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  1. Murfreesboro, TN

    ms_orion posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    :balloons: Hi....I need some advice. I am a little nervous about relocating to Murfreesboro, TN I graduated in 1993 from University of Kentucky/Hopkinsville Community College. Immediately after...

  2. VA Hospital

    ms_orion replied to LeesaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where is it that you are working? Sounds like it should be everywhere...but it is not. What's your location

  3. VA Hospital

    ms_orion replied to LeesaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to be negative...but...and from different posts you will here different things about VA. As a new graduate....I say do not go for VA...unless you do some real life investigation of the...

  4. VA Hospital called for but,

    ms_orion replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    Relax,,,maybe God has better plans in store for you. Keep with your education requirement.

  5. Any VA hospital employees? Need 2 vent!

    ms_orion replied to NURSET2007's topic in Texas Nursing

    I didn't know we had the authority to "send them

  6. Need feedback: + or - its okay. My dream is getting crushed

    ms_orion replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    DO NOT BEAT YOURSELF UP!!!! I have been an RN since 1993. Just after graduation, we moved out of state. Unfamiliar territory and away from my fellow classmates (who gave each other unconditional...

  7. Do You Wear Gloves When...

    ms_orion replied to chevyv's topic in General Nursing

    Today I was informed that the medication nurses were to wear gloves when dispensing oral medications from a medicine cup...whats up with that? have any of you heard this new standard, am I just...

  8. How to get out of LTC !!!! Need Insight Please!

    ms_orion replied to PeacefulHeart's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :chuckle !#*&)&0$2!! Let's all just take one day and lighten up. Today is mine (I'm off today). Love each other. Teamwork... and all the people who want to gossip and destroy each others...

  9. Nursing laws for dummies?!?

    ms_orion replied to earnold09's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, each state is different. I lived in Washington state for years, knew the laws....in Tennessee now...have to learn laws for this state because, they really are different. I am amazed at the...

  10. How to get out of LTC !!!! Need Insight Please!

    ms_orion replied to PeacefulHeart's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I empathize with you. My solution: hang in there (have to have a paycheck)..decide what you are interested in and make plans to go for it. I want the ER. Where I work it isn't a "trauma" type ER, but...

  11. EMT and LPN questions!

    ms_orion replied to STOWNTN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Why is it that you are using the company computer for personal E-mail? (refering to your 'spell-check

  12. Bad Day!!!

    ms_orion replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    The best REVENGE is to BE HAPPY

  13. Bad Day!!!

    ms_orion replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    Hostile work environment- report

  14. Do BSN's provide higher care than ADN's?

    ms_orion replied to texasmedicrnj's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    :)...got

  15. Wearing Cologne to work Yes Or No

    ms_orion replied to KarmaWiseRaven's topic in General Nursing

    NO COLOGNE. body spray, maybe...lighter scent. Sick patients are sensitive to odors. Just use soap and water for work.

  16. New Grad in LTC

    ms_orion replied to luvtosmile's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh yeah....mt first job was LTC.....be strong. Go talk to the hospital recruiter. They have preceptor programs and they need nurses with integrity and caring. I know your confidence is down but...

  17. New Grad in LTC

    ms_orion replied to luvtosmile's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are correct. There is no nursing shortage, just a shortage of nurses willing to work in unsatisfactory conditions. YOU DECIDE THE KIND OF NURSE YOU WILL BE. Don't let the #%$&&^ get you...

  18. Help a nurse with 1 yr experience

    ms_orion replied to fireball72's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I don't know if the question was directed to me but....I have been in the hospital a year now. Recieved my first annual eval. I was surprised. It was really good and gave a lift to my spirits. I...

  19. Help a nurse with 1 yr experience

    ms_orion replied to fireball72's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Try office nursing. I worked in family practice for 13 years....thought I was missing out by not working in a hospital....hah. I learned more working side by side with physicians in the office than...

  20. Need Assistance (Hospice care)

    ms_orion posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i need aome advice/education...i am working at a va hospice floor. we have a resident who appears to have proteus in/around his trach....no culture being done...no treatment ordered for it. another...

  21. Need Assistance (Hospice care)

    ms_orion replied to ms_orion's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    What steps do I take to correct

  22. Beyond the "5 Rights" of medication administration...

    ms_orion replied to Clarise's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a hospice unit. Spend 12 hour shifts with these pts (hospice ward). Have a pt who is on antidepressants and seemed to improve his mood. Recently, his condition is deteriorating. He has hopes...

  23. Do you know a nurse who worked at a Veterans Administration hospital?

    ms_orion replied to mikethern's topic in Government, Military

    :bowingpurI have questions.....Does VA have their own rules and scopes of practice? Example: CNA's able to do foley catheters butnot allowed to do glucosefinger sticks on residents? Who/Where do I...

  24. Anyone else get bummed out around the holidays?

    ms_orion replied to jbp0529's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Me Too!!! Worked 12 hour shift to get away

  25. Anyone else get bummed out around the holidays?

    ms_orion replied to jbp0529's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i hate this time of year too. so-o-o happy after the new year begins. i love the meaning of christmas but hate the pressures. i think of the people who have nobody...and i never ask a kid "what did...