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  1. Universal Health Care - Myths and Misconceptions

    rollingstone replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    "Universal Health Care" is socialized medicine pure and simple. Everywhere socialism is tried it's a failure, yet most politicians want to give you socialism while they enjoy

  2. Defibrilated a patient for the first time....

    rollingstone replied to louloubell1's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations on a successful defib. Don't sweat the small

  3. Can you believe this?

    rollingstone replied to LolaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm suprised she didn't ask for a beer to go along with that

  4. How Much Are You Worth Per Hour?

    rollingstone replied to gerry79's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever the market will bear. I now some nurses who are independent contracors who bill the hospital

  5. lifestyle of a RN

    rollingstone replied to indulgentmom's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I guess you'd be paid well if you work overtime routinely for an agency that pays top dollar. Then you wouldn't have time to do anything but eat and sleep and did you mention something about a...

  6. my feet are killing me!

    rollingstone replied to wintergreen's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Never go cheap on your shoes. I usually get NewBalance and Wife usually gets them on sale. Buying two pairs is a good idea since a nasty little spill or accident can happen when least

  7. UMC-Tucson

    rollingstone replied to rjbaileyrn's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'm on assignment at UMC now until the end of March. I have an excellent apartment in the foothills of the Santa Catalina mountains. We stayed in a hotel for the first two nights in town and obtained...

  8. Taking out the trash

    rollingstone replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I think your making a mountain out of a molehill. Personally, if a trashcan is overflowing I'll take care of it. It's not a big deal to me. I also tidy up the room. And while I'm on a roll I'll...

  9. Travel Nursing from Mexico

    rollingstone replied to Mantibob's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, haven't heard of anyone doing this. Interesting idea

  10. Do you have Malpractice Insurance?

    rollingstone replied to S.Lunsford RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I've got it and wouldn't practice without it. Annual cost about

  11. Loans & BAD credit

    rollingstone replied to JSB's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    When I went to nursing school the Detroit Medical Center was paying full tuition for students who would agree to work x number of years for the corporation after graduation. I think that most of the...

  12. Heart skipping beats....

    rollingstone replied to stephera's topic in Cardiac

    Do you smoke

  13. Any Navy Hospital Corpsman out there?

    rollingstone replied to ldshaw's topic in Government, Military

    Welcome jnette and congrats on your

  14. Any Navy Hospital Corpsman out there?

    rollingstone replied to ldshaw's topic in Government, Military

    traumaRUs-Time flies!! And I remember in Field Medical Service School one of my instructors, SSgt Cruz, said, "Gentlemen, the next war will be over oil." In light of current events and the recent past...

  15. The results are in

    rollingstone replied to nekhismom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations and welcome aboard. Now, fasten your seat

  16. Newly Licensed RN Wondering about Traveling

    rollingstone replied to HammerbeckRN's topic in Travel

    Definately one year current clinical experience and be ready to float to other units. I work telemetry, but the current contract calls for the traveler to "float first." It doesn't happen all the...

  17. Why Do We Push Ourselves? (Maybe long)

    rollingstone replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes patients comment, "Are you going to go on to become a doctor?" As if being a nurse in and of itself is not enough or just a "stepping stone" to something greater. I just smile and say,...

  18. Chillin'

    rollingstone replied to mary761's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, there is an area of less stress. It's called

  19. Any Navy Hospital Corpsman out there?

    rollingstone replied to ldshaw's topic in Government, Military

    Dale, nice to hear from another Michigander. Are you in Marquette?? I used to work in Petoskey, but have been travelling now for a year. I'm currently in Tucson and plan to be in Kalamazoo for...

  20. How do you get patients to give you a "very good?"

    rollingstone replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Emergency

    All any of us can do is our best and let the chips fall where they may. I don't really care about the satisfaction surveys the hospitals send out, but if a patient has a positive or negative comment I...

  21. Any Navy Hospital Corpsman out there?

    rollingstone replied to ldshaw's topic in Government, Military

    Discharged from Navy in '82 and graduated from nursing school in '92. Had several jobs in between, but Hm really was the seed that led to RN. Sometimes I think that if I would've stayed in the Navy...

  22. Can't take anymore

    rollingstone replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there, it'll get

  23. Any Navy Hospital Corpsman out there?

    rollingstone replied to ldshaw's topic in Government, Military

    Was an Hm with 1st Marine Brigade (good old 8404 grunt corpsman) at Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Air Station. Served '78 to '82. Only spent 18 months total at Kaneohe because once I deployed on my first...

  24. ICU websites

    rollingstone replied to gwenith's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thank you Gwenith!!! I've saved many of these links to my desktop. God Bless

  25. I p****'ed off a coworker

    rollingstone replied to BuffaloLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Take your husband's advice and forget about