NurseRachy

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1. do you ever felt like nursing is not for you?

   NurseRachy replied to 2008el's topic in General Nursing

   Every shift i doubt my choice of profession! Sad but

2. New Grad, Offered Position in clinic at Correctional Institute. Take it???

   NurseRachy replied to Carebear06's topic in Correctional

   Carebear06 - Firstly - good luck in your new job. You'll never know unless you try it. I have a couple of friends that work in prisons and they LOVE it. They always have officers around them and are...

3. Good Bye to Nursing for me...

   NurseRachy replied to healer27's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sorry to read that you have had a bad time in nursing. These issues are identical in nursing world-wide! I can fully identify with your issues expressed and they are very similar to reasons why i...

4. Christmas Gift for your unit from docs

   NurseRachy replied to fetch33's topic in General Nursing

   Hmmmmm... let me think...... Absolutely

5. master's degree in another field...will this help salary?

   NurseRachy replied to graceland's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately not in Australia either.... I'm in the same boat. I have qualifications in Public Health and Health Promotion...... The powers that be are struggling to see the connection to nursing...

6. Teachers Becoming Nurses

   NurseRachy replied to bblair's topic in Texas Nursing

   Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, I would LOVE to be a teacher. Mother was a teacher - really don't know how i ended up nursing..... can we please swap qualifications?

7. Anyone have a pt with non healing leg wounds?

   NurseRachy replied to wenbonmac's topic in Home Health

   How about medihoney? It's real honey from bees but a certain type with better healing properties. I have also used normal honey on myself, but that was just for a graze when i tripped. Worth a

8. Osteosclerosis??

   NurseRachy replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry Marla I've never heard of it either but I hope that everything ends up ok!! Sending good wishes..

9. Have you or someone you know been written up by a doctor?

   NurseRachy replied to jetta1's topic in General Nursing

   Hello jetta1, Yeah a good friend of mine was written up by a Dr because she paged the Dr to query a dose (INR 3.3 and 3mg of warfarin written up to give) and when the Dr called back she was really...

10. "Are you saved?" How do YOU deal with these types of questions

    NurseRachy replied to porterwoman's topic in General Nursing

    Wow - I've never been asked if I've been saved. I'm sure i would blurt out "from what, what do you mean?" Other than that I think I would just answer "yes thanks" and quickly busy myself with another...

11. My slow recovery from wisdom tooth removal

    NurseRachy replied to ~Kitty~'s topic in General Nursing

    ALL THE BEST!!! I fondly (haha) remember my 4 impacted wisdom teeth being removed. I had to go to a hospital's day surgery and had a general anesthetic. Well, I too had the bruising, SWELLING, pain,...

12. Cancer in a 5 y/o

    NurseRachy replied to jschut's topic in Oncology

    oh my gosh - that is terrible news! I'm so sorry to hear about that Julie. I'm keeping you both in my best wishes. Positive thinking ((((((((((Julielpn)))))))))))

13. I HATE nursing! (long)

    NurseRachy replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to hear that you are soo sad. i too would strongly recommend a drug rep job, or maybe work as a homeless outreach nurse- that way you might feel less like a bird in a cage. How about being a...

14. I love nursing but I'm too busy to:

    NurseRachy replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I love nursing but I'm too busy to run around and find the patients friend a different flavour of jam for the patients toast! (but i do it anyway cause I'm a

15. My niece cuts, and I don't know what to do

    NurseRachy replied to markjrn's topic in Psychiatric

    Sorry to hear this markjrn, sorry no advice just best wishes!