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  1. BRA!!!!

    sunshines66 replied to BerryHappy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    full coverage playtex bra has always served me well. Any kind of tee shirt under would work

  2. What do you think of these stethoscopes...and does color matter?

    sunshines66 replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    to me it never mattered. I have a black one. When I bought it black was the only color

  3. engraved stethoscope

    sunshines66 replied to nursealongtime's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a littman master cardiology and engraved both the cross tubing area and the scope head. The cross tubing area wore off the head engraving looks the same as the day I did it 20 years

  4. What's the best "starter" Stethoscope

    sunshines66 replied to RNnTrainin''s topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I love my Littman master cardiolgy stethescope. Why would you want to buy one for 20-40 bucks just to spend more later. I suggest getting a good quality one and getting it engraved. You can buy a...

  5. Best shoes ever?

    sunshines66 replied to redraccoon's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    hard to tell what would work best for you everyone is so different. I have been wearing Birkenstocks for the last 15 years. They are wonderful for me. I wear the clog and have the cork replaced...

  6. Help with patient teaching

    sunshines66 replied to magda28's topic in General Nursing

    look on the american diabetes web site

  7. Work full time AND go to nursing school?

    sunshines66 replied to katy81's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a variety of jobs during nursing school. I had a work study job, and two part time positions. It is not easy. I had to keep my eye on the ball. I knew I needed to finish school in 4...

  8. Any nurses use a Cpap or Bipap? I found this used one...

    sunshines66 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have sleep apnea but I do know that most insurances have a buy out opt after 3 months. You rent the machine for 3 months then your payments go toward owning the machine then making tubing and...

  9. Should a nursing instructor tell a student they are not nursing material.

    sunshines66 replied to motivated2nurse's topic in General Students

    To mitigate the instructors being your only employer in the health care arena, get a job in a hospital as a ward clerk or CNA/tech or whatever it is called at that facility. Do a summer job as an...

  10. Why is hand-off reporting to so hard?

    sunshines66 replied to shabbychic23's topic in General Nursing

    Ithnk the forced nature of it makes it more difficult. I like the opportunity to write things in a sit down nurse to nurse conversation. Then going round to the patients and recapping what is...

  11. A little humor. You might be from Illinois if...

    sunshines66 replied to Pixiesmom's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I went to ISU and have family in Bloomington. No Garcia's is no more as far as I know. I loved it too. We loved to walk over from Atkin and sit have a pizza by the fireplace and laugh and

  12. Anyone unhappy with their nursing school program?

    sunshines66 replied to starz_girl_1's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I think almost everyone is somewhat dis-satisfied with their nursing school program. The questions to ask are what is their rate of passage on boards. If your school is not in the high 90's then you...

  13. Nurses...Miserable?

    sunshines66 replied to JerseyGir1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is different for everyone. I have had happy seconds, minutes , hours,days, weeks and I have had the same with being miserable. Nursing for me is a very emotionally charged profession. It is...

  14. Burnout or what

    sunshines66 posted a topic in General Nursing

    i have been in nursing for 18 years. all in critical care or emergency dept. i feel like every ounce of compassion and strength i have has been sapped. every day it seems there is more and more the...

  15. Burnout or what

    sunshines66 replied to sunshines66's topic in General Nursing

    I am feeling much better now. I left the unit I was working in. I am currently doing travel nursing. I have gotten my "joy" back. That is I now am happy to see the new day, happy to go to work,...

  16. Don't want to become a nurse anymore...

    sunshines66 replied to yawn's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is much too stressful of a field to just grin and bear it through for your career. I don't know your age or status, but if you are in your early 20's you won't be at retirement age for about...

  17. How do I carry this stuff!??

    sunshines66 replied to crosby's topic in General Nursing

    I looked several nursing catalogs and online and found one that worked for me. I also bought a plastic expanding file folder that kept my forms in my trunk, in a milk carton along with all of my...

  18. Did I almost kill someone?

    sunshines66 replied to AirforceRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the masses, you shouldn't do something in which you do not have the proper training for. I also agree that you will never make that mistake again (not hitting the synch button). I can...

  19. Would you recommend nursing to your daughter?

    sunshines66 replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    I do not have children but a younger cousin was interested in going into nursing. I talked to her a lot about what nursing really is and thankfully she decided not to pursue nursing. I do like being...

  20. Nurses targets for IRS?

    sunshines66 replied to rnmommy23's topic in General Nursing

    I went through a small audit about 10 years ago. It was a time that I was trying different areas of nursing and had multiple jobs in one year. I did not recieve a W2 from one one of jobs so I forgot...

  21. Nursing for compassion or the financial reward?

    sunshines66 replied to RNLULULABAMBA's topic in General Nursing

    Well I wouldn't do it for free. I think I am not adequately compensated financially for this profession. So if I didn't feel I had a higher calling to do this, I would have left nursing years ago....

  22. New Nurse 6 Months-float ?

    sunshines66 replied to SALLYSMG's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, unfortunately this is the way nursing is. They feel (hospital admin) that a nurse can work any where and if you have telemetry or critical care you can do anything. I do not believe this is...

  23. Noobie help - LPN to RN or straight to RN?

    sunshines66 replied to Phacade's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    It is a difficult decision to be made. One potential pitfall with becoming a LPN, some hospitals change the status of LPNs every few years. Here in Illinois a lot of times the LPN gets demoted to...

  24. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    sunshines66 replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    Springfield Illinois starting is $18ish top of the scale $31. Reach top on 10th year. When bottom of the scale is adjusted up--everyone is adjusted up the same percentage. No weekend diff, evenings...

  25. Burnout or what

    sunshines66 replied to sunshines66's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the thoughts. My problem is it hasn't been going on just for a short time. It is a huge blown up mess, that has been festering for quite a while. I have moved before when the "bug"...