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  1. is six months ahead of the deadline for applications too early to start gathering reference letters? the only reason i ask is b/c i was thinking about transferring to another unit and would rather...
  2. reference letters

    thanks for your input. i started asking this morning for the
  3. most of us aren't so testy and judgemental. wow. discuss
  4. i'm sure i've seen this subject discussed before but i did a search and no luck. anyway, i'm preparing to take the gre and i'm sure i heard that some schools don't put much stock in the writing...
  5. Shadowing nurse in Burn Unit

    your experience in the burn center will depend on what kind of patients they have while you are there. some burns are minor or are in the non-critical grafting stage. this may still be very...
  6. Burn Certification

    are you talking about the unit being verified by the american college of surgeons or the rn's acquiring abls? i work in a unit that has recently went through the verification process and it was a...
  7. question for experienced burn nurses

    sorry to hear about your friend, but there are some things worse than
  8. since i work 7p-7a i usually go to sleep by 9a and sleep till 2-3. of course i wake up several times for bathroom trips (which really makes me mad some days!). i would love to be able to sleep later...
  9. Would you want your children to go into nursing?

    even on bad days, my cup is over half full. i obviously lucked out in the hospital and unit i work in. come to think of it, before i took this job i worked for several years in a ltc facility that was...
  10. Would you want your children to go into nursing?

    wow. i must be in a different rn world because for the most part, i like my job. i work for a flexible manager, in a critical care unit that works as a team, and get paid a decent wage for what i do....
  11. question for experienced burn nurses

    having done this for over 5 years i would say no. i know that age and inhalation injury play into the answer but i would say no. the highest percentage i have seen survive is 70 % in a 20 year old...
  12. Your Worst Mistake

    Accidently Set Mso4 Pca For 1:1 Mix And The Syringe Was A 5:1 Mix And The Pump Was Running At 5 Mg/hr (that's 50 Mg An Hour For You Tired Soles) Luckily The Patient Had Been Receiving High Dose...