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Our clinic has started the in-office CGM. At this point we have not actually purchased a CGM setup, we still have a rep bring in the equipment and he loans the sensors to our pt's for a few days. When we get approval from the higher ups we will get...

I agree that it is a good article and can be useful information to have when trying to understand people. However, it is also important to remember that not everyone fit's into their generation as cleanly as the article defines them. I have seen a ...

"The Walmart language" makes me cringe every time I hear it. Some of the worst ones for me personally, not nursing related, are the following... "I seen that on the TV" or "I got my hair did."

Providence requires a urine test where I work.

My husband wears tactical pants and a polo for his job. I feel he looks professional and his clothing is functional for him. So if you employer has no dress code excluding the pants, I say be comfortable.

I moved from Peds PD to Peds in a hospital. Had to have a lot of patience, it took 2.5 years, but I got there. A friend of mine was able to land a job in a children's hospital in a much shorter amount of time but it required them to move 5 hours aw...

I love Koi tops and bottoms :)

Well, that stinks. I never went to a home when the client wasn't there, but there were times where I had to call the agency because I knew the client had been in the hospital and no one had called to update me. I did show up at the wrong home once,...

Go for it! There was an article recently about a nurse who finally retired in her 90's or something similar that made my jaw hit the keyboard lol. So you potentially have 30 or 40 more years

It may not be for everybody, but running a couple miles 4x/wk has helped me feel almost normal again. Plus I completely cut out caffeine which helps me sleep better in addition to the black out curtains and earplugs lol. You just have to try things...

Congrats on your interview! It's been a few years now so I can't remember too many of the specifics. I know they asked me why nursing and one about a confrontation I've had and how I resolved it. The questions were random and it is unlikely that t...

In-state public university. Total loan debt... zero. :) I had a couple scholarships, worked part time during school and full time during breaks and my family was able to help me out a bit. But I was broke pretty much the whole time. It is possib...

Mine is always in a bun for all of the reasons previous posters mentioned, but mostly because I work with infants to toddlers and any loose hair loves to wrap around those little fingers. Ouch!

Was just thinking the same thing

Pretty much sums it up for me as well :)

Holy c***! I'm exhausted just by reading your post...

I personally am not a parent, but I remember my mom going back to school when I was 12 or so. At the time it was hard because it was a lot of work for her as a single parent and it meant sacrifices for all of us. But in the end, it was well worth i...

Will you need it when you're working on your masters? It's probably in your best interest to renew it IMO. Congrats on baby :)

Pediatrics. Love peds ER, but anything with kids and I'm happy :heartbeat

That's the WA license.

In a nut shell. The NCLEX is a computer adaptive test. Meaning that everyone gets a minimum of 75 random questions and based on how well you do, the computer decides whether or not you need more questions. It will keep going up to a maximum of 265 ...

Yes, but some things take longer than others to get used too. And you may find that some things you will never be 100% ok with

Not as a nurse, but I did end up in the ER after an allergic reaction to what I ate during my brake. It was not really how I wanted to spend my New Year's Eve lol

Me. Never. Not once. My husband however, a non-healthcare person of any kind, has been in more trauma situations than I can count. I've met one person who's life he saved and I know he's been at the scene of a MVA where there were serious injuries ...

....gross....