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nursedora

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  1. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

    nursedora replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

    There is a big difference between telling the truth without sugar coating things, while being respectful, and being downright disrespectful and mean. I too am chunky, after I lost about 200 pounds of...

  2. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    nursedora replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    DisneybearRN, most who have "been there done that" have done just that, been threw the low paying positions just to get the experience and their foot in the door of that sought after position. No...

  3. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    nursedora replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I'm wondering, the program is "residency" training, so, and forgive my question here, but, does this mean they will provide housing and meals, in addition to the training, and this wage? If so, then...

  4. My Story...Long...

    nursedora replied to Cherybaby's topic in Nurses Recovery

    All over again, I feel you missunderstand my post, I'm looking for guidance on how to deal with a friend who has BPD, I've not had much experience with this in all my nursing career or life in...

  5. My Story...Long...

    nursedora replied to Cherybaby's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Cherybaby, What is best from your friends? How is it more effective or positive for your friends to be supportive of you and your BPD, and or now drug addiction? I have a friend who has BPD, and it's...

  6. You know you're Old School when...

    nursedora replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Even as remote and rural as some of the places I worked in Appalachia TN, and in New York State, I never had to put anything in my mouth to obtain a sputum specimen. Either the pt coughed it up first...

  7. *Vent* RN's make toast?!?!?!

    nursedora replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    So, what's the difference? An RN who is asked to help out by toasting the bread so the toast isn't soggy from being covered in a steam box, or an RN who doesn't know how to do the job she's trained...

  8. I've been bullied all my life, and it continues...

    nursedora replied to asdjkl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Being "nitpicky" Hmmmm. Experience has taught me, yes, being nitpicky in nursing is a requirement. Good pt care is all about details. And being nitpicky is being detail oriented. And if my 20+ years...

  9. LVNs training RNs???

    nursedora replied to JStollRN's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking as an LPN, and who has been in charge of orienting new nurses, that's NURSES, RN's, LPN's, BSNRN's, all sorts of alphabet soup behind names, an experienced LPN can very competently orient any...

  10. Which Nursing Jobs are the Least Stressful?

    nursedora replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Nursing Career

    Wait a minute, you are only 28 and are burntout already? Yikes, what's it gonna be for you in 30

  11. Which Nursing Jobs are the Least Stressful?

    nursedora replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Nursing Career

    BurntoutRN, don't be so surprised to see people who are in their 60's or even older still working. There are many reasons why, for me, I'm planning to keep on working into my 70's, I have to, my long...

  12. Which Nursing Jobs are the Least Stressful?

    nursedora replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Nursing Career

    The bottom line is, all of us have given experiences of area's that are least stressful for us, area's we've worked in, or are working in at present. All area's of nursing have their stressful...

  13. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Streamline2010, how do we start a lobby? I'm looking at another 20+ years to work, I'm 52 now, and know I won't be able to afford to retire, so will work till I can't anymore. Don't know what I'd do...

  14. Do you call your teachers by their 1st names?

    nursedora replied to noyesno's topic in General Students

    Maybe, loosing this simple bit of formality, is part of the crux of the downfall of the US society as a whole. Look at countries that are surpassing the US, what do they do differently? What I can see...

  15. Do you call your teachers by their 1st names?

    nursedora replied to noyesno's topic in General Students

    Here is another anecdote from my past that may help put things in perspective for when students are out in the real world... When I first started in nursing, I worked in a small rural Apalachia...

  16. Which Nursing Jobs are the Least Stressful?

    nursedora replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Nursing Career

    Most any position has it's stressful moments, but in my experience the two least stressfull areas are, 1) Private duty, only one patient, get to know them as family, no buzzers going off, no Dr rounds...

  17. How do you sign?

    nursedora replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started in nursing, I'd sign my first initial, last name and my full title, then another nurse started working in the same facility as me, and had similar last name and same first...

  18. Do you call your teachers by their 1st names?

    nursedora replied to noyesno's topic in General Students

    Even though I'm an older nurse, I don't call instructors by their first names, even if they are younger than me, giving the respect to their title, unless they tell me to call them by their first...

  19. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I used to live in Tenneessee, just over the boarder from NC. You are right, even as beautiful as it is, it still has it's bad places. Everyplace does. So, with you in NC, your chances of getting into...

  20. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ahh! So you live in Puerto Rico? If so, I"m interested in the differences between US and PR in regard to licensure both nursing and EMT. Where I live, state regs for EMT, even Basic, you have to take...

  21. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thanks for the translation. In this case must be a bit of sarcasm. Like in English using the term: "...if I were

  22. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ?Que` es "Boricua" My Spanish is quite rusty. I'm guessing you live in a busey Metropolitan area, so in that case, being a LP will pay a substantial pay

  23. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have experience in both proffessions, as an LPN, and in school for my RN, and as an EMT for a paid interfacility transport agency as a Basic EMT. What it all boils down to is where you work. Some...

  24. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Are you able to move out of your area? If so, there are many other areas that nurses, all levels are in high demand. I have noticed that if you live in a military town, you have a harder time finding...

  25. Going to Nursing School at an Older Age

    nursedora replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi AtomicWoman, if you don't mind working in other jobs, and not cubbie hole yourself into that prime position right off, try going for the less "flashy" positions, such as med/surge floor nurse, and...