passinthru

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1. Mandatory 12 hour shifts

   passinthru replied to melissasrn's topic in General Nursing

   Doesn't sound like a very nurse friendly employer to me. :monkeydance:

2. Are you Happy?

   passinthru replied to SBCspBR's topic in Student Assist

   Happiness has nothing to do with circumstances, happiness is the joy found in ones spirit.

3. Received this email today and I am steamed!!!

   passinthru replied to MomBSN's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sorry, I had to giggle again at this one. It has been around for awhile. I saw some humor to it, but at the same time having been a nurse for decades, I don't see myself like the "experienced" nurse either.

4. A little humor. You might be from Illinois if...

   passinthru replied to Pixiesmom's topic in Illinois

   Hi, I've lived most of my life in Illinois, but have been to Chicago area only 2-3 times many years ago. Springfield is "up North". Did y'all know we can pick a Chicagoan any time? You don't talk like we do down here. Is there no one else on her...

5. Small Town Nursing

   passinthru posted a topic in General Nursing

   Many the times that I have lamented that I can not stop in the local grocery for a gallon of milk without meeting someone who wants to share with me about their grandma's latest setback or newest diagnosis. This is fine, I want to be a good listener...

6. Can you humor me?

   passinthru posted a topic in General Nursing

   Years ago I had a nursing supervisor speak to all of us then young nurses about what a privilege we had to be allowed to enter the lives of so many people from all walks of life. Being the skeptic at the time I thought "yeah, great, Uh, huh". I gue...

7. Was this true for you?

   passinthru replied to sincerebliss's topic in CNA/MA

   :zzzzz Hmmm, maybe things have changed over time since I worked as a nurse's aide over 30 years ago when I was in my teens and during nursing school. I loved my jobs both in a nursing home and as a student nurse's aide on a surgical unit. As I reme...

8. What do you say when pts ask your opinion of docs??

   passinthru replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   " lots of people like her/him" which is usually a true statement.

9. What you think about Male Nurses?

   passinthru replied to FutureMsNurse23's topic in General Students

   Male nurses? Hmmm, yeah, I guess some of my co workers are males...there are great ones.......and some that aren't so great as with the female version.

10. Say What??????!!!!!!!!!!

    passinthru replied to gt4everpn's topic in Relations

    This makes me think of the young oriental college student I took care of in ER many years ago. She presented with a nose bleed. As I took her back to her cubicle for exam she asked me with such a concerned expression if she could be "getting her me...

11. Whats with the scrubs?

    passinthru replied to scattycarrot's topic in General Nursing

    The people that work in my dentist's office making apts even wear scrubs. I'm sure they don't change clothes before they go grab lunch at Subway. I don't see a real infection control issue with this. When there is an infectious person at our facil...

12. Do you get tired of taking ACLS/PALS/TNCC

    passinthru replied to Aggie RN's topic in Emergency

    Yes, I do get tired of the review. It seems like those two years go by awfully fast. Truthfully it is probably a good review, but I resent spending the long hours, usually on a weekend doing it. Does anyone do it on line? How does that work?

13. If you could do it over again, would you choose nursing?

    passinthru replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I had to think awhile on this one. Mostly I would have to agree with other posts. After working in nursing for over 34 years....YES, I would do it over. The negatives have been the shift work, working holidays, unpleasant people (co workers, patie...

14. Too old????

    passinthru replied to Yayamaya's topic in Career Support

    In my opinion...no, you are not too old. In fact you have the maturity and now the fresh nursing knowledge to make an excellent nurse. Nothing against the younger nurses, I know lots of wonderful 20something nurses, but as a nursing manager I reall...

15. Who has experience with treating varicose veins?

    passinthru replied to passinthru's topic in General Nursing

    Ahh, yes, thanks for the first hand report of your experience. I have been thinking about future possibility of stasis ulcers (Ooooh, yuk!!) I wouldn't like that. My question for you, bluehair, is...who did this for you? A general surgeon, vascul...