tifffear

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1. Things you don't want to hear your Aide say

   tifffear replied to readytoroll's topic in Geriatric

   With all due respect on the "18" respirations. I use 30 seconds as my marker and multiply by 2. If I got 9 breaths, then 18 respirations.

2. Fillipino nurses, their way of doing things abroad

   tifffear replied to Butterflybee's topic in General Nursing

   I love working with all foreign nurses. My only hang-up if being left out of the converstion when foreign nurses group together and speak their native language. I find it rude, it is comparable to whispering in my opinion.

3. Has your health declined since becoming a nurse?

   tifffear replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   OMG inthesky, I had identical problems. Started out with extreme GERD, EGD found small hiatal hernia, N/V, Prevacid 30mg BID. HIDA scan was normal. 6 months later 25lb wt loss, HR 150's, extreme fatigue, muscle and joint pain then diarrhea. Foun...

4. 1st time Med-surg traveler looking into San Francisco - tips?

   tifffear replied to NurseMay's topic in Travel

   I have been considering the same notion. However, the numbers they gave me were horrible. I'm doing those same numbers in Phoenix. I was offered $2500 stipend in Fremont and $30 per hour. I think Seattle is my best bet. I have 3 kids to feed. :...

5. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

   tifffear replied to Alpha13's topic in CRNA

   I love this response. I am not a CRNA, just a hopeful. I was reading an anesthesiology forum and found it interesting to read what MD's are saying about CRNA's (basically it is similar to what CRNA's say about AA's). I decided that the anesthesiol...

6. Cancelled

   tifffear replied to Fancy Face's topic in Agency

   I too used to be 3 hours away from Chicago with that 2 hour call off window. I would be one hour into the trip and the facilities almost always would call me off. Get this, if they call you off to late, they are supposed to pay you for the full shi...

7. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

   tifffear replied to Alpha13's topic in CRNA

   If it were for the money, I would rather place my time into med school and become a flat out Anesthesiologists. Because after all of the time that I will have put into nurse anesthesia will have almost been the same amount of time. I am currently a...