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  1. Quick question re Lopressor

    Guest717236 replied to Guest717236's topic in Cardiac

    Thanks for the reply. No past history of high blood pressure. Currently, on Lopressor 25mg/day. My sense is that it should have been d/c at some point, but the new Dr kept ordering it. The Dr...

  2. nurse role in outpatient mental health clinic

    Guest717236 replied to Morgan314's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Hi Morgan, Wow, quite a busy clinic! I am interested to know how, in the time frame you describe above, the Doctor handles one or more emergency situations. If a scheduled client presents...

  3. Becoming a MH nurse

    Guest717236 replied to kristen38's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi kristen, I agree, its important to get a year of med/surg first. I worked on a surgical floor in a teaching hospital for one year. A position on a crisis intervention team became available in my...

  4. Lubbock, TX to Boston, MA

    Guest717236 replied to TTUNurseBSN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I agree! But research carefully. Boston and vicinity is wonderful- lots of colleges, theatre, shopping etc. The salary might sound great, but rents and car insurance are very high in this area. Beth...

  5. Will they hire me?

    Guest717236 replied to fifi2323's topic in Nursing Career

    Do your research=ask the school, call MD offices,check with hospitals. The answer to your question varies by location. For example Mtngrl states they hire LPNs for MD offices in her area. In our...

  6. Poll for RN's: Do you have an ADN or BSN?

    Guest717236 replied to Ekklesia's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Diploma RN BS in Business Management LOL-Would have had a BSN, but after taking 2 years of pre nursing after the business degree the Dean of Nursing threw me out of her office...

  7. Getting burnt out?

    Guest717236 replied to vegnurse21's topic in Psychiatric

    100% agree ! Nurse should look at the power that teachers have. They really get what they want for pay by being cohesive. Nurses here in Ma will finally have the same recognition as teachers in...

  8. I'm interested, but have a phobia

    Guest717236 replied to jc6275's topic in General Nursing

    If nurses gave into their fears, no one would be practicing! You will do well, you instructors will show you how to safely do all these tasks. Our instructors had us practice on an orange with small...

  9. RN going to California, questions on pay and location.

    Guest717236 replied to RNcool's topic in California Nursing

    Note to bellydancer 59- Join us on www.orientaldancer.net Great dance site !!:balloons: Lots of good articles, and dance

  10. MMR vacs

    Guest717236 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Your Doctor can draw bloodwork for a titre. That will tell him if you need a another booster or if you are ok. I agree with the post above, better to double check the vaccines effectiveness with a...

  11. Underserved areas and free tuition?

    Guest717236 replied to mika_sf's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi, You can check with the State Boards as well. I thought Rhode Island was offering an incentive to help students a while ago, with a certain number of years to work in the state after. Check...

  12. Moving to Mass.

    Guest717236 replied to nickysdestiny's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    HI! Why only limit yourself to Boston? There are many BSN Programs in Ma. About 1 hour south of Boston is U Mass Dartmouth They have both BSN and MSN programs. http://www.umassd.edu Rents and car...

  13. Laser Hair Removal Training In Massachusetts For Rn's

    Guest717236 replied to KMW's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi, Check with the Elizabeth Grady School of Esthetics in Medford. They at one point had a medical esthetics course, but not laser. In my area of Ma (Southeastern Ma), my electrologist charges...

  14. Moving to Mass.

    Guest717236 replied to nickysdestiny's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Welcome to Massachusetts! Good luck with your move. Here is the board of registration site--just email them about license transfer and ask what you will need-- Best wishes!...

  15. Wellness for the Nurse

    Guest717236 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What do you do to take care of yourself? What sort of hobbies, sports, fitness routines, classes (non nursing),travel etc do you enjoy? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I enjoy traveling...

  16. Quit my job...

    Guest717236 replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    :caduceus: Perfect! Congratulations on your new job! Looks like a win win situation. Sounds like you were pushed out so the office managers roomate could be hired. Beautiful! A happy family....

  17. Why does the public...

    Guest717236 replied to Noahm's topic in General Nursing

    So sorry about your bad shift. Your answer is listed above. The public does not understand the incredible responsibility you have. They are clueless about staffing ratios,etc. If you are in a...

  18. Leaving the Profession!

    Guest717236 replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    Let go! You have brought love and care to many people in both your family and work. Remember, God first, family second ,then work. That's a quote I found years...

  19. Leaving the Profession!

    Guest717236 replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

    And our loved ones. Left nursing after 20 years of work in various jobs-crisis intervention, family practice, surgical nursing. Burnout? No, I love nursing. After working hard all these years with...