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  1. What job titles have you had working in healthcare?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to PHTLS's topic in General Nursing

    Research Assistant Research Coordinator Senior Research Coordinator RN Research Nurse

  2. Diseases????

    hypnotic_nurse replied to sheliamd's topic in General Nursing

    I caught many more bugs from my kids when they were little than I ever got in nursing. Now that they're teenagers I rarely get

  3. Diseases????

    hypnotic_nurse replied to sheliamd's topic in General Nursing

    I caught many more bugs from my kids when they were little than I ever got in nursing. Now that they're teenagers I rarely get

  4. schizophrenia

    hypnotic_nurse replied to stephera's topic in Psychiatric

    As far as I know, there is no way to tell if someone will get schizophrenia. Most people who knew the person prior to the first psychotic break have told me that they were just as normal as any other...

  5. schizophrenia

    hypnotic_nurse replied to stephera's topic in Psychiatric

    As far as I know, there is no way to tell if someone will get schizophrenia. Most people who knew the person prior to the first psychotic break have told me that they were just as normal as any other...

  6. Best sites for IV's in the forearm

    hypnotic_nurse replied to payday's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I always check to see where my veins are (luckily I have really good ones, close to the surface so I can see them) then palpate for something similar on my patient (I'm good at phlebotomy, so-so at...

  7. Best sites for IV's in the forearm

    hypnotic_nurse replied to payday's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I always check to see where my veins are (luckily I have really good ones, close to the surface so I can see them) then palpate for something similar on my patient (I'm good at phlebotomy, so-so at...

  8. Fertility nursing????

    hypnotic_nurse replied to Trixie01's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Off topic (a little) -- one of our docs on campus started a study with women with PCOS using metformin. He is actually looking at hirsutism, but is speculating that it may help with infertility as...

  9. Need Some Advise. Want to be an RN: late 30's AM I TOO LATE?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to RNRNRNRNR's topic in Nursing Career

    I started at age 40...I think it's actually easier if you're a little older; you have more experience to tie your new knowledge to.

  10. Staying Calm

    hypnotic_nurse replied to Nurseboy1's topic in General Nursing

    If your adrenalin hadn't kicked in, we'd be worrying about you. :) It gets better the more familiar you are with

  11. A new pet peeve of mine

    hypnotic_nurse replied to TracyB,RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's a very good point to be anal on...misspelling a drug name could lead to giving the wrong

  12. Have you ever given the 'Nurse Dose'???

    hypnotic_nurse replied to Dinith88's topic in General Nursing

    Never heard of it nor considered it.

  13. Pregnant and Nursing School??

    hypnotic_nurse replied to Katydidit34's topic in General Nursing

    One of my fellow nursing school students did this (a first baby) and although it was a struggle, and she felt her grades dropped because of it, she did graduate and did pass the NCLEX. It helped that...

  14. Favorite place to work

    hypnotic_nurse replied to rtin05's topic in General Nursing

    I really like my research job. It's challenging on many different levels and the hours are somewhat flexible (I've worked in several different research areas, psych, NIH trials, and now ENT). Plus I...

  15. Doesn't anyone want free labor anymore?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to jen42's topic in General Nursing

    Try some of the no-kill shelters run by private organizations. They ALWAYS need volunteers to walk dogs, pick up poop (not as yucky a job as you'd think), play with the cats, put fresh paper and water...

  16. Mandatory Staff Meetings?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to trauma_junkie1's topic in Emergency

    I have two jobs (kids are expensive when you're a single parent). At my full time job, our mandatory meetings are held when we're all there (it's all 8-5). And being off that day is discouraged, but...

  17. I need your opinions!

    hypnotic_nurse replied to babynursewannab's topic in General Nursing

    I'd take the personalities any time -- I need to work with people I enjoy. But that's just me.

  18. Would you let your kid ride a MOTORCYCLE ???

    hypnotic_nurse replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    NO WAY. My little brother died not two blocks from our house after a pickup hit his motorcycle. It's been 30 years and I still miss

  19. Why on earth does no one make eye contact?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to z's playa's topic in General Nursing

    I think you do get more eye contact the further south you go. I know when I moved north to Kansas and worked at KU, I'd see the same people day after day in the halls (I worked in two different...

  20. question about auditory hallucinations...

    hypnotic_nurse replied to MQ Edna's topic in Psychiatric

    I did have a deaf patient in one of my studies, who signed that she heard voices when she was very depressed. However, I don't know if she had been deaf since birth. My guess is that since hearing...

  21. two out of three American adults think health care coverage should be a "guarantee"

    hypnotic_nurse replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In my city, we don't have sidewalks or bike lanes. If you attempt to ride your bike on a major thoroughfare (and there's only so much you can do on neighborhood streets as they are winding and often...

  22. two out of three American adults think health care coverage should be a "guarantee"

    hypnotic_nurse replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I agree with Fergus. Just look at any ER -- so many people are non-emergent patients but they have to be seen if they go to the ER. Plus there are all the services offered by various state health...

  23. two out of three American adults think health care coverage should be a "guarantee"

    hypnotic_nurse replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It is different for everyone. SOME employers offer health care insurance. SOME employers pay all or a part of this insurance (sometimes a very small part). I don't believe that is counted as taxable...

  24. Has anyone ever considered the creation of the National (or world) Nursing Games?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget to add something fun to do and watch, like a bedpan run (can you get it down the hall and under the patient before they just

  25. Stupid Question

    hypnotic_nurse replied to SleepyRN2B's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    There are NO stupid questions. So put that part of it right out of your head. In the OR they drape everything as much as possible (at least that's what I observed from my clinicals). By the time they...