ruth

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1. Interview questions...what do you wished you would have asked?

   ruth replied to TRN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not really clear if you are the interviewer or applicant. I recently interviewed for several positions. The questions I asked that helped me decide which job I took were "What are the greatest joys and frustrations of this position?" and "About w...

2. Nurses caring for Nurses(PLEASE REPLY)

   ruth replied to candicemark's topic in General Nursing

   Love the 'pay it forward' lindaisanurse! Have to keep that instruction in mind as I live this life. Thanxs-

3. severe itching

   ruth replied to Cathy RN's topic in General Nursing

   I also have bouts of severe itching. It wakes me up in the middle of the night, sometimes every night for a couple of weeks, sometimes once or twice in a month. During the day I get it a couple times, often accompanied by a rash. I have tried benadry...

4. A code of a different color....

   ruth replied to CashewLPN's topic in Humor

   Boy oh boy! When I started in rehab we hung blood about once every 2 years! Now it's common. We get quite a few patients go bad in less than 12 hours on the floor. One of the most difficult aspects of the high acuity level is that you have some reall...

5. Catching Hell

   ruth replied to [email protected]'s topic in General Nursing

   Aw, come on guys. The same thing happens to a Wal-Mart cashier and everyone else that has contact with the general public! Stop the angry pity-party. Yup, I'm an RN that deals with folks like those mentioned above and my fantasy dream job is to be a ...

6. Why Does Nursing Eat Its Young?

   ruth replied to Garry Halliday's topic in Educators

   Garry- I'm repyling to your post(which was posted awhile back) and am surprised no one has responded! I'm refering to event #2 where a patient had thrown a chair down the hall the night before. In the AM the charge nurse told your student she would n...

7. other rehab nurses who want to communicate

   ruth replied to crystalrn's topic in Rehabilitation

   Hello Vanessa! I'm a CRRN that has worked on an acute rehab unit as an RN for 5 years. I've also worked Per Diem this year at a sub-acute facility, to see what that is like. If the unit you are considering is acute, there is still the hospital "hustl...