Ok.....at the advice of our moderator....I am asking my question in a different way. For those of you suffering from chronic pain.....how do you make it thru? Do you take medical leaves, non-narcotic...
How about polycystic ovarian syndrome? I have pcos and I've never had a problem with a "disappearing period" but i know many other women that actually stopped getting their period due to failed...
Hey all, Well..I got the flu shot this morning at about 8am....by noon or a little later..I was sicker than a dog!!! I have a severe headache, severe body aches, shaking chills, and a fever. Also at...
I agree with the writers that have expressed their support for the wide/flare leg scrub pants...I bought a few pairs awhile ago and I luv em'.....I really like the Cherokee Work series..and they come...
Hey all, I am the only full time night nurse on our unit, therefore I get many calls from the supervisor....asking if I can come in extra because they are short, too busy, or someone has called in...
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Thanks for all the unique responses...I feel better now. You guys are right...my time away from work is my time away from work. I always remember what another nurse once told me...she goes... "Ok, you...
Hi, I used to do three 12 hour shifts in a row...and I agree with you..it just about killed me!!! By the third one..I was so tired that I was starting to feel un-safe. I don't know if i'm wimpy or...
Hey all, The other morning, I was in the hallway at work when I noticed a family member coming down the hall looking puzzled. I right away asked her if I could help her with something and she said...
Ok...this promises to be the very last thread about my potential job switch....I went and job shadowed yesterday at my new potential job...it's a telephone triage job, four days a week, day hours,...
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Thanks again everyone for your insightful input...I really appreciate it. I did decide to turn down the job. I would have liked to have tried it but that is so much money to be walking away from...u...
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That's just the thing...I"m not sure if I'll like the job better...u know? Sure..it sounds good now just cause' it's something different...u know? My initial thought when I shadowed was yeah..this is...
Hi all, Well...my dad had a stress test earlier this week and yesterday the nurse called him and said that it was abnormal. They made an appt. for him to see a cardiologist today and it was then...
Well....maybe not the hardest decision...but it's right up there. As some of you know, I've been wanting to get into the world of telephone triage for a long time now. Luckily...a full time position...
HI Debbie, I don't know if you've been following any of the general nursing boards or not but I just wanted to let you know that I did receive an offer for the job. She said that they (her and the...
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Thanks everyone for all the replies!!!! It sounds like the majority of y'all think I should go for it. I think I probably will:specs: I still want to job shadow for a few hours at least and ask her...
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Wow Slhsrn, That was a great post!!!!! Thanks for your input..I really appreciate it. Yeah...I do very much feel like that....I do feel like I"m in a "fog" most of the time..lol. I feel like I'm out...
Hey all, Overall, my current NM has been pretty good to me...but man has she been moody lately!!! You just never know from one day to the next how she is going to "be" when she comes in. This...
Hey all, As some of you may know...I have interviewed for a clinic telephone triage job within my facility. I am very excited about it because it's always something I've wanted to do. It seems...
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Yeah, I guess I can totally understand....I'm sure she does have a lot of coals in the fire at all times...and actually I don't envy her at all. Like I said..overall..I guess she has been pretty darn...
WebbieDebbie, I am so happy and excited for you.....It's so nice to finally find a nitche'...u know? I interviewed for a telephone triage job last week and I am anxiously waiting to hear if I got the...
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Rachel, Thank you so much for your response..it means a lot to me!! Gosh...first off..I wanted to say that I am so sorry for everything you are going thru right now!! I really wish you weren't going...
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I am the OP and I guess that's what I'm getting at. I wouldn't have minded preparing the flowers if I would have been asked to do so in a polite manner.... This lady was soooo rude though and had the...
Hey all, Ok...so I interviewed for this telephone triage job yesterday and I'm really, really excited!!! It's at the same facility...just clinic versus hospital med/surg. Anyways....while I'm...