copperkali

copperkali

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  1. Stress Relief after a BAD shift?

    copperkali replied to JStollRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Wine....lots of

  2. GA, CO, or TX Which state has a higher pay rate for RN?

    copperkali replied to gapeacheykeen's topic in General Nursing

    The pay in Co is much lower than anywhere

  3. Night Shift!!! How do YOU stay awake?

    copperkali replied to khampl's topic in General Nursing

    Lately we have been so busy I don't even have a chance to sit during the night. However when it is super slow, I will play solitaire or other games on my ipod, search the internet (what we can), or...

  4. No wonder we are getting nursing students who are only in it for $

    copperkali replied to JDougRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I made 65k a

  5. What would you change about nursing?

    copperkali replied to Tay245's topic in General Nursing

    No charting would be magnificent. I'd get to spend more time on patient

  6. Any overnight nurses?

    copperkali replied to lpn-ny's topic in General Nursing

    I usually sleep from 9am to 1 or 2 in the afternoon. I can't sleep any longer than that I have a hard time sleeping during the night let alone the day...It

  7. Men: Are catty / backstabbing / selfish female nurses typical, or not?

    copperkali replied to Streamline2010's topic in Men in Nursing

    It's not just nurses, that would describe women in

  8. IMs and aspirating blood

    copperkali replied to soxfan80's topic in General Nursing

    I always aspirate, but have never gotten

  9. Anyone going for IBCLC?

    copperkali replied to MamaRose's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used to think I wanted to, but I spent the day with lactation on Monday and it was BORING! I learned a lot of great stuff, but I would never want to be a full time Lactation

  10. Postpartum Sleeping Pill

    copperkali replied to Jemma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have ambien 5-10mg as a standing order. We only give it

  11. Caring for infants when mom is unable and no newborn nursery exists

    copperkali replied to mthuckleberry's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do this too. Lots of times we don't have a CNA so the unit secretary (if we have one) will sit with the babe for a few minutes. Sometimes it's nice to have to "babysit" because you can't really...

  12. Pumping at Work???

    copperkali replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I'm glad I don't work with people like

  13. EMLA Cream with Circs

    copperkali replied to rickdon19's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I find this funny, because I just saw my first circ with EMLA two days ago. I've never seen that before and I was like what the heck!! I've only seen it done with lidocaine before

  14. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    copperkali replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh...Human Resources Generalist for 6

  15. What has ended up in your pockets?

    copperkali replied to Forever Sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I have found alcohol prep pads, empty medication blister packs, a whole small jar of sublingual NTG (OOPS!), paper towels with vitals written all over

  16. Baby during NS = bad idea?

    copperkali replied to gumby1411's topic in General Students

    I would really wait until after school. Why make nursing school harder than it already is? Just my

  17. how old were you when you decided to become a nurse?

    copperkali replied to bridezillatobe's topic in General Nursing

    I decided at 21 when I had my son. I wanted to be an L&D nurse. I didn't get into nursing school until I was 26 (tried accelerated BSN programs for years with no luck). Just finished at 28 and...

  18. What advise would you give to your younger self?

    copperkali replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    Boys are bad. Stay

  19. Colorado New Grads- Do you have jobs?

    copperkali replied to Work in Progress's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I think that would be an awesome job! I'd love to work for planned

  20. Take your spouse to work day.

    copperkali replied to lucylu 777's topic in General Nursing

    This is hilarious, because I went to work with my boyfriend last week. He calibrates methane wells and let me tell you his job SUCKS!!! I have a whole new respect for him now. He makes good money...

  21. HCA New Grad Program?

    copperkali posted a topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hello, I was wondering if anyone has gone through a new grad program at any of the HCA hospitals in the Denver area. How was it? I start at the end of July and just want some feedback from anyone...

  22. HCA New Grad Program?

    copperkali replied to copperkali's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I just applied for several jobs, and a recruiter contacted me back in April. I went in for 2 interviews and after the second they said they wanted to hire me contingent on passing my boards which I...

  23. HCA New Grad Program?

    copperkali replied to copperkali's topic in Colorado Nursing

    What did you dislike working for Swedish? Since they are both HCA I figure they are somewhat similar in how they run things. Anything specific you didn't like?

  24. Quirky Habits?

    copperkali replied to dorisc1981's topic in General Nursing

    I shave every single day. If I take a shower I will shave my legs. People think I'm crazy, but I really don't feel clean unless I do. The only exception is if for some reason I don't take a shower...

  25. HCA New Grad Program?

    copperkali replied to copperkali's topic in Colorado Nursing

    **crickets**