jodie84124

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1. Medical Assistants being called nurses

   jodie84124 replied to Ethicsrn4life's topic in Relations

   I start out as an MA, then went to nursing school and became an RN. After more than 40 years, I truly don't remember what they called me or what did patients 'assume'. I worked along side RN's and LPN's and did largely the same job...for less money...

2. Looking to work in BC from US - any advice?

   jodie84124 replied to Parlim's topic in International

   Judging from the number of nurses I know from Canada who have lived and worked in the USA for years and here in Saudi Arabia, I think there aren't a lot of jobs in Canada and/or the pay must be very low. Good luck.

3. Can a LPN/LVN work overseas with their license?

   jodie84124 replied to Bala Shark's topic in LPN/LVN

   I've worked as an RN in Saudi Arabia for 7 years and lived here for almost 10 years. I have never heard of any LVN's from any country working here. Only RN's. There are Techs (radiology, respiratory, gastroenterology, urology) but no LVN's. Sorry...

4. Poll and Discussion regarding RNs in the OR. (for research paper )

   jodie84124 replied to KC CHICK's topic in General Nursing

   I was a circulator for 2 years. We had CORT's to scrub. I often felt like a 'handmaiden'. We also covered in PACU in the afternoons and I felt I was using more nursing skills there. What I hated the VERY MOST: Holding retractors! I am not famili...

5. Peadiatric or ER

   jodie84124 replied to Paris's topic in Pediatric

   I've been a nurse almost 30 yrs. Most of the time I've been in NICU or PICU. PICU is definitely harder. There are more frequent 'really sick kids' You also have to be a specialist in every kid of nursing and still deal just with kids....cardiac k...

6. Foreign recruitment of nurses-thoughts?

   jodie84124 replied to flopmingale's topic in General Nursing

   I am a 'foreign nurse'....an American living in Saudi Arabia and working for an oil company hospital. We have nurses from everywhere here....Canada, Phillipines, So. Africa, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Poland, C...

7. Texas Nurse Charged With Murder!!!

   jodie84124 replied to getbabygirl's topic in General Nursing

   I haven't visited this site for a while and I'm appalled at the 'tone' of the posts I've been reading. I thought this was a 'nursing BB'. People are talking about families interferring with their care....how can families NOT have an opinion about t...