Shantas

Shantas

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  1. Please pray for us

    Shantas replied to PeachyERNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Wish you all the best....you will make

  2. Breaks

    Shantas replied to frog96's topic in General Nursing

    You guys have to answer the phone call even when you are having a pee?? Thats horrible....:angryfire We do the buddy system. If I go for my lunch break, my partner, usually a RN covers for

  3. Need Advice from any Fort Mac Murry Nurses

    Shantas replied to shinyparappally's topic in General Nursing

    Also its not too remote, its booming because of oil. Alberta is really very good place to live and work. After your contract you can always relocate to the cities like Edmonton and Calgary. Alberta...

  4. Need Advice from any Fort Mac Murry Nurses

    Shantas replied to shinyparappally's topic in General Nursing

    Is it Fort MacMurry Albreta Canada?? If thats the same Fort McMurray you are talking about then I can tell you a little bit about the place. The weather is very cold in winter, I never been there but...

  5. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Shantas replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I am also thinking the same....I dont want to be rude or anything and its not my intention to label anyone but after reading the post by CVT6702, it just reminded me of the charecteristics of...

  6. Why So Many Unhealthy Nurses?

    Shantas replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you!! Sometimes I treat myself with one of those

  7. Why So Many Unhealthy Nurses?

    Shantas replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    You guys are really making me feel guilty now....lol I was off all day and I got my self a huge In and Out burger....now I am looking at the burger and the threadmill which is standing beside

  8. holiday pay

    Shantas replied to Peppermintmocha's topic in General Nursing

    Wow only two paid holidays?? Thats awefull.... I work for Kaiser Permanente, we get 6 paid holidays I think. We also get 2.5 times for holiday pay and its for the whole 12 hour shift I

  9. Why So Many Unhealthy Nurses?

    Shantas replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Getting addicted to allnurses.com does not help either....now I read your post instead of doing some excercise....another

  10. Lets brag about our hospitals where we work!!

    Shantas replied to Shantas's topic in General Nursing

    Man I am envious of you.....we are not allowed to go online at all (no internet access....only the corporate website)....and we get soup cooked by a

  11. Why So Many Unhealthy Nurses?

    Shantas replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Majority of the nurses in the workforce are female. We not only have to deal with the stressor at work but also at home. For instance me, I have a full time job and I also work per-diem, so basically...

  12. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Shantas replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for clearifying it....some of the statements that you made are just too hard to beleive.....it must be quite an unusual feeling to have when you are able to experience all the things that...

  13. What are the barriers for career change for nurses?

    Shantas replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    I am a diploma holder RN. I would also like to get a BSN and perhaps masters but at this time of life I am not able to persue higher education its because I need a steady income. But then again when I...

  14. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Shantas replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry no offence....are you a nurse?? Or are you one of those psychic ppl trying to promote

  15. EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    Shantas replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    If you do that to some one 16 wont it be considered as child abuse?? Its an awefull thing to

  16. Ever Gotten STUCK w/a Needle???

    Shantas replied to nitesky83's topic in General Nursing

    I stuck myself with a dirty insulin needle when I was trying to re-cap it. I was a student nurse and I was patrified. Both my patient and I had to get tested and we were cleared....since then I never...

  17. If For One More Day.......

    Shantas replied to military girl's topic in General Nursing

    It would be my dad, I was 16 when he passed away....I was an unplanned pregnancy. In the country where I was born girls were liability, so many people told my dad that it was sad that he had another...

  18. What patient population do you enjoy working with the most?

    Shantas replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    I love working with elderly population, I love the stories of "good ol time" that they share with me. I took care of this 100 yrs old alert and oriented lady, I asked her what was the secret behind...

  19. What do you think should be the starting salary for nurses?

    Shantas replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    The one thing I did not like it there was I had to do both days, evening and nights...rotating shifts. But here in So Cal....either days, eveing or nights....is it still the same in

  20. What do you think should be the starting salary for nurses?

    Shantas replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    In So Cal where I work the starting wage for a RN is $30+....The Bay area even pays higher. For the jobs we do and also considering the cost of living I think we should get paid at least $40-...

  21. EEK! There's a woman in my room!

    Shantas replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry to hear what you went through. That was totally inappropriate and I would like to know if you have taken any kind of actions against that nurse who caused you to have both physical and...

  22. Comradery...??

    Shantas replied to TonyFl's topic in General Nursing

    You get to work with all types of individual when you work as a health care professional. I work in a very very busy med/surg floor, I hate working there, I am afraid to go there sometimes, sometimes...

  23. For all the nurses that want to quit...

    Shantas replied to HealthyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a nurse on a med/surg floor since 2003. I am afraid to go to work... Every time I have to respond to a code brown, I tell myself its for my mortgage payment, then when get yelled at either...

  24. MORPHINE and Dying Patients

    Shantas replied to constantlylearning's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry to say it but if you continue to hold on to these strong beleifs at work you can not be an effective nurse. When you take care of a patient you have to forget about what you beleive, you...

  25. Night Shift Nightmare

    Shantas replied to Stepher Gale's topic in General Nursing

    I can feel your pain.....we are all human..I also had a terrible experience one day during a day shift. I was covering for a RN who was on her lunch break. She did not tell me much about her patients,...