Icare4u2

Icare4u2

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  1. My bad attitude

    Icare4u2 replied to jessiern's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    hey, i have been there and done that. i actually had someone accuse me of playing "games" on my pda (i was looking up drug reactions on a 3rd party program) and then go to my manager. i was actually...

  2. for those who wear hearing aids

    Icare4u2 replied to allycat4's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    seems like no matter what king of hearing aids i use, i always have issues with background noise, noisy environments, etc. they took me awhile to get used to and, no matter what, i will never "hear"...

  3. Pts with Near-death experience anyone?

    Icare4u2 replied to FlyMom's topic in General Nursing

    i have had many patients report near death experiences to me and i have had one myself. i reported many of the same phenomena that my patients reported to me. i do think nursing schools should address...

  4. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    Icare4u2 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    why did i become a nurse? i have always wanted to help others, especially those who cannot help themselves. i was the kid who would hang out with the kids no one else wanted to hang out with, like the...

  5. Tech Refuses Patient

    Icare4u2 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    oh, please! i work in a clinic (public health) and we have many patients who come in with mrsa. their charts are flagged so we know to take extra care to clean the exam room after they leave. they sit...

  6. Do you think you are adequately compensated in your job as a nurse?

    Icare4u2 replied to *TK8's topic in General Nursing

    no, i don't feel i am adequately compensated as a nurse. i have been in this proffession for over 20 years and i have had many ups and downs as far as salary is concerned. when i worked on the west...

  7. what color are you as a nurse

    Icare4u2 replied to maelee's topic in General Nursing

    i see that purple is not included and that is my favorite color. i suppose rainbow would be good because purple is in the rainbow. as a team player, though, i can be whatever color is needed at the...

  8. nursing student

    Icare4u2 replied to jwisema1's topic in General Nursing

    you should have received a copy of a skills check list and other expectations during your orientation. it's probably in that huge pile of stuff somewhere by your computer:lol2:. your manager should...

  9. Rich nurses?

    Icare4u2 replied to tiij's topic in General Nursing

    rich?...well, let's see.....moved across the country, pay the same amount of money for gas, higher rent, food the same, took almost $10/ hour cut in pay, get nothing for having a bsn, but still have...

  10. Young Mom in Nursing School!/Help!

    Icare4u2 replied to SunRose7's topic in General Nursing

    been there-and now, 25 years later, my eldest daughter writes in one of her last college classes about her heros: my mom-she taught me that it takes a lot of work and sacrifice-but you can be a great...

  11. Any Deaf, Hard of hearing Nurses?

    Icare4u2 replied to Marvie's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    hi all!! i , too am hard of hearing and wear bilateral aids. i lost my hearing due to an extended illness. i do not know sign, but really do need to learn. there is an organization out there called...

  12. I thought I'd heard them all.......

    Icare4u2 replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    yep, my hubby is a nurse also and he's heard them all too...why didn't you keep teaching english? you have a masters in social work but you still became a nurse?!? why didn't you just go to med...

  13. Nurses with disabilities

    Icare4u2 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm a registered nurse with a disability and would like to hear from others who may be disabled as well. I would like to know if you have encountered difficulites with employers/co-workers. Thanks!!...

  14. Plantar fasciitis--it's killing me!!

    Icare4u2 replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    yup, know exactly what you mean. i invested in good shoes and inserts in the shoes especially for plantar fasciitis. mine had all but disappeared until i went back to working the clinic. that first...

  15. I am waiting for my CA NCLEX result!!! Please give me some positive thoughts ...

    Icare4u2 replied to imhopeful's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    anytime!!

  16. I am waiting for my CA NCLEX result!!! Please give me some positive thoughts ...

    Icare4u2 replied to imhopeful's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    ok, you guys are gonna do great!!! i'm so thankful there are so many of you out there who were willing to make the sacrifices, work so hard, put social and family lives basically on hold to become...

  17. NO weekends,puhleaseee!

    Icare4u2 replied to rxrn's topic in General Nursing

    dutchgirl is right, too. interventional radiology, specials can be really good so long as you don't have to do the weekend call

  18. NO weekends,puhleaseee!

    Icare4u2 replied to rxrn's topic in General Nursing

    welcome!!!! pay for days and no weekends or holidays really depends on geographic area and what it is you are doing. i work in a clinic and i am on the east coast, but i work no weekends or holidays...

  19. Advise needed for a PA who breaks the rules

    Icare4u2 replied to uraqt2's topic in Correctional

    nope , i wouldn't do it either. it's that whole policy thing and the fact that you would be responsible if you do give it. sounds like someone thinks a little too highly of himself. good

  20. kicked out of tech job

    Icare4u2 replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    oh, please give me a break!! you would think that with as much help that is neeed in healthcare they would allow you to work!! seems to me that it is their loss. ah, well, live and learn. if it were...

  21. Calling yourself a "nurse"

    Icare4u2 replied to Jamie2887's topic in General Nursing

    i just moved from california and it is indeed illegal to call oneself a nurse in the state of california if you are not, in fact, a nurse. i spent a great deal of time trying to explain to a physician...

  22. What should????

    Icare4u2 replied to ThinkingNursing's topic in General Nursing

    i didn't always know i wanted to be a nurse. in fact, i tried to avoid any classes in high school that had anything to do with science, i did always want to do something to help others and eventually...

  23. Taking NCLEX Monday! Keep some fingers and toes crossed for me!

    Icare4u2 replied to blyn79's topic in General Nursing

    blyn: you will do gr8!! you've come this far and will ace it! i'm pulling 4

  24. I'm starting to hate my patients...

    Icare4u2 replied to txdude35's topic in MICU, SICU

    i totally relate to this because i've been in the same situation. some days you wonder what the heck you were thinking. it's also hard when you can't get people to understand you just care about what...

  25. Pending write up

    Icare4u2 replied to deaga's topic in General Nursing

    yup, i gotta go with what everyone else says here. sounds to me like there is someone bent on moving you out.:angryfire i say find another job and tell them hasta la vista,