CacaoNut2

CacaoNut2 specializes in Cardiac, Oncology, Travel, Surg, LTAC.

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1. Hospitals Firing Seasoned Nurses: Nurses FIGHT Back!

   CacaoNut2 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   What the "bean counters" don't understand is that the new, younger ones being hired do NOT do the SAME job that the experienced nurses do. We are the ones that teach the new ones how to be "real" nurses because they are not prepared to hit the floors...

2. Life Just Sucks Sometimes

   CacaoNut2 replied to Thanet's topic in General Nursing

   After 59+ years of ups and downs, I have to say that I agree with this idea. A lot of times my unhappiness came from poor choices, or not wanting to hurt others' feelings/make others unhappy. (as if my feelings didn't matter?!?!?) Now I know that I ...

3. titrating cardizem

   CacaoNut2 replied to ark-two's topic in Cardiac

   Ditto all that! You sure you're not working a hospital in Central Illinois?? Sounds just like my home town hospital unit. I tell folks that Nitro and Heparin gtts were our "bread and butter" on my floor there, and we titrated all those others besid...

4. Are they all the same???

   CacaoNut2 replied to tinyfeet28's topic in Travel

   They are not all the same. CC and AMN are referred to as the "evil empire" among travelers. For one list of ratings of various agencies, go to "Highway Hypodermics". There is a list of travel nurse companies that are rated by benefits/perks/etc usi...