pippi40

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1. Reintering Nursing after 5 1/2 years out

   pippi40 replied to tobster70's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Congratulations! Nice to hear good news for a fellow nurse in recovery. If you can stay clean and sober for five years, you know anything is possible. I won't say good luck because you don't need it...

2. Is there a doctor/nurse on board? Would you/have you answered?

   pippi40 replied to steelydanfan's topic in General Nursing

   I would do what I could based on my experience. Hasn't happened yet. I sometimes think "what emergencies could I be helpful with considering all the crap I keep iny car" ( just a fun game to play...

3. Finally landed an interview

   pippi40 replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

   I guess I will be the one to ask why you felt you had to lie on your application. Dishonesty is usually found out . It will look much worse to lie than to be let go from a preceptorship. Plaese...

4. New to ER nursing....wondering if I made a huge mistake?

   pippi40 replied to FiduciaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Most nurses that I know who transfered to the Er either know telemetry or required to finish a critical care class. Have you done either of those? There are so many medications that I didn't use on a...

5. Crocs Specialist - experiences?

   pippi40 replied to MiaLyse's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I also swore I would never, ever wear those huge, ugly clown shoes. My mother got me a pair of lilac colored crocs when they came out. I thanked her and put them away never to be worn . Maybe if all...

6. camo scrubs.. opinion

   pippi40 replied to b2sai's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I think men in health care have it easy. You can wear the same color everyday and look just as good. I hate any prints on men. You aren't going there for a fashion show. That is strictly for us girls....

7. lab coat?

   pippi40 replied to goodgalpal's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I have found most hospital still have the rule: short lab coat for nurses, long for doctors. I made the mistake a buying a long coat for my first clinical rotation. From the reaction of my instructor...

8. Given 2 opportunities, not sure which to take

   pippi40 replied to GGT1's topic in General Nursing

   In my experience the people that are happy in oncology have entirely different personalities from those I have worked with in the Er. I was going to try to describe the differences but it started...

9. Please! I need advice from all the nurses or anyone

   pippi40 replied to lovnur36's topic in General Nursing

   From you post you sound like maybe English is your second language. I don't mean to offend you , but is it possible the language barrior was a problem? I knew several phillipino nurses that had a hard...

10. IPN question

    pippi40 replied to athena77's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I concure with other posters, follow you contract to the letter. Make it thru the year and then you will be done. I am in I p n and just recently we had a member of or group at the monthly fla Bon...

11. Need advice. ADN or BSN. Pls help!

    pippi40 replied to Vines812's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on having both options at the same time. I have an adn and have never had a problem getting a job or changing jobs. I don't however work in " leadership". If that is the route you want to...

12. Violation of the Traditions?

    pippi40 replied to MizChelleRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I have been in Ipn and as a result aa for over a year. I can tell you both are important but so different. For me the important thing early in recovery was to see that I am not alone. The first...

13. Fair salary offer?

    pippi40 replied to Marshall1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Sounds low. Is she including the value of the benefits in that 55 k? You would make way more even in long term

14. Giving Up???

    pippi40 replied to LifelongDream's topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering how long you have worked in nursing? I can tell you from my own experience, I was not comfortable or relaxed in my first job for about a year. I think fear is a healthy thing. It made...

15. Agencies and New Grads

    pippi40 replied to Gem0607's topic in General Nursing

    In my opinion, based on twelve years of nursing experience an agency position is not the place to start your career. The facilities that use agencies expect that the nurses they send have the...