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kookiepumpkin

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  1. Can an RN work as a CNA?

    I would call around. Some hospitals don't have CNAs anymore. I'm in Socal , at my hospital we have PCAs and sitters. CNA license is not
  2. I came across this on a job search
  3. Patient load on med/surg

    I'm considering moving to FL. But I'm spoiled by CA staffing ratios 1:5 on med/ surg floor. What is the general ratio in hospitals in
  4. Canadian RN - cannot find work

  5. Older RN

    I'm 56 working in an acute surgical setting. I'm struggling with the ever increasing demand of real-time charting, Management is auditing faster across several topics than I can input/ update. It...
  6. Hearing Impaired Nurse

    Hi there, I get you! I was just told that I have moderate hearing loss and am niw facing getting hearing aids and trying to figure out which stethoscope will work. I joke around a lot to cover up...
  7. How much personal info do you share with pts?

    I just went through an encounter with a pt with a drug seeking, manipulative personality disorder. I am originally from Europe, my accent is subtle but noticeable. It frequently becomes a subject of...
  8. I feel your pain. I wrote my resignation letter one night shift when I just couldn't hold it together anymore. I felt that we were understaffed , had unstable patients , a lot of float nurses, admits,...
  9. nurses with cancer

    Hello, I was diagnosed w, Breast cancer while on my first travel assignment. Since then I've had axillary lymphnode dissection and am doing chemo now. My travel company has offered me per diem work...
  10. I fainted today in the ICU!

    Yes, on my first day of OR observation I nearly passed out too. I felt it coming on when the scalpel cut through the first layer of an abdomen. The preceptor had her eyes on me and guided me to a...
  11. Personal hx of cancer & going into onc nursing...

    Congratulations! Hope it works out for
  12. Personal hx of cancer & going into onc nursing...

    Sounds a little like my own story. I am a breast cancer survivor. Which caused me to change my specialty to oncology 8 months ago. When I went for my interview my hair was still very short, I thought...
  13. This cancer is killing your loved one. We can't do more than we already have, don't keep asking for miracles. Change the code status to DNR, sign up with hospice and take him/her home and enjoy the...
  14. Day One in the Life of a Nursing Student

    So sorry to hear that you had so little support from the mentor, tank god for the tech and the clinical
  15. nurses with cancer

    Just an update: It has been almost a year since my DX of BC. I survived chemo and just finished radiation last week. During the last three months I have occassionally worked through registry when my...
  16. nurses with cancer

    Yes, I would imagine when they see the medication list they can ask you but you don't have to answer. If you do they have to keep it confidential and can't withdraw the job offer. I also will start...
  17. nurses with cancer

    Beejay, good luck for your upcoming wedding! Hope2007, I also believe that you don't have to disclose your Dx to your employer unless it'll interfere with your required duties.And as afraid as...
  18. Iv education

    Congratulation to both! I'm having similar thoughts about infusion therapy nursing. I also am currently undergoing chemo followed by radiation. My thoughts are to find a hospital with an oncology...
  19. nurses with cancer

    Thanks for sharing your stories! I am now on weekly Chemo for 8 more weeks. The SE are much easier to take. I'll try to get some hours through my agency again. After all the TX and rad is over I'm...
  20. nurses with cancer

    Thank you midcom and dpbrown523 for sharing your stories! 2 weeks ago I dropped my WBC's, picked up a virus and got pretty sick for about a week. I am now on weekly Taxotere for 8 more weeks. The SE...