nurse51rn

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1. You'll never make it in California

   nurse51rn replied to luv2shopp85's topic in California Nursing

   If you want to make it in Ca, you will. I moved here 3 years ago and lived in an apartment until I bought my house this year. I just started a new job at $10. an hour more than my old job. My old job...

2. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   nurse51rn replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   Glass syringes and reusable needles that had to be filed (in CSR) to remove the burrs. Salem sump tubes. Do pre-op preps without gloves and using safety razors when doing them. The uniforms we had to...

3. Help need info about Bakersfield!!

   nurse51rn replied to scotnurse's topic in California Nursing

   I moved out to Bakersfield about 7 mos. ago. There's a saying out here that "you're only 2 hours from anywhere". I know I'm about 2 hrs. from my brother in Ventura. The only hospital I'm familiar with...

4. Welcome to our new pain management forum

   nurse51rn replied to Brian's topic in Pain Management

   First off - thanks for this forum! The posted links are awesome. Now if I can just get into the one with the alogorhythm. I always tell my patients that they also need to let me know if the pain med...

5. Welcome to the ER. Please observe the following rules. (mild rant)

   nurse51rn replied to V. Nightingale's topic in Emergency

   Since I start my ED orienation Sun night, I want to get in one last "shot" at my old unit. I worked cardiac stepdown and had a direct admit last night> I got to the really important part: why did...

6. all the latest tricks to keep nurses.

   nurse51rn replied to alansmith52's topic in General Nursing

   I chose to pay my own way through all my schools. I'm now part way through an MSN program, am the only income in a household of 4, and I am not beholden to anyone. If I choose to leave this hospital...

7. Surprised Myself! (Standing up to Doctors)

   nurse51rn replied to RN-PA's topic in General Nursing

   Way to go RN-PA Now if I only had some of your

8. spooky spooky spooky

   nurse51rn replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

   And another one... My mom was dying of CA and I kept her here at home. She had lived with us for about 15 years before she died. Anyway, about 5 days before she died, (she was in a coma at this time),...

9. Is 40 too old?

   nurse51rn replied to szccdw's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I agree with all those wise nurses who posted a reply. I was 51 when I received my BSN and at 53 I am in my 2nd yr of grad school. Knowledge is worth it at any

10. Sexual misconduct between nurse & patient.

    nurse51rn replied to tgibson3770's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't heard of any of that where I work. With all the dicky tickers on my floor, it could get rather tricky. Can you say "code blue":chuckle :roll

11. Low census days (whine)

    nurse51rn replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    If staffing is up and census is down, we get offered a paid on call. If you don't take it when it's offered, you get pulled to cover the unit where the paid on call is. It doesn't seem to matter that...

12. standard of how many IV attempts

    nurse51rn replied to megpwh's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's 2 tries at our place, too. Then I call the CRM. I've found that if I don't get it the 1st try, I won't get it the 2nd.

13. Crafty Old Rooster

    nurse51rn replied to Zee_RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hehehehe...:roll ...thanks...I needed a good