Ceteris Paribus

I had a client a few nights back who had been transferred to our PCU after going into tachycardia in the 150's. (not sure what type of tach, but I'm pretty sure it was a narrow complex). The person was elderly, anemic and had lung Ca with mets to th...

Well here were my thoughts: I came from a hospital (about two months ago) where giving dig in this circumstances would have been unthinkable (against hospital policy). The hospital (small town) where I now work simply doesn't have a policy on this. ...

Basically, I went to nursing school so that one day I could move to Hawaii! As far as I'm concerned we could live as homeless people in a state park and forage off the land, but the wife demands a bit more (at least a hut with window airconditioning)...

I had posted a previous thread (now appearently removed) regarding my dream of one day living in Hawaii (which is literally the PRIMARY reason that my wife and I became nurses). Some indicated that they didn't believe that it was feasible given our ...

One way to fight the high cost of eating out and groceries on Oahu might be the creation of "clubs" where people get together and each bring a dish. Nothing revolutionary here except these "pitch in" clubs would be more of an organized endeavor maki...

Understanding of course that like most of the rest of the country that jobs are hard to come by in Florida WHERE in the state has the most opportunities? We hope to move to Florida by mid to late Oct. My significant other has about 5 years as a card...

Going back to the AA example from school what impressed/amazed me was that there seemed to ALWAYS be a meeting somewhere! The way I envisioned this working you would join the organization and then you could attend ANY of the get togethers so long as...

Thanks for the input. I had pretty much resigned myself to Oahu for several reasons. First, I felt it was the only island which offered a reasonable chance at a job. Second, although like the rest of Hawaii although it is expensive they at LEAST do ...

My significant other does her most expensive shopping at Wallmart and usually the clothes that we purchase come from the DAV thrift store (about half the price of Good Will). I do believe that the visit idea is a must, but again I'm looking at a fiv...

If I earn an income which facilitates doing so I will repay the loans. However, I'm going to remain in school however long it takes to earn a BSN and then NP degree of some sort. I do not feel that obeying current rules to minimize my payments is def...

Well take this advice for what it is worth from someone who takes pride in being viewed as an over the top "psycho": Here's what I would do: 1. Monitor www.indeed.com daily. Use the advanced search feature to list only jobs posted in the last several...

Thanks for the input. Keep in mind that my goal is a FIVE year one. Not even I am so foolish as to think that I have a good chance of finding employment without having five plus years of experience a more advanced degree, a better job market and ever...

My significant other has had her license for about a month while I've only had mine for a few weeks. I'm getting calls back on most of the applications that file, but my followup working nights has been less than ideal. We had hoped to MOVE on a trav...

As a free market liberatrarian I believe that money/perks are great motivators! When I used to wait tables no doubt money was my primary goal however I gave 110% to each and every one of my customers (I used to sometimes annoy my co-workers, parents...

The power of Allnurses to organize and inspire such a vast compendium of nursing thought, practice, news, and opinion along with the awesome existing example of the YMCA is actually what inspired this vision. What if there were place(s) where this t...

I pay about $60.00 per month to the YMCA and really love the place. I can go there and swim, lift weights, take various free (and not free) classes ranging from karate and yoga to aerobics and fencing lessons. One can participate in various/numerous ...

I would argue that I would simply prefer to stay in school and take classes and continue to improve my educational base if I can do so at price that is less expensive than paying the loans directly. I would argue that it's no more a matter of taking...

She is a pretty "matter of fact" person and doesn't care to participate in online activities especially discussion boards. She loves to socialize, but vastly prefers face to face interaction. Our son is homeschooled so changing schools isn't an iss...

Thanks for the input. I would make one point of divergence however. Just because the average stay is two years that doesn't necessarily mean that the trip wasn't worthwhile! I believe that Thor Hyerdahl "only" stayed on Fatu Hiva with his wife for a...

A friend of ours has three kids and is recently divorced from her husband who is on disability (he is planning on moving to Europe to live with his mom). To complicate matters further a change in management on her unit means that she can no longer wo...

My wife and I are resolved to move to Florida from Indiana. Currently, I have one year as a PCU/medsurge telemetry RN and she has allmost 5 years in a cardiac ICU. Because the job market is so tough right now I have resolved myself to taking essent...

Well my reason for suggesting Southern California was that I had spoken with a travel agency (Access Nurses) who told me that they couldn't help me with Florida because I only had one year's experience (nor could they help my wife in Florida who has ...

It's not that I was rejecting the advice. However, moving to Oahu was essentially my raison d'etre for going to nursing school! Call it a substitution for drugs, sex, prozac or food (although not really food I guess since it was only during nursing s...

Well one BIG expense that we currently pay is anywhere from $500.-800.00 per month for childcare! Opp's that kind of blows my Oahu budget off the map (we both work nights and when we have schedule conflicts where we both work it costs about $100.00 p...

Well keep in mind my goal "move date" is five years out! Two or three years ago the nursing job situation in Hawaii was signficantly, if not radically different and I dare hope that it may again change for the better. In fact one of the things that ...