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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 fortunate enough to work with some really great male nurses or if just having a little testosterone around settles things down. Good luck in school. JLowe

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 fear of "overdosing them." Heck, I wanted my daddy to be comfortable. God bless the hospice nurse. We couldn't have gotten through it without you!

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 handling worker's comp cases that's when you have to talk to your adjusters, etc. Here someone is always coming in during the day. My plant is the only one company wide that has a nurse on all three shifts, so its a little different. I guess its just like anything else; it's not for everyone. It just depends on what all your job will entail.

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 say that I am still very hurt and bitter, because the person who got me fired was supposed to be a friend.

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.

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 with MRSA.

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, made my charge nurse ( who pretended to be my friend) mad. She goes to NM and says that I am not doing my job. This rocks on for a couple of months. Then in April, I get called into office and told that this nurse has told NM that I refused to put O2 on my pt., refused to take a psych pt. and got a pt out of bed that was not supposed to be out of bed. Now, I realize that there will be those of you that are thinking "yea, right,", but as GOD is my witness, these things are all lies. Needless to say, I was not giiven the opportunity to face my accuser. I am involuntarily terminated. I have sent numerous apps and resume to every hospital in my area, to no avail. I have also spoke with the state's employment legal service and was told that I have no recourse against this NM, because I was terminated in good faith. I simply don't know what else to do. Every job that I go out on will not accept me telling them to speak with the HR dept. They want to know who my NM was and can they speak to her. Is my nursing career over. I have even started looking into traveling, althought I am not sure I am qualified for that either. Thanks in advance.

48 miles round trip.

Mario, You are not crazy. Chemo does smell. Urine and bm have a VERY concentrated smell. When I was taking chemo, I could smell it, and as soon as it hit the vein, I could taste it. Kinda reminds ya of sucking on the tail pipe of a car. If I ever get caught in traffic, I will get deathly sick, because of the smell.

Okay, I have to put in my two cents. Believe me, I am not a good judge of character (married 13 years, divorced for 7). Reading this post made me think of the first speech I heard in my first trip to nursing school. In our orientation, the first speaker was the dean of the school of nursing. The first words out of her mouth were, "If you are here to get your MRS, you need to look for another profession." I thought that was the best line I'd ever heard, and I still do.

I got twelve. Brownie, my sources tell me that Butch Wax is what guys used to put in their hair to get the "greaser" look. Its so funny when we go to the store. My son firmly believes that those dang wax coke bottles are the newest thing. I have to laugh. Does anybody remember those wax red lips?

Hey sundowner, At least it did not end up in a fight. I did do that on the side of the road one night at work. Not my brightest hour. But, that is a whole other story. We all have people who just rub us the wrong way. There doesn't really have to be a reason. It doesn't me that we are bad or that they are bad (but sometimes they are bad). Best thing for you is to look at this as a learning situtation. I hate it that you were reprimanded and all, but just let it go and get on with it. If you do run up on ole bertha again, you'll be more than ready to deal with her.

A good one is Nurses on the Line. It stars Lindsay Wagner and Robert Loggia. A pretty good flick.

According to my A & P book, death rattle is also known as Cheynes-Stokes.