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  1. Interrupted Count

    mikethern replied to Scrubby's topic in Operating Room

    They'll care once a lap is left inside the patient after skin is closed. The idiots don't seem to realize that your count is protecting their ass as well as

  2. I'm Not Sure Nursing Is For Me

    mikethern replied to cdietrich404's topic in General Nursing

    NURSING ADVANTAGES: Great pay. Unbeatable job security: You can easily get a job at any hospital in the country. You can work any time of day. NURSING DISADVANTAGES: Physically unhealthy: High stress,...

  3. Is the OR the place for me??

    mikethern replied to newish nurse's topic in Operating Room

    12-hour shifts do exist in the O.R., but they can be hard to come by. Once you have experience however, you can find almost any shift you want as long as you are willing to shop

  4. Nursing Student's breakdown moment

    mikethern replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

    Don't freak out. You gave a safe dosage of the correct medication to the correct patient. It could have been A LOT worse. Hundreds of patients have died from getting the wrong

  5. I Can't Retain NCLEX Material

    mikethern replied to NCLEX owns me's topic in General Nursing

    Pay for an NCLEX review course!........

  6. Stirrups and leg pain

    mikethern replied to CDNORRN's topic in Operating Room

    Talk to your O.R. manager and tell her what's going on. If the patient sues the hospital, then you are going to court. Don't be surprised if the surgeon blames you even if it's not your fault. Make...

  7. Stirrups and leg pain

    mikethern replied to CDNORRN's topic in Operating Room

    Let the O.R. manager know. She should monitor that legs are being positioned correctly, and that both legs moved at the same time instead of one at a

  8. Instructor Issues.

    mikethern replied to It's Alisa's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in favor of complaining about her. Dozens of future nurses are more important than one bad instructor. If she is fired, she can easily find another job as a

  9. Feeling like a TOTAL loser (long)

    mikethern replied to Jen1228's topic in General Nursing

    The more types of nursing you are willing to try, the greater the odds of finding a part time position as a new grad. Just apply to hundreds of jobs. Also, just because a job listing says full time...

  10. Handling Physicians. Any suggestion?

    mikethern replied to AlmostThere:)'s topic in General Nursing

    You ain't seen nothing yet. Many physicians are first class buttholes. Once you get experience and confidence, you will be able to stick up for yourself. Just remember that the weaker you act, the...

  11. Feeling like a TOTAL loser (long)

    mikethern replied to Jen1228's topic in General Nursing

    If you can't choose what to do, I would recommend you work med-surg for one year and then re-decide. Med-surg will give you a good foundation for any specialty that you eventually

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

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Single filers: Up to $99,000 (to qualify for a full contribution); $99,000-$114,000 (to be eligible for a partial contribution) Joint filers: Up to $156,000 (to qualify for a full contribution);...

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

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Good. If you earn less than $99,000 a year, you can open a Roth IRA. This is a retirement account that you are not allowed to withdraw from until you are 59 1/2 years old, but when you do, your...

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

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    First, you need to pay off your credit card balances. That's the best investment you can make because their interest rates are so high. After you do that, let me

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

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    I've been investing online since 1999 with good results. A stock index fund is a mutual fund that acts like the entire stock market. Some years it goes up. Some years it goes down. But long term,...

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

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    True, but if I were a millionaire, I would think of hundreds of ways to avoid boredom without being a

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

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Whew. I was afraid you would practice medical malpractice

  18. Stupid Fear of Surgery

    mikethern replied to trethern's topic in General Nursing

    Screw them. It's your surgery. Many O.R. nurses get their own surgery at a different hospital because they don't want their coworkers to see them naked. On the other hand, the advantage of having...

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

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    What specialty of law would you

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

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, a simple total stock market index fund or exchange traded fund such as VTI gives a long term return of over 10%, so you would need only $700,000. My plan is to retire by age

  21. Stupid Fear of Surgery

    mikethern replied to trethern's topic in General Nursing

    By the way, how long have you been using the name "trethern"? I've been using "mikethern" since

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

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, $500,000 invested in stocks would give you about $50,000 annual income

  23. Stupid Fear of Surgery

    mikethern replied to trethern's topic in General Nursing

    Look on the bright side. Lap choles usually take less than an hour. You'll be in and out of there like a car at Jiffy Lube. Another bright side. Lap choles exist. It would suck if you needed an...

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

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Are you saying that you would refuse to tear up your nursing license no matter how much money you were offered to do

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

    mikethern replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    Someone recommended I ask this question instead of my previous one. How much money would someone have to give you in order for you to quit nursing forever? As for me, I would quit nursing forever for...