stormyocean

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1. How Burned Out Are You?

   stormyocean replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   After 22 years, I still love taking care of my patients, enjoy all the science and technology of ICU nursing, and my empathy and compassion remain intact. Staffing ratios and unreasonable workloads imposed on bedside caregivers are the source of my ...

2. Do you think patients should have the right to use medical marijuana?

   stormyocean replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   Of course patients should have the legal right to use marijuana, (and aren't we all eligible to become patients at some time in our lives)? I agree that decriminalization is the way to go, but how do you think our two new Supreme Court Justices fee...

3. Aching legs and feet... Advice?

   stormyocean replied to StudentC's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Hopefully, I can help. I'm going to be 50 years old this year, and I've been working 8-16 hr. shifts for almost 21 years. My feet and legs NEVER hurt! I wear support pantyhose--the kind with graduated support from mid-foot to thigh--every working d...

4. NP making six figures?

   stormyocean replied to zacarias's topic in NP

   Okay, I've read all of this thread and ya'll seem pretty knowledgeable about this whole NP thing, so help me out, okay? I've been an RN for almost 20 yrs., have a MS in a related field, currently work 3 12hr shifts/wk (cardiac specialty areas) as we...

5. Graduate Nurse vs Experienced Nurse

   stormyocean replied to betts's topic in General Students

   This guy speaks the truth. I wish some of it weren't true, but some of it isn't true ALL the time.