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  1. anyone have a nose ring?

    slu_rn replied to rsjenni's topic in General Nursing

    I think that any piercing, as long as it isn't large and obnoxious is fine. (I have 13 total piercings, 10 of which are in my ears). I don't have a nose piercing, but I am debating about having my...

  2. A Nurse's Life, Now With Open Eyes

    slu_rn replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    In response to you question about debt, I am very lucky. Between scholarships and my family, I have no school debt. That is an amazing feeling. I can't imagine anyone in this area with school debt...

  3. A Nurse's Life, Now With Open Eyes

    slu_rn replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse for almost exactly a year now. I am also looking for a different path. I have reapplied to retail stores for work until I find something that suits me better. I am already burned...

  4. Question for those w/ PDA's

    slu_rn replied to LaborNurse1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have a Palm LifeDrive and love it. It was expensive, but I asked for it for a Christmas present then purchased the software

  5. GN starting rate?

    slu_rn replied to RNismycalling's topic in First Year After Licensure

    St. Louis MO, $18/hr and cost of living is fairly high. It's around $800 for a 1br

  6. If you had your time over again >>>

    slu_rn replied to Sabby_NC's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated with my BSN in May of 2006 and I can say whole-heartedly that if I had it to do over, Nursing would be the last thing I chose. I have worked in 2 separate areas since graduation and have...

  7. Nothing Left....

    slu_rn posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I graduated with my BSN in May and have been working on a Level III NICU since June. I got out of orientation about a month ago and I think I've already burned out. During orientaiton, my preceptor...

  8. Nothing Left....

    slu_rn replied to slu_rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I really don't mind the admisstions and the work. I want to be confident. I guess my struggle is really with not being accepted. I talked to the person who called me and her response to everything was...

  9. Nothing Left....

    slu_rn replied to slu_rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have a friend who works nights on the same unit and I walked her out the other morning and she was almost in tears. The 3 nights she was there that week no one really talked to her. She tried to get...

  10. Nothing Left....

    slu_rn replied to slu_rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't know about hazing. I know that I rarely get any help, and I often feel like I'm being "dumped" on. As far as getting better at admits, I can set up an isolette with the best of them, but I...

  11. Belleville

    slu_rn replied to curlysin's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Shiloh and the area is really nice, quiet and safe. Other places to look would be O'Fallon, Millstadt, Lebanon, Troy, and Breese/Aviston but it also depends on where you want to work. Some...

  12. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    slu_rn replied to Elisheva's topic in General Nursing

    In my dreams I am: * A veterinarian * A biomedical engineer * A genetic engineer * A professional softball player (yay for first knee surgery at age 15

  13. My first few days, as a new RN

    slu_rn replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to leave the hospital. I just don't know where else to go. Working in a MD office just doesn't really sound any

  14. My first few days, as a new RN

    slu_rn replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    The problem is getting someone to come in. Right now we're struggling with out patients. Our acuity is incredibly high, and work can be a very depressing place to be so who wants to exhaust themselves...

  15. My first few days, as a new RN

    slu_rn replied to starryx2's topic in General Nursing

    Being assertive, yes, is a good thing I think, but what I always get hung up on is who then will pick up that patient who needs care? It's wonderful for us to talk about how we all should just say no,...

  16. Belleville

    slu_rn replied to curlysin's topic in General Nursing

    The commute really depends on what time you leave, what time you come home, and where you work. I work in "midtown" and for my 7am shift I leave here no later than 6:10. (But I like to be about 10...

  17. Career Choices....

    slu_rn posted a topic in Nursing Career

    This may have already been asked on this board, and if so, I'm sorry. I looked around and couldn't find what I was looking for. I'm a "new" grad (in may) and while I was very excited the first few...

  18. Meth is destroying communities

    slu_rn replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I meant. When I said "killing cells" it kills the receptor sites. It doesn't destroy the chemical itself, just the body's ability to use

  19. Meth is destroying communities

    slu_rn replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    I'm originally from southern WV too. What town WVUturtle? And yes the number of labs in Missouri are overwhelming. We have a horrible problem in the STL area with meth. My understanding of the drug is...

  20. Career Choices....

    slu_rn replied to slu_rn's topic in Nursing Career

    I have talked to others in my orientation group and 2 of them are debating about applying for another job somewhere else in the next couple of weeks. We don't get off of orientation until Sept 9th....

  21. Career Choices....

    slu_rn replied to slu_rn's topic in Nursing Career

    I work in a Pediatric hospital. No adults at all other than the workers. (we do have a red box for adults with BP cuff, stethescope etc, but everyone prays we don't have to use it). I don't know if...

  22. Does anyone else feel as if they are barely treading water?

    slu_rn replied to TXNurseBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No it isn't, but unfortunately I don't see a change happening any time soon. Forgive my pessimistic attitude, I have to go back

  23. Does anyone else feel as if they are barely treading water?

    slu_rn replied to TXNurseBSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I feel the same way. I'm in a Level III NICU with 2-3 pts. Our acuity these past weeks have been insane. A PPHN kid with blood frothing from the ET tube, a belly that is swollen and blue from a perfed...

  24. is anyone else stressed out?

    slu_rn replied to jrbl77's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the same boat as you are. I graduated in May of this year and I'm already dragged down and dreading every shift. I seriously looked at going back and getting another bachelors. I just can't...

  25. Belleville

    slu_rn replied to curlysin's topic in General Nursing

    I live just outside of Belleville in Shiloh. I work in St. Louis so I can't really comment on the pay scales at Memorial or St. Elizabeth's hospitals. (The ones here in Belleville). I can tell you...