bunrab

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1. Anyone get into nursing as a second career? Was it a good choice??

   bunrab replied to ruby_9c's topic in General Nursing

   nsg is a second career for me. first was for ibm, then i was an exotic dancer, and when i started getting too old for that, i became a nurse. the beauty of nsg is you can do so many different kinds of nsg and can work just abt any shift you want, a...

2. Does your facility use military time?

   bunrab replied to Maynmom's topic in General Nursing

   Yes we do use military time. In fact I use it even when I'm not working, force of habit I guess.

3. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   bunrab replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   I was an exotic dancer (best job I ever had!), but knew that as I approached my late 30s I'd need another career, so I went to nursing school. Thankfully I like nursing almost as much as stripping.

4. Birkenstock nursing shoes

   bunrab replied to vjcnurse's topic in General Nursing

   i too have birkenstocks, bostons, and altho they were expensive, $103, they last forever (two yrs and going strong), so they are actually less expensive than the sneakers i was replacing every three to four months.

5. mandatory overtime policy? need to vent

   bunrab replied to longtermcarern's topic in Geriatric

   we take turns, full and part time alike, and altho no one likes it, we do it if all else has failed, i.e. blast paging all the nurses on our unit for the available shift, trying to split a shift, i'll stay 4 hrs if someone else will come in 4 hrs ear...

6. Symapathy is not easy

   bunrab replied to shannon8282's topic in General Nursing

   wow, that's an awful way to be treated at such a difficult time. that rn needs a reality check. my experience was the complete opposite, thankfully. first let me say the rns at the kent county hospital er in warwick, ri are the best. altho the sur...

7. For the family and patient (long)

   bunrab replied to orrnlori's topic in General Nursing

   outstanding...just when i was beginning to get a little jaded.

8. This Lesson Was Taught By A Four Year Old Child

   bunrab replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

   wow. i'm going to pass that one along.

9. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   bunrab replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   nurses who say aw-toe-log-us instead of autologous. emphasis on "log" instead of "tol". nurses who say orientated instead of oriented. people who don't know the difference btwn good and well, as in i did good on that test instead of i did well on th...

10. I wish I had a nickel for........

    bunrab replied to petiteflower's topic in Emergency

    Repat, you are so right!!! That was my 4th admit today, "I gave the list to the doctor downstairs". Since I'm on the unit, not the ER, I have the luxury of simply asking the pt (after they say "the purple pill for my stomach, the white one for water...

11. Anatomy Class

    bunrab replied to kaitlynsmomma's topic in General Students

    purplemania is right, that's how i studied a&p, and i got an a. let me add this...in the study group use flip charts and dry eraser boards with diff colored markers and plaster poster paper up around the room your in with the names of what you're...

12. I p****'ed off a coworker

    bunrab replied to BuffaloLPN's topic in General Nursing

    canoehead is right. i had a horrific day friday (new computer system, slow unit secretary). i ended up leaving three blood transfusions, two units each, and two central line dsg changes for second shift. know what the pm rn said to me? that's wha...

13. What is your specialty?

    bunrab replied to sonja24's topic in General Nursing

    ortho, 10 years. fell in love during nsg school, two ortho rotations and as a float cna when i'd ask to float to the ortho unit. discovered during school that i like surgery better than medicine and that respiratory (trachs, sputum, mucous) is my d...

14. What does your post name reflect about you?

    bunrab replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    bunrab = bunny rabbitt, my stage name when i was an exotic dancer. also the lic plate on my car, a reminder of the best job i ever had.

15. When and Why Did You Decide A Career in Nursing Was for You?

    bunrab replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    when i knew i was getting too old to be an exotic dancer, mid thirties. i worked for ibm for many yrs, and when they closed the local office i needed to make good money fast so i became a stripper, and then went to nursing school and became an rn ten...