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  1. Wanting to know different countries approach to health care and nursing

    scrabblern replied to SteveBRN's topic in International Nursing

    Hi Goxy, I was so glad that you took the time to write about nursing in Serbia. I grew up in Belgrade and left for US when I was 18, back in 95. I became an RN here. I had no idea really what nursing...

  2. one of -those- questions

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

    thank you everyone for your

  3. Sali-wipes for Eyecare?

    scrabblern replied to NICUnurseKatie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i wear contacts and use saline solution to clean my eyes. the liquid produced in eyes is closest to saline. saline is definitely more comfortable than

  4. one of -those- questions

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

    every time i witness it i get nauseous. i am not sure how long it would take me to get over it. i could see my potential instructors not being happy with

  5. Foreign (Nepal) educated Nurse, currently in New York under F1 visa, how to proceed?

    scrabblern replied to dexter1234's topic in International Nursing

    Here are my two cents. I am a permanent resident RN from E. Europe. I know that my answer kind of meanders but I think it will be beneficial to a lot of non-citizens who thinking of becoming RNs. I...

  6. Jobless Adn~ Rn?

    scrabblern replied to Bklyngurl's topic in New York Nursing

    i am looking here http://nyp.org/careers/car_eve/index.html and i don't see any open house type events for nursing. i got excited for a second there because i was going to be in philly on the 27th (i...

  7. Down in the dumps

    scrabblern replied to wabashcannon's topic in New York Nursing

    This, i think is what is the biggest source of your problems, reflected in your statement: "I never wanted to be a nurse in the first place" If you never wanted to be a nurse in the first place, the...

  8. rotating shifts?!

    scrabblern replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i had to read your message twice to understand what's going on.

  9. Volunteer Cuddling

    scrabblern replied to scrabblern's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    @stanley - totally not odd to be interested in that. i know of a (male) flight nurse that cuddled preemies in his spare time. his pic cuddling a baby is actually on the hospital's nicu cuddler...

  10. 24 week preemie

    scrabblern replied to SweetRN007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    that is amazing and it makes me happy to know that there are healthy people "out there" who were born severely so premature. i worry and wonder so much about what kind of life awaits the little

  11. My 1st NICU interview!!!!

    scrabblern replied to lilbug's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Here's a little link I think is helpful. Good luck! (I've been asked these dozen times)

  12. Possible Phone Interview

    scrabblern replied to WildcatFanRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    dear zoob i doubt it that you blew it by asking for a phone interview. phone interviews are conducted regularly across the states and it would be impractical and unreasonable for them to request of...

  13. ATTN: To those whose census is down: Free babies!!!

    scrabblern replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Please - send us your babies. We have a 34 bed level III and our hospital has lost its only high risk delivery doc and hasn't found another in over 6 months. We run on average 12 babies now (had even...

  14. 1st nursing job - NICU or OR?

    scrabblern replied to kmommy876's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I only knew two OR circulating nurses. The training is extensive and after it, they ended up doing one and the same thing for a while. They both got bored and left OR after a year. In OR you will have...

  15. Flushing UAC lines

    scrabblern posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ok, so we were going through PCEP skills tonight and were talking about setting up and managing UACs among other things. I've been in the NICU (off orientation) for about 6 months and before then I...

  16. Working in new NICU unit

    scrabblern replied to Mithrah's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm in Oklahoma, we still use triple dye and some nurses alcohol the cords with every diaper change. A nurse that transferred to our hospital from NW told me that some things that we do were 20 years...

  17. Starting Grad School: Tips & Suggestions from current grad students

    scrabblern replied to SteveNNP's topic in Post Graduate Students

    hey steve, i'm a nicu nurse and have considered moving to ny and doing a nnp in the future. how are your studies coming along? are you managing ok doing part time studies and ft work? i am worried...

  18. oh, my back!

    scrabblern posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    here's a long story, i hope i don't bore you with details. nursing is my second career and very cherished. i started working in CCU in '06 and i love my unit and my job. i have an old back injury and...