SylviaC

SylviaC has 15 years experience and specializes in Med/Sur;ED.

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1. Nurses Past Their Prime

   SylviaC replied to dialysis12041999's topic in General Nursing

   I don't believe it has anything to do with nurses past their prime. I am 70 and work part-time complimented all the time by patient's on my care and empathy. Patient's actually write letters to my...

2. Any Of You 58 Or Older When You Finished?

   SylviaC replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

   kizzykatlove: Would you believe I finished RN school at the age of 67. I had been an LPN for 13 years and decided if I had to work I wanted to work as an RN and get paid for what I did, so I enrolled...

3. Landau scrubs

   SylviaC replied to CNAinNeb's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   Sorry I don't know anything about Landau. When our hospital went to color coded scrubs, you could order anywhere you wanted to it had to be in a specific color. It would seem if it is color coded...

4. Ways I have heard Metoprolol pronounced...by medical personnel.

   SylviaC replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

   Isn't that the way you are suppose to pronounce it. Me TROP olol; at least that's the way I hear the Docs pronounce it. It is a difficult one to

5. Ways I have heard Metoprolol pronounced...by medical personnel.

   SylviaC replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

   I have to agree with you. I'm always asking them what the order says, or if they are not quickly available another nurse and I have to try and figure it out. If we are still just guessing I WILL NOT...

6. Is there power in the color white?

   SylviaC replied to bbfw2's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think white has anything to do with "power". If you aren't getting respect from your own supervisors, I think the supervisors have a problem. I have found no matter what color you wear if...

7. No IVs in my Nursing School, opinions please?

   SylviaC replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Students

   I just graduated from nursing school in May and NO we didn't do IV's in this school either. We were told we couldn't practice on each other and the facilities that we were at for clinical did not...

8. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

   SylviaC replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

   definitely not. as you can see from my post i was 66 when i went back for my rn...so i say go for