thorRN

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1. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

   thorRN replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

   To the original poster - you say that you'ld rather go home without pay than work with an agency nurse. Perhpas you should go home with a sick headache, or leposy attack or something or other--you'ld be less likely to blow an aneurysm. It sounds li...

2. Help...APA formatting! ugh

   thorRN replied to RNin2007's topic in Student Assist

   Alot of the programs out there for this type of formatting are crappy. It doesn't help matters also that there seem to be changes to the rules almost yearly. Our instructors last year didn't even want us to bother using a program. We just used the mo...

3. Help...APA formatting! ugh

   thorRN replied to RNin2007's topic in Student Assist

   Try the Purdue University site APA formatting-easy. You'll get the hang of it quickly.Any search engine can take you there if you enter those words. Actually most major universities have examples too. Just print it out and copy the formatting. You'll...

4. Please help me understand/Domestic Violence Question

   thorRN replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

   You don't start a relationship sleeping with a butcher knife next to your bed, "just in case". Everything happens very gradually. Don't allow even the littlest disrespectful comments from the get go, or they will grow and grow and you will ignore, th...

5. Is WI racially diverse and a good place to live?

   thorRN replied to Sabrina_HI's topic in Wisconsin

   Hi Sabrina- I moved to Wisconsin about 4 years ago because my husband is from here. I have lived all over the US and Canada, and my feeling is that WI is not culturally diverse. I have met a few people that are accepting, but for the most part, I fin...

6. young children and CRNA school

   thorRN replied to whatnext's topic in SRNA

   Do your school now. You will see that the time does pass quickly. You will do better without the "mommy-guilt" and be able to not get distracted by duties that really should be more important. If you have littel children, they need you so much just ...

7. I want to go to the virgin islands

   thorRN replied to skylock's topic in Travel

   As you have heard, it is beautiful there, especially if you love to dive. Pay is pitiful, but the beaches are free. Take some extra cash for island hopping (if the ferry doesn';t go to the islands you want) and if you like jewelry(great deals). Say "...

8. ER RN in Canada! ?? Med/ Surg RN in Hawaii?

   thorRN replied to nurse_misty's topic in Travel

   I was in your shoes once exactly. Best to stick with med /surg to be safe for now. You really need to be pretty comfortable with the area you are going into--especially if it is a specialty unit. If you do decide to take an ER position, really questi...

9. nursing in Peurto Rico

   thorRN replied to llbtfeet's topic in Travel

   Diddo on the St. Thomas, or other US Virgin island jobs. When I worked on St. Thomas there ALOT of travel nurses. The surroundings are beautiful of course, but the pay is very low compared to the cost of living($5.00 gallon of milk+). Once you get on...