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  1. Being a Teacher/Nurse

    Try school nursing, you will get to use both your nursing and teaching skills. If interested, try to get some pedi experience. Many schools here have school based health clinics staffed by NPs. Just a...
  2. I got a job! *happy dance*

    :ancong!: Congratulations to both of you on your new OR jobs! Keep us posted, would love to hear about your journey in the OR
  3. First job in aesthetics?

    Good luck! Take the job if offered. You can expand your experience in RN Aesthetics. If you are lucky to be in an area where it is in demand, consider the advice above for AN members. In our area,...
  4. Interview tips for Ortho/trauma RN

    Shubh, Wishing you the best of luck, please keep us
  5. What is your de-stress?

    horseback riding or i dance the stress out with
  6. My 5-Year-Old Son

    Thanks for sharing. What a handsome, caring fellow he is. He will excel at whatever he career he selects. And it will be awesome if he selects nursing like his Dad! You must be very proud of
  7. Nursing as a Business?

    If its advertised as a colonic cleanse you can charge extra as a spa treatment.... That's
  8. Proposition for a Nursing Revolt

    As to The OPs mention of compassionate care, wanted to offer this link -- http://www.theschwartzcenter.org/ They are involved in defining the continued role of compassionate care in the cost conscious...
  9. Proposition for a Nursing Revolt

    I am with the OP on this issue. I disagree that nurses are more autonomous , respected and licensed in many cases. In our city, many patients left a doctors practice because she was always out of the...
  10. Where are all the jobs????

    In a nutshell, this is why nursing loses enthusiastic, caring, outstanding professionals out the door. However, I strongly disagree to discourage someone so fast. The OP has already invested in her...
  11. Please Help..

    Congratulations on your new job! Since I have been out of school nursing for a while, I'll defer to those nurses with current experience... You might want to look at the National Association of School...
  12. ER background-- Try school nursing. Lots of action, but regular hours. If you love the autonomy of ER, school nurses mostly work alone and often cover more than one school....and the first student...
  13. Butter, ice cream, and baseball

    My Great Aunt lived until 102. She was living on her own with the family and friends checking in on her until 100. Would take the bus to go to the next town to shop and walk in the mall. Her health...
  14. Time to call a duck a duck, part II

    Well, I can tell you at the time I was not a public health nurse... but all of the nurses on our unit were running 24 hours a day to personal exhaustion providing nursing care to the affected...
  15. Time to call a duck a duck, part II

    Having seen an epidemic of flu arrive to our area from a group of visitors to the town (verified by the State Public Health),and the resulting spread of the flu from my point of view, a nurse who...
  16. Time to call a duck a duck, part II

    Excellent point. If in reality the unique skills and talents of bedside nursing were respected, bedside nurses would be allowed to give their input to improve working conditions on behalf of their...
  17. Hats, err, caps off to those of you...

    purple scrubs -- a small technical point you missed the essential and fashionable blue cape with the red lining they were very sharp looking! kudos to you for wearing the "old school" uniform for...
  18. Time to call a duck a duck, part II

    Very true. Then another hospital system purchases the hospital and the same nursing management team who reduced staffing , are out the door themselves.... that's
  19. Mean Doctors....

    In some cases get ready to duck. :sofahider As a student nurse I politely asked a Dr. if I could have the chart after he was finished as we both reached for the same chart. Although I was...
  20. What's Your Stress Reliever?

    What kind of cookies? Do they contain
  21. Daily workout check in

    :dancgrp:This thread is for nurses interesting in a daily check in to record your workout and get support and motivation Thought I would start the thread-- Today Gilad Express workout vol 1...
  22. Daily workout check in

    The above quote copyrighted by DaveyDo is my new exercise mantra. I will not let a chronic ankle injury defeat me. You're just a kid at 54! Keep moving and update us
  23. Time to call a duck a duck, part II

    Right on target. Primary nursing did work years ago and the patients at our hospital had excellent care. With the patient having the same team of nurses each day for all shifts,follow through and...
  24. Retired nurse having to return to work

    Wishing you a job that is a good match for you...soon and one you will enjoy. Interesting you mentioned massage, I was at a plaza the other day and the massage therapist had a sign that she also did...
  25. Help! Scared is that a bad sign for a new job?

    Sounds like a nice job, congratulations! Run do not walk away from the hospital setting. Give them your notice and work the 2 wks. Staff and the hospital management will adjust. Don't make the...