nurse_robin

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1. Do I have to attend a school loisted on the CA BRN website?

   nurse_robin replied to Catfish RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

   That's funny, I was just looking at the same site on the CA BRN. I also had the same thoughts cross my mind. I live in CA and work with a woman who got an online BSN degree (Jacksonville, I think)...

2. Job Discrimination...despite nursing shortage

   nurse_robin replied to OliveVinesRN's topic in General Nursing

   i understand your feelings about being mistaken for the nursing assistant, housekeeper, etc. i am african-american and work in a small rural hospital and am the only black person in the icu....

3. Confession is Good for the Soul

   nurse_robin replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

   Hi HBS, I'm sorry that you have those feelings. I just got this in an email today and hope it can help you think thru your dilemma: ?The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the...

4. harmful effects of high-protein diets?

   nurse_robin replied to littlebear5521's topic in Pediatric

   Not sure, But I've been on and off the Atkins for a while now and the last 2 times I have attempted it, I developed kidney stones within a month or so.... didn't catch it last time, but this time it...

5. If ONE more person tells me......

   nurse_robin replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Emergency

   I don't get it either! That makes no sense to me. Sounds like things my MIL used to tell me when I first became a nurse...."Girl you should work for the state as a caseworker...that's a good job"...

6. Dreading Work Again!

   nurse_robin replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

   How about Home Care? You're more independent; have more autonomy , and most patients are a joy to work with. It's nice to be able to concentrate on 1 patient at a time, and they really appreciate...

7. Lymphedema Therapy

   nurse_robin replied to 5150dx's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   OOPs! I think I was asking the same thing; how did the seminar

8. Lymphedema Therapy

   nurse_robin replied to 5150dx's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   Just ran across your post today and am wondering. I am looking into this as this is something I may be interested

9. RN Independent Contractor

   nurse_robin replied to cpk's topic in Home Health

   Thanks Wyoming! I sent you a priate

10. Hospital RN/Will I ever grow to like it?

    nurse_robin replied to Jill03RN's topic in General Nursing

    A Baylor Program is one where you work 12 hour weekends in exchange for full time pay and benefits. When I did it it was 3 out of 4 weekends/month although it varies.

11. If you could get a masters degree now, what would you get?

    nurse_robin replied to t2000JC's topic in General Nursing

    Same for me! Either Acute Care or Geriatric

12. Hospital RN/Will I ever grow to like it?

    nurse_robin replied to Jill03RN's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated at a time when everyone said you had to pay your dues to med/surg. Well I lasted 3 months at a full-time med/surg job......was lucky enough to get a registry job, then a Baylor...

13. Demerol is passe?? Can anyone fill me in?

    nurse_robin replied to steel magnolia's topic in Pain Management

    Yeah, there's usually an order for Demerol for fresh post-op pts during recovery for

14. Mature Nurses over 50

    nurse_robin replied to Su360's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Will be 46 next week ICU for me though I absolutely love Home Health and am thinking about going back if I can discipline myself to keep up on the

15. sometimes I just don't know what I want to be when I grow up!

    nurse_robin replied to jusjan67's topic in Nursing Career

    Don't feel bad; I'm 46, been a nurse for 20 years and am still trying to figure out what I wanna be when I grow-up! You can always become a nurse and then go into nursing infomatics or...