CASTLEGATES

CASTLEGATES

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  1. Another male idiot, asking stupid questions.....

    CASTLEGATES replied to wje9516767's topic in General Nursing

    I went to school back when you decided not to. I could care less about the stigma because I wanted to do it and I couldn't get a slot to med school. I'm mostly glad I did it. The responses here are a...

  2. Premonitions- I'm sure it's been covered before....but...

    CASTLEGATES replied to RhiaRN75's topic in General Nursing

    I got one so bad I called this someone and said you're going to die within 6 months if you don't xyz. He died, I was devastated. I still am because it really could have been prevented. The only...

  3. a resident died last night....

    CASTLEGATES replied to misspink789's topic in General Nursing

    Our culture doesn't deal with death too well. It's good for the soul to see what happens and realize death is a part of life. The answer? Yes it happened to me and I needed a lot of time to myself to...

  4. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    CASTLEGATES replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Michigan is where they paerk the kaer in the yaerd. Boston they paak the kaa in the yaad and on the eastern shore of MD, VA, etc they worsh with the worder. "Oh my heck" is a dead giveaway for a Utah...

  5. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    CASTLEGATES replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    cripes is a disguised word for Christ which is short for Jesus Christ (basically disguising an exclamation of that name to announce dismay or shock). For further interpretation it's basically calling...

  6. Had first experience of withdrawing pt care, emotionally drained, need some advice!

    CASTLEGATES replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    4 weeks...unacceptable for you to be alone. Must be a for profit system you're in;

  7. Education vs Experience

    CASTLEGATES replied to Airforce1's topic in General Nursing

    Because med school has a residency requirement and their hours are exponentially more than any nurse ever, and nursing education alone does not make a safe nurse. This is why on top of nursing school...

  8. How would you handle this?

    CASTLEGATES replied to tatara's topic in General Nursing

    I personally think it's funny and I think you learn as you go, how you're gonna handle it. I have a feeling they sort of wanted to be caught (it's a turn on for some--heightened awareness something...

  9. Had first experience of withdrawing pt care, emotionally drained, need some advice!

    CASTLEGATES replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    I won't pretty up my post so it may look rough; I hate killing people and no one understands unless they've done it! My first times were in a more conservative state where it would take a whole day...

  10. Laurel Crest nurses picket at courthouse

    CASTLEGATES posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/local_story_296235826.html In brief: Laurel Crest nurses picket at courthouse The Tribune-Democrat EBENSBURG-About 40 union nurses from Laurel Crest and their...

  11. Bumrungrad International Hospital in Thailand

    CASTLEGATES replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    I've gone there for care many times. It's good but expensive (for Thailand). You have many options and I strongly suggest you find someone you TRUST before going to Thailand. Check out the...

  12. tourist visa granted but went home to the philippines

    CASTLEGATES replied to gracielle86's topic in International Nursing

    Having dealt with immigration myself for someone else, I can tell you even if you get married, it's a year. If you've got family, you better have kids, a business a house and a good reason to go back...

  13. UAE Nursing and other Arab Countries Nursing

    CASTLEGATES replied to NurseMaster's topic in International Nursing

    I've looked into it and they don't pay what they used to. The best thing is to contact their embassy. I was checking into Saudi Arabia. UAE is expensive, though. I'd call their embassy in DC first....

  14. New and after some advice re USA

    CASTLEGATES replied to Royce Lidasan's topic in International Nursing

    The problem also is some of the Philippine schools turn out nurses beyond what they can hire in hopes to export them. It's reasonable citizens in the receiving country would be upset seeing yet...

  15. Pre-pulling Medicatons

    CASTLEGATES replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    I made a med error doing that and will never do that again as long as I live. Luckily he wasn't allergic. I tattled on myself immediately to the patient and the doc; it was an antibiotic. I will never...

  16. i am the most confused and unhappy person ever. please help me

    CASTLEGATES replied to mashamontago's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know when the impulsivity part of the brain is finished developing? Insurance rates are a clue; they lower drastically at 25 but really the age is 27 when we start to settle and the frontal...

  17. So are we all night nurses who are off tonight?

    CASTLEGATES replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yesss Suesquatch, I'm a night shifter at heart. My normal bedtime is 4-5am and here it is past my bedtime! I think it was the mountain dew! Working nights for so many years just has me nocturnal...

  18. Which position to accept???

    CASTLEGATES replied to topher-67's topic in General Nursing

    Reading your post, I think you know the decision. Go with your gut feeling! Sometimes it takes me writing it out to see what my gut says....it's in your words,

  19. Auto blood pressures?

    CASTLEGATES replied to Jay2daq's topic in General Nursing

    In the ICU, they were pretty close to the arterial lines (never spot on because of live reading and tissue) but they were pretty good. Make sure you've got it on tight enough and it's way up the arm...

  20. What is administration thinking?

    CASTLEGATES replied to UnionRN2's topic in General Nursing

    Stupidity runs deep there, apparently. It all depends on the cost centers and comp time. I'd suggest going to 100% self scheduling including comp time. Census is low, use your comp time! I worked for...

  21. Scared to move for job..anyone done it?

    CASTLEGATES replied to NurseDevonL's topic in General Nursing

    I interviewed for a job half way across the country, packed everything in a Uhaul and left. I never lived outside my state and knew nothing about the area and no one from there. Basically I opened a...

  22. the new person on the block !!!!!! HELP

    CASTLEGATES replied to coffee4metech's topic in General Nursing

    I worked where there was a large percentage of English as as second language nurses...they'd chat in their native tongue and stick together and literally plot little schemes against others. Any time...

  23. How to artfully dodge conversation?

    CASTLEGATES replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    I learned in SE Asia that not responding and silence was more effective than anything. Doing so and smiling was actually IS accepted response over there. I tried it here and it seems to work. I...

  24. RN's how much do you make here in Utah?

    CASTLEGATES replied to blueyezz71's topic in General Nursing

    They've been caught price fixing in Utah. Compare with other areas (Denver, Montana, etc) and you'll see a

  25. I'm probably nuts for asking, but....

    CASTLEGATES replied to d'cm's topic in General Nursing

    Why do liberals have to be on fire? Didn't we stop that a few hundred years