Retired R.N.

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  1. How do I make the switch to nights?

    Retired R.N. replied to vmilty's topic in General Nursing

    The first thing to do is to put an answering machine on your telephone and let it screen ALL your calls 24 hours a day. Do not return any calls during the hours when you would normally expect to be...

  2. Any Austin Texas nurses here?

    Retired R.N. replied to dreatx's topic in General Nursing

    survive? yes. maybe not in the style to which you would like to become accustomed, however. don't forget that texas is an "employment at will" state and is very weak in the union field. this means...

  3. CNA before RN

    Retired R.N. replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Students

    NanSeeH, > My daughter is a CNA working full-time in LTC. She's been a CNA since she was 16yrs old. Her plan was CNA,LVN,RN; in her high school she was able to do her aid training and LVN prep...

  4. If you could change NURSING what would you change?

    Retired R.N. replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    i would change the entire structure of nursing organization and education to cover everyone from cna through lvn, and all levels of rn. instead of bickering about the various levels of education, we...

  5. I Quit!!

    Retired R.N. replied to Shannon RN 2be's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations for deciding to quit smoking. For many people, quitting is NOT easy, and if you are one who "backslides," don't be too quick to criticize yourself. If you remember, you didn't become...

  6. What Gets to You??

    Retired R.N. replied to mshooha's topic in Emergency

    The worst thing in my list is gangrene. If I never have to smell it again, I will consider myself truly

  7. Smoking while on O2-bad idea

    Retired R.N. replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    > (And you would be stunned at the number of staff of pulmonary/Onco/RT that smoke) What I found even more shocking was that I was actually chewed out by a head nurse because I requested to be...

  8. Nursing and Piercings

    Retired R.N. replied to futureTMA's topic in General Nursing

    It probably varies with the part of the country where you practice, but I can guarantee that you would offend many senior citizens in conservative areas. However, they would either be too polite to...

  9. Nurse NOT among the fastest growing jobs/careers

    Retired R.N. replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Not EVERYBODY in Texas loves George Bush! If you will remember, the majority of votes in Austin were for John Kerry. The pay for nurses in Texas is low, and will probably continue that way as long...

  10. Interesting Study...

    Retired R.N. replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    That help page for MSIE doesn't help a bit for those people who use the Mozilla Firefox browser. Maybe you could post a link to the picture

  11. Pet Peeves

    Retired R.N. replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't call it a miracle, but resting quietly in a safe place can do wonders for a person who has arrived in a stressed-out condition due to trying to drive an automobile under adverse conditions....

  12. Pet Peeves

    Retired R.N. replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of proper eating habits... My favorite food peeve is those ubiquitous "Got Milk?" ads with their cutesy little white moustaches. When I visited a junior high-school cafeteria, and noticed...

  13. Starting clinical; need new shoes! Please help!

    Retired R.N. replied to KiwiAngel_18's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    First hint: Go shopping when your feet are at their largest size. (After you have been standing or walking all day, or whatever...) Second hint: Plan on buying at least two pairs of shoes,...

  14. Pet Peeves

    Retired R.N. replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

    Very simple! The patient's condition deteriorated during the trip to the

  15. Is the old time nursing field better than now? less paper work?

    Retired R.N. replied to waterfall's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it was very different back in the earlier days. When I graduated in 1952, a 3-yr diploma nurse was a very respected person in the community, although she was expected to dress "appropriately"...

  16. Commute time?

    Retired R.N. replied to rnbeauty's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Look into any good Anatomy & Physiology book and see what it says about the body's need for sleep. Then Google "Sleep Deprivation" and study a little more. If you fall asleep at the wheel because...

  17. what kind of jobs does a RN do

    Retired R.N. replied to pritampaulsingh's topic in General Nursing

    You are making a wise choice in starting as a CNA and learning what nurses do before deciding to become one. I think it's really sad to see students drop out half way through nursing school because...

  18. why are cna's treated like they are stupid and replaceable?

    Retired R.N. replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry, but I prefer the ladder idea with its inherent possibilities for advancement for those who are willing to make the effort to study and learn more. Nothing is more demoralizing than the feeling...

  19. We need a Nursing TV show

    Retired R.N. replied to jbeck817's topic in General Nursing

    Another good reason why experience as A CNA should be a prerequisite for admission into higher levels of nursing programs. We'd be doing everyone a favor by weeding out the unsuitable personalities as...

  20. why are cna's treated like they are stupid and replaceable?

    Retired R.N. replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree completely with this proposal of requiring experience as a CNA as a prerequisite for admission to any other nursing program. If this were done routinely, there would be no question about what...

  21. We need a Nursing TV show

    Retired R.N. replied to jbeck817's topic in General Nursing

    So, what's all this doubletalk about nursing being an autonomous profession? It might sound good on the position papers drafted in the ivory towers, but doesn't play out worth a darn where the great...

  22. We need a Nursing TV show

    Retired R.N. replied to jbeck817's topic in General Nursing

    DusktilDawn, All of those scenarios are absolutely true! I hate to say it, but I think nursing has gone backwards in many ways over the years, and it seems to have been part of a very clever plan...

  23. We need a Nursing TV show

    Retired R.N. replied to jbeck817's topic in General Nursing

    How about showing some of the results of understaffing? What is it like to be the nurse driving home after working the third consecutive night of mandatory 12-hour shifts -- and she has a serious auto...

  24. Worst nursing experience

    Retired R.N. replied to Alpha13's topic in General Nursing

    The very worst was scrubbing for the delivery of a thalidomide baby and then taking that deformed body to the

  25. dress code policies in hospital setting

    Retired R.N. replied to ianpstudent's topic in General Nursing

    What is it so difficult about keeping clean caps on hand? Get the flat kind that can be machine washed. Dip them in a thick starch solution and "paste" them to a refrigerator or a plate glass mirror...