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Absolutely Awesome Thread!!!! Thank you soooooo much! If I may add to your thoughts: If you are considering traveling, Please give yourself 1 FULL year of experience in your area of specialty before your pack your bags. You need to be comfortable at ...

In my experience some of the best nurses are male. One in particular, an ex-SEAL, was the epitome of 'manly' The guy was as big as a house and none of it was fat! he was, and probably still is, married to a very nice girl (DARN it!!) . Professionall...

i agree that there are far to many doctors that will slap a label on people!! thanks for pointing this out! could we just try a few less pills and a little more exercise with some of the folks that come to us? not all, certainly, but at least some??...

I love the outdoors so I take a 30-90 min bike ride or go in my kayak out on the bay. Another thing I do is take lots of pictures (I'm a photo junkie) of the area. Meditation and exercise are wonderful for stress, they relax and focus the mind. I don...

LOL Ain't ER fun!!!

Happens here in little bitty Door County Wisconsin too. God help me, the next person who comes in saying the whole "I take a pink pill, a white pill"....etc thing....do you think making them write "I will learn the NAMES of my pills and keep a list o...

I have an old Tungsten C but I love it. I've even downloaded a bunch of eBooks to read (as well as the nursy-stuff). I use mine for everything. Pictures, books, reference, calendar, memo's, addresses. You name it. If I lost this thing I might as well...

Good luck Mam! let us know how things turn out for you!

OK Kemc, you're allowed to vent. This is a difficult and scary time. Believe it or not this is normal! You'll find that your anxiety will decrease as you get used to the routines and learn all of the stuff they didn't teach you in nursing school. Any...

LOL!!! OMG what was she thinking???

You should report the problem. ASAP.

Hi New! First of all there may be agencies that hire LPN/LVN's as travelers, but it's usually an RN position. Look around though. You may find a good company. Positions are 13 weeks as a norm but you can extend if you and the hospital are a good fit....

Hi Donna, Drew, and Donnabell!!! Nice to meet all of you too! Cathy

:welcome: Nice to meet you!

Amen Sister!!! :biere: Today's management is more worried about the PERCEPTION of the institution than the OPERATION of the institution. Let's try to get our priorities in order!!! Let's make them well, THEN make them happy!

Mine was brand new and 58/k with the financing. You can buy used ones for a lot less but I really didn't want to. Personal taste. If you use the same care that any sensible single woman would use in a strange city you're fine in RV parks. My neighbor...

LOL Good one!!! I had never thought about it!

Now that comment I can agree with! The poster asked for criticism not slapping. Look, next time just chart that you informed the ER physician. Don't chart his frustration. And do sit down and talk to him/her! Try to build a better relationship Anyone...

I try to give a good report but I'm afraid that I don't. To me most of the people can be described in just a few seconds. "ABD pain, IV 20 in the LAC, NS W/O, Urine in lab, CT prep started." Others take a while because of the nurses need to know abou...

I love it when, after 4 weeks at a new assignment I know all of the FF by name and complaint. Gimme a break! If I know your name you've been here FAR too much!

Hi Sarah! I'm Cathy I've been traveling for over 2 years now and I love it. I too am recently divorced. I've been to MD, WI, MO, MN, KS, MO (again), and now back in WI. I bought an RV in January and now I full time in it. Believe me, if you're think...

I don't think that your intention was to cause this situation but it happened. You and the doctor may want to sit and talk about what happened and try to fix your relationship. Next time chart things like "Physician informed, no orders received" or ...

I've loved reading this! Here are some of mine: 1) Don't attempt to a hide crack pipe on your person just before a trauma CT series it WILL be found. 2) If you child comes in for febrile seizures for the 2nd time in 24 hours, and you say that you co...

Man! do I agree with you! 'Nuff Said

Last month we had both a nurse and a doctor injured by a psych pt in the ED where I'm assigned. The doc is back at work but the nurse is out for at least the summer. There were complaints filed by both of the injured staff (and the 2 police officers ...