it's really true - my hubby had a small one removed as an infant. the only problem he has ever had was that in his 30s a cyst develoved in the location and he had to have it
i remember a cough syrup tv commercial from my youth (and perhaps a variation is still being shown?) with a line about "coating" the throat with soothing relief. however, as a student, during...
i start off the morning with a cup of hot tea while my coffee is brewing, and i drink brewed iced-tea all day long, so no tummy problems for me. do you get n/v from other warm beverages on an empty...
I was a stay at home mom for for 14 years before I started nursing school. When I filled out applications for my first job hunt last May, I just wrote a short personal statement about why I decided...
you need to know that you can refuse to take any assignment for which you feel unqualified, untrained or unsafe. you are working under your license now, and it's up to you to know your own level of...
thanks for the reply. i don't think i've done anything to warrent a "no re-hire", but i wanted to be careful. i haven't yet applied to another hospital - the recruiter at this one is "looking" within...
thanks for the reply. :) i haven't quite decided what to do (or where to apply next). the large mega-hospital corp in this area, does have 12-week preceptorships, but you must stay at the job for...
. gee, it sounds like you and i were hired by the same hospital...... i was hired as a new grad on a post-partum/ mother/baby unit, and was given only 3 weeks orientation, and had to beg for an...
i've read that phrase before (here on the forum), but what exactly does it mean? does it mean that the hospital that is giving you the reference wouldn't hire you again? if so, what basis are they...
not a conservative, so no problem there :) .... it's funny, as my co-worker was complaining about nursing schools turning out nurses who expect to only care for 6-8 patients, and bragging about how...
thanks for the hug i can sure use one! we are providing couplet care for the most part, but we occasionally have ante-partum patients and gyn surgeries i've checked the awhonn site, but can't seem to...
thanks everyone for your replies and your support! i can't begin to tell you how much i appreciate your input. it has truly touched me to know that there are nurses out there who care enough to give...
i've been off orientation for about 7 weeks now....not every shift is so overstaffed - on occasion i've actually had 4 couplets, but probably 75 % of the time we have above that. but the situation...