eieiyo

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1. Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

   eieiyo replied to Aliens05's topic in General Nursing

   Yes! Now that I'm 63 I'm doing one on one care with a little boy who is total care. I work night shift and i snack all night and watch tv. I've done everything else in nursing. Old and tired. But I wouldn't recommend it for a new nurse. You need to u...

2. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

   eieiyo replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

   Why are we making this an issue? Aren't we judged enough? Now we need the fat police on us? We don't get breaks, no bathroom brakes. We run our entire shift. Let's be kinder to each other and not judge

3. How old is too old to become a new RN?

   eieiyo replied to CathyH's topic in General Nursing

   When I was in nursing school there was a student that graduated at 59. I thought that was really old at the time Now I'm going on 63 this year, been a nurse for almost 30 years. I wanted to be a nurse so bad I could taste it. Best decision I ever mad...

4. Are You Where You Thought You'd Be?

   eieiyo replied to Fancychicken's topic in General Nursing

   When I was in nursing school I wanted to be a travel nurse. I did, went to several states, even got to work at Johns Hopkins. I've done everything in nursing I ever wanted to do. I was well suited for short stay and PACU. I did small town ER, ob, pe...

5. Lpn & asn are are being phased out.

   eieiyo replied to shermainenevels's topic in ADN/BSN

   There is always going to be a need for LPNs and ADNs. This fight has been going on for the almost 30 years I've been a nurse. Next topic

6. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

   eieiyo replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

   I get really upset when I hear a mother speak of her newborn or very young child as "stud" or "sexy". Where does this come from, thinking the child is sexy?

7. Lied to in Interview

   eieiyo replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

   Seriously? You've been a nurse for 25 years and are just now going thru this? I dealt with this on my very first nursing job 28 years ago. They either lie to your face, or lie by omission

8. Male student nurse interviewing for Postpartum..

   eieiyo replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have felt in all types of nursing that it's not your sex that is important. If you are doing your job and acting appropriate nobody cares what your sex is. Women have been giving men per I care for centuries! But if you go "ew" when you do your c...

9. Never Have I Ever Done That Before

   eieiyo replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

   don't they give kayexalate per rectum anymore? Works like a charm. Especially when there are no veins

10. Never Have I Ever Done That Before

    eieiyo replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in General Nursing

    don't they give kayexalate per rectum anymore? Works like a charm. Especially when there are no veins

11. Do Bachelor's Degrees Save Lives? - The Facts about Earning a BSN

    eieiyo replied to Rasmussen University's topic in General Nursing

    My sister and I are both RNs. She has a BSN and I have an ADN. When we graduated I trained her in our first job. I was hired first. She didn't know how to do an admission assessment for starters. She is a very smart cookie, but my nursing education w...

12. We were all wrong about nursing home nurses

    eieiyo replied to Ruger8mm's topic in Geriatric

    You are lucky! I was the sole RN with a med aid and 3-4cnas for 50 residents

13. Are You Nurse Jackie or Nurse Zoey?

    eieiyo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    I too recently binge watched nurse jackie. I was mesmerized by her, sorta looked up to her. On the surface she is a great nurse, her co workers do not know about the drugs. But as the show goes on, she becomes a different person. We see her spiraling...

14. Ridiculous things. This is a new one one me.

    eieiyo replied to Cattz's topic in School

    Also, I was the nurse for three different schools in my district. It was busy and every second was busy.

15. Ridiculous things. This is a new one one me.

    eieiyo replied to Cattz's topic in School

    I was a school nurse for awhile. The kids took a dose before coming to school. Then we gave the noon dose, parents gave the third dose. Sounds like the parents aren't coping well. Maybe the kids need something physical to do after school rather than ...