introspectiveRN

introspectiveRN

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  1. How has hospice nursing affected your friendships?

    introspectiveRN posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hello everyone! I am a newby hospice nurse (just one month) and I have never felt so content with a job before :heartbeat . The best part is the other people I work with are the kind of nurses I have...

  2. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    introspectiveRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    whoa.

  3. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    introspectiveRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    This is such a wonderful thread.... First off; we are "open access" so, for the time being we will pick up his chemo (it's not too $$ and it is encouraging him). Also, I found out that he is trying...

  4. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    introspectiveRN replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thank you all for taking the considerable time to post all that you have written. I am a newby hospice nurse and I am struggling greatly with a myriad of the unique issues that hospice nursing...

  5. Is there a credit union for U.S. nurses?

    introspectiveRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know of one in the States? I saw one for nurses and police officers out of "Oz" but not one here. I find it hard to believe that with all of us...there is not a credit union out there....

  6. Salary for hospice nursing?

    introspectiveRN replied to timewood's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thank you! I am really excited! The pay is really decent for where I live. I am a fairly new single parent and I will be supporting myself and my two children soley on what I make. Right now I am...

  7. LPN to RN Programs in Georgia

    introspectiveRN replied to ex1140's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Georgia Highlands has an LPN to RN bridge program. No waiting list (best grades/test scores=best chance of acceptance). The main campus for this is in Rome GA in Heritage Hall. However, I had heard...

  8. Can I borrow your shoulder..and your ear?

    introspectiveRN posted a topic in Orthopedic

    I am a new grad nurse and just started my first job in ortho/neuro at the tail end of July. I am drowning. My orientation was six days of classwork reading old, blotched, copied sheets of generic...

  9. Where are the daytime L&D jobs?

    introspectiveRN replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you everyone :blushkiss . What a greatly affirming response. I will follow up with several of the points/suggestions. Lots of good ideas...just what I would expect from nurses! Yeah, I know...

  10. Where are the daytime L&D jobs?

    introspectiveRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello there and thank you in advance for reading my post . I am a new grad working on an ortho/neuro/med/surg floor. The work is very interesting (learning, learning, learning) and I love the...

  11. Greenville vs Asheville

    introspectiveRN replied to ltvixen's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    :monkeydance: hyper typer

  12. Need Information about Asheville and NC Mountains

    introspectiveRN replied to marsh101's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    hey mim-o ...I pm'd

  13. The Today Show

    introspectiveRN replied to bklynborn's topic in General Nursing

    :monkeydance: :roll :chuckle :roll :chuckle Thank you for the GREAT visual and for the tremendous belly

  14. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

    introspectiveRN replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    PATIENT ADVOCATE. PATIENT ADVOCATE. PATIENT ADVOCATE. Courage without conscience is a wild beast.-R. G.

  15. Greenville vs Asheville

    introspectiveRN replied to ltvixen's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    :typing hmm....working away at this thing and still got nuthin'....grrr. Thanks for taking the time to reply but I am not getting it for some reason. ??? Man, can ya tell I am really motor-vated...

  16. Can I borrow your shoulder..and your ear?

    introspectiveRN replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Orthopedic

    Thank you for the encouragement Marie...and best of luck to you as you continue to further your academic

  17. Greenville vs Asheville

    introspectiveRN replied to ltvixen's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    hey waynesville...I pm'd you

  18. Meth is destroying communities

    introspectiveRN replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    Then you never met my father. Apparently in some people, pot can have a far from "mellowing" effect. Not everyone but...yeah....it happens. There is some info on the Marijuana Anonymous's (MA) site...

  19. Problems with Pearson's website anyone???

    introspectiveRN posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire :angryfire Well, as you can tell I am very frustrated. I have been trying to use the PearsonVue site to schedule my NCLEX exam all evening with no luck....

  20. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    introspectiveRN replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In the area where I live, the taste in names is not really my personal cup of tea. So far, the only patient's baby name that I have really liked was Alejandro. He was a BRUISER too! He was huge with a...

  21. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

    introspectiveRN replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

    And they are "paying through the teeth". Regarding direct patient care: My motto is "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". It is humiliating to be an adult and to have to have another...

  22. Any advice re McAllen would be greatly appreciated

    introspectiveRN replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thank you so much, Timothy....what you have said makes perfect sense. I will look more closely at the cities that you mentioned. I had wanted to avoid any area that used Group One; I have worked so...

  23. Any advice re McAllen would be greatly appreciated

    introspectiveRN posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hello there! I am currently living in NW GA and am a new grad RN. I am a single mom of two girls ages 11 and 8 and their dad and I are still friends/co-parenting and want to relocate together if...

  24. Leaving the Profession!

    introspectiveRN replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    Best wishes to you and a heartfelt congrats on choosing to change your life and choosing what gives you joy. That takes LOADS of

  25. Nursing is my oyster...now where to live

    introspectiveRN replied to NO1_2NV's topic in General Nursing

    Up in the mountains in NW GA they call the "half-back's" ....because they moved down to Florida from up north, got too hot/too disappointed and then moved half-way back; landing in GA! :roll :roll I...