Audreyfay

Audreyfay

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  1. Moonlighting Nurses

    Audreyfay replied to tonicareer's topic in General Nursing

    I can hardly remember WHEN I DIDN'T moonlight! I moonlighted when I was living in Los Angeles, SanFrancisco Bay area, Minneapolis, and Hawaii. Now that I am in the Milwaukee area, I am still...

  2. Can't stop the nightmares- please help

    Audreyfay replied to caren19's topic in Health, Stress Management

    EAP definitely. They will help you learn how to cope with disturbing things you experience. Please call them tomorrow. Don't wait. I wouldn't recommend talking with anyone except a

  3. Sign or symptom?

    Audreyfay replied to Fun2's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I think you answered your own question. Hypertension is a sign. Vertigo is a symptom. (Course, by the time one gets my age, who knows when they start to change definitions! :rotfl:

  4. Silly back injury! UHGGGG

    Audreyfay replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    I hurt my back one night, helping a little 100 lb. lady back to bed from the commode. She lost her balance a little, and I bent quickly to the (L) to help her catch her balance. I didn't really feel...

  5. Prepare yourselves, the drug addict on Dr. Phil is a nurse.

    Audreyfay replied to Judee Smudee's topic in General Nursing

    I'm anxious to have him feature: Cops who beat. Or how about Pilots who drink? Surely there's some good stories in there somewhere? :uhoh21: I NEVER watch the Phil who really isn't much of a Dr....

  6. Interesting Read

    Audreyfay replied to Pete495's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I had to look twice to see it. We're all human and make mistakes. Such a tragic

  7. I Think I've Just About Had It.......

    Audreyfay replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nursing Career

    Please, oh please, consider another job. Pushing yourself to illness, or worse yet, injury is not what nursing should be. There are many of us who are no longer able to do the full time day shift on...

  8. What are all the alphabet titles?

    Audreyfay replied to krob0729's topic in General Nursing

    LPN - Licensed Practical Nurse RD - Registered Dietitian LD - Licensed Dietitian PA - Physicians Assistance ANP - Authorized Nurse Prescriber CDE - Certified Diabetes Educator CNM - Clinical Nurse...

  9. What Exciting Thing is Your Management Doing For 'Nurses Week'???

    Audreyfay replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Happy Nurses Week everybody! Let's all treat ourselves to SOMETHING we want and can afford! Quite personally, I see it as an occasion in which the card companies get more business. For me, it's not...

  10. Darn it. Mistake on my resume after I mailed it!

    Audreyfay replied to jennanlpn's topic in Nursing Career

    If the periods after the states steer them away from you, they don't deserve a good nurse like

  11. pins....what do you think?

    Audreyfay replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    I purchased the pin for my ADN graduation, 9 years later for my BSN graduation, and 9 years later for my MSN graduation. Each one looks a little different. I spent the most on the MSN pin since it...

  12. pharma rep job change?

    Audreyfay replied to hcmanp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My Diabetes Educator Supervisor quit her hospital supervisory job to go to a pharmaceutical representative job. She REALLY likes it. Course, she has been in

  13. Need advice for moving to Hawaii!

    Audreyfay replied to rikomom's topic in General Nursing

    I lived on Oahu for 6 months. It was not a good 6 months. Some people love Hawaii, some people don't. Being a tourist and being a local is two different things. Wainae is probably cheaper because...

  14. Ever experience a code after pronouncement of death of same patient?

    Audreyfay replied to IIAAII77's topic in General Nursing

    I had almost exactly the same thing happen while I was working in L&D. The baby was a twenty some weeker. Baby was a stillborn. After having the mother see and hold the baby, we took the baby into...

  15. Nursing shoes: Dansko or Doc Martens?

    Audreyfay replied to nursingatlast4me's topic in General Nursing

    I vote for

  16. An A in Nursing Research!

    Audreyfay replied to sharann's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Sniff sniff. Do I detect a future nurse researcher?

  17. Hospitals in the UP/northern lower MI?

    Audreyfay replied to CarolineRn's topic in Michigan Nursing

    An RN job at Grand Hotel? :rotfl: The food isn't that bad! (Actually it is very good!) I believe they have some volunteer EMS type of people, but no nurses? Would be

  18. what kind of safety issues do you all have in your hopsital?

    Audreyfay replied to lee1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I was working in Minneapolis several years ago, there was a situation that happened in the Imaging dept of a hospital. A person was having a CT scan with one of the C-arm type of scanners. The...

  19. What kind of office jobs can nurses hold?

    Audreyfay replied to nursestudentx's topic in General Nursing

    BINGO!

  20. Free CMEs for MDs. What's with this?

    Audreyfay posted a topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever noticed how there are free CMEs for MDs all over the place? I just got a magazine stuffed full of free CME programs for MDs. (MD NetGuide - http://www.mdng.com) Ever notice that nurses...

  21. Why are Hospitals so darn mean when someone fails the NCLEX?

    Audreyfay replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    I would get a lawyer. Emotional trauma. Hey, maybe she'd never have to work again. (Sure - but who knows?) I think it would be worth your while to look into it. This hospital needs to be turned...

  22. I Need Major Guidance!!!

    Audreyfay replied to nurseinalabama's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    BTW Cyndi, GOOD JOB! Your brother saved his pride by getting angry, but he told you what he really needed, by taking the information you

  23. I Need Major Guidance!!!

    Audreyfay replied to nurseinalabama's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is what I learned from a psych social worker: "Why do you want to know?" Then they go into a long detailed explanation. "What would it mean to you if I did . . . whatever they told you."...

  24. Why do so many nurses seem to dislike working in Med/Surg

    Audreyfay replied to LovePeaceJoy's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! ! ! I can't believe that! I would have reported the instructor to the manager of ICU, as well as the education department head. Attitudes like that probably stimulated the negative attitudes...

  25. Becoming a Certified Diabetic Educator

    Audreyfay replied to zacarias's topic in Nursing Career

    Here's the site for the organization that does the certification. You will find information regarding who qualifies to sit for the exam: