ReinventingMyselfAgain MSN, RN

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I've done a lot in my 30 years as an RN. Looking to do more.

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    Bad reference-Help

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to fuerza757's topic in General Nursing

    i don't think there's anything 'sketchy' about your story. your former employer, well that's a little sketchy. there would be no one left at my job if that were the policy!!! btw, couldn't they...
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    By law, how many hours can you work?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to BabyNurse513's topic in General Nursing

    i'm in ny. i've never seen it in writing, but i've been told it's 16 hrs. and yes, you can be mandated in an emergency (but i believe you cannot be mandated because they didn't staff appropriately,...
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    Nursing-related Tax Deductions

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    magazine subscriptions, professional memberships, acls and the like, license renewal, shoes, cell phone, mileage, conferences. hubby is a medic, and we go to a guy who does police, fire, ems!! he's...
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    Snow emergency excuse?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    you say this, yet you say you are a planner (which is not the case with the people i work with. and you do appreciate being the local one, being expected to come in. it purely is luck of the draw...
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    Game: Name that smelly drug

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Rhoresmith's topic in General Nursing

    i would say phenergan (along with many antibiotics) smell like formaldehyde. wait a minute, are you talking about skunk pills- aka cyclosporine (sandimmune)????? starts with a c and smells bad??? not...
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    Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, dear
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    Thinking about PACU

    ReinventingMyselfAgain posted a topic in PACU

    i applied for a couple of pacu positions, anxiously awaiting an interview. i had a question for you pacu nurses. how do enjoy (or not) the patient-nurse relationship in pacu? specifically, the...
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    Snow emergency excuse?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in General Nursing

    She thought about that (but asking to be paid if she came in early to avoid the weather). Hopefully there is some kind of plan in effect. They used to go and get people, but they don't seem to do...
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    What do you think is a major problem in nursing?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to sweetyjen's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i think that's why i'm going to stop complaining!! (because no one is listening, they're just
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    Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    omg!!!! the first time i heard that expression i almost fell to the floor!!!! :chuckle :chuckle
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    Nurse Bully?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    don't you just love happy endings????
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    Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    doesn't the hair get caught in the chain (or vice versa)??
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    Nurse Bully?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    actually, the initials are something else (not even going to say them). unfortunately, god cannot answer all of our prayers, but he answered ours, and she is leaving!!! good point about talking to...
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    baaaaaahahaha!!!

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to jnette's topic in Nursing Humor

    Oh no!!!!!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:
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    Blood transfusions

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to nursing04's topic in Medical-Surgical

    cool avatar (i miss mine, maybe i'll check out membership so i could express my personality again)!!! anyway, our heme/onc kids are febrile more than they are afebrile. they'd hardly get products...
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    Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    i'm such a simpleton- every post makes me crack up :rotfl: :rotfl: (at first, i wasn't sure whose pubic hairs you were referring
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    Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    you know, nobody brought up the 'barber' looking shirts as an alternative. the guys had to wear these in nursing school (with the collar and the zipper down the middle). i know a male nurse that...
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    Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    every time i check my e-mail and see a post for this thread, i can't help but laugh as i link to this site :chuckle . this thread is one of the funniest ones i've seen. i look forward to hearing...
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    Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    pardon the pun, but did this topic turn hairy, or are we still poking fun (i thought we
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    Dilemma: FORCED to float to med/surg - advice please!?!?!

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to anndoodle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    call me crazy (and please correct me if i'm wrong, any legals out there) but isn't it only abandonment after you've accepted the assignment? or if your relief doesn't show up and you leave? i don't...
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    Dilemma: FORCED to float to med/surg - advice please!?!?!

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to anndoodle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    while this was a rather unfortunate and stressful situation for you, it is all too common. i'm sure this is not what you want to hear, but i would imagine more than half of those reading this thread...
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    Blood culture techniques???

    ReinventingMyselfAgain posted a topic in Oncology

    I'm currently per-diem at 2 places, which have different protocols regarding blood cultures: At one place, we use "clean technique", (clean gloves, wipe the port w/ alcohol, draw blood into syringe...
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    Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    no thanks. actually, please don't!!! we'll take your word for it, (and we'll stick with the mental images you've ingrained in our minds :rotfl: :uhoh21:
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    Changing jobs before 1 year's stay:Anyone else done it?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to JacelRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    as a job-hopper, i am in total agreement. i can't stay where i'm not happy. in the same light, each job is a new experience, that builds on my past experience (even if the job s@#%s). and if it's a...
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    How do you deal with the stress of the job (too busy to take a break, etc.)?

    ReinventingMyselfAgain replied to HillaryC's topic in MICU, SICU

    i think that says it all!! and i agree (not about stepdown, but floor