Flatline

Flatline BSN, RN

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  1. Looking for career direction and advice

    Flatline replied to NewRNin2017's topic in General Nursing

    My wife works from home for an insurance company reviewing charts. I work in an office for a medical manufacturer. I know companies hire nurses for all kinds of things like reviewing studies,...

  2. Shift Diff taken away

    Flatline replied to mb8772's topic in General Nursing

    LOL. Check your department of labor but a shift diff is generally just a

  3. Rejected from dream job

    Flatline replied to yoganurse22's topic in General Nursing

    LOL... "The system" If you honestly think there is "a system" you are naive. There is no universal method or system, HR is as disorganized as we are. Conspiracies should stay in TV, the real world is...

  4. Rejected from dream job

    Flatline replied to yoganurse22's topic in General Nursing

    Something tells me you have never held a leadership position and especially have never hired anyone. Sometimes it really does come down to two or more excellent candidates. In the real world there...

  5. Within scope of practice to insert a PICC line?

    Flatline replied to klone's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Depends on your state but many like California would include this under their standardized procedures which would allow you to tunnel so as long as there is a written policy & procedures along...

  6. Rejected from dream job

    Flatline replied to yoganurse22's topic in General Nursing

    They did not spend that much time on you for nothing. Make sure to send a nice thank you note and let them know you are still interested in further opportunities. If this really is your dream job I...

  7. Men in Nursing...

    Flatline replied to eaglenurse2b12's topic in Male Nursing Students

    As a male nurse I cannot agree

  8. How to respond to "am I dying?"

    Flatline replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    "Every man dies, not every man really lives." - Mel Gibson playing William Wallace Have to say it in the Scottish accent otherwise it doesn't really

  9. Difficulties in Patient Care and Identification

    Flatline replied to chris5720's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like a marketer doing a market analysis for a new product or

  10. Do nurses use "Linked In"?

    Flatline replied to matcha-cat's topic in General Nursing

    Recruiters use it heavily. It is not a social network like Facebook, use it like an online resume. The same efforts you use to write your resume and cover letter should be put into LinkedIn. In fact,...

  11. OCD about central line infections - need perspective!

    Flatline replied to laceysrn's topic in General Nursing

    With a mortality rate of 10-25% (higher than breast cancer) a touch of OCD when it comes to preventing CRBSI is good. Scrubbing before every subsequential access is the standard of care so worrying...

  12. Can i become a nurse with lots of bad grades from years ago if i turn my grades around

    Flatline replied to Sturmzie's topic in General Nursing

    No one cares what your grades were once you

  13. I'm interested in going into nursing and I have a few questions.

    Flatline replied to Jay1900's topic in General Nursing

    I generally agree with the above posters that you do not have to be science oriented, the science classes are generally entry level college so not bad and no you do not have to deal with blood and...

  14. Which would you choose?

    Flatline replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    CRNA all day long. As a CRNA I can be independent and have destiny over my own practice and career, even start my own company. I would not want to put in that much effort to be someone's assistant...

  15. Memory on the job

    Flatline replied to RugerNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Right now everything is exciting and new to you so it can feel overwhelming. When you have taken care of hundreds/thousands of patients that end up being more of the same over and over again it will...

  16. Where are the best places to get an office job

    Flatline replied to Nursetaylor3's topic in General Nursing

    LTC floor nursing can suck but it can also be a great place to experiment with your career and gain experience you otherwise may not. There are positions like infusion therapy (some larger LTC...

  17. Age of Nurse = Level of Experience? Or Not?? The survey says...

    Flatline replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Out of curiosity why do you say

  18. Resume

    Flatline replied to Mqnurse13's topic in General Nursing

    You need to sell yourself. Make sure the absences do not appear just as absences but rather as private duty nursing (nursing yourself is still nursing) or other such things. You also can benefit from...

  19. How much do you pay for daycare?

    Flatline replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

    I have 2 kids and when they were too young for school I paid $30k a year for both of them. With just one it was $19k a year. I took them to a nicer place though but the quality of education was...

  20. Trouble with IV starts on Older Adults

    Flatline replied to DowntheRiver's topic in General Nursing

    When assessing for vasculature sites feel should be 70% of your assessment and visual 30%. How fast or slow you insert is important. The polyurethane blends that are often used are relatively soft and...

  21. Received a strange email from a hiring manager... Please Help

    Flatline replied to Ebussman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It means she is busy interviewing a bunch of people and will let you know Friday what she decides. Unless she tossed this in , don't worry about it. She is busy and just sending a factual

  22. Background Credit Checks for employment

    Flatline replied to TheJosACast's topic in General Nursing

    I know nurses who have been denied positions for poor credit if they will be working with prisoners or other legal

  23. Graduating soon, did nursing kill my relationship?

    Flatline replied to TraumaICUqueen's topic in General Nursing

    I would say being in your 20's is a difficult time for most people to weather in a relationship since you both are yet still developing as people. Add a child prior to setting your life foundation...

  24. Military spouses on probation

    Flatline replied to Brady29's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing if you won't comply they will take your

  25. RFID Implantation and Implementation: A Look Into the Future

    Flatline replied to David Offenbaker's topic in General Nursing

    Those companies may be private but don't think that the data collected is not readily available to the government. Why would the government ever have to force people to get implants? If the implant...