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  1. why be nice?

    anonymurse replied to Flipper911's topic in General Nursing

    It's a basic fact that the patients/families are paying and you're the one getting paid. That alone should give you a hint on who gets the "reward," the "feelings," the

  2. what to do! what to do!

    anonymurse replied to jmmarie's topic in General Nursing

    If money is no problem, why not pass time by getting your BSN prereqs at a community college? It's not worth the time and money it takes to become a LPN if you're not going to work at it full time,...

  3. Lower stress areas to 'get your feet wet' in nursing?

    anonymurse replied to amr1234's topic in General Nursing

    Slow down a sec. You've had panic attacks and you haven't even started working yet, right? Do yourself a favor and see someone. Get yourself squared away before putting yourself into a situation that...

  4. Would you apply regular barrier cream to a resident with a fungal infection?

    anonymurse replied to CoffeemateCNA's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I vote for clotrimazole alone. Worked like gangbusters on my baby's incredibly nasty diaper rash (open sores and all) and hey, you wanna talk

  5. Help.. I'M in the state of depression

    anonymurse replied to mosaicism105's topic in General Nursing

    One thing you may be tempted to do, and that's buy tons of study guides and attend every prep course you can. That's the mental equivalent of hiring a dozen swimming coaches, then having to hear them...

  6. Potassium IV solutions

    anonymurse replied to Sarah010101's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean by 1200mg of potassium

  7. staffing

    anonymurse replied to icunurse1955's topic in General Nursing

    Not to derail the topic, but I'll never forget as a fresh aide listening to an ambulance report on the radio with an old ER tech. He said "Let's get the room ready." The first thing he put on the...

  8. Bad Interview...

    anonymurse replied to violet_violet's topic in General Nursing

    OK, this is good. It shows you should run some scenarios for future interviews. Maybe an intrusive Q demands a snappy answer, like "Well, we'll just see if he really loves me, now won't we?" Everyone...

  9. How can I tell if they're trauma shears?

    anonymurse replied to Schweet's topic in Emergency

    ADC makes 'em. The big size fits in my right front pants

  10. Who is hiring new grads in Virginia??????

    anonymurse replied to shortyrn77's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Don't wait until licensure to apply for a job! Start applying 6 months before

  11. In need of some advice

    anonymurse replied to taraleesky's topic in General Nursing

    The truth is, nobody is a born night shifter. Everyone's basic circuitry is hardwired diurnal. So none of us perform as well at night as during the day. Sounds grim, however, nobody else is going to...

  12. Recognizing achievement

    anonymurse replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    "Money is the sincerest form of flattery." --RAH. So I don't much care if I get other forms of recognition or not. I can't feed my kids on non-monetary

  13. Code Brown

    anonymurse replied to johnny depp23's topic in General Nursing

    I expect my pts to be spotless. The aides know and they're always there for me. 'Course I don't issue orders from afar; I'm right there in the room wiping with

  14. Do you answer your phone on your day off?

    anonymurse replied to Leelee2's topic in General Nursing

    Always, if it's work calling. If it's about taking an extra shift, and I can make it, and it's a night shift, I say yes. If it's for a swap that won't interrupt family doings, I say yes. Otherwise, I...

  15. Hang in there, new grads!

    anonymurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    The Washington Post just published this piece entitled "The job machine grinds to a halt." The author claims that corporate America, while cutting jobs, is booking record profits. He says the way...

  16. Three-page resume

    anonymurse replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Either way, it would best be thinned out by making it entirely

  17. Really is flomax that expensive?

    anonymurse replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    2004 Formulary Management article on cost/benefit drug comparisons. Consumer Reports blog entry on the same

  18. Traveling instead of working. advice?

    anonymurse replied to birdie22's topic in General Nursing

    Forget apps and resumes. See your instructors and those nurses you met through clinicals to get contacts you can visit, and visit all the contacts you can. If you don't get interviewed, you may as...

  19. Hang in there, new grads!

    anonymurse replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    We used to joke that you could always find work as an English major--in a record store. And that's increasingly true for all the social "sciences." You can either take whatever's out there or get on...

  20. New adventure or Big Mistake? Need advice please

    anonymurse replied to Strontium's topic in General Nursing

    Why not do the prereqs for a specific 4-year program at the community college, then transfer? May as well get a

  21. 2nd degree in nursing WAS IT WORTH IT? GIRL LOST!

    anonymurse replied to Sophiamez's topic in Nursing Career

    Or just do nursing. You'll do more real teaching at the bedside in a day than you could standing in front of a semester's worth of yawning teenaged

  22. I need help

    anonymurse replied to rawkfist's topic in General Nursing

    YES! Also, when you get a list of topics to choose from, beat everyone else to the library, quickly search all to see which have the most articles written on them, and RUN to your instructor to...

  23. I need help

    anonymurse replied to rawkfist's topic in General Nursing

    Begin every paper by reading all available articles. Don't even try to come up with a starting point until after you've done this. Otherwise you severely limit your options. Now take a look at what...

  24. Three-page resume

    anonymurse replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    Let me try doing George Washington's resume: - First constitutional President of the US 1789 -1797. Put down Whiskey Rebellion; normalized relations with Great Britain - President of Constitutional...

  25. Why Many nurses are No-Codes

    anonymurse replied to BackfromRetirement's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Mom is in her 80s and very fit. She will likely be active and happy into her 90s. She told me she's a DNR. I told her if I were in her place, I'd give a few trusted folks a copy of my DNR, and not put...