lannisz

lannisz

primary care, pediatrics, OB/GYN, NICU

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  1. Hello, I'm your nurse today: get off the darned phone!

    lannisz replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    How ridiculous!!!! If you're SO sick you need the ER then you should be too sick to be talking on the

  2. HELP! Camp Farnsworth in VT? Hidden Falls, Skylark Ranch in CA?

    lannisz replied to lannisz's topic in Camp

    Thanks for all your answers Wendy - I really appreciate your opinion and hearing about your experience at these camps. I did some investigating in regards to licensing and it looks like both Vermont...

  3. HELP! Camp Farnsworth in VT? Hidden Falls, Skylark Ranch in CA?

    lannisz replied to lannisz's topic in Camp

    Is everyone at camp

  4. Abandoning babies at Hospitals LEGAL?!?!

    lannisz replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. I am a nurse in Oregon. The whole point of this law is to prevent the problem of babies being abandoned in trash cans or abused by people unable to handle the baby's care either because they...

  5. Soo Many Posts On Criminal Records

    lannisz replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and WE had to pay for the fingerprinting and background checks ourselves as well as give authorization to the school, employer etc to have that

  6. Soo Many Posts On Criminal Records

    lannisz replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    My University's nursing school also required FBI and State Police background checks and fingerprinting after getting admitted but before we could start any clinicals. This meant we started the...

  7. Spouse adjustment problems? HELP!

    lannisz replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    Kristy, sometimes those "passive-agressive" types are really good at getting their way by being pouty and manipulative. It's their way or the highway and God help you if you make 'em mad 'cause they...

  8. question about resume

    lannisz replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, try a google search of "nurse resumes or nurse sample resumes" you will find web sites with some examples of appropriate resumes. Here's one:...

  9. Spouse adjustment problems? HELP!

    lannisz replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    When I graduated from nursing school a few years ago my husband and I had just gotten engaged. He was proud (he'd been with me all through the stress of school) but I think he was feeling a little...

  10. Frustrated with the image of nursing

    lannisz replied to Missa's topic in General Nursing

    Hah! too funny! I love it! The last time someone teased me about dressing up as "a naughty nurse" I said "Do YOU feel sexy in your work uniform? I don't. I'm too busy SAVING LIVES." End of...

  11. Failed My Orientation-was it my age?

    lannisz replied to kathylorr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have heard of similar orientation scenarios and here is mine: I was hired as a new grad into the CCU. I had done a 1 year internship in the ICU in addition to my required studies during my senior of...

  12. Nursing Shortage

    lannisz replied to olichi's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I will try to respond to this comment as kindly and yet honestly as I can. Nurses don't respond to your ads because they know that no amount of money can substitute for unsafe and intolerable...

  13. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    lannisz replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    yippee! Oregon is considered an "excellent environment" according to the wedsite you posted MSUnurse07! I just finished my first year of FNP/MSN in Oregon. I had heard Oregon was one of the best...

  14. Cymbalta

    lannisz replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    did you have any trouble with weight gain on the Cymbalta? how about

  15. Cymbalta

    lannisz replied to OB/GYN NP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    How about the pain of fibromyalgia? I've had a few patients tell me it worked like a miracle drug in 2-3 weeks. but the weight gain is really

  16. "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

    lannisz replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    I appreciate any graditude at all....so often we hear nothing but complaints. I am not going to take offense at a heartfelt compliment whether or not it's politically

  17. Nursing school vs. nursing shortage

    lannisz replied to Natkat's topic in General Nursing

    Here it is years later, and I STILL remember my peds rotation...we had to get 100% on our pediatric medication exams, or we would FLUNK the course and be kicked out of the program. Our instructor said...

  18. Books that show what nursing is like in real world

    lannisz replied to APP's topic in General Nursing

    Years ago I read a couple books by Echo Heron (real name!) before I went to nursing school. She wrote about her career in nursing. They were really good, sometimes hard to read, but I think accurate....

  19. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    lannisz replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    To all the students who are shocked and disheartened by the negative postings here. Don't let this discourage you from pursuing a nursing career if you know this is your calling and true path. But...

  20. The age thing..

    lannisz replied to CityKat's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I graduated from nursing school at age 37. I will be 43 next week and I will graduate from FNP school next year. you'll be

  21. Do you regret being a nurse

    lannisz replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    No I do not. But I am so glad I was naive about how challenging it would be. I'm glad I didn't know how hard it was to get into nursing school. I just went for it. I'm glad I didn't know what nursing...

  22. No I wouldn't recommend nursing

    lannisz replied to manuelvillanueva's topic in Nursing Career

    That's beautiful Rick, thank you for this inspirational

  23. families with clipboards/notebooks

    lannisz replied to shock-me-sane's topic in General Nursing

    some people are chronic note takers - like my mother - she takes notes on any phone call, even when she's on the phone with me! kind of OCD if you ask me. And some of my elderly pt's have spouses who...

  24. postpartum transferrable skills?

    lannisz posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have two years of med/surg experience. In my previous life, I was a case manager for medically fragile children for 7 years. While in nursing school for my BSN, I worked for the health...

  25. postpartum transferrable skills?

    lannisz replied to lannisz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you so much for your kind reply. I was starting to think that my state (Oregon) might have too many available PP nurses. I WILL try