taossantafe

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1. Nurse In The Military - Pros & Cons - Sexual Assault

   taossantafe replied to diana_lopez's topic in Government

   DJ I can completely understand your concern as all the other commenters who have given comments. I too am an RN and a USAF Vet 1979-1984 in Weapons Maintenance Officer. I was fresh out of San Diego State in 1979 and wanted to serve my country as my...

2. Has this ever happened to you?

   taossantafe replied to jchilds's topic in Relations

   Codes happen when we're in the bathroom, half way through the stream when we haphazardly pull up our scrub pants, (toilet paper not included). We don't have time to urinate, hence the UTI's. On our lunch breaks, we shove our food down our throats a...

3. Dear patients, families, MDs and fellow RNs

   taossantafe replied to BeinganRN9's topic in Relations

   "You're not God. If you give me attitude you will earn a life-long enemy. I don't care how many surgeries you've performed. You might be very talented and I'll respect you for that. But do not talk down to me. If I'm asking you a question, it's becau...

4. Nervous I won't be accepted

   taossantafe replied to StacieB's topic in Pre-Nursing

   You've accomplished more in a short amount of time than many pre-nursing students have. You have a GPA many students would love to have. I won't sugar coat it for you: Nursing schools are getting more and more difficult to get into. However, unde...

5. Please tell me that there will be a day

   taossantafe replied to NC4RN's topic in New Nurse

   When you become a charge nurse, nurse preceptor,nursing instructor, or even colleague, you will understand what your students are going through. Your empathy and understanding from past experiences will come through to them, because you have been in...

6. Please tell me that there will be a day

   taossantafe replied to NC4RN's topic in New Nurse

   When I read your piece, all my memories of working ICU, going home, waking up in the middle of the nite or day, and phoning in to work asking my relief nurse to check on things I may not have done or skipped. No matter how many years you have in thi...

7. Dispute between nurses and doctors

   taossantafe replied to carebearangie89's topic in Relations

   To :The Commuter": I completely agree with the nursing profession lacking powerful representation. Though we have are American Nurses Association, etc. they are not as a cohesive group as the AMA. Nurses know that these nursing organizations can b...

8. If you think you are "too old" to go back to school....

   taossantafe replied to DizzyLizzyNurse's topic in General Nursing

   DizzyLizzyNurse: This is a comment on your interest in archaeology and my involvement as a nurse/archaeologist: If you want to know what nurses have contributed to anthro/arch. then go to the Society of American Archaeology website, click about the...

9. I just can't do this anymore...

   taossantafe replied to ruthiemk's topic in General Nursing

   I've certainly been in your position, primarily burn out. I knew that if I were to survive nursing, mentally and physically, I would have to back away for awhile and re-group. The pay in nursing is good and I needed to pay the bills, so I went per ...

10. Getting a job in SD area with 5yr experience??

    taossantafe replied to momelly05's topic in California

    The V.A. Hospital and UCSD Medical Center are other options. Nursing jobs are tight in San Diego, all around, whether you are experienced or new grad. If you plan to live in the North County of San Diego, you may want to consider commuting to Orang...

11. Experienced RN cant find a job??? I thought there was a shortage???

    taossantafe replied to dcsail's topic in Job Hunt

    Other alternatives are: apply to any college student health services (fax and/or hand deliver your resume; I did); apply to unified school district nursing jobs (most take LVN's, but it is worth the effort to regain skills); although, many nurses sh...

12. Experienced RN cant find a job??? I thought there was a shortage???

    taossantafe replied to dcsail's topic in Job Hunt

    Unfortunately this is the case with many RN's with our 20 plus years of experience. Nurses who burn out physically from ICU after many years and move onto clinic or office positions, then are layed off, cannot easily return to the bedside. Many org...