TNViking

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1. When do you decide to seek help?

   TNViking posted a topic in Stress 101

   I'm not going to get into too many details with this; but for several years I've struggled with my emotions; and instead of getting better, it just keeps getting worse. While I do well in my work, I struggle mentally and just can't shake the way I fe...

2. A little Apprehensive, Need some Advice or Encouragement

   TNViking posted a topic in Stress 101

   Hello all! So, to start off, when I originally graduated nursing school my dream was always to work ED; after working for awhile in med-surg, I had finally landed an ED job I had always wanted. I worked there for about a year, and while I really enjo...

3. February 2019 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   TNViking replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   "I just had to trudge down the hallway, past room 55, JACHO, and a code brown. I've been places, man."

4. How many of you disinfect car after work?

   TNViking replied to PHC-nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Disinfecting after every shift may be a little excessive. However, I do disinfect my drivers side seat, steering wheel, transmission, and gas/break pedals and flooring every now and then. I also refuse to wear my work shoes indoors, they are often le...

5. DNA testing

   TNViking replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I've done the Ancestry DNA kit for ancestry purposes. Never have done one for health purposes. Thought it was neat seeing what DNA I inherited and what I did not.

6. Aromatherapy?

   TNViking replied to TNViking's topic in General Nursing

   Certainly! I've met people who use some of these big name companies exclusively and they sound straight up brainwashed. I've heard things like "put this oil on your feet and it will help such and such!"-Doesn't make a lick of sense to me. On the ot...

7. Older Doctor doesn't think nurses should be in charge

   TNViking replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

   Has anybody seen that scene from Scrubs where the nurse asks "Doug ordered 500,000 mg of morphine, I thought I'd check with you before I killed a man." -I think that scene right there explains it all. But really, I view Doctors and Nurses as two sepa...

8. Aromatherapy?

   TNViking replied to TNViking's topic in General Nursing

   Truer words have not yet been spoken ?

9. Nurse Charged With Homicide

   TNViking replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I live in Tennessee so this really hits home hard. Vanderbilt is our closest burn center. I have mixed feelings about this case, on one hand, vecuronium and versed are two completely different things; and from what I remember back in my ER and CCU da...

10. Aromatherapy?

    TNViking posted a topic in General Nursing

    Been doing a lot of research lately on essential oils and their efficacy, and it has me wondering what my fellow nurses believe. I have the book Clinical Aromatherapy: Essential Oils in Healthcare by Jane Buckle, RN and I find it very interesting. I...

11. I want to be a Writer! Any tips?

    TNViking posted a topic in Career Support

    Its no secret I haven't found my "niche" in nursing. After trying so many specialties, I've decided I want to exercise my passions by becoming a freelance writer. Writing is always something I've enjoyed.... I credit my writing to how I made it throu...

12. New Career in Management???? Advice?

    TNViking posted a topic in General Specialties

    So, I am being considered for a management position at a facility much closer to home. I currently work as a staff nurse at another facility in a neighboring county. I love where I work and I love the people I work with, but I would really like to ad...

13. Interview for supervisor position. Advice?

    TNViking posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I have an interview soon for an administrative supervisor position, and I would like to ask the allnurses community if you all have any advice for the interview, or for the position itself if I get it. What do you think makes an excellent supe...

14. Going per diem, need secondary job ideas

    TNViking posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all! Within the next few months I'm hoping to go per diem at my current LTC facility. But before I do, I want to get a secondary prn job to insure adequate hours. Fortunately, I have a lot of options; but I don't know what to focus on. I really...

15. Situation at work-Need words of wisdom

    TNViking posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, from my previous posts its no secret I've been unhappy at work for some time now. Due to all this stress, I feel it has taken a serious toll on my health. In recent months I seem to get every virus that comes by (102+ fever, N/V/D, etc.), ...