redem2

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1. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

   redem2 replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

   Got out of HS at 16 and went to Nursing school.Graduated with BSN at 21. My older patients had a hard time following my instructions as I looked too young to be a RN. Thought i was still a student....

2. What is your weakness?

   redem2 replied to StrwbryblndRN's topic in General Nursing

   I can do everyhing else like clean poop or suction your lungs out but please don't ask me to clean your dentures. I don't know why but i have this strange feeling when holding them in my fingers. It's...

3. Eight or Twelve Hour Shifts

   redem2 replied to outcomesfirst's topic in General Nursing

   I used to work 8, 12, even 16 if needed but that was when I was younger. Before my MLOA I was on 12 and been miserable. I worked 2 days a week split then. I can't imagine how my body could do 12's...

4. Thinking of working at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital?

   redem2 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

   The situation everybody mentioned about VUMC is happening all over .As long as nurses are not united and part of a bargaining unit, ie union, things like these are bound to happen.It's just so...

5. Med-Surg Roll Call

   redem2 replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

6. Med-Surg Roll Call

   redem2 replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Hello! I also work medsurg all my nursing life. I'd prefer all surgical pts if it's up to me but for 20 yrs or so it's been a mixed population of

7. Live Chat Schedule - feedback needed

   redem2 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I have suggestions for upcoming topics.... How about discussions on single payer healthcare system that's publicly financed and administered. another is discussions on publicly financed elections,ie....

8. Calif RN disagrees with CNA in many ways. Am I alone?

   redem2 replied to imkw_np's topic in California Nursing

   I agree that decertification is not the way to do it. If as a member you think your union is not doing what it's supposed to do you have to get active and participate. What is not working? I believe...