trishie

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1. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   trishie replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   the ole stricker frames..........had to make sure the locks were locked tight.said a prayer and then turned those poor ppl.................quickly!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and said a huge thank god that they werent flipped out of the frame:uhoh21:

2. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   trishie replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   the ole metal tubex..........didnt we fight over those like crazy?? and the hot ekg paper.been burned many times....and yes i rem the s&a's got burned on that test tube sev times till i learned how to hold it rite....some of these things i havent...

3. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   trishie replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   rofl!! i havent thought of many of these in years... milk and molasses enemas slowly heated on the stove...and administered to the patient bath thermometers:confused: your hair had to be off the collar:devil: no socks allowed........white hose only...

4. Any WV nurses here?

   trishie replied to amyslater's topic in West Virginia

   ty dlhrn for replyin and i sure do want some more info about camc....................and yes i am moving back to the ole tri-state are.........and thanks to all for replying to the thread trish

5. Nurses are underpaid in WV

   trishie replied to Nutty RN's topic in West Virginia

   ty ty sara for all your information maybe we will meet face to face and work together someday!! i dont remember the cost for movies when i was a kid but i do rem. these two things.gasoline for 50 cents a gallon and going to mcdonalds when i was in hi...

6. Nurses are underpaid in WV

   trishie replied to Nutty RN's topic in West Virginia

   sarah ty ty for the further info.btw is your parents apartment available?? i'll be looking for an apartment or house in a few weeks if all goes well . please let me know. and btw when i became a rn in 1974 my starting pay was a huge $4.00 an hour hah...

7. Nurses are underpaid in WV

   trishie replied to Nutty RN's topic in West Virginia

   sarah.thanks for posting the link for me greatly appreciated. if you wish to let me know, do you also work at CAMC? Can understand if you wish not to divulge this. Again a big TY trish

8. Any WV nurses here?

   trishie replied to amyslater's topic in West Virginia

   gm ladies as a * old* nurse, ive been in this business for 29 years and have worked in several states ky ohio wv tenn va and texas i can tell you that almost all hospitals are the same just varying degrees of differences while i make more here in te...

9. Nurses are underpaid in WV

   trishie replied to Nutty RN's topic in West Virginia

   well i have heard that the 40-50 dollar an hour jobvs are in calif.. but the cost of living there is outrageous currently i am in texas and i sure dont make that kinda money in fact am trying to move back to the wv ky ohio area here while the pay is...