smarkley

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1. Nurses are overpaid!

   smarkley replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

   I'm so glad to see other people are interested in this stuff too! I buy some things off of ebay, but I was wondering if you have any other websites or any where else that you buy this

2. want to cry all the time.... can i make it in this profession?

   smarkley replied to LPN2RNmommy's topic in Nursing Career

   I was like that too...I worked on a busy ortho unit and I ended up crying all the time. I tried every shift on that unit because I liked the pts so much...but then I eventually decided I had to quit....

3. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   smarkley replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   There was one night when I worked on an ortho unit that I was in a pt room. I heard a commotion out in the hallway, looked out and saw a pt standing in the middle of the hall, screaming at the top of...

4. aortic endografts

   smarkley replied to smarkley's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the reply, that's what I was thinking but there were nurses at the conference that made it sound like some were being done in IR or the cath lab and that was a very scary

5. aortic endografts

   smarkley posted a topic in General Nursing

   I was just curious-in your facility do cardiologists place endografts or surgeons? Do they collaborate? Are they done in the cath lab or the OR? I work for a surgeon who collaborates frequently...

6. I am confused, please help!

   smarkley replied to studyingstudent's topic in Medical-Surgical

   I worked as a student nurse on an ortho unit for about 1 1/2 years and then as an RN for the same amount of time. I then went to work in the OR and worked there for 2 years before I became a private...

7. Depression amoung OR nurses after organ harvesting

   smarkley replied to redding6's topic in Operating Room

   It is very important to make sure the blood pressure stays stable and the heart is stable so the organs will still be viable. They also monitor urine output to make sure the kidneys haven't shut...

8. how much Indiana nurses make

   smarkley replied to nurseluv9's topic in Indiana Nursing

   I worked in the OR for about 1 1/2 years before I became a private...he had to train me on some aspects such as closing the skin, but I was familiar with the procedures and the instruments. If you...

9. how much Indiana nurses make

   smarkley replied to nurseluv9's topic in Indiana Nursing

   I am an office nurse/private scrub for a surgeon. I make around $44,500 a

10. My achin' veins

    smarkley replied to kellyo's topic in General Nursing

    I work for vascular surgeons and we remove varicose veins all the time. Many times the veins are caused by the valves in the saphenous vein not working correctly causing reflux. We perform...

11. I HATE nursing! (long)

    smarkley replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, sorry to hear about your troubles...I too hated bedside nursing and went through a bout of depression and anxiety. I ended up going to a psychiatrist and getting on meds, but I also changed...

12. Depression amoung OR nurses after organ harvesting

    smarkley replied to redding6's topic in Operating Room

    I recently worked in a large trauma center and I was able to go on donor runs...where I went and helped the surgeon harvest the organs. I have also participated in some at our hospital where I was...

13. How did you find out about allnurses?

    smarkley replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing

    I found this website by using google...I was just doing a general nurse website search...so far I've found it