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  1. What do you do when Work calls on your day off?

    I actually had one hospital call my neighbor (who was a PICC nurse for them) and ask her to come knock on my window cuz I wasn't answering my phone!
  2. Has anyone else quit nursing for these reasons?

    PS--When I had a similar experience, I moved and found another hospital that was absolutely WONDERFUL. Hospitals are like families...moving from one unit to another is like moving from one room to another within the same house. It doesn't fix many ...
  3. Has anyone else quit nursing for these reasons?

    I feel your pain. I think many of us do. You might be right that nursing may/may not be for you. The only reason I say that is because (SADLY) many of us have walked this trail of tears. I thought about quitting, tried to... but nursing is ME! I figu...
  4. Per-diem nurses

    clarification: I have spent my entire career doing agency and travel; nearly 20 years!
  5. Per-diem nurses

    I rarely EVER comment, but I had to say something here! Having spent my career (nearly 20 years), I want to point out that everyone has a good point. First, the original poster made a VERY valid comment/opinion. Per diem nurses are often disrespected...
  6. New Nurse OUCH!

    I had a patient in an LTC who was just the definition of "sweet grandmother". She was soft spoken with rosy cheeks and twinkling blue eyes and curly blue/grey hair. I swear she wouldn't complain if you set her on fire! One night, I get a call from ...
  7. Colonoscopy: A patients perspective...

    That gallon plus of stuff you drink is called Go-lytely; my co-workers and I always believed it should be renamed go-quickly! Recently I found out it's called go-lytely b/c you drink it til your poop is "lytely" colored!
  8. Adventures in the McDonald's drive-through...

    Your post reminded me of a somewhat similar experience (in a Mc Donald's parking lot). I was driving home from work and was getting home really late. My relief had been late showing up and it was about 9:30pm. My babysitter was upset I was late and...
  9. At what age did you decide on nursing?

    To the spanish student who posted before this: DONT GIVE UP!!! First, look at medical terminology and realize that the basis of medicine started in Rome (the ORIGINAL Latinos!). Essentially, your ancestors helped to invent this (or at least all the ...
  10. Discouraged by Nurses who hate their job

    I have been in the nursing field for nearly 20 years. I remember when my mom suggested I become a nurse and I told her I was "way too dumb to be a nurse". I had barely made it to high school graduation. But the seed was planted. It took me six ye...
  11. I don't understand the diff between ADN & BSN????? Help!!!

    I was an LPN for 12 years and felt the same about the LPN vs RN role (NEARLY identical roles and sometimes identical roles) for 40-50% less pay. I eventually went back and got my ADN. I felt like I was cheated! It was essentially an LPN review! W...
  12. Performance Based Development System (PBDS)

    The other "oddity" with PBDS is that it was designed by a Dr!
  13. Performance Based Development System (PBDS)

    I had to take this for my first (so far only) travel assignment. I did not do well (I flunked) I have A.D.D. and was given special testing considerations in nursing school (timed tests are given differently) as well as on the nursing boards. I was...