I1tobern

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1. Being Naked Where I Work: A Nurse With Cancer

   I1tobern replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations

   ruby, best wishes for a speedy recovery. i so enjoy reading your posts. if you need to talk, feel free to pm me as well.

2. Occupational Health Nurses

   I1tobern replied to monicao's topic in General Nursing

   If you will pm me, I will be glad to answer your questions. Been at this for two years now. J

3. Professions before nursing

   I1tobern replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

   I love these questions. So here goes---Textile (sewing mill), vet's office, plastics, carpet,chicken, library, hospital. J

4. Saline flush..saline taste?

   I1tobern replied to Gabriel13's topic in Emergency

   Never tasted the saline, but you better know that when I was taking chemo, as soon as the drug hit the vein, I had this horrible taste that was like diesel exhaust.

5. Success Returning to Nursing

   I1tobern replied to TraceyL's topic in Retired

   I don't know if you would count me as inactive, but I have been away from critical care for the last two years (still nursing, but doing something else) and I wonder if I actually need to go back for a refresher myself.

6. A man in a seemingly female driven career

   I1tobern replied to guest042302019's topic in Male Students

   Well,I willprobably get flamed for this, but it has been my observation as a female nurse that when the more guys on the floor for whatever reason has a positive effect on the mood of the whole group. I don't know if it is because I have been fortuna...

7. THANK YOU

   I1tobern replied to dennysbfly's topic in Hospice

   I am so glad that I saw this post. I have also wanted to thank all nurses who go into hospice. I lost my dad March 21 after a short bout of CHF. We only had hospice for a week before he passed, but they were such a great help to us.

8. Death....by cheese

   I1tobern replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   You forgot to mention the stinky foot cheese (can't remember the name). Seriously, though, I just lost my dad last month (we had hospice). Now, I'm a nurse myself, but his hospice nurse told us that families were afraid to give the medication for fe...

9. FMLA

   I1tobern replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

   Didn't see if anyone answered this. But, actually you have to return the paperwork in 15 days.

10. Will I be "bored"?

    I1tobern replied to shellbow's topic in Occupational

    Boring? Sometimes. Coming from your background, it all depends on what shift you will be working, and what all you are required to do. Day shift is usually the busiest by far (at my plant, they are the neediest, it seems like) also, if you are handli...

11. The long term effects of being fired

    I1tobern replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    I was fired because of someone else, and it has been ultra difficult to get another job. I have kind of kicked around since then, left hospital nursing (which I truly love) completely at this point. No one will even talk to you about a job. I have to...

12. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

    I1tobern replied to Brian's topic in Relations

    I am glad to stand up for the nurses who were great to me and who are great; but as another poster stated, it is often the bad experience we remember first; And I hope that no-one that precepts stops doing so; My preceptors were great; Unfortunately,...

13. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

    I1tobern replied to Brian's topic in Relations

    I have to say that most of the nurses that I have worked with in my three years of nursing are great; While I understand that the learning curve is steep in nursing, there are nurses who enjoy seeing the new nurse fail; Call it eating our young or wh...

14. What is the highest temperature you've had a patient at?

    I1tobern replied to Nesher's topic in General Nursing

    107 in a MS pt with a fistula

15. Do you relay????

    I1tobern replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    I relay as a survivor, too.