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  1. Required Reading List

    Town & Country posted a topic in General Nursing

    This should be on every child's required reading list. It should be handed out to every public school student in the nation. It should be posted in every doctor's office, every health dept. Etc. So...

  2. Depends (diapers) at night?

    Town & Country posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Does your facility leave incontinent residents in Depends (or adult diapers) at

  3. St. Vincent's Hospital in Santa Fe, NM

    Town & Country posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Has anyone worked at St. Vincent's Hospital in Santa

  4. Travel Nurse Job - Your Own Utilities?

    Town & Country posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wondering ~ anyone heard of a travel job that required you to put the utilities in your own name and be responsible for turning them on? ? Strange. Anyone else heard of

  5. Shands chain of hospitals/Gainesville

    Town & Country posted a topic in Florida Nursing

    Anyone know about Shands chain of hospitals? Not-for-profit, located in Gainesville. THEY ARE RECRUITING AND HAVE CALLED ME LET ME KNOW

  6. "Granny-Dumping" in Psyche Unit

    Town & Country posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Just wondering if any of you all have experience with Granny-Dumping. Evidently, there is quite alot of it.....it goes like this: understaffed nursing homes experience a resident who is "acting out"...

  7. Is this understaffing (or is it me?)

    Town & Country posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I recently interviewed at a 120-bed, LTC facility. 118 beds are currently occupied; 16 are a locked Alzheimer's unit and the rest are two wings consisting of fifty + residents. I would be working...

  8. Medical Express

    Town & Country posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have any of you worked for this agency? Were you satisfied? Please...I'm just getting bombarded with offers since I posted my resume; can you all tell me which agencies are "the best?" Please PM me...

  9. Not me!

    Town & Country posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    OMG. Last night at work was the worst night I've had there since I started. From twelve midnight until five am, I was THE ONLY NURSE IN THE PLACE. Not even a MED TECH. OMG, I got so mad. I called...

  10. Need to Know asap! Which states are "Walk-Through" on your RN license?

    Town & Country posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everybody! I need to know ASAP which states are "walk-through" on your nursing license. I'm an RN. I know South Carolina is; but what are the others? I tried Google but couldn't find...

  11. Nursing in Oklahoma around Tulsa

    Town & Country posted a topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    :chair: ] Hi people. I'm an RN and I have been offered "permanent placement" by a nursing recruiter for a job in Tulsa. I've never been to OK in my life. I was checking "things" out on the...

  12. How do you become a nurse recruiter?

    Town & Country posted a topic in Nursing Career

    How do you go from nursing - doing direct patient care - to being a nurse recruiter? Has anyone done this? How did you make the

  13. Nursing Instructors who are hard, pick on you, or are impossible to deal with

    Town & Country posted a topic in General Students

    I have news about nursing instructors like that. It's merely prep for "the real world", because when you start working you are going to face nurses exactly like this. Just a heads up - develop some...

  14. Nursing Instructors who are hard, pick on you, or are impossible to deal with

    Town & Country replied to Town & Country's topic in General Students

    Uh, yes...I know. I was in nursing school, too. I'm saying that it eventually is over, and then......you're done. With nursing school, that is. I was being totally serious about this being a...

  15. Smoking around child w/resp. problems

    Town & Country replied to WVUturtle514's topic in General Nursing

    That is NOT TRUE. She might be an adult but she DOES NOT HAVE THE RIGHT to inflict second-hand smoke, FULL OF DEADLY TOXINS, on those innocent children. That just burns me UP!!!!! My ex-husband...

  16. Professionalism in Nursing

    Town & Country replied to malinne's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The most obvious answer is to treat each other like professionals. If administration wants "professional" nurses - stop treating nurses like waitresses and glorified P.R. reps. I don't think ANY...

  17. How do you become a nurse recruiter?

    Town & Country replied to Town & Country's topic in Nursing Career

    Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of recruiters who work for travel agencies exclusively. I don't think working for a hospital in that capacity would interest me at

  18. How do you become a nurse recruiter?

    Town & Country replied to Town & Country's topic in Nursing Career

    I realize that but to my way of thinking the best ones would

  19. Nursing is 24hrs is just an expression

    Town & Country replied to angelique777's topic in General Nursing

    Angelique777, you have expressed way better than I could ever HOPE to, just how DRAINING and pointless it is, to have to face these early-morning inquisitions! I am so tired of dealing with this...

  20. My New Nurse Wake-Up Call; Shocking Behaviors

    Town & Country replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    Loves it.

  21. Felony Conviction in TN

    Town & Country replied to Imajean's topic in General Nursing

    Well in the first place, if the state board told you it wouldn't stand in your way, I would take their word for it over someone who is conducting CNA classes and may not even know. If the state told...

  22. Accused

    Town & Country posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need advice. Has this ever happened to anyone??? I practice nursing in a compact state, my residence is elsewhere... A reference of mine (here) emailed me to tell me that my name is in this...

  23. Accused

    Town & Country replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    Of course my residence is a compact state, and I have a compact license. I do not have a license specific to this state....I am here under my compact license. I just wonder if anyone has...

  24. Accused

    Town & Country replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I am - I'm going to call - I would have already except it was a Sunday. I'm concerned that this person will spread stories without knowing the facts. I guess there isn't much I can do about that!...

  25. Daily??? Newer nurses need "stand up" help!

    Town & Country replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

    She isn't your boss. Don't take orders from