Im an oncology nurse here and need some help from my fellow nurses working in the schools! My children attend a small private school in Tucson which does not have an employed school nurse, so I am hoping that someone may have a few seconds to answer ...
oncomom replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Relations
One of my patients very hautily told me that my nails were in desperate need of a manicure and that I really should be embarassed to show them to anybody. I told her, "Oh my, I know and I am embarassed!" I had gone camping that weekend prior and tru...
I did exactly what you are doing for the exact same reasons. Four hour shifts are hairy but it can be done. FWIW 3-7 is a better four hour portion but I dont know if that is an option for you. 7p-11 is heavy because at least at our hospital you ha...
I agree that Glendale is close enough to lots of cool places, you definitely wont want to go to to bars there though. People drive like maniacs on the freeways there and traffic can be a bear but given your age and situation, I think my vote is stil...
Ive taken care of many nurse patients/doctor patients. I usually start out by asking them about what type of specialty they are in and letting them tell me all about it, like a normal conversation with a colleague. I dont know why but I think this h...
I prefer eights because I have 2 kids under age 3 and 12 hours is tooo long for me to be away from my babes. When I was pumping, 12 hours meant another pumping session too. I also like that there are three pairs of eyes on a pt during the day inste...
oncomom replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Oncology
Im an onc nurse and I love this population. We have lots of frequent flyers so you really do develop relationships with these people (which I love). The downside to this of course, is that many of these people do die and it can be very hard on you ...
I have worked at two hospitals with Magnet distinction and Ive come to the sad conclusion that it is indeed soley a marketing ploy used to convert the public's trust of nurses into cold hard cash. I have seen this distinction touted on advertisement...