scthomas93

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1. Your FAVORITE job

   scthomas93 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

   The best job i've had in my 10 years as a nurse was as a telehealth nurse. no direct patient care was involved. we saw all the patients via skype. Best job ever!!!

2. I miss floor nursing...I think?

   scthomas93 replied to tshunni's topic in General Nursing

   i would beg, borrow, and steal then to go back to floor nursing. LOL..

3. Do you think nurses get special treatment?

   scthomas93 replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

   I have been pulled over several times and not given a ticket when I tell them I'm a nurse. they usually know this before they pull me over though because i have a nurses tag.

4. What are my options outside of a hospital setting?

   scthomas93 replied to Exhuasted's topic in General Students

   The day she squirted that saline flush in my face would have been my last day anyway!! sorry, not sorry!! I refuse to be bullied, i don't care who it is!!

5. How is the job market for Psych NPs?

   scthomas93 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   we staff psych NP's at my place of employment but i don't know if it's the kind of work you would be interested in. I'm a nurse that works for a telemedicine company called Mind Care Solutions and our Doctors/NP's see patients via skype. these pati...

6. Gun Owning Nurses

   scthomas93 replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   just got my handgun permit in the mail today!! it's a cold, mean world out there!! nurse or not i'm gonna protect myself!!

7. What are your biggest pains/ problems as a nurse?

   scthomas93 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

   OMG!! Therapy really works my nerves!! always trying to diagnose patients

8. How low would you go?

   scthomas93 replied to Goldenfox's topic in NP

   What????? i'm in LPN in TN and make 45,00 a year!!!! that had to be a typo

9. Torn Between Two Careers

   scthomas93 replied to Shortcake_BSn's topic in General Nursing

   tough decision. pray !!

10. Pyxis error

    scthomas93 replied to decarla's topic in General Nursing

    they had someone else drive you home with security riding behind you? ain't no way nobody would have gotten in my car and driven me anywhere!! what kind of crap is that?? i have never heard of such foolishness!! they would have fired me on the spot i...

11. How long did you stay at your first job?

    scthomas93 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    3 months

12. minimum staffing and lunch breaks - enemies??

    scthomas93 replied to wisconurse16's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses get a break?? i wasn't aware of this!! why didn't i know this after 8 years of nursing?? LOl..

13. What was your first Nursing job?

    scthomas93 replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    i started out as a wound care nurse 8 years ago. didn't hate it but i didn't love it either, only did it for about 6 months. after that did mostly long term care and acute rehab.a year ago i took a break from floor nursing and have been working for a...

14. Being called in to work extra.. ALL. THE. TIME!

    scthomas93 replied to 20plusyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    when i was floor nursing i NEVER answered my phone on my days off!! straight to voicemail!! LOl..

15. Psychiatric Nurses and Safety

    scthomas93 replied to Kayla_Martin's topic in Psychiatric

    i worked on a psych unit for 6 months, did not like it!! mostly worked the overnight shift and that's when those patients really get wired up!! i spent most of the night giving out shots to calm people down!! so many nurses at this place ended up wit...