Flatline

Flatline BSN, RN

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  1. Credentials question

    Flatline replied to pmabraham's topic in General Nursing

    For many it doesn't matter, especially if you work the floor. For specialists or those in leadership positions it can be seen as maybe not important but maybe unprofessional or uninformed to have them...

  2. Credentials question

    Flatline replied to pmabraham's topic in General Nursing

    Not uncommon to see ab MBA in leadership positions where having an MBA is pertinent and unusual for a nurse. Floor nurse with it? Weird. CNO with it?

  3. Healthcare Executives Get Failing Grade from Simon Sinek

    Flatline replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I utterly despise people like Sinek who say, "You suck! Do a better job!" but fail to provide direction. What does that mean? How does one create an environment where people work to their best...

  4. Is this discrimination?

    Flatline replied to eacue10's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know what the racial or ethnic affiliation of your leadership is? Skin color, while indicative, is not definitive. I would also ask what the public demographics mix? Just because a group is all...

  5. Privacy curtains are covered in MRSA

    Flatline replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    Assume everything is covered in everything, if crime shows taught us anything it is that everything is covered in bodily fluids as

  6. Excessive Absenteeism in the Nursing Profession

    Flatline replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, these articles really do spawn debate. Well done

  7. Excessive Absenteeism in the Nursing Profession

    Flatline replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    You shouldn't have to call in sick. You should get an allotted amount of short-notice time-off and that is it. I actually get a week of that at my current workplace and I love it, no excuses and no...

  8. Excessive Absenteeism in the Nursing Profession

    Flatline replied to MasterStreet's topic in General Nursing

    I would disagree with your definition of excessive absenteeism, "Excessive absenteeism refers to habitual absences or call-outs by an individual staff member." I would argue that excessive should be...

  9. Tattoos, Piercings & Professionalism

    Flatline replied to lilew's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who has tattoos, piercings such as snake eyes, large gauges, lip piercing, bullring etc I can tell you from personal experience that in nursing school you will likely be subjected to a...

  10. Waste of time/money to earn extra certifications?

    Flatline replied to Summers3's topic in General Nursing

    Getting certifications is the only thing that allowed me to be competitive with nurses that had more experience than I had being alive. I owe my past several jobs and my ability to successfully...

  11. Are Nurses First Responders?

    Flatline replied to ScrubADub12's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the specialty. There are RN-medics, RN-FD, RN-police, flight nurses, etc. This is especially true when you look outside of the U.S. Interestingly enough, when you call emergency in the UK...

  12. Are nurses and doctors equal?

    Flatline replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    Are plumbers equal to electricians? Hard to compare. The way I see it you have to compare individual education and experience in order to compare. In general, physicians have more education than the...

  13. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    Flatline replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I do not know of any at a national level but I do know there are many state level women's focused nursing organizations. I know of at least one Filipino women's nursing organization, now that is...

  14. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    Flatline replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I believe the pay gap exists but one has to realize that their are many factors that play into it. For example, women are more likely to stay home with children which puts them at a career...

  15. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    Flatline replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    As a minority and a male nurse I strongly object to any artificial efforts to alter workplace demographics. I do not believe race or sex should have any impact on employment, good or bad. If an...

  16. Anyone know any non-traditional RN jobs in Las Vegas?

    Flatline replied to SoCal student's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you already identified several potential career paths. Are you looking for specific job

  17. Supervised smoking in LTC

    Flatline replied to Jerez's topic in General Nursing

    Most states will have laws concerning this and the protections due to workers. This is not dissimilar to the smoking laws for restaurants and

  18. Walmart cashiers wearing gloves?

    Flatline replied to Misstika's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    Many times the surgical masks are also used to reduce inspiration of particulate matter. You can see a rise in their use in the Pacific Northwest of the United States where the fires are so bad that...

  19. Walmart cashiers wearing gloves?

    Flatline replied to Misstika's topic in Coffee Lounge's Lounge

    I think many of you are overthinking the use of gloves. As anyone who has worked retail can attest to, being a retail cashier can be dirty and sticky job. Having gloves not only means that you can...

  20. Nurses who provide inservices on new medical products?

    Flatline replied to moomoobeach's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure about Philips but Bard generally does not direct hire their educators, they contract with staffing agencies for most of their nurses unless you are a sales rep or work at corporate. Pharma...

  21. Nurses who provide inservices on new medical products?

    Flatline replied to moomoobeach's topic in General Nursing

    PM me. There are various kinds of people you will see in-servicing at your facility. Most likely you saw a per-diem educator that the medical company contracts with. There are several large staffing...

  22. Gloves? Is this acceptable?

    Flatline replied to medsurgRNCali's topic in General Nursing

    Totally understandable. I guess from my perspective watching a variety of nurses in a variety of clinical settings throughout the world I do not see extreme caution and barrier use being a problem,...

  23. Gloves? Is this acceptable?

    Flatline replied to medsurgRNCali's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, due to the nature of my work and politics I am not in a position to question their practice. Most do not realize that I am a

  24. Yuma Regional Medical Center

    Flatline replied to Nurseyna's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats, I hope you make it. I have done a lot of work at Yuma and really like the people that work there. Facilities like Yuma are concerned about employee retention due to the city location. It is...

  25. Gloves? Is this acceptable?

    Flatline replied to medsurgRNCali's topic in General Nursing

    As I am sitting in the CVICU I wish more would glove up. I cringe to watch nurses handle bloody CVCs, icky Foley's, slimy ET tubes with their bare hands. I have watched too many scrape blood off of...