doobiedo RN

Did you get a written offer? I definitely would not give your notice to current employer until you get a written offer and a start date. If you don't get things in writing you could find your benefits including pay rate different when you start. As f...

It depends what type of research you want to do as to the type of education you need to pursue. If you want a position in a pharmaceutical or biotech company you don't necessarily need more than a BSN depending on the job requirements. You don't ne...

I graduated in '79 and initially I loved it however nursing and the hospital (healthcare in general)has changed in many respects. I have had many opportunities because of my career and for that I am thankful. The hospitals and LTC's I worked did no...

18 patients is great! compared to places I have worked. My last per diem I was responsible for 60 patients with 3 aides if I was lucky and they came into work. That was in addition to treatments, medications and charting and as an RN I technically w...

Do yourself a favor and don't go into nursing blind. If you have not had any personal experience as a CNA or something equivalent you may set yourself up for more than you bargained for. Too many people I know went to nursing school with no clue wh...

Hi Sorry but I am not set up to PM :>) There are big pharmaceutical companies as well as Biotech companies, CRO's (Contract Research Organizations) etc.. Many of those companies also have smaller offices/satelites in various areas of the country....

Most definitely...I have for 7 years. The jobs available are not only sales reps either. Many different positions available. Great hours, pay , benefits etc.... A BSN is usually required but not always mandatory depending on the position.

I was on Lexapro 10mg for almost 2 years and recently switched to Effexor as the Lexapro was not working for the depression & anxiety anymore. I took it at night because of feeling sleepy. I initally experienced jaw clenching which can happen oc...

I am in pharmaceutical however not sales. Only know there is much traveling and if you have the 'selling' type personality it might be enjoyable to you. There are many areas within the pharmaceutical arena that want nurses for various reasons--most...

My husband also suffers from what the neurologist calls rebound headaches because he can tends to take too much medication to try to fight the headache....he just keeps popping his pills...Ibuprofen, fioracet, phrenalin...he forgets what he took and ...

Is your husband on preventative medication? or just medication to treat the migraine. My husband has a family history of migraines and has had them since puberty. He sees a neurologist regularly and was on Periactin (antihistamine) for many years p...

I just had a bilat THR in October for osteoarthritis. I did not have abductor pillow...just pillows between my legs...worked fine and more comfortable.. However I was not turned at all except when I was assinged a student and then never repositioned...

If you don't want paper work then better not go into LTC. Depending on the answers to one piece of paper may require you to fill out 3 more..! Paper work I don't mind as much as the redundancy...vital signs have to be put in 3 places...weights in 2 ...

I always wanted to get married...not necessarily have kids. We knew would not going to be able to have kids (fertility issues with hubby)...I knew that when I got married...no problem to me...upset my husband more then me. he thought I really wanted...

If anyone could assist me it would be much appreciated. We would like to move to N.Carolina within the next 1-2 years. My husband loves to fish the Outer Banks..however I still need to work. He will probably retire and work Part time. I am in the ph...

I was one of those that always lived within 5 miles of work and never missed a day due to snow (and also ticked by folks who lived even closer calling out let alone the ones who lived greater then 20 miles away who couldn't come in!!)...but then agai...

Please consult a therapist, psychiatrist or whomever can help you. Try a different antidepressant if needed . I needed to try a few different ones myself. You have reasons to feel the way you do. Don't bne embarassed to seek help. Anyone who feels...

I met and married one of my patients. Our relationship did not start until he was discharged and he made the first call. Been married for 21 years. Sorry but I do not see the big deal. I had patients try to set me up with their sons prior to that...

Hard to say...Businesses pay astronomical health care premiums so they attempt to split the costs by asking the employee to pick up some of the tab...however still difficult especially with average to low income families....It is unreal what I hear m...

I just clepped it recently as the final credits for my BSN. I passed although it was not easy. I recommend going to your college library and obtaining the most current textbook available on human G & D. I read the keypoints at the end of each c...

Hi ... I am probably going to have to have bilateral hip replacement done soon due to osteoarthritis. I am just wondering if any other nurses have had 1 or both hips done and are you still working in the clinical setting acute care/LTC...? and if s...

Everyone who posted has made valid points. However when staffing is such that there is on RN (me) to keep track of 60 patients on 11-7am shift with 2 or 3 aides(if I am lucky I have 3) and need to give meds on 45 of them between 5-8am, let alone a...

I have worked LTC in the past years but mostly days and eve.. Just started a very prn nite position after many years in a local facility and would like opinions please. I have a couple residents who get Tylenol round the clock q6hrs or q 8hrs. I wo...

I would recommend he look at all options...radical prostatectomy in a 45yr old seems like extensive but not sure....talk with his doc if you can and get a second opinion to know your options...ie radiation....

Just curious as to how you can force them to take meds anyway short of putting a tube into them one way or another. They are human beings with rights too albeit restricted due to their crimes and institutionalization..isn't that what the legal people...