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  1. Got someone mad at me

    burn out replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    gosh gonzo give julie bean a break. If her comment was critical it was only mild.I also agree with her. no matter how much this cna is disliked by Tazzi when she came to the ER she did not come as...

  2. Miracles we have seen

    burn out replied to Laught3r's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in ICU at a trauma center there was a teenager that was 7 months pregnant that had a gsw to the abd while on a picnic with her boyfriend (the shooter was not her boyfriend but someone...

  3. Before I became a nurse...

    burn out replied to arizonanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I said I never wanted to be one. After twenty years it has been the one stabilizing factor in my life. I have been through divorce, death of both parents and diappointments by my children and always...

  4. Most RN's first borns?

    burn out replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    Let me just say that this statement does not apply to me. However, I think with as wide spread as alcoholism is you could probably make this statement about any profession or occupation. I would...

  5. Out of scope or being a professional?

    burn out replied to DST2RN's topic in General Nursing

    If the Rn had been there,sooner or later she/he would be calling for the services of the RT anyway for o2, intubation, breathing treatment,abg or whatever. This baby was lucky because it didn't have...

  6. Nurses With Hypothyroidism

    burn out replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    After my first year of working night shift I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. several years ago my health insurance was screwed up and I couldn't get in to see a physiciain for my prescription to...

  7. Returning wasted blood to a line?

    burn out replied to aquaphoneRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    A recent memo from our Lab director stated that central line draws (which are only done by RNs) are twice as likely to be contaminated than peripheral sticks by phlebotomist(this was on blood...

  8. Family visitation in ICU

    burn out replied to bfjworr's topic in General Nursing

    What I have found is that visiting time really turns into family time with the nurse. We schedule our routine around visiting times, before they start we turn and reposition all the patients and make...

  9. Family visitation in ICU

    burn out replied to bfjworr's topic in MICU, SICU

    What I have found is that visiting time really turns into family time with the nurse. We schedule our routine around visiting times, before they start we turn and reposition all the patients and make...

  10. Nurses Who Are Drug Addicts

    burn out replied to jill48's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    If you think someone is stealing the drugs you need to report it for no other reason than to clear yourself becasue if you think it is going on I am sure there are others that are suspicous too and...

  11. Have you had a baby at your hospital??

    burn out replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yes I had my first child at the hospital I worked at. It was really nice and comforting to have familiar faces around at such a time. The nurse that admitted me to the ob unit was in my nursing class...

  12. Feeling beat up in the ER

    burn out replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    I remember back in 1998 when we were preparing for y2k (remeber that) security speacialists were saying that security would be a major factor in hospitals in the next 20 years..everyone thought...

  13. Are there any dancing nurses out there?

    burn out replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    how romantic. It sounds like a fantasy..dancing in the moonlight on a cruise ship with you husband...what great memories you will

  14. Determining G-Tube placement, what's the NCLEX answer?

    burn out replied to Hoping LVN2BSN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I was taught and have always been guided by injecting air bolus and listening over epigastric area, also if bile is aspirated you are in the proper place. Just recently I was shown by ny supervisor...

  15. What happens to your integrity when you go into management?

    burn out replied to olympiad27's topic in Nurse Management

    I couldn't even begin to tell you what our Nursing Director does, I don't even know if I would want her

  16. Computer charting..Uhggg!

    burn out replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Count your blessings. Our hospital just got bought out and with the buy out went all the computor chart..we were state of the art with medication eMAR and scanning meds and pt, all computor...

  17. Why does everyone think that mgt is such a bad career choice?

    burn out replied to 2ndChance's topic in Nurse Management

    where I work the best way to loose your job is to go into management. In hte last 5 years I have had 5 clinical directors, 4 nursing directors, and 4 CEOs. Managers where I work drop like flies..no...

  18. Single-parent applying to CRNA program

    burn out replied to cmmg's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Rethink what you are doing. Are you prepared to sacrifice the time your children need to be with you for studying? Anesthesia school is 10 times harder than any BS program and is not family...

  19. Credit and student loans for CRNA school

    burn out replied to cmmg's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I found it very easy to get accepted for student loans while in anesthesia school. The major problem came when because of family problems I had to quit school and having to pay the enormous amount...

  20. Need help don't know what to do!

    burn out replied to magmae's topic in General Nursing

    what r u waiting 4? Go for what you want and don't sttle for less. If u want to be an RN then don't settle being and LPN, why would u? If you are at Marshall then it would probably be easier to get...

  21. You know you work nights when.......

    burn out replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    you fall asleep at stop lights on your way home from

  22. Got offered a job in MICU at Vanderbilt...

    burn out replied to Jo Dirt's topic in MICU, SICU

    What a great opportunity. It will require alot of energy and patience but you will gain an enormouse amount of knowledge as well as life experiences that will be invaluable to you in the future....

  23. Graduate Nurses vs. Experienced Nurses (Promise to be funny!)

    burn out replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe the things that we find to argue about. Do we fight over everything? I opt to pick my battles wisely , fighting over a joke just is not worth the

  24. Age when you had your first child?

    burn out replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First at 32 second at 34 grandmother at 48. I wish I would have had them earlier in life. Now I don't have the energy to keep up with

  25. HR 5688 Act

    burn out replied to lydiasmom's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    This guy skipped my state and went to Kentucky and was found there and is now practicing in Georgia and Alabama. Sorry for