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nursing 38 years

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  1. Does anyone enjoy nursing?

    I am ready to retire after almost 46 years in nursing---the work is hard but the benefits of knowing you helped someone and there will be times that you will actually save someones life--that make it all worthwhile--physically , i just can't do it an...
  2. CPAP: Use It And Live

    I am using a 'nasal pillow' with my cpap and find it comfortable--see what your pulmonologist suggests--there are many many types of masks for you to choose from--there is even a site for masks that have a return policy( for a fee of course) but...
  3. CPAP: Use It And Live

    I would always get very tired after work and my husband often found me asleep sitting at the kitchen table! ! NO more--I no longer have that great letdown in the afternoon--and I do wake up less. And now that I'm sleeping better so is my husband--a...
  4. CPAP: Use It And Live

    my husband( x 10 years) and I ( x 6 mos) both have c-pap machines--I used the 'nasal pillow' instead of a mask--the first thing we look at when we travel is---"where are the elec outlets?"--- we always carry an extension cord or 2 with us( we learne...
  5. Im unsure and confused...

    all the married women did the best in my nursing class--one woman even had 9 kids and was at the top of our class! ! ! ---you'll still be 10 years older in 10 years whether or not you go back to school--so go for it------good luck--I have been workin...
  6. it "pays" to work weekends where I work--not only do eves and nites get their shift differential but ALL shifts get 25% more for weekends:yeah:
  7. So, how many of you have had MRSA

    we don't culture the nurses but ALL patients are nares cultured upon admission to any unit for MRSA (we have been doing this for the past 6-8 months) and we have been culturing ALL pts going in and out of ICU for both MRSA and VRE ( nasal, pharn...
  8. How nasty!!

    I have told MDs to go and wash their hands, stethescopes etc--now with acute rise with MRSA --our infection control "spies" are everywhere and all staff members are being reminded to wash hands etc--and we no longer move beds from room to room when n...
  9. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    this isn't humorous but I'll never forget it---I work in a VA hospital and after 9-11, we were worried that all the TV coverage would affect some Vets especially those with PTSD--we had one vet, over 75 years old sitting in the hall and he stopped me...
  10. I have been working at a VA hospital for the past 18 years--my nursing career has been in county owned, private and now a VA hospital--and I can say the Vets get the best care around--supplies are bountiful and the Vets get all they need--we have ex...
  11. Large med pass at 6 am!!!!!!

    we have 1 1/2 hr before and after window to pass meds--we have mostly LPNs pass meds and they have no more than 20-23 pts to do both po and iv meds--its especially heavy at the 10am ( our QD time) pass but they can start at 830am--with our computeri...
  12. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    hospitals are all cutting their ot budgets--so don't count on all that ot--and you'll certainly burn out with all those hours--find a hospital with good flex-time working hours and enjoy life now
  13. Shoes!

    I wear a good walking/running shoe/sneaker--I used to balk at the price of really good shoes until I rationalized that I do wear them 5 days a week--every week and I don't let them wear down- I get new shoes often--I also wear support hose--you can ...
  14. Uniforms

    the nurses can wear any color scrubs--i make my own tops and have some for all the holidays--even columbus day!!!! i have made and worn "costume scrubs" for halloween--
  15. So Embarrassed! Forgot to remove the saline lock!

    yup ==we've all done it--called a pt and he replied "don't worry my daughter works in a hospital and she took it out"---she works in dietary !!!!!!!!!!