mkjh

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1. Dayshifters - do you take a breakfast break as soon as you get to work?

   mkjh replied to Snugglibumkins's topic in General Nursing

   Good God, no! Where do people work where they can do this? I'm lucky if I can scarf some food before I pass out around 3pm. I haven't taken a real lunch break in the year I've been working.

2. Dental surgery vs. Plastic surgery

   mkjh replied to jan-dez's topic in General Nursing

   I can't believe that I'm the only one wondering if the plastics job would give me free/discounted plastic sx.

3. Is nursing a depressing job?

   mkjh replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in General Nursing

   Being there for someone's death is as much of an honor as being there for someone's birth. It is very hard sometimes, and I have left work crying (I can ususally hold it together till I'm away from patients), but it's really special too.

4. Is it possible for a doctor to be as personal with patients as nurses are?

   mkjh replied to redeemed77's topic in General Nursing

   If I was doing it all over again, I'd just go to med school!

5. For what can you lose your license?

   mkjh replied to psu_213's topic in Professionalism

   If the threats during staff meetings are correct, then breathing wrong will make you loose it

6. In my ER, we're required to do preg tests before giving Toradol. Does anyone else do this?

   mkjh replied to ReWritten's topic in Emergency

   We do HCGs before Toradol. Rarely give it to women though.

7. Which schedule would use choose?

   mkjh replied to Gratefulprn's topic in General Nursing

   #2 for me. I'd love to do outpatient work.

8. Alaris pump: how does it actually only allow secondary line like meds to run?

   mkjh replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

   Gravity. It would do it with or without a pump.

9. Interview Assignment Help! What does HCAP mean?

   mkjh replied to lululucy's topic in Job Hunt

   http://www.hcahpsonline.org/home.aspx

10. Can you be an er nurse with an assoc. Degree?

    mkjh replied to ksm84's topic in Emergency

    Yep you can. How about a nurse tech job in an ER?

11. 2 ICU Job offers...which is best for CRNA school admissions

    mkjh replied to sunny314's topic in SRNA

    Option 1. Day shift makes it. Plus, you want to go to CRNA school so you won't be there forever anyway.

12. Job Predicament- Need Advice!

    mkjh replied to ernbot's topic in General Nursing

    I'd stay put. If you want to go back to NP school, then take this time to gain experience where you are, pay off your loans and save up some money for grad school (you won't be able to work full time when you are in the NP program).

13. Anything I can do in school to maximize ER hiring after graduation?

    mkjh replied to ERGirl83's topic in Emergency

    A job as an ER tech is your best bet. And use your husband...as proven by certain people I work with, it isn't what you know, but who you know! Does your husband know anyone that works in the ER?

14. What is your favorite specialty and why?

    mkjh replied to adoglover's topic in General Nursing

    I love women/children's health. I'm working er though.

15. Have you ever

    mkjh replied to walkingonthestars's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. There are many people that can pass the NCLEX and get a licence, but that doesn't mean that they are good nurses. More like technicians who can pass a test and perform some skills.