Cherokee RTW

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1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Cherokee RTW replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks and Goodbye! I'm done being a Ghost Hunter. It's time to retire. It's been fun, and I have always enjoyed posting stories on various websites about my Ghostly Encounters. But it's time for me to embrace a quieter lifestyle. Best of luck to yo...

2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Cherokee RTW replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   We were having a little family gathering in my Mom's living room. While the large floor fan, and air conditioner were running in an attempt to stifle the Iowa heat. Six of us sat in the living room sharing remembrances of our lives together. At one p...

3. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Cherokee RTW replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   brigily2000, There is a reason why we are connected to the animals we love. Check out this site: http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com/usm303042.html It might help you.

4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Cherokee RTW replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   The night of June 16 th, 2007 was the first Ghost Hunters' Pow-Wow that I have ever attended. Kalie, M. & Quinn, W. (each other's BFF ), their husbands,and a handful of their relatives and friends joined me for a rolling Ghost Hunt across Cheroke...

5. Lpn Jobs/salaries In Iowa

   Cherokee RTW replied to Midwest4me's topic in Iowa

   Summer I believe my sister also was enrolled in the LPN School that you mentioned in your email to me. It has become standard through the years for Cherokee Mental Health to provide Psych rotations for Nursing Students. The facility has long been a t...

6. CMA jobs?

   Cherokee RTW replied to prowlingMA's topic in Iowa

   I quized my Nurse Supv. last night about what a CMA was, and she agreed with me. However we are probably out of the loop of the vernacular of Medical People in eastern Iowa.

7. Lpn Jobs/salaries In Iowa

   Cherokee RTW replied to Midwest4me's topic in Iowa

   Cherokee Mental Health Institute is hiring! They have had some problems getting LPNs to apply for positions there. Probably due to the remoteness of the Institute. Ie: it's 60 miles from the nearest city of any size. They have at least 3 RTW position...

8. Lpn Jobs/salaries In Iowa

   Cherokee RTW replied to Midwest4me's topic in Iowa

   There are 4 State Hospitals ( psychiatric facilities ) in Iowa. One in each corner of the State. I can't attest to the wages of LPN's but they generally earn about $1.00 more an hour than do RTW's ( Resident Treatment Workers ) which are the equivale...

9. CMA jobs?

   Cherokee RTW replied to prowlingMA's topic in Iowa

   I'm confused. I work for the State of Ia. in a Psychiatric Facility; years ago I held a position as a CMA ( Certified Medication Aide ). Is this the position you are referring to, or one of a much lofter position? The facility were I work in N.W. Ia ...

10. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Cherokee RTW replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    My brother Bill passed away in 2005. His Grandson awoke one night and came rushing out of his room. Frightened because there was a man in his room who wanted to hug him. We all felt this was Bill reaching out to his Grandson. But the boy didn't under...

11. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Cherokee RTW replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I had a weird experience at work one night several years ago. I was working the graveyard shift on the children/adolescent unit at the psychiatric facility where I still work. We had one teenage female Pt. that was quite prone to violence, and if at ...

12. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Cherokee RTW replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    This isn't a Ghost Story, but it is work related, and of a Paranormal Nature. Last night on the Graveyard Shift we were having a difficult time with an verbally aggressive Pt. who was threatening violence. In the old days he'd have been put into ful...

13. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Cherokee RTW replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    A coworker of mine, who works on the PM shift, where as I work on the Grave Yard shift told me an interesting Ghost story of his own. Eventually we went together with 2 of his sisters to investigate his story from his childhood. Jamie grew up on a re...

14. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Cherokee RTW replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    My Niece is from Calif. she's been an RN for 2 yrs now. She has similar stories to tell of Pts. who claim to see people walking outside infront of a 3 rd floor window. And that usually a person dies when they see this happens. She said there is one a...

15. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Cherokee RTW replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    That's a very touching story! Thanks for sharing it with us!