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My husband is a paramedic who works as a high-level ER Tech in Colorado. We will be relocating to Portland, Maine in Spring '23 and he's looking for the same position within an hour of Portland. Do any of you work in ERs near, or in Portland whe...

This is a 'personal' question for the female nurses... It seems in school and professionally, most nurses wear light blue scrubs and the school I'm looking into requires them. Typically during 'that time of the month' I wear dark pants just on the of...

I'm curious, in general is rural RN pay higher or lower than in suburban/metro areas? I could see it being lower because the hospital may have less patients and endowments bringing money in, but I could also see it being higher because they need to p...

Thanks for the information :) I am planning on applying to FRCC Larimer for the ADN program after I finish my pre-reqs this fall. I just decided to take the CNA program this summer for a number of factors, so it's nice to see that they may be req...

Thanks for your replies :)

You're welcome. I had no idea it would turn into such a big thread! When you think about it, close to half of the population is on their period a 1/4 of every month, yet people rarely talk about it.

I'm a pre-nursing student. I have been fascinated with watching in-depth surgeries since I was a kid. I would love to be involved in the OR, but I have trouble standing in one place for a long time. I can run around waitressing for hours with no prob...

Ideally I would love to be an FNP / Primary Care Provider. Is it best to have my RN experience in a primary care/office setting or would other hospital specialties provide a better foundation for that role? Thanks!

Thanks for the embarrassing stories and laughs! My worst leak (and really the only one that was ever a big deal) was in 7th grade when I was in karate class. We wore white gees (spelling?). We were doing a million high kicks and stretches. People i...

Thanks Mark - That sounds like a great opportunity to learn and grow!

thanks for the suggestions. i honestly don't think i'd be the best fit as an er or med/surg hospital nurse, although i keep considering it to gain the experience. i'm not someone who's drawn to intensely high-risk, life or death trauma and i don't wa...

Yeah, some women are fortunate enough to never give this stuff a second thought and others have their lives ruled by it. When I was young, my flow was horribly heavy and I sometimes would have to go to the restroom every half hour to stay on top of i...

Thanks guys. I'm still not sure if my back could handle it. Is there ever an OR rotation in clinicals?

Thanks for the tips ladies!

I'm an elderly caregiver who works mostly with dementia patients. One nice thing about those folks is that even if you are bothering them, they won't remember it after a few minutes anyway. :heartbeat

Can you get off at any of the ports or do any of the fun ship activities on your days off? Have you had to deal with any of the food poisoning outbreaks? ....I imagine that could be overwhelming or messy - lol.

Hello All, I'm a pre-nursing student and I'm trying to figure out if nursing is right for me. I have been a massage therapist for 5 years and I love it. Unfortunately, the area I live in is saturated with therapists and it's hard to make a living at ...

All right, one more comment. Of everything that has been discussed on the board, I will admit, that the school origins issue is one thing that I am not 100% on. There is a story that sticks out in my mind that an older nurse told me or that I read ab...

Of course it was not 'big pharma' back then... but drug reps would be educational speakers at the institutions and help steer the curriculum. I believe some of that is in this book, but I'm not 100% sure: http://www.amazon.com/Medicine-Women-Story-Ea...

Alright, I am done. Thank you for all of your input, but having to explain myself over and over again is exhausting and I did not start this thread to back up my beliefs or debate them. I have enough going on in my life right now that is much more im...

I have read several historical books on the origins of medical schools in the US. Info from that far back is hard to quickly find online, but how about more current evidence of it... http://www.pharmadisclose.org/cme/ http://www.npr.org/templates/st...

you seem offended. you only seemed to read part of what i said. i specifically stated: "not that this applies to you" and "again, this approach will not fix everyone, but it's a great place to start to give the body a fighting chance to self-regula...

Thanks morningland, I definitely appreciate hearing other views and opinions so that I can work to be respectful and thoughtful of others' comfort and spirituality. I'm jealous that as a nurse you are able to ask about people's beliefs so that you kn...

Thanks Kashia! :)

I'm a little confused on not being able to suggest something unless it is evidence based. Medicinal marijuana is evidence based... states would not be allowing it if it wasn't. So does that mean you don't believe it is evidence based or that the pers...