nancyluphi

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1. So.... How many years have YOU been a nurse??

   nancyluphi replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

   Aloha, I started diploma nusing school on Seot.9,1959.We started out on med-surg floors by out 6th week or sooner, generally acting as unpaid NAs. Have worked ever since doing everything from OR to oncology to high risk antepartum. Now work in LTC fa...

2. work scheduels

   nancyluphi replied to angelbear's topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I have seen several discussions about 12 hour shifts with every other weekend off and it precluding a set schedule. I am rather puzzled by this as I have been workng a set schedule for 5+ yeas. It is in a 2 week cycle Off M-Tue, work W-Th off Fri...

3. universal precautions

   nancyluphi posted a topic in General Nursing

   Aloha, I work in a rather unique situation with a group (9) of nurses and an MD who all are dinosaurs. All of the nurses are over 55 and the MD is 70 and all have been out of school etc for 25 or more years. We have a resident who isover 95 yrs old w...