hellerd2003

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  1. Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

    hellerd2003 replied to fyrelight74's topic in General Nursing

    DH bought me a pave' diamond band to wear to work-- but in washing once I lost a stone. Best solution that I found? We went to QVC.com and bought a plain, comfort-fit band (they have them in 14K...

  2. I DISLIKE (some) NURSES IMMENSELY

    hellerd2003 replied to allinhouse's topic in General Nursing

    I read your message twice. My gut reaction was to chew you out. My second response is what I'm typing. First, not all nurses sit on their asses and eat pretzels in the break room. I think we can...

  3. A new poll re. uniforms

    hellerd2003 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is the original uniform poll poster-- I'm still compiling stuff for my school presentation on nursing uniforms, and am requesting a bit more help. If you can respond to the two questions below,...

  4. Should nurses return to wearing uniforms?

    hellerd2003 replied to hellerd2003's topic in General Nursing

    OP here . . . Thanks for the replies and dialogue! Keep the comments coming! I have one comment/ question-- and it's for the folks saying that others should be the one changing their uniform,...

  5. Minnesota Nurses Please Respond!!!!!!!!

    hellerd2003 replied to mollyz's topic in General Nursing

    I received a sponsorship from a Twin Cities hospital, which covers $15,000 tuition, in exchange for me working for them 3 years post-graduation. The nice thing about this is that, if they have no job...

  6. what other degrees do you have outside of RN

    hellerd2003 replied to Carotid's topic in General Nursing

    BA in psychology; MA in occupational therapy. I've worked in psych OT, long-term care OT, and rehab. Job market dried up, and my company (psych OT at the time) closed its doors. I stepped out of...

  7. RN and LPN license in Minnesota....

    hellerd2003 replied to happylush's topic in General Nursing

    Would you consider commuting? I mean, there's St. Cloud, and Forest Lake that are closer to Duluth, but also have large regional hospitals. And, like a previous poster said, if you could get three...

  8. What would you do in my situation...?

    hellerd2003 replied to Nurse Ratchet's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you probably shouldn't be an RN OR an MD. I mean, after your education is done, you'll be having to make life-or-death decisions. You won't be able to call...

  9. Can my employer deny me time off for surgery?

    hellerd2003 replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    The effects of morbid obesity are far, far more of a risk than surgery. A study was done in Denmark which followed a large pool of subjects for 7 years. Half had gastric bypass, half tried to lose...

  10. Which stethoscope is better?

    hellerd2003 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just received the list of needed supplies for my nursing program. They recommend purchasing either a Littmann Cardiology III or Classic II S.E. stethoscope. The former is around $160-180, and the...

  11. RN and Occupational Therapist?

    hellerd2003 replied to lizmatt's topic in General Nursing

    I have my master's in OT. And am returning to nursing school in the fall. I suppose you could work in rehab as an RN, and the OT background will be of some assistance. If you're practicing with the...

  12. Social Work to Nursing or vice versa

    hellerd2003 replied to studentdeb's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm leaving social services to become an RN. Social services is a great field. It requires you to look at a client holistically; you will be making decisions that can greatly improve a person's life....