trishie

the ole stricker frames..........had to make sure the locks were locked tight.said a prayer and then turned those poor ppl.................quickly!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and said a huge thank god that they werent flipped out of the frame:uhoh21:

the ole metal tubex..........didnt we fight over those like crazy?? and the hot ekg paper.been burned many times....and yes i rem the s&a's got burned on that test tube sev times till i learned how to hold it rite....some of these things i havent thought of in yrs....and before yall think i was working in the total * dark ages * i graduated nursing school in 1974.and am only 52 yrs olds...a babyboomer nurse!

rofl!! i havent thought of many of these in years... milk and molasses enemas slowly heated on the stove...and administered to the patient bath thermometers:confused: your hair had to be off the collar:devil: no socks allowed........white hose only! the shift supervisor on nights had to approve any phone calls made to md's..even if the patient was coding! those werent the days my friend!

ty dlhrn for replyin and i sure do want some more info about camc....................and yes i am moving back to the ole tri-state are.........and thanks to all for replying to the thread trish

ty ty sara for all your information maybe we will meet face to face and work together someday!! i dont remember the cost for movies when i was a kid but i do rem. these two things.gasoline for 50 cents a gallon and going to mcdonalds when i was in high school and a big mac fries and coke costing 95 cents.....wish many of those prices still in effect!! dang i guess i am telling my age this way haha trishie :roll

sarah ty ty for the further info.btw is your parents apartment available?? i'll be looking for an apartment or house in a few weeks if all goes well . please let me know. and btw when i became a rn in 1974 my starting pay was a huge $4.00 an hour hahahahaa seems very low now but was actually pretty good money way back when!! trishie

sarah.thanks for posting the link for me greatly appreciated. if you wish to let me know, do you also work at CAMC? Can understand if you wish not to divulge this. Again a big TY trish

gm ladies as a * old* nurse, ive been in this business for 29 years and have worked in several states ky ohio wv tenn va and texas i can tell you that almost all hospitals are the same just varying degrees of differences while i make more here in texas on the hourly rate than my last job in ohio they are constantly * callin* us off work by placing us on call for 3 bucks an hr....so the *big* pay raise i got by coming here has been nil look for the employer that gives uyou the least hassle,remember we all will work weekends holidays and off shifts until we can climb up from them. and yes many older nurses are leaving this profession in droves.we are gettin tired period but since i need to work to survive,,,,i'll continue to be a nurse. burnout is so bad in this profession and i think its cause no one ever thinks of nurses when it comes to ptsd we are never treated for this,,,we are told,its part of your job..live with it!! ty for lettin me vent and btw i am trying to move back to wv/ky/oh region thanks again

well i have heard that the 40-50 dollar an hour jobvs are in calif.. but the cost of living there is outrageous currently i am in texas and i sure dont make that kinda money in fact am trying to move back to the wv ky ohio area here while the pay isnt bad they are reducing our hours to the point that we lose anywhere from 12-36 hrs a payperiod.....sheeeeeeeeeesh am lookin in the charelston wv area.....any inside scoops i should know?? thanks trishie