paigenp

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1. What are some of the most ridiculous things patients have asked of you?

   paigenp replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Humor

   Don't you love it when your patients in the ED bring in their vomit or the blood they hawked up at home to show you; just in case you didn't believe them.

2. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   paigenp replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   These are great! How about when the first thing you do when you get home is run to the bathroom. Even worse stripping off your scrubs while on the toilet because you can't stand to be in them another minute. Or freaking out your date at the movie ...

3. Why bother?

   paigenp replied to olympiad27's topic in NP

   This is really scarey. I've been an NP for 3 years and haven't regretted it one bit, but the financial compensation for all that I have been through is not quite there yet. I work locum tenums and I can tell you that the temp nurses still make more...

4. Nurses using temp agencies to find more job freedom

   paigenp replied to nightingale's topic in Agency

   I have been traveling for 8 months as an RN/NP and I can't imagine changing right now. It is so exciting seeing new parts of the country every 2-3 months and having your company take care of everything for you-housing, car, utilities. And the money ...

5. Shoes!!!!!!

   paigenp replied to Maula, RN's topic in General Nursing

   Birkenstock or Dansko have great clogs for professionals. They are a little expensive, but aren't your feet and comfort worth it. They don't break down as easily as tennis shoes, so you get more for your money!

6. Some questions for all the nurses

   paigenp replied to RNIAM's topic in General Nursing

   I think part of our problem in nursing besides the financial compensation is the fact that we have too many lables in one perfession. There is still several generations out there that see RN and that is their nurse. Putting all the other lables on ...

7. Lexington or Houston? Help ME!!!!

   paigenp replied to Joshua21's topic in Travel

   I just moved away from Houston 3 months ago to start traveling, but I lived there for nearly 7 years. I came from the midwest where we had 4 seasons a year and a traffic jam were two combines in the road. I really did enjoy living in Houston, the w...

8. Opinions on oncology

   paigenp replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

   Amy, You can pick any area you are interested and go for it! Now because of the shortage, most hospitals will train new nurses to perform in that area of specialty. I worked oncology for 6 1/2 years but also worked adult med-surg, ER and peds. All...

9. Hair?

   paigenp replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Nursing

   I was a nurse at a major cancer center in the past and I can tell you the advantages to wearing your hair up when you are surrounded by nauseated patients. My hair was in a bob at the time but has gotten longer as the years have past. I really like...