nurseangel47

nurseangel47 has 26 years experience and specializes in geriatric, hospice, med/surg.

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1. How many of you are on prescription drugs for anxiety, depression, mental health?

   nurseangel47 replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Nursing

   It is with some comfort that I read posts such as these. After having been nurtured by functionally "insane" parents, I was determined not to follow their sick patterns when raising my own little...

2. hating my job in the er

   nurseangel47 replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in First Year After Licensure

   When I was practicing, I found that fearful feeling in my gut actually kept me on my toes but too much at times...a sort of functional anxiety if you will. What I did learn over the years, was to...

3. It's 48 hours after the test ended!

   nurseangel47 replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Wow! What a nerve racking wait you had! Whew! Make that cocktail an extra jumbo, won't you? And have two or three, put your feet up, and prepare to hold on to the comet tail of being a registered...

4. How much would you have to win to quit working as a nurse? How much would it take?

   nurseangel47 replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

   Mikethe rn: How do you know the return would be so concrete if investing in stocks? I don't know anything at all about the stock market, etc. but how can one predict it doesn't turn way down or way...

5. May be interviewing for a dialysis job, HELP!

   nurseangel47 replied to midcom's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

   I did dialysis nursing for about a year and half and in my younger days as a nurse. It is difficult in that the populace of patients never feel good, ever. They are chronically tired, drained, achy,...

6. Leaving the Profession!

   nurseangel47 replied to chrispicritah's topic in General Nursing

   Momdebo: I like the idea of creating subway sandwiches, being a "safe" sandwich artist as is the logo on their shirts! I have considered it. In fact, it was the first non-nursing job I stated that...

7. how do you deal?

   nurseangel47 replied to kyliebear's topic in General Nursing

   KylieBear, I sooo feel your pain and frustration. Try hospice nursing. It is AWESOME! I, too, became tired of fighting the good fight. Now work in a non-nursing job. No pay compared to nursing...

8. The exhausting side of home care

   nurseangel47 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

   sorry....got cut off by hitting wrong button on keyboard! The end, it's near. The only reason I resigned is because of a bat out of you know where who took it upon herself to do a witch hunt within...

9. The exhausting side of home care

   nurseangel47 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

   What with oncall duties where you don't get enough sleep on the week/weekends that you're "on" plus the dreaded paperwork overload, it's no wonder that my brief (less than a year) stint in home health...

10. Spiritual Experiences

    nurseangel47 replied to greensister's topic in General Nursing

    This is eerily similar to a story my husband (who is originally from England, also) tells whenever he's in one of his "spiritual" moods... He was then still living in England at the time. No, he's...

11. My Poor Hands have been Washed Raw

    nurseangel47 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Come to think, it just might be the Udderly Smooth lotion or cream that someone else has posted...didn't read it before I posted,

12. My Poor Hands have been Washed Raw

    nurseangel47 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Walmart and other sundry stores market a remarkable product called udder cream...it's in a container with print similar to a cow's hide, the white background w/black spots all over. Might be called...

13. question about stethoscopes?

    nurseangel47 replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    And along this vein, what brand/company would I find a moderately priced general med/surg practical stethoscope, not listening for cardiac/pulmonary/g.i. sounds outside my usual realm of nursing...

14. LPN role in Clinical Research

    nurseangel47 replied to greatan's topic in Research

    Most of the research jobs in nursing involve more extended education than LPN. Not knocking LPNs, believe me! I LOVE YA'LL! I've learned more from them than other RNs on the floors, believe me! But...

15. Question for OR nurses

    nurseangel47 replied to puddingpie's topic in Operating Room

    What a WONDERFUL opportunity for you as a new nurse and congratulations! Wow! I bet you ARE excited! I would be over the moon if that were where I was starting out getting my feet wet in the...