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Pesticide exposure/reaction/allergy/poisoning while picking fruit?

Hey 16 yo. I, as well as Ludi, wish I had had a plan like yours at 16 yo. I didn't earn my license until I was 40 yo. I have a couple of suggestions, if you are willing. Get into the health care field now. There are spots that only require a certific...

Time is the greatest asset for a wounded heart/soul. For me, crying, praying, anger... were ineffective. Time has taught me that time from the incident is the only effective way to gain perspective and healing. By the way, good job nurse, for jumping...

I couldn't agree more with what brownbook posted. I would like to add a few of my own. Demerol is under used/available to PACU RN's. It has good, longer term pain control and a secondary trait that comes in handy. General anesthesia pt.s can have che...

I went back to school at 40 for my RN and it was easily the best decision I have ever made. Do it and do it now. But first get thee to your nearest community college/tech college for your CNA or NAR license, then to a hospital and start working as an...

I went back to school at 40 for my RN and it was easily the best decision I have ever made. Do it and do it now. But first get thee to your nearest community college/tech college for your CNA or NAR license, then to a hospital and start working as an...

Hey smiggers, Hang in there. NO ONE knows everything about the O.R., not even 20 year vets. We have a saying around our O.R. whenever a surgeon requests some obscure clamp, retractor, lap instrument or whatever, we share the info with the others and ...

So fellow nurses, have any of you heard of this type of employment? Certified RN-Coders are Being Recruited for Code@Home Jobs? How about The American Association of Clinical Coders and Auditors, Inc. ? Are these real opportunities are another scam? ...

We use Ambit pumps for our pain control with very good success. Never in the joint, just nerves; femoral, interscalene, poplitial, axial... As far as assessments going overboard, lawyers will ensure that we will always be buried in excessive C.Y.A. n...

I feel you are selling the profession very short. From Associates degree to Doctorate, there are hundreds of subspecialities with a nursing degree. You mentioned business as an option. There are countless business opportunities for RN's. Pre-qualifin...

hey nightingale1231, i worked at the u. of m. children's hospital - fairview for 3 years on the peds blood and marrow transplant floor, it's a specialized heme/onc floor treating various blood disorder issues. they are almost always hiring and really...

You could try the A.O R.N. magazines. They can get a little item specific, but they provide a lot of very good info. I've been a circulating nurse for just 7 months now, still learning the details but completely loving it. Good luck, Gary

Hey Bleppity - I worked at the University of Minnesota/Children's Hospital - Fairview on the peds bone marrow transplant floor for 3+ years. It's a great place to work, terrific, helpful nurses, good management and most importantly, excellent CNA sta...

Hey lorabel - Go ahead and apply for those jobs that state 2 yrs experience, if they are appealing to you. Many times your drive, desire, intelligence or heart will make up for your lack of experience. And sometimes you might be the only applicant. H...

Hey Wheaties - I would suggest you take your very valuable 1 1/2 yrs. experience and try it out at a few different places. You will find someplace where you are not scared to come to work. And when you find a place to love/be loved, the phone ringing...

Hey Toots - I graduated from the nights/weekends program at St. Kates in Dec. 2004. The night classes were usually from 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. 3 times a week. Clinicals were on the weekends for 7 - 8 hrs. each day, sat and sun, for 2 - 4 weekends per seme...

There is a new supplement on the market that has loads of published studies documenting it's effectiveness against cancer and up-regulating the immune system in general. Beta glucan 1-3/1-6 from a company called Xymogen. The supplement is called Immu...

Hey LiLCHRiSSYRN, I have been in peds for 2 1/2 yrs. now and totally love it. My wife said I would because I am the biggest kid she knows. As for pointers, learn the different values for lytes for the little ones (under 20 kg) and develope some thick...

Hang in there everyone. I have been in the hospital in peds bone marrow transplant just over 2 years and I can still remember feeling that way like it was 2 weeks ago. And, sadly enough, still feel overwhelmed sometimes. You are all bright enough to ...

Please start out with an adjustment to your attitude. If you begin this new job expecting to get sick, I promise that you will. You know that the most important organ in healing is the brain and it's expections and attitudes about healing. Expect to ...

Just another thought to add to this saddening thread. I learned early that many of the nurses I admired had some similar traits, which I try to emulate. I describe them as having very thick skin and very tender hearts. The thick skin serves well with...

I swear this is the best and the worst that we as nurses do/have to do. I haven't been able to talk myself into going to the funeral of any of my kids yet. Not sure if I would handle it very well. Good nurse. God bless. Get up and take care of anothe...

Those are just computer generated responses to internal movement. Nurses already working there are able to bid into different jobs they want before outside hires. Keep trying and try calling HR to set up an interview. I had a big stack of those lette...

Options, healer27, options. The key here is that you have a zillion options as a RN!!!! Home care, hospice, urgent care, peds, geriatric, school, correctional, cardiovascular, temp staff, heme/onc, psych, rehab, clinics of all kinds, triage, chart re...

Graduated 2 yrs ago. Started with 7 men in a class of about 70. By the 3rd semester, I was the last one standing and the only one to graduate. glb