voraciousj

voraciousj has 2 years experience and specializes in Telemetry, M/S.

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1. What do you think of chiropractors?

   voraciousj replied to itsme's topic in General Nursing

   I love my chiropractor...he's saved me more times than I can count! I have arthritic hips at the tender age of 30, so I go see him often!

2. CDC advice on Zombies

   voraciousj replied to Flare's topic in General Nursing

   OMG this is wonderful!!!

3. BOLC Weeks Four and Five: Mostly Great Stuff!

   voraciousj replied to Lunah's topic in Government

   Hoo-ah!

4. snack/food idea for night shift nurses?

   voraciousj replied to miniangel729's topic in General Nursing

   I usually baked a little something...but as a general rule nurses like food. All kinds of food. Regardless of the shift. Especially if it's free and easily eaten! Best of luck to you!

5. COLA increase for 2011

   voraciousj posted a topic in Government

   Hello all and happy (belated) Veteran's Day! Just wondering if anyone was aware of what the 2011 COLA increase was going to be. Thanks!

6. Plastics RN's...what experience if any did you need before this job?

   voraciousj replied to rnintwo's topic in General Nursing

   RN perdiem...I am curious about your leech experiences... Did you have to touch them with your (hopefully gloved) hands or just shake 'em from the container onto the pt? How do you get them off? I got the heebie-jeebies just thinking about that!

7. Ever write up an attending for yelling?

   voraciousj replied to mskate's topic in General Nursing

   Were you able to rapid response the patient? I have done this when the MD don't/won't return my calls/write orders...

8. Job hopping...

   voraciousj replied to voraciousj's topic in General Nursing

   I just want to thank everyone for their wonderful advice...it's nice to know that there are people out there to talk to. I actually have already started to look into counseling and my husband and I have discussed me going PT at this job while I eith...

9. Job hopping...

   voraciousj replied to voraciousj's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not crying because of the stress of the job, but because I am exhausted and miss seeing my family and friends. I know I need to stop working the five nights/week...it's too much...

10. Job hopping...

    voraciousj replied to voraciousj's topic in General Nursing

    Mulan...they don't. I'm lucky to get get 1 weekend a month... It's a really bizarre place...they kinda do what they want, when they want.

11. Job hopping...

    voraciousj posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I graduated in may 2009, got a job working 3-12 hour days on a med-surg/tele floor. Long story short I left after about 10 months due to a difference between me and my nurse manager. Now before you get to thinking that it was me, I was the first o...

12. Nurses and your significant others

    voraciousj replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

    My husband is not a good sounding board for when I've had a bad day/week/month at work. He just doesn't get what we go through on a daily basis. He feels that because he works as an oil technician in people's homes that he understands what it's like ...

13. 12 hour shifts vs. 8 hour shifts

    voraciousj replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

    I do 5 8hr nights midnight to 0800. I hate hate hate it. I left a day shift 3-12hrs and feel as though all I do is work and sleep. I'm a newlywed who never gets to see her husband. I am desperately looking for a different job...5 8's wouldn't be so b...

14. am I wrong?

    voraciousj replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    In the time it took to argue with the aide, why didn't you just toilet the first pt yourself? Or offer to start the shower why she toilet the first pt?

15. A Profession vs Trade article

    voraciousj replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    I found it insulting that as a "floor nurse" I am a tradesman, nut my ICU counterparts are the "true" professionals.