cookziedough

cookziedough specializes in Edu,MS, Ortho,Trauma, Tele, Dialysis, HH.

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1. NG jobless for 8 months, is there hope?

   cookziedough replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

   Hard times for new graduates these days. The economic slump we're all facing truly affects even nurses. But there IS hope! Good Luck to all new graduates! Be Blessed Always! :redbeathe

2. Your dumbest financial mistakes

   cookziedough replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

   Not putting anything into our savings account after years of working as a nurse! Ugh! Could have at least seen a good amount in the bank. Oh well... Be Blessed Always!:redbeathe

3. UCLA New Grad Program 2010

   cookziedough replied to MVJ0221's topic in New Nurse

   There's a lot of new grads that couldn't even get into a New Grad Program... is there any other way out than just waiting? The traditional way seems to have too much hassle these days... Good Luck to all New Grads! Be Blessed Always! :redbeathe

4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   cookziedough replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   I worked on a Bariatrics unit which was previously a Pediatrics unit in one trauma center. This particular night I worked with 2 older patients and that particular night one nurse talked about how that week was an anniversary of a death of a pedia pa...

5. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   cookziedough replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   Talk about having English as a second language! hehehe... A lot of people get mixed up with the English language because its rules are really ridiculous sometimes. I'm homeschooling my son and now that I'm teaching him to read, I came to the realizat...

6. Giving injections question....

   cookziedough replied to AprilRNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't really noticed much articles about this topic but there probably were studies for it already that led to articles such as below: http://www.gethealthyharlem.org/articles/did-you-know...-using-same-needle-more-once-can-hurt-your-veins Ov...

7. Giving injections question....

   cookziedough replied to AprilRNurse's topic in General Nursing

   I taught in a Nursing School back in the Philippines and this is what we teach our nursing students - ESPECIALLY if it's a MULTI-USE vial you're drawing the medication from. (Yes, we disinfect it first with alcohol...) But, yes, there is a RISK for s...

8. I am an American.

   cookziedough replied to UnionRN2's topic in Relations

   I'm not American, I'm a Permanent Resident of the Country. But hey, it doesn't mean that just because I bring with me a culture so different from America I already have the right to insist they LIVE around MY rules because I'd be offended if they don...

9. salary rate

   cookziedough replied to kathykaye's topic in Urology

   Davita's pay depends SOLELY on the regional director you have. They don't look at your experience nor edge as a dedicated nurse. I worked as an RN who had 10years exp and was capable to charge. I later on learned that a new grad in some other clinic ...

10. Home health nurses and documentation problems - please help me understand.

    cookziedough replied to nursetobeoneday's topic in Home Health

    Hello allnurses!!!, Anyway, I've worked in home health in CA and TX and I know it doesn't work that way. The nurse that works home health usually doesn't get pain unless they submit their paperworks. We have deadlines for our documents. I used to ...