suenurse54

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1. Sewing your own scrubs

   suenurse54 replied to obeyacts2's topic in General Nursing

   I make mine because I have a pear-shaped figure and regular scrub tops don't fit me right. They are too wide in the shoulders and too narrow in the hips(on me). I bought a pattern for standard scrubs and altered it to fit me( this requires basic ta...

2. RN Refresher Books

   suenurse54 replied to MayoRN's topic in General Nursing

   An addition to the above: Your state board of nursing web site or the Dept. of Health, or whoever does nursing licensing in your state should list refresher courses for your state. Sue

3. RN Refresher Books

   suenurse54 replied to MayoRN's topic in General Nursing

   It depends on how long you have been out of nursing. I live in Washington state and the limit is 3 years. I had to take a refresher course. Here, there several kinds. Some colleges give a month long classroom course with clinical. The one I took...

4. Undecided whether to become a letter Carrier or R.N?

   suenurse54 replied to Lisa24's topic in General Nursing

   You will find after about 3 weeks of being a letter carrier that you are bored out of your mind!! I am going back into nursing after a 9 year hiatus for the intellectual stimulation. Sue

5. Returning to Nursing

   suenurse54 replied to MurphysLaw's topic in General Nursing

   GOOD for you!!! I am doing the same thing after being out of nursing for 8 years. Had to take a refresher course and I still have to do the clinical portion (this month). Mine was thru Washington State U/ Intercollegiate College of Nursing. The t...

6. So what is the deal with this small pox vaccination thing?

   suenurse54 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

   I can't believe people are making such a big deal out of this!! I had 4 of them in my life; the last one at age 17 in 1971. Yes, they do cause a sore arm much like a typhoid shot, but the people who have problems are usually the people who would ha...

7. Nursing moments

   suenurse54 replied to Ariko's topic in General Nursing

   Back in 1985, when AIDS was first showing its ugly head, I took care of a woman my age who needed a blood transfusion. I went into her room after the doctor told her this and she was crying hysterically. She thought she was going to get AIDS and di...

8. Bizarre Reactions to Death

   suenurse54 replied to LasVegasRN's topic in General Nursing

   This reaction is post traumatic stress syndrome. It is seen quite often in people who, for whatever reason, are unable to grieve at the time. You think you are doing great at the time but it really isn't healthy. Not that you did anything wrong. ...

9. What is the ONE thing that will attract new/experienced nurses back to staff nursing?

   suenurse54 replied to lee1's topic in General Nursing

   I am now taking a refresher course to get my license activated again. My own original reason for coming back is for the money. My son just started college and my daughter will be going next year. My other reasons are boredom and the need for intel...

10. Veteran and Military Nurses

    suenurse54 replied to Youda's topic in General Nursing

    I am very proud to say that I am a former Navy nurse. I served from 1979-1981. That was long enough for me. My father retired from the Army and my father-in-law retired from the Air Force. My husband has 23 years in the Navy and isn't ready to ge...