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    Difficult families....

    live4today replied to fergus51's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Great advice! Nurses simply MUST learn to support one another! Deal with your differences behind closed doors, but when you come out to the patients and visitors, keep a united front so "no wolves"...
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    Why can't I get hired?

    live4today replied to catlady's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals are known today for stabbing themselves in the foot. They scream to the media there's a "nursing shortage...can't find enough nurses to meet the demands......yadda yaddy yadda....... To...
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    Good Morning Sunday, April 24, 2005

    live4today replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....i can hear you all the way to my apartment. :rotfl: (coudn't resist...ya know i luv ya tweety) :icon_hug: Gut Morgen
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    Hell Week (Vent)

    live4today replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    There AINT NO WAY IN HELL that I would take a med/surg patient load that large! :angryfire Nurses nurses nurses!!! PLEEEEZZZZ stop allowing the hospitals to abuse you....for your own sake, for your...
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    Just how many nurses from IL do we have here at allnurses?

    live4today replied to jadednurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Thanks for the infor Gompers! :) Summertime is the season I'm shooting for right now unless something better comes
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    Adenosine on stepdown unit

    live4today replied to biandok's topic in Cardiac

    Oops! Sorry! Didn't mean to leave ED out...just didn't think of ED at the time I wrote it, but of course it should be okay to give in ED.
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    Just how many nurses from IL do we have here at allnurses?

    live4today replied to jadednurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    How are the hospitals in Chi-Town? Worth taking a travel assignment to?
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    Leaving for first travel assignment in the morning

    live4today replied to mommy1strn's topic in Travel

    Have fun on your MT assignment! :) May safe travel mercies be upon you all the way and while you are there!
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    Random Acts of Lunacy

    live4today replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Hi Franny!
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    Greetings Missourians/lets get to know each other

    live4today replied to Nursie30's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone know anything about working at Forest Park Hospital in St. Louis? Appreciate the info! Considering a travel assignment to that hospital and a few others, too.
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    Just how many nurses from IL do we have here at allnurses?

    live4today replied to jadednurse's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Anyone from Springfield, IL who could tell me about working there as a travel nurse? What about working as a travel nurse in the Great Lakes area of Chicago? Thanks for the info!
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    Hell Week (Vent)

    live4today replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    ((((((marla)))))) :balloons: been there, done those days and it aint over yet. :rotfl: vent all you want. we truly know your pain. :icon_hug: here....have a beer...let's cheer ya
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    Why can't I get hired?

    live4today replied to catlady's topic in General Nursing

    I agree about AGE being a factor as well as "who you know" being another factor in getting hired. Discrimination has been active for years, so why should anyone be surprised that it is still being...
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    Taking a job in a unit you don't really want

    live4today replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think the original poster should hold out for the job she wants, or take a job in pediatrics. My experience in my umpteen years of nursing........I was told to start in med/surg.....every place...
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    Book Smart or Common Sense?

    live4today replied to GWENLYN18's topic in General Students

    THAT is the EXACT quote one of my nursing instructors told the class when I was in college! :) She told us a true story about a previous nursing student she had that made straight A's in every...
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    Passed NC 1 today!

    live4today replied to Melody007_FNP-C's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Ahhhhhhhhhh yesssssss.......I remember that subject matter quite well even after all these years. :) Loved the class, too! :balloons: Congrats on your successful passing of the class, and best of...
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    Question for Military wives who are RNs

    live4today replied to sackingscraze's topic in General Nursing

    :balloons: hello stacy! welcome aboard allnurses! :) [color=#4b0082]i am licensed in california and quite a few other states since i've done many travel nurse contracts over the years. i personally...
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    Adenosine on stepdown unit

    live4today replied to biandok's topic in Cardiac

    I think it should only be allowed to be given in the icu units (be they medical, cardio, or other icu units).........PERIOD!!! It should not be allowed to be given on a unit where the patient is not...
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    champagne enema

    live4today replied to Rhee's topic in General Students

    My oldest sister always talks about tea enemas (of different types). She's very herbal, and believes wholeheartedly in things of that nature. I've never tried a tea enema when sick, but she has given...
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    Why Are Nurses Given Such A Bad Rap Today?

    live4today replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Tactics for Diffusing an Abusive Opponent8 * Develop a protective coat of self-esteem; never take abuse personally. * Tell yourself that your verbal abuser is counting on your emotions to take over...
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    Why Are Nurses Given Such A Bad Rap Today?

    live4today replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :rotfl:
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    Why Are Nurses Given Such A Bad Rap Today?

    live4today replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard things like that to from people who have noooooooo earthly idea how taxing working as a nurse truly is. I've met men (take the word lightly in this case) who find out I'm a nurse, and...
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    Why Are Nurses Given Such A Bad Rap Today?

    live4today replied to live4today's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks sunnyjohn! :) It's amazing how many nurses around the world can relate to the same drama of hospital nursing today, only the drama is so surreal it sucks bigtime. Healthcare facilities and...
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    What do you think???

    live4today replied to galaxy781's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked with MANY doctors who hailed from other countries who do not speak English well, and sometimes a few of them have given me cause to wonder in this regard, too.
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    Shift dilemma

    live4today replied to kasni's topic in General Nursing

    When I was younger, working twelve hour shifts worked for me. It was good to knock out three 12 hourshifts and have the rest of the week off WHEN self scheduling was permitted. Otherwise, the days are...