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The other night I shook my husband and told him to get that call light for me... :)

My first husband died of this brain tumor 6 years ago; he was 30... Our neuro-oncologist was wonderful. We understood that all treatments were to prolong his life; not cure it... He did debulking surgery twice with chemo waffers the last time and als...

I have a 35 minute drive to work and home... I work 3 12 hours shifts and love the 4 days off... I would do what you want to do, but I have found that the drive is actually nice. It makes me prepare for work and on the way home, I can relax before de...

I don't have a paper proof anymore. When I renew, I get nothing... It is all online now... Don't worry.

Key issues to me are that I don't give the RN's a bad assigment; meaning 3 of the 4 are discharges (Leaving them open for all the admissions). I also try to keep the rooms close together so the nurses are not running from one hall to the other... I t...

I have been a RN for 14 years and still have days like that... The only difference now is that I really don't let it bother me... Tomorrow is another day and if you did not kill anyone; life is good... lol

All of us at work use Allnurses and LOVE it...

Sure makes a great shift, doesn't it? I think we need to brag and compliment the good; not just talk about the bad...

You will find that there is school book nursing and 'real world' nursing... You have witnessed the real part... It is up to you on how you decide to practice; Good luck...

I always get a Dr note so if there is ever an issue, I have proof that I was really sick. It is sad that we are the ones to take care of sick people and sometimes, I am more sick than the patients that I take care of. I have had many instances where ...

It can be dormant in a person's system for years too, so he may not have cheated on her either.

You can put a tegaderm on the patches too...

I work 12 hour nights and would not change a thing. I feel like I have more of a life then working days. I am able to see the kids get off the bus and then I make them supper and do homework before I head to work... In the AM, my husband gets them re...

I was transfering a patient from the bed to the wheelchair and he had his arms around my neck. When moving him, he became limp and I said for him to please help me and stand as tall as possible. He was 300 pounds, 6 foot and I am 175 pounds, 5 foot 3...

I work 12 hour nights and the night before I work, I sleep from about 10-4; get up to cook and be with my family before work... Then I go to work all night. When I get home, I sleep from about 9-3 if I don't have to work that night; otherwise I try t...

My husband is a computer programmer and we met online... He knows not much medically and I know nothing about computers... We fit great.

I work 12 hour nights and usually go by pretty quick. Most patients don't sleep like the world thinks. I spend a lot of quality time teaching and talking with patients and their families... Love nursing.

My first husband died from a brain tumor and I know how you feel. You want him to live, of course; but feel like you cannot get on with your life until he dies. I felt the same way and part of me was guilty; but the other part was not... My husband ...

Back in my day, I had to wait 4 weeks... Imagine that... Good luck; what happened?

I was raised in Marshfield and worked at Saint Joe's for 5 years on the cardiac floor. The hospital is great and you will learn a lot. Now, Marshfield is nothing great; especially for single people. It is a small town and we lost a lot of Dr.'s beca...

I am very proud of my BSN and when I started HR did not put it on... Luckily for me, they gave me a new one with the correct information... Do I think I am better than an ADN? Heck no; but I worked hard and went to 5 years of college for my degree a...

Snot and trachs... When I was pregnant, I could hardly suction a patient... Thank goodness for RT guys/gals... This is silly, but I HATE cotton balls. The sound, the feel... My husband thinks this is funny and puts them all over me... Feels like nai...

I live in Wisconsin and there are openings. The "thing" I find is that they are hiring casual, so they don't have to pay benefits. I am casual and can work my 3 12's no problem. I have my hubby's benefits, so I can pick my schedule. No weekends or ho...

My first job right out of RN school was a charge RN at a long term care facility. I was supervising other RN's and LPN's who had worked there 30 plus years... I was 22 at the time. It was very intimidating to me because the only reason I was charge w...

I have gone to work when sick because I would have felt guilty calling in, but a few of my patients said to me that I sounded sicker than they did and should go home... That was when I was a new nurse; now if I am sick or my kids are sick, I call in....