApple replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    While I am the first to call out "for the calling" types, I believe that emotion of being called to the profession helps us when we are new. It can be a double edged sword though too. I think wanting...
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    So what's going to happen to health care now?

    AutumnApple replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    From what I understand, Trump has come out saying he plans on keeping the legislation regarding pre-existing conditions. I do not know the details of how he will pull that off though. Not sure he...
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    I'm a Man, Can I be Successful as An OB Nurse

    AutumnApple replied to AlmostANurse321's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Funny, but when I was in school, a fellow (male) student asked this same question and even expressed interest in the OB field to the manager of the unit we were doing rotations on. The look she gave...
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    Asked to Move to Another Floor?

    AutumnApple replied to aurora119's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my. A little of both me
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    Asked to Move to Another Floor?

    AutumnApple replied to aurora119's topic in General Nursing

    That's about where I am with this. It is a pisitive. OP: My impression is that your employer took the high road. They identified a problem with how you are meshing in with your current environment and...
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    Attention nurse bullies... and victims!!

    AutumnApple replied to Xtina, BSN, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I could have been referred to as a bully during my first five years in nursing. Some who know me real life tell me calling me that is a bit of a stretch. Introspection tells me otherwise. I want to...
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    Help! Pre-employment nicotine test!

    AutumnApple replied to noviceRN22's topic in General Nursing

    Smoking pot is legal too. Even in states where it is legalized, they will test you and not hire you if there is a positive. Heck, look at some of the threads by people on prescription pain meds and...
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    24 hr on call

    AutumnApple replied to nurseinmaryland's topic in General Nursing

    And I can't help but wonder if she is getting on call pay even. 24×7 at on call rate lol Had a company tell me "We don't pay for on call unless you have to make a visit." I followed that with "I...
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    24 hr on call

    AutumnApple replied to nurseinmaryland's topic in General Nursing

    And that is the only solution to this. All home visit agencies (as opposed to primary care) have to use on call. How well they deal with it is another story. Most are fair, divide it up in a way that...
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    Discouraged

    AutumnApple replied to angelakittycat's topic in General Nursing

    I knew people in similar situations. If I recall, they formed study groups. These groups used NCLEX prep books to study from. This more than anything else seemed to help. Then there are the usual...
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    I'm So Over Nursing. I would rather work at Costco!!

    AutumnApple replied to rnfrombama's topic in General Nursing

    Turn the Rubik's cube over in your hand. The green side (your professional side) has received the attention it is due. Now give blue, red and orange the focus they deserve. You will be surprised how,...
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    Get depressed with my situation...

    AutumnApple replied to micstn's topic in General Nursing

    OP: Read your own post, but do it from an introspective frame of mind. Ask yourself: What is my goal? I'm not talking about the goal of the thread either. I mean the goal of your career and your...
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    Wearing Scrubs Outside of the Workplace

    AutumnApple replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    It was a non issue to me when I was younger. Still kind of is. I, like you, would run errands after work then return home. Didn't (and still don't) see anything wrong with it. Now a days, I prefer...
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    Anyone with Google can be a nurse

    AutumnApple replied to Rnnonami's topic in General Nursing

    Because it's not assessing. They have objective parameters, and the pt either falls within what is required for admission or does not. For it to be an assessment, a judgement call on something...
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    Easily annoyed

    AutumnApple replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like I stepped into a "Back to the Future" movie or something. This was soooo me during my first few months. I didn't get, as you call it, "pissy" though. I handled it another way. That's...
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    In fear of losing my license.

    AutumnApple replied to Newgrad665's topic in General Nursing

    This. For it to be an issue with your license, harm would have had to come to a patient, it would have to be determined that you did not act as a reasonable person (nurse) would have.......blah blah...
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    Why are nurses sexualized?

    AutumnApple replied to Sykadia's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Men are just as sexualized. But no one cares. I am, of course, all for women being treated equally but in this case, we seem a tad bit over sensitive. Anyone ever have a friend who was a...
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    Why are nurses sexualized?

    AutumnApple replied to Sykadia's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing was, in the beginning, the right of a man and a man alone. Women who attempted to perform care for any patient were punished harshly. The role of the woman was much like that of what we would...
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    RN Graduate Establishes Dominance

    AutumnApple replied to nicmdavi's topic in General Nursing

    You agree with me more than you think. You didn't come out with "My way or the highway" until you had performed 6 months worth of educational sessions, staff meetings and even individual counsoling....
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    Unable to leave building for lunch...

    AutumnApple replied to Funkymiss187's topic in General Nursing

    Worked at a hospital as a travel nurse that did the same thing. People complained, and the hospital very boldly stepped up monitoring for people leaving their unit. So, people stopped leaving their...
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    Social Class and Nursing

    AutumnApple replied to AllOfMyWat's topic in General Nursing

    Hmph. Never thought being blue collar denotes........not a profession. Professional plumber comes to mind. Professional brick layer too. Professional contractor. Professional chef. All jobs that...
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    RN Graduate Establishes Dominance

    AutumnApple replied to nicmdavi's topic in General Nursing

    All the more reason to keep your own professionalism intact. The office is already lacking in it due to the problematic employee. You do realize don't you, that: 1. The OP is in charge of the...