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  1. Which stethoscope is better?

    movealong replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

    I have a Littman Cardiology II. It was a gift from a doctor I worked for and it's great. I don't use it anymore since I do telephone triage. But before I received it, I had a regular stethospoce....

  2. looking for home-based triage position

    movealong replied to Jana Stephens's topic in Telephone Triage

    I trained in the St Louis office for about 3 months. Others completed the training process quicker, some longer. Your average length of talk time on a call must be ~10 minutes before you can start...

  3. Homesick for Cottonwood

    movealong replied to Spiritwalker's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I just got back from a trip to Az. I went to Flagstaff, Prescott, and Payson. I drve RT 260 through Strawberry, and was blown away by how beautiful the high country was. The down side was I was hoping...

  4. Are you in Nursing for the Caring or the Cash?? Be Honest

    movealong replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Both. I went into nursing because I thought I could be good at it, and liked people and I have a caring attitude. But I was also very aware that nursing would allow me to be employable almost anywhere...

  5. What makes you drag?

    movealong replied to AcosmicRN's topic in General Nursing

    What makes me drag? It can be working too many shifts in a row. My schedule is important. It's not so much because of external obligations like family, but more because having a day off is really a...

  6. Diet and diabetes--how important?

    movealong replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    It's been my opinion for some time that following a diabetic diet must be one of the hardest things to do, mainly because it is ongoing, never ends. So I can understand the occasional deviation,...

  7. New Mexico for me?

    movealong replied to fergus51's topic in General Nursing

    I just got back from vacation to the SW. I had hoped to find a house in Flagstaff, Az, but homes are pricey there for a single person. So I checked out northern NM, and went up to Las vegas, NM. Very...

  8. know of any 9-12 month LPN to RN programs?

    movealong replied to Roozeyk's topic in General Nursing

    Regents' from New York might be 1 year

  9. New travel nurse, traveling with pets

    movealong replied to PedsNurse1981's topic in General Nursing

    I know dogs can take benadryl, and even reglan, but I'm not sure about cats. Sorry. Trying calling another vet and just asking if there's anything OTC cats can

  10. Does it help being a CNA in Nursing School?

    movealong replied to alexsb1116's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as an aide while going through LPN school. Then I worked as an LPN going through RN school. I didn't have a choice, I had to support myself. I worked alot of weekends while going through...

  11. Drug Reps ...

    movealong replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in General Nursing

    At one major hospital and clinic chain I worked for, drug reps were not allowed. It was a major HMO. A drug formulary was set in place, so unless the drug rep's meds are on that list, he's out of luck...

  12. How long do you think this nursing shortage will last?

    movealong replied to rhp123's topic in General Nursing

    lIZ, great post! I agree with the points you made. In the past nursing shortages have been rather cyclic. There would be a shortage, more people would enroll and graduate from nursing schools and the...

  13. Personnal lives or reckless?

    movealong replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

    I love to hike and backpack. I personally don't think it's dangerous, but people in the past have expressed their concern when I used to do solo backpacking in wilderness areas. I used to hike in for...

  14. Back-to-back 12 hour shifts

    movealong replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in General Nursing

    I used to do 12 hour night shifts 7pm-7:30am. I did 3 back to back frequently, and 4 on occassion. 4 was very tough and usually not my choice. But I quit that job, nights just about killed

  15. Resignation

    movealong replied to prettypaws's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I worked 12 shifts at a hospital. When I found a better job, I was told I had to work so many shifts, turned out to be 3 weeks worth. I did them, because I wanted to leave in good standing. I...

  16. Nursing neglect... Tornados

    movealong replied to almccormick's topic in General Nursing

    My last job was in a tornadoe prone area. I did telephone triage there, so there was no direct patient care. What was bad was that we couldn't always hear the sirens going off inside the building. So...

  17. Speaking Spanish Helpful?

    movealong replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    I only speak a little Spanish. I picked up some when living in Southern Calif. And I used t travel south all the time. But being away for 9 years now, I've forgotten alot. We have a translator service...

  18. Nursing neglect... Tornados

    movealong replied to almccormick's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a hospital when the warning sirens were sounded. We followed P&P: started checking windows, pulling curtains over them, moved patients into the hallways with the doors of the rooms...

  19. They found a dead bird!! cause for concern??

    movealong replied to FutureNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Where I live, WNV hit about 2 years ago. I found a dead bird in my yard, and others in my neighborhood. And I called our health dept. They said they had enough samples that they did not need to check...

  20. Are CNA's considered "Nurses"?

    movealong replied to nursesherry's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as an aide while going through LPN school. Then I worked as an LPN going through RN school. I really do not look down on CNA's or LPN's, having been there myself. When I worked as an aide, I...

  21. Are CNA's considered "Nurses"?

    movealong replied to nursesherry's topic in General Nursing

    Are CNAs nurses? No. Are LPN's nurses? Yes Do I look down on them?

  22. Just frustrated at poor attitudes in the general public.

    movealong posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm just sad and frustrated. On a different message board (for a different personal interest of mine), I got to see someone vent about the poor care their family member received. Alot of the issues...

  23. Interesting discussion about Med students and Nurses

    movealong replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    I was shocked at some of what was posted there. My quess there are people over there that have some individual issues they need to work on. One can only hope as they proceed with their training, that...

  24. Just frustrated at poor attitudes in the general public.

    movealong replied to movealong's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to vent. I also visited the med student board, Geesh. Anyway, I forgot what I have known for a long time: as nurses we get caught in the middle alot. We can get it from patients and their...

  25. How much OT do I have to do?

    movealong replied to bullRNIL's topic in Illinois Nursing

    You may wish to post this topic in the general nursing forum, you receive a larger response. My memory fails me right now. I do believe there is a limit of hours that can be worked within a certain...