whipping girl in 07

whipping girl in 07 RN

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  1. Need job advice

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Megsmom8's topic in General Nursing

    The pay was terrible, but a good friend of mine used to be a school nurse. She loved it but she needed more $$, so back to weekend option in the ICU. The nurses at my son's and daughter's schools...

  2. Osage Beach or Branson area

    whipping girl in 07 replied to rodggang's topic in General Nursing

    I live near Springfield, and I've worked at both hospitals. St. John's is a level 1 trauma center, Cox South is a level 2. I honestly like Cox better, but St. John's ED seemed just fine when I dealt...

  3. No tuition reimbursment or loan repayment?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Sillynicunurse's topic in General Nursing

    statistics total number of active nurses in missouri registered nurses - 84,274 licensed practical nurses - 22,459 total - 106,733 as of 12/28/06 this is copied and pasted off the mo state bon...

  4. Renal Diet Question.

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Kiren's topic in General Nursing

    The guidelines we follow at work are: Renal insufficiency/pre-HD: as you said, 0.6-0.8 gm/kg Intermittent HD: 1.2-1.5 gm/kg Peritoneal dialysis: 1.4-1.8 gm/kg (I believe, this is one we don't see...

  5. 3 dui's in mi

    whipping girl in 07 replied to lifeistweet's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Funny, I said the same thing!!! Yeah, I can't say I feel sorry for the OP's girlfriend. I'm assuming she never hurt anyone, that's fortunate. 3 times, there's definitely a problem. I hope she's...

  6. Dogs and Nurses

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Jayhawk4Life's topic in General Nursing

    I got a dog right before my first semester of nursing school. She was a bulldog, about 15 months old, and she'd had her first litter of puppies. Her owner was going through a divorce and had 3...

  7. when state comes to visit

    whipping girl in 07 replied to mrsbiggy's topic in General Nursing

    When inspectors come they have to check in and be accompanied by hospital staff, like QRD or management. They can't just wander up to the floor without the hospital staff. Is the interdisciplinary...

  8. "at rock bottom" stories

    whipping girl in 07 replied to mom35's topic in General Nursing

    My rock bottom story is not quite as dramatic... I was in nursing school, second semester. I had gotten pregnant during the first semester of the first time I'd tried to go to nursing school, and I...

  9. New Licensed Registered Nurse - BLS / ACLS - HCP Training

    whipping girl in 07 replied to rex.jr_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've done the renewal for ACLS online and while I'm sure I'll do it that way again in the future, it was not easy to get the hang of. I think if you've never taken it before it would be hard to do...

  10. Colonoscopy sterile procedure?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, the GI tract is not sterile, so a colonscopy is not a sterile procedure. If an incision were made somewhere, like for a PEG tube placement, the skin part would be done with sterile technique,...

  11. Have you ever broken your contract???

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Jean1313's topic in General Nursing

    I have never had a contract to break, but I know people who have. You will just have to find out how much you'll have to pay if you break it and decide if it's worth it. If you do, make sure you...

  12. HELP! Does anyone work at a Methadone Clinic?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Bspalacio's topic in General Nursing

    My mom worked at a methadone clinic for about five years. It was her last job before she retired. She's an LPN. She really enjoyed it, which surprised me, because she never bought into substance...

  13. test taken 3 times what happens?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to killingbeck01's topic in General Nursing

    Prioritization...fun stuff! I think about the ABCs...airway, breathing, circulation, like in CPR. Those are always a priority. Try taking a review course. I took the Hurst Review many years ago...

  14. Has anyone ever had to repeat a class during NS?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to hpygrl01's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat: Me too, me too! Glad to know someone else did too! I survived, graduated, passed my boards, and here I am. I think most schools only let you repeat one class though, if you fail or make...

  15. Not sure where to post this

    whipping girl in 07 replied to palmpalm's topic in General Nursing

    Well, nursing was a back-up career for me as well. When I grow up I'm gonna be a stripper!!!:chuckle Ok, not really, but seriously, what's the big deal? I would say the bulk of the graduates of my...

  16. I have a question..

    whipping girl in 07 replied to TCLA's topic in General Nursing

    Where I went to school, they wanted minimally college algebra. I had taken algebra and algebra 2 in high school so I took something called finite mathematics. I made a B but to this day I do not...

  17. Stress related near breakdown

    whipping girl in 07 replied to inthesouthrn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've been where you are. Good luck to you. It took me several months but I found something less stressful when I went back to work. I also cut out the overtime completely for awhile. Eat right,...

  18. To Scope, or Not To Scope---That is the Question

    whipping girl in 07 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a teenager, my dad had a colonoscopy and had polyps removed, some of which were cancerous, then a bowel resection. I might not still have him to be my kids' grandpa if he hadn't. I am...

  19. Yelling Doctors, How do you handle them?????

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Danielle7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My experience is that the answering service or hospital operator (I've used both depending on which hospital it is) will not page a doctor who is not on call. If the patient was admitted at night by...

  20. Question about no insurance/free care

    whipping girl in 07 replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    From my experience, the ER will treat you whether or not you have insurance. You can set up a payment plan and as long as you are paying, even if it's only a little, they will not turn you over to...

  21. Anyone Familiar with Extended Care Hospitals?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I have a good friend who works in a LTAC in another state and she loves it. It's on the 8th and 9th floor of a real hospital, though, not a freestanding facility. A new LTAC opened in our town last...

  22. Bedside reporting

    whipping girl in 07 replied to Mystere's topic in General Nursing

    Where I used to work we had a SBAR form...situation, background, assessment, recommendation is what the letters stand for. We wrote in the permanent stuff in the situation and background sections...

  23. fear of vomit?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

    Not a fan of icky smells and bodily fluids in general. :chair: But I really hate feet (clean or dirty, doesn't matter, if they're not attached to someone less than a year old, I want no part of...

  24. What Song Describes Your Life? What Song Describes Your Attitude Towards Nursing?

    whipping girl in 07 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked in NeuroTrauma ICU..."Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns n Roses At my last job, which I thankfully, finally quit after being PRN for 2 years..."Highway to Hell" by AC/DC At my current...

  25. bedside nursing vs case management pay

    whipping girl in 07 replied to DC2Indie2DC's topic in General Nursing

    I don't live in your area, but I did move from a direct patient care position to a "non patient care" position a couple of years ago. My facility has 3 RN pay scales...A, B, and C. I dropped from an...