mursecasey

mursecasey has 1 years experience and specializes in CCU.

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1. TNCC or CEN for new grads?

   mursecasey replied to mursecasey's topic in Nursing Career

   Mikey I completely understand what you are saying. I am just looking for some way to get manager to consider me for a position. I had an interview at the ED I work for and the manager pretty much...

2. Scrubs Make Me Crazy (long rant)

   mursecasey replied to coast2coast's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   The camel toe (or as my Canadian friend calls it moose knuckles lol) is a problem I find a lot of nurses are having (not just female). Also to the poster who said that men must design scrubs you...

3. Why is it so hard for new grads to get hired in the Los Angeles area..

   mursecasey replied to cicilvn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   not just in your area BELIEVE me! We have the same problem in my area (TN, AL, MS)

4. Guys: what made you want to go into nursing?

   mursecasey replied to Canadian eh?'s topic in Men in Nursing

   I was an education major for 2 years and HATED IT! The summer after I was accepted into the program my great-grandmother (who I was really close to) became ill and needed someone to stay with her...

5. Male + Nurse = Murse

   mursecasey replied to awilhelm's topic in Men in Nursing

   There are a few nurses in the ER I work in that are of the male persuasion including myself (even though I am not working as a nurse). A couple of the nurses and myself decided to put together a...

6. When will they change the name???

   mursecasey replied to hand2cut's topic in Men in Nursing

   I don't have a problem being called a male nurse. If anything is to be said for male nurses it is that we have to work real freakin hard to perform our jobs constantly swimming in a pool of estrogen....

7. TNCC or CEN for new grads?

   mursecasey posted a topic in Nursing Career

   I have recently graduated and still trying to find that first job. I am still working for 8.00/hr and need a job bad... A nurse that works with me in the ER told me that she would suggest taking the...

8. scrub tops

   mursecasey replied to Medsport's topic in Men in Nursing

   I also like to just wear scrub bottoms and throw on a solid colored polo over the top! Management doesn't really mind and it looks nice for work and then whatever

9. Does being called a male nurse annoy you?

   mursecasey replied to freefalle's topic in Men in Nursing

   a lepper, manwhore, male stripper, a mortician, etc... I think all of those get less strange looks than we do when we tell someone our profession! My parents flipped when I told them I was going to...

10. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    mursecasey replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ok so after reading 4 pages of these my ribs are killing me... I have 3 stories both from before my nursing days but are notable... I was a tech in the ER for a couple of years while in nursing school...

11. New Grads! Check it out!

    mursecasey replied to sweetrvr's topic in Nursing Career

    Seriously liked that! I have probably 50 applications open right now... no reply.. $32,000 student loans coming at me like a ton of bricks. NO NEW GRADS (this is what I keep seeing on job...

12. What color is your stethoscope???

    mursecasey replied to sch1109's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Brown Littman Cardiology III... everyone knows my stethoscope.. 2 years old still goin strong.. also have my initials engraved on the rubber

13. Does being called a male nurse annoy you?

    mursecasey replied to freefalle's topic in Men in Nursing

    Where I am from men and women have name, RN and if you have a BSN then it says BSN after. I am like the poster earlier said, a MURSE which is a joke amongst several of the male nurses at the hospital...