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ruby, best wishes for a speedy recovery. i so enjoy reading your posts. if you need to talk, feel free to pm me as well.

If you will pm me, I will be glad to answer your questions. Been at this for two years now. J

I love these questions. So here goes---Textile (sewing mill), vet's office, plastics, carpet,chicken, library, hospital. J

Never tasted the saline, but you better know that when I was taking chemo, as soon as the drug hit the vein, I had this horrible taste that was like diesel exhaust.

I don't know if you would count me as inactive, but I have been away from critical care for the last two years (still nursing, but doing something else) and I wonder if I actually need to go back for a refresher myself.

Well,I willprobably get flamed for this, but it has been my observation as a female nurse that when the more guys on the floor for whatever reason has a positive effect on the mood of the whole group. I don't know if it is because I have been fortuna...

I am so glad that I saw this post. I have also wanted to thank all nurses who go into hospice. I lost my dad March 21 after a short bout of CHF. We only had hospice for a week before he passed, but they were such a great help to us.

You forgot to mention the stinky foot cheese (can't remember the name). Seriously, though, I just lost my dad last month (we had hospice). Now, I'm a nurse myself, but his hospice nurse told us that families were afraid to give the medication for fe...

Didn't see if anyone answered this. But, actually you have to return the paperwork in 15 days.

Boring? Sometimes. Coming from your background, it all depends on what shift you will be working, and what all you are required to do. Day shift is usually the busiest by far (at my plant, they are the neediest, it seems like) also, if you are handli...

I was fired because of someone else, and it has been ultra difficult to get another job. I have kind of kicked around since then, left hospital nursing (which I truly love) completely at this point. No one will even talk to you about a job. I have to...

I am glad to stand up for the nurses who were great to me and who are great; but as another poster stated, it is often the bad experience we remember first; And I hope that no-one that precepts stops doing so; My preceptors were great; Unfortunately,...

I have to say that most of the nurses that I have worked with in my three years of nursing are great; While I understand that the learning curve is steep in nursing, there are nurses who enjoy seeing the new nurse fail; Call it eating our young or wh...

107 in a MS pt with a fistula

I relay as a survivor, too.

JLowe here from Cartersville, GA; working in Ft. Oglethorpe, GA; Been nursing for 3 years. My background is ER, ICU and HH

Not an educator yet, but when I was in nursing school, our instructors were required to work in the clinical environment at least prn to maintain their skills;

You are never "just" anything, unless you allow yourself to be; I'm an RN with three years experience, and I can tell you that, I can't stand it when this kind of things happen; Hugs to you; Don't let one person's bad attitude define who you are.

Hey guys, I need some advice. But I have to give you the story which is a little long; Sorry. I graduated from nursing school in 2004. Started in ER and transferred to ICU after 6 months. No biggy. Things going okay, or so I thought. Early this year...

I live in georgia and last year, the CDC was in my county checking the jail, every day care center, etc. because this county practically has an epidemic of MRSA. And, yes, some of the nurses and their families have been coming in and being infected w...

Had to reply. I was a student at Baptist in 1997. Before it became affiliated with Mercer, GBCN did not require a religious component. It is a tough school, but in Georgia, it is probably the best nursing school in this part of the country. Give 'em...

Well, we don't have nurse's week either. Not a nurse yet, but I work ER and I don't have to tell all you already nurses how nurses bust their tails to keep the beat! But, we did get a nice chair with hospital logo. By the way, watching 'my' nurses w...

GA student also. Will be glad to answer any questions. jlowe

I guess the one that does it for me is the one where the kid goes up to the marine and asks if he is Santa. And the Marine holds his hand out and the kid gives him the list. I cry every time I see that.

Have many complaints about the program, but am determined to just plow my way through. I get so aggravated because we don't have a separate lab class. Instead they just throw the stuff at us and expect us to learn how to do it on our own. I would l...