PJA2004

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1. Psoriatic Arthritis

   PJA2004 replied to Mandarella's topic in General Nursing

   My mom had psoriasis and it went to her joints. It almost crippled her overnight! She was in horrible pain, and could not walk on her own. We went to the dermatologist and got her psoriasis cleared up and she has been on methatrexate for two years. S...

2. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   PJA2004 replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

   I am a Tech in a busy Emergency Room, and have found that most of my co-workers and even our manager are on some form of anti-depressants for anxiety and depression. There was an article I read somewhere that stated most people that suffer anxiety/pa...

3. 7p-7a nurses: do you spend enough time w/ your family?

   PJA2004 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

   I am a clerk/tech working 7p-7a's in the emergency room. Now I am debating going to 11a-11p's so I can have more flexibility in my schedule. Since being on nights the last 2 1/2 years i have noticed there are pros and cons working those hours. Admini...

4. When physician's act up/out

   PJA2004 replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

   I have been an ER Clerk for over two years and we are very lucky to have kind, respectable doctors staffed. They never talk down to any of the RN's even when things get crazy in the Emergency Room. We do have a surgeon that works in the ER occassion...

5. Hardest interview questions

   PJA2004 replied to royalkeister's topic in CRNA

   The interview ask "why don't you tell me about yourself", because they are trying to find out your personal situation. Its illegal for an interviewer to just come out and ask this question. But they are trying to figure out if you are married, single...

6. Anyone here work night shift-past or present? Need advice pls.

   PJA2004 replied to jetta1's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked nightshift 7p-7a for two years now and you never get adjusted. It is not bad working nights, its trying to enjoy your time off that is a challenge. You miss daylight many days, and that is depressing. My husband and children get annoye...

7. Health Insurance, getting worse or is it me?

   PJA2004 replied to annmariern's topic in General Nursing

   I am afraid that Health Insurance Companies are going to get worse. Its sad that many insurance companies give you such a difficult time when it comes to paying the bill. It aggravates me that working in the HealthCare Industry you see so many abuse ...

8. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

   PJA2004 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   :imbar I am not a nursing student and have no immediate plans of going into "nursing". A friend at work told me about this site, and I checked it out. It had some interesting and funny post, so I thought it would be a fun site to join. I did not th...

9. MA's Calling Themselves Nurses?

   PJA2004 replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

   I have read the threads concerning the misrepresentation of RN's and LPN's in the healthcare field. I am an ER clerk and have NEVER been confused over my title or tried to inflate that I am anything more or less. One of the ER docs stated that when h...

10. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    PJA2004 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    My favorite "brainiacs" are the self inflicted wrist lac's that come in the ED and ask "will it hurt when the doctor sews this back up?":rotfl: And will he please numb it first? Can not forget the drug seekers that come in and tell you flat out that...