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  1. Kicked out for not locking bed.

    lever5 replied to Julie19's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Already starting to eat your young? In the 20 years I have been nursing, I have found many beds unlocked. Falls happen for many reasons, you can not assume the unlocked bed was at fault, although...

  2. working after second cabg

    lever5 replied to dekatn's topic in General Nursing

    Don't blame the CABG on losing upper body strength, this happens to everyone as they age, I am 56 and have had to find new ways to use my body to keep up with the demands of my job. I love nursing,...

  3. moving from Charlotte, NC to Tulsa, OK?

    lever5 replied to whatnext's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Well , you won't like the barbecue here, nothing like NC. It is hot in the summer and cold in the winter. We have the cheapest gas prices throughout the US. I work at Southcrest, I have listened to...

  4. After cardiac cath

    lever5 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I have worked in hospitals across the nation, mostly in caradiac. The hospital I am working in places a ice bag and a weighted bag on the cath site during recovery. I am wondering why? They say the...

  5. Contract with UNC?

    lever5 replied to meandragonbrett's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    One of the best schools, and one of the most beautiful areas you can be

  6. list of walk thru states

    lever5 replied to dmzflorida's topic in Travel

    arizona is a walk-thru

  7. hidden cameras in patient's rooms allowed?

    lever5 replied to Shell5's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital has installed camera's in all the pt's rooms, they will have to agree to be on camera and there will be internet access for families to see thier loved ones at home. (If they don't have...

  8. I was let go !

    lever5 replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Peg tube's are directly into the stomach, ng tubes need to be checked for placement with air. The tube may slip out a way and be in the mouth or throat, or maybe in the lungs, if it is in the lungs...

  9. What do I tell her?

    lever5 replied to HisHands's topic in General Nursing

    An orientee on the first day of the job is not responsible for the patients, I am a travel nurse with a typical 2 day orientation, in two days I can learn what I need to know, in less than 1 day I...

  10. What do I tell her?

    lever5 replied to HisHands's topic in General Nursing

    The person being precepted is not responsible, the nurse precepting is responsible for the orientee and the patients. This is why it is such a responsible job to precept new employees. Orientees...

  11. Travel Dialysis Companies

    lever5 replied to sipapu's topic in Travel

    I ran into a nurse that travels with cctc , and does dialysis. They must have a division. Maybe all the companies do. I would check out all companies. She was in Arizona, and going to

  12. Travel Nurses with RVs

    lever5 replied to beaverheart's topic in Travel

    Menolly 33, Feel free to ask what you want to know, I use a loptop computer while I travel. Most parks have telephone services, right now I am in Mesa, Arizona. We recently upgraged our RV, big...

  13. Traveling as an Independent Contractor?

    lever5 replied to swillmsrn's topic in Travel

    You contact the hospital, many have seasonal contracts, you get health insurance and all the perks of regular employment, especially in areas like Fl or Arizonia, any hospital will work out the...

  14. Travel Nurses with RVs

    lever5 replied to beaverheart's topic in Travel

    I have been traveling RV style for years, I have found most RV parks are OK. some do not have the services of others, but those services are always available in the community. I often get to a job,...

  15. Traveling as an Independent Contractor?

    lever5 replied to swillmsrn's topic in Travel

    I have seen nurses work as independent contractors. I worked with a male nurse in Florida that does it and he had no problems, and has me thinking about trying it. I believe there are books that can...

  16. Travel Nursing in Boston

    lever5 replied to OB/GYN NP's topic in Travel

    I have travled without a tax home for 2-3 years, no problems at all, your salary just gets taxed, still make money, not that much difference, Cross Country trav Corp has an office in Boston, My...

  17. Just got canned!!!

    lever5 replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Lizz, How wrong you are, in this day and age where call bell's are so important, you must answer "promptly" how do you respond when you are up to your elbows in poop? Patients ring the call bell...

  18. Rude Families-How do you deal with them?

    lever5 replied to sassynurse78's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thunderwolf,, Great reply, after years of experience, this is the truth as I see

  19. ARE THERE ANY NURSES OUT THERE THAT ACTUALLY "ENJOY" or HAPPY WITH THEIR JOB.

    lever5 replied to dream8's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, You are reading posts that are negative, you have seen that if a positive subject is posted, you get positive responses, This is a place that you can get any information you can think of, and a...

  20. old skills that we do not use anymore

    lever5 replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    Saline down the trach is still effective if you have a muc. plug, they stopped doing it because they felt whatever germs there were got pushed furter down into the lungs when saline was

  21. Relocating to Florida

    lever5 replied to SepiaRNC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Florida Hosp have a large system with 7 or 8 different hosps. I have been here, working in Winter Park Hosp for the last 3 months, I believe you may start a little lower, but these people are not...

  22. Does anyone else have this problem with their hospital pharmacy?

    lever5 replied to nursenancy57's topic in General Nursing

    What is PharmD? As a traveler I have run into many problems when the schedule is set by pharmacy, some people like to take their meds at night, some in the morning, the DR. sometimes write for...

  23. travel nurse tax question

    lever5 replied to jeanofoc's topic in Travel

    You will end up paying taxes on that money, no fun. better to take a job for 30.00 an

  24. I have to vent......re: bosses pets....

    lever5 replied to Melody007_FNP-C's topic in General Nursing

    Merry Christmas!! This is why prn is a good job, you want control you have to do agency or prn, there will always be those that get the good time, and it will never be the good nurse or the strong...

  25. Wow, this made me mad! Got my licks in though, didn't I?

    lever5 replied to MarkHammerschmidt's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Mark, whole new set of posters on this site, they don't remember all the neat stuff you have made available for them, I miss your posts, have you added information to your site, I got a few...