straba

straba has 8 years experience and specializes in SICU.

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1. reasonable orientation for an experienced nurse?

   straba replied to amzyRN's topic in Nursing Career

   8 12's sounds pretty reasonable. I loathe paper charts. Read: I loathe trying to decipher crappy

2. What's in your pockets?

   straba replied to tokmom's topic in General Nursing

   This is off topic, I know, but I can't help but read your thread title like Gollum "What has it got in its pocketses?" Anyway, I usually just have my phone, pens that don't write so well, and paper...

3. Attention Portland Nurses

   straba replied to Jspurgeonzoo's topic in Oregon Nursing

   Oops! I'm sure Maine has nice hospitals

4. Attention Portland Nurses

   straba replied to Jspurgeonzoo's topic in Oregon Nursing

   Don't know about pay, but I went to school in OR. Portland Adventist, OHSU, and Providence Portland are all great

5. Happy birthday to me! 35 years old and a new nurse!

   straba replied to karrie79's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Happy Birthday and congrats! I turned 35 the day I received my NCLEX results, and finished grad school 3 years later. You're never too old to go for what you want, in fact you're probably more...

6. Adn vs bsn vs does it matter?

   straba replied to MadisonG's topic in General Nursing

   If you're in Boston and want to get a job, it does matter. The degree doesn't indicate how smart a person is, but in more and more places, a BSN just opens more