RN1980

RN1980

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  1. Which type of watch do you reccomend?

    RN1980 replied to perseveRaNce23's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i used to be a firm believer in $25-$30 walmart timex watches but i was always replacing the bands and batteries. in 2004 my brother bought me a lumi nox series 3000 for my tour in iraqi. it has...

  2. Working for IHS as a Grad Nurse

    RN1980 replied to gpan_gradnurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    who on here works currently or recently at ft

  3. Associates vs Bachelors

    RN1980 replied to Stacey03's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    as a former adn grad and a recent bsn upgrade grad i will share my opinion on this matter. i would love to make more money for obtaining my bsn, but i dont and many hospitals in my area will not offer...

  4. Feeling some heat after a nurse aid was fired...

    RN1980 replied to MassED's topic in Emergency

    atleast one good thing is you know the name of atleast one peron you cant trust. its always good to be aware of the trolls that lurk around on the unit, it ussually dont take long to spot

  5. On Call Staffing, Inc. or Guardian Angel Nursing?

    RN1980 replied to CrazyGoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    im in central mississippi and have never heard of them. im familiar with prime care nursing, they have contracts for home sitting

  6. Are YOU terrified to be a patient (and your loved ones, too!)

    RN1980 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    i have now worry at all if im admitted to my hospital. i co worker wife developed a PE that required emergent intubated and a few days on the vent in our icu. our icu was full and had many "real"...

  7. samford program

    RN1980 replied to RN1980's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    abe, ill send you a pm later if

  8. Actual officers?

    RN1980 replied to NursesLeadTheWay's topic in Government, Military

    BullydawgRN is a army reserve 1st lt. i think he actually just got back from his 2nd deployement to the middle east. i myself is just a e-4 (promotable) still waiting for a slot to open up somewhere...

  9. Nursing Advocacy -- an outsider's view

    RN1980 replied to Ado Annie's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    i dont look at myself being the sole pt advocate..everyone in invovled with the care of that pt should be its advocate. i really dont know why the phrase seems to place a certain crown upon our heads...

  10. Sexy nurse image in Hooters ad

    RN1980 replied to Jonathank's topic in General Nursing

    i wonder if i raise enough cain with their pr dept that they might send me gift card for a free yrs worth of eating there??? i love the wings, beer and the hooter girls are

  11. Am I Too Old To Become a CRNA

    RN1980 replied to Megabyte's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    imscary, i got a former co-worker thats in her senior spring semester in a program. she is 44. she claims the same issue with mind recall as you did. she said what helped her out was studying for the...

  12. Anyone got info about jobs near Columbus????

    RN1980 replied to 2 r MC1R's topic in General Nursing

    there is a moderate minmonite population here, primarily around the macon, columbus area. i think they are little more liberal than amish folks are. my grandad ran a farm feed store just over the...

  13. LSU SRNA sues over hazing

    RN1980 replied to Class2011's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    wow..

  14. Anyone got info about jobs near Columbus????

    RN1980 replied to 2 r MC1R's topic in General Nursing

    well please see if you can bring some nursing unions with you if you come to

  15. Is it worth it $$$$ perspective??

    RN1980 replied to RNhubby's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    a girl i went to nsg school with has been a fnp for about 3yrs now, with a total of 6yrs as a nurse altogether. she told me she makes a base salary of $108,550yr in a internal med clinic. plus she got...

  16. You shouldn't be visiting this ICU patient if . . .

    RN1980 replied to Rabid Response's topic in MICU, SICU

    a coworker of mine was working at her partime job one night and a visitor fell alseep in the pts room in the unit. the staff heard the guy snoring in the bedside chair then heard a metalic "thud"...

  17. RNs tell your hospitals to hire new grads

    RN1980 replied to DedHedRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    understand that hospital management is in the buisness to make money while only having to employ the smallest amount of staff. they care little about how many nurses are in the unemployment line. i...

  18. samford program

    RN1980 replied to RN1980's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    appreciate the assistance giff, i went to a crna/srna website that is pretty much dedicated to anesthesia and anesthesia education and got my

  19. Circulators recovering

    RN1980 replied to nrsman1's topic in PACU

    dont care to visit you, i see first hand what the or circulators do, and they dont recover at my

  20. Circulators recovering

    RN1980 replied to nrsman1's topic in PACU

    no its not what i think about you..its what i know about the circulators that im exposed to at my hospital. they dont recover

  21. 25 pushups

    RN1980 replied to nurse2033's topic in Men in Nursing

    sounds cool to me. but it only takes one crabby sour grape snitchin nurse to spoil it for everyone. though i dont see any issue with it at

  22. Circulators recovering

    RN1980 replied to nrsman1's topic in PACU

    our circulators would crap on themselves if they had to do anything besides answer phones and run to grab extra equipment for the

  23. Want to do Flight, but, well, I cannot stop eating CRAP!

    RN1980 replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    have wanted to fly since i was a new guy in the unit, but i like to eat...alot. though im pretty active with wts and judo my matabolic rate seems slower than everyone

  24. got fired/got hired, but confidence shaken

    RN1980 replied to VivaRN's topic in General Nursing

    i agree, but she just reminds me of someone who really is mistrusting of any athurative figure. i think she really got screwd over by previous boss. hell, at times im very hypicritical and vigilant...

  25. got fired/got hired, but confidence shaken

    RN1980 replied to VivaRN's topic in General Nursing

    i work with a relatively new grad, almost a yr post nclex. her first job was in a local er spot. from all her co-workers there that i new claim that she was always on time, very helpful to staff and...