Furball

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1. Is Duke a good place to get ICU exp?

   Furball replied to iliket3's topic in CRNA

   Chapel Hill has a BSN program...very close to Duke. http://nursing.unc.edu/degree/bs.html

2. Dauphin Island, Alabama

   Furball replied to IVyPush-her's topic in Alabama

   That's funny....I remember hearing the same thing after hurricane Frederick (1979-ish). That one wiped out the bridge too.

3. Opinions, please: "Weeding Out"

   Furball replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   That's disgusting! If someone is incompetent they should be fired even if your vacancy rate is 50%! :angryfire

4. Team nursing is causing many good nurses to leave any suggestions

   Furball replied to fight fatigue's topic in General Nursing

   Team nursing is useless....I just went thru the rounds of interviewing for a new job and I crossed off anyplace that uses it. If I were you, I'd start looking for another job pronto.

5. Loopus disease

   Furball replied to ncolvin1's topic in General Nursing

   Isn't that a part of the kidney? Loopus of henle? :chuckle

6. Should nurses return to wearing uniforms?

   Furball replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

   1. how long have you been a nurse? 7 years 2. in what field of nursing are you working (i.e. long term care, acute care, rehab, etc.)? icu 3. where geographically are you located? new york 4. what is your level of training? (i.e., adn, lpn, cna, b...

7. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

   Furball replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Canadian nurses are "foreign"? :rotfl: I guess they are.... I've worked with many canucks and I've I've never considered them to be "foreign". That's so funny.....I do agree, though, that Canadian nurses are awesome! What's not so funny is an...

8. Dauphin Island, Alabama

   Furball replied to IVyPush-her's topic in Alabama

   Dauphin Island? You lucky duck! It would be worth the hour drive to live there>>>except for the occassional hurricane it's a great place to live. One of my cousins worked at a marine lab there years ago. Mobile is a pretty town too. Lov...

9. Why would they ask if I have kids????

   Furball replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Nursing

   I had a very different experience...... I was also asked if I had kids...I said "yes" and then received a stack of information for quality childcare in the area including the childcare center on campus. :)

10. Another Nurse Bites the Dust...

    Furball replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    A few nights ago I watched an interview with an expert FBI profiler in regards to the Hacking case in Utah. Guess what? She was an ex RN!

11. If you could change NURSING what would you change?

    Furball replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    They are already treated as if they are God...what more do they need?

12. If you could change NURSING what would you change?

    Furball replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think nurses should totally separate from hospitals....create our own practice groups and contract our services out to hospitals. We can obtain health benefits, et al, through our "group". We could follow the model of legal firms or MD group pract...

13. job opportunities at duke hosp

    Furball replied to nursie nurse's topic in North Carolina

    I worked briefly at UNC hospitals in Chapel Hill in the past. I've heard some horror stories bantered about from Duke nurses and even heard the same thing from a nurse who worked there for years now living here in NY. I had a very positive experience...

14. Why is it MEN seem to get along better in this field than WOMEN??!!!

    Furball replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Relations

    I dunno....I've witnessed some male nurses endure the same crap that female nurses do. It's crappy all over! :rotfl: Edited to add: To the peron who will never vote for a female presidential candidate...it must be boring to live life so closed mi...

15. ruptured appendix and peritonitis

    Furball replied to hmccartn's topic in General Nursing

    I had peritonitis back in 1972....horribly ill...but made it home. There were a couple of days where everything was touch and go. It's very serious but the odds are your nephew will make it. Good luck!