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  1. How old is to old

    nebrgirl posted a topic in Emergency

    How old would be too old for a ER nurse? Like a Trauma II

  2. Sponsor relapsed

    nebrgirl replied to TorsadesRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Glad your moving, but if you don't find what you need there then keep looking. At one point when I was I was dealing a "different sort of issue" I drove 1 hour each way once a week for a...

  3. outpatient psych

    nebrgirl replied to PsychRN29's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, my pay was less. But it was were I wanted a job and I learned a lot. Money isn't always the end all be all. I also liked that it was M-F 8-5 (Actually we had one evening we worked until 7)....

  4. Nurses at Disney

    nebrgirl replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Do they have psych nurses, I'd like to work with

  5. CNA "not a good fit"

    nebrgirl replied to Healing Soul's topic in General Nursing

    Someone mention something about "in today's economy"....Gee what about creating a good pool of workers for when you have trouble finding someone young enough to do the job? Others have said but I...

  6. Mount Marty vs Clarkson College CRNA programs

    nebrgirl replied to nursesunflower's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Are you from the area? Have no thoughts about the schools themselves, but living in Yankton is a whole lot diff than living in Omaha. As a result Clarkson may be easier to have the advantages of an...

  7. Do you prefer 8 or 12 hours shifts?

    nebrgirl replied to Studentnurse143's topic in General Nursing

    Wish my 8 hrs. was really only 8, but I agree 12 just leads to burn out. When it goes ok, 12's are fine...but when it goes to heck....they never end. Even though I usually put in more like 8.5 or 9...

  8. Wage and hour law RE: RN vs LPN

    nebrgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anybody know excatly how this law reads? One web site said RN's can be consider excempt employees just by virtue of being an RN and an LPN cannot. By the way I have graduated and passed the...

  9. God, my feet hurt!

    nebrgirl replied to chall2011's topic in General Nursing

    Not a shoe answer, but freeze two empty plastic pop bottles with water, then roll them over your arches, ice takes out

  10. How to tell your mom it may be time to stop chemo?

    nebrgirl replied to cowspotzchic's topic in General Nursing

    My prayers are with you. I went through a similar thing with my sister who was an optimist until the end (she is probably still an optimist). Obviously every Doc is different, and while her...

  11. failed lift test, may have lost job offer..

    nebrgirl replied to lovescapeRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Our hospital does the same kind of test, and I also am not a big fan of it....if they expect you to lift 50lbs why do they invest in costly lifts? I've always considered lifting patients other "than...

  12. Nurses at Disney

    nebrgirl replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Apparently they don't have to pay u sounds like lots of people are all excited about the idea...but Mickey and Minnie scare

  13. Resume thoughts

    nebrgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone have any great suggestions on resume guides/books/on line templetes? Anyone have thoughts about using a service vs. doing it yourself? I'd like to put one together general enough to use for...

  14. When does the responsibility of a nurse start/end ?

    nebrgirl replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like an issue to take to Labor authorities....I had a job once where we often had to "work" without pay....Wage and hour Department of Labor stepped in and we got retro

  15. Aging parents of a health care professional

    nebrgirl replied to WillowNMe's topic in General Nursing

    I am taking care of my mother, currently, I'm lucky because I can. It started by "accident", but I have truly benefited from it. I know that sometimes due to the illness/needs level that it isn't...

  16. Code Blue Experiences

    nebrgirl replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    So has anybody ever heard back from a successful code, were they grateful or wish they could have "gone towards the

  17. Cured of cancer, now looking for new RN job

    nebrgirl replied to OrionQuiltsRN's topic in General Nursing

    It was time to take a break to address some of my other life goals. (maybe a bit less than 100% honest, but discrimination is real, so keep it very

  18. New Grads...Teaching Hospital vs Community Hospital

    nebrgirl replied to Old.Timer's topic in General Nursing

    One of the "advantages" of a community hospital is in fact there is more people knowing everyone, on the other had learning experiences are limited, just because more serouis cases a quickly...

  19. Nurses: If jobs were equally abundant in America, where would you most want to work?

    nebrgirl replied to Samian Q's topic in General Nursing

    Tonight, somewhere warm. With great nurse/pt ratios, cheap quality housing, and awesome scenery...is that too much to

  20. Should I stop trying?

    nebrgirl replied to TmC1999's topic in General Nursing

    You might want to try a little networking...do you know anyone who works there? Friend of a friend that could arrange a meeting and do something to put in a good word for you? Anytime you could...

  21. What's your favorite

    nebrgirl posted a topic in General Nursing

    What's your favorite "foot treat" after a long day? I use to like rolling them on a frozen bottle of water. (like an old coke bottle)...but tonight they would love a handsome prince to come rub them...

  22. cruelest thing I heard a nurse say

    nebrgirl replied to work67's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse talking about my sister who was unmarried and did not have children "Oh she doesn't have any family?" Who am I chopped

  23. What so you think is the biggest problem in Health Care?

    nebrgirl replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    it's both extremes...insurance and pharmacutical companies raking in big bucks, and a medicad system that is broke. Insurance and pharmacutical companies need more government oversight, medicad needs...

  24. Nursing school sucks!

    nebrgirl replied to utadahikaru's topic in General Students

    Don't say this...but think it to yourself....someday soon they'll be sick,,,,and then they'll wish they had been different. Might happen or maybe not, but it's one of those sick fantasy thoughts...

  25. Pet Peeve

    nebrgirl replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    Really I get the need to get some sense of "how long should this appt. be scheduled for....but it drives me crazy to try and explain to a receptionist (no medical training) what I need to see the Dr....