snowebelle

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1. Ambulating post op day zero

   snowebelle replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

   I recently had a knee replacement/partial femur repair for osteonecrosis. The rule was off of stretcher standing and a few steps within two hours of leaving the ER. I needed to urinate and they kept offering the bedpan. Finally PT came, expecting...

2. Can't get a job

   snowebelle replied to Dadrie's topic in Job Hunt

   As a native Floridian that has worked in numerous FL hospitals, my advice is to LEAVE FLORIDA!!!!!!!!!!! The facilities pay poorly, understaff, you get worked to death during snowbird season and get low-censused to the point of poverty in the off sea...

3. OCNRN63

   snowebelle replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

   As a note, in the earlier days of alllnurses, she went by the name Fab4fan. She was quite the Beatles fan.

4. Older nurses

   snowebelle replied to poopylala's topic in General Nursing

   I worked ICU Hematology until 15 months ago. After being diagnosed with breast cancer, I had three major surgeries ( bilateral radical mast with lymph node biopsy, tissue reconstruction - a great idea but more debilitating, followed by a knee replac...

5. Making 100k salary/ income as a nurse?

   snowebelle replied to workingot's topic in Career Support

   Until recently, I was making 100K/year in an area near the mid Atlantic area in a very well known teaching hospital. I have 27 years experience - 3 years of ID (mostly HIV units) and 24 years of Oncology (earlier on, med/surg onco, then hematologica...

6. So I kind of messed up

   snowebelle replied to oopsmybad's topic in General Nursing

   There are no words.

7. Are hair accessories unprofessional?

   snowebelle replied to silhouettedreams's topic in Professionalism

   I wear my hair pulled back with either a bow, tie, flower or other hair ornament securing it. Usually in a neutral color, and in the back where it does not get in the way. I figure that if people make us deal with their tats and piercings, what's a ...

8. The every year Snow thread

   snowebelle replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

   Ours provides a list of hotels that discount for us - often several nurses on separate shifts go in together. the hospital provisions are portions of the OPDs/infusion areas, since most pts were taken care of before the storm if at all possible. S...

9. Verbal Hand-off Reports - Are they no longer necessary?

   snowebelle replied to yr.pedsnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Regrettably, I have rarely found this the case - in 26 yrs, and too many hospitals, ED departments neglect to give the floor nurse the appropriate data or even a head's up about the pt they are receiving. Part of the issue is a lack of understanding...

10. That's So Fetch! (Pink Wednesdays)

    snowebelle replied to Farawyn's topic in School

    Hate pink. HATE!!!! PINK!!!!! and am a breast cancer survivor.

11. Nursing license

    snowebelle replied to Nursing5000's topic in General Nursing

    If the Nursing Practice requires you have a nursing degree and you do not have a nursing degree you cannot legally or ethically work as a licensed nurse. It really doesn't matter whether you have a license that is unexpired license. It also does no...