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  1. party like a nurse?!?!

    gummibear posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    as we are all aware, nurses week is coming up. i've been looking at some nurse magazines and they have been advertising gifts and favors that companies can buy to show their appreciation for us hard...

  2. Advice!

    gummibear replied to tsv1567's topic in First Year After Licensure

    depends what part of oregon. im from portland oregon, which many ppl say is like boise. cost of living is higher. crime is higher. if u go to downtown pdx, lots of homeless ppl. portland is known for...

  3. iv lines, can someone plz explain all the differnces?

    gummibear posted a topic in General Students

    what is the difference btwn all the different iv lines, like picc lines, vs the one in the forearm (just a regular iv?) i dont know, i have no

  4. New grad know it all

    gummibear replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    im a new grad and i look forward to all the feed back i get from more experienced nurses. anything and everything helps. unfortuneatelyl, i have to learn through some experienced nurses riding on me...

  5. Advice!

    gummibear replied to tsv1567's topic in First Year After Licensure

    so what is boise like? i know boise and meridian are really close together. yes, oregon is known for its rain.. but we do get some sunshine too... only in the summer time, lol! legacy does get tons...

  6. do RN residency programs really make a difference?

    gummibear posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi all, new nurse and new to this site. i've been reading alot of the posts and there just seems to be a lot of "horror stories" rn's have about horrible working conidtions and **** poor management...

  7. Im panicking =[

    gummibear replied to vccorscc's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    breathe! i was in ur shoes three yrs ago. i wanted to quit one week into my BSn program. but hang in there. ur psyching urself out. yes, nursing school is much harder work than anyone who is not a...

  8. Who pays for your pin?

    gummibear replied to pockunit's topic in General Students

    the school paid for my pin, (read = i paid for my pin inadeverdently with all the $$ i paid in

  9. Information on transferring a license, nearly impossible to find

    gummibear replied to jratclif's topic in Retired Nurses

    call them. im sure there is a contact number there. i always call whenever i cant find something b/c its a waste of my time and frustrates me when ii try to find stuff and i

  10. Advice!

    gummibear replied to tsv1567's topic in First Year After Licensure

    OP, omg, this is soo crazy, such a small world! i have my plane tickets to visit st lukes meridian hospital in mid may. when im down there i will be taking a tour of the hosp and looking at boise to...

  11. How is it like to work in LTC facility?

    gummibear replied to chillin4me's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i work at a snf. its hard work and challenging. the pt load is alot b/c technically ur pts arent as "acute" as they are in the hosp, but all these nursing treatments for all the pts really add up and...

  12. Advice!

    gummibear replied to tsv1567's topic in First Year After Licensure

    im from oregon... what hospital did u get the ER job at? jobs are slilm pickings here in OR, i have a job offer for a residency program in idaho... really looking into taking it even though its a 2.5...

  13. Shift assessment... really?

    gummibear replied to Macbs4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    on a side note, when i was in nursing school, there was a pt who had been on the unit for two days before i had worked with him and it was all electronic charting, so that usuallymeans the nurses just...

  14. Shift assessment... really?

    gummibear replied to Macbs4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    im a new nurse, so i still cling on fiercly to all the stuff nursinig school taught me and seriously, doing a quick head to toe doesnt take that long and it covers ur butt in the long run b/c knowing...

  15. Nursing doesnt define you

    gummibear replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    i like to do arts and crafts, beading, organizing, working out, be on all nurses/facebook/perezhilton, reading gossip magazines, watch the nba, watch all these teen drama shows that have no...

  16. My Job is Making Me Fat

    gummibear replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    ha ha ha.. just started as a nurse and i am trying to be so mindful of mindless snacking and taking good care of myself. its hard cuz i work noc shift so my sleep schedule is all messed up. but also...

  17. do RN residency programs really make a difference?

    gummibear replied to gummibear's topic in General Nursing

    thanks all for ur input. i interviewed over the phone for the residency program, mind you, i graduated in may 2010 and applied for this residency position about a month after graduating and i never...

  18. Legacy Health RN Residency 2011

    gummibear replied to ttt-n's topic in Oregon Nursing

    im guessing alot of ppl did b/c just checked my email today and they informed me that the pre-screening/first round interview has now been changed and moved to a later date than they had previously...

  19. time clock question

    gummibear posted a topic in General Nursing

    has anyone ever had an employer tell them they must clock out by a certain time or else "there will be problems"? i was told of this by my boss. I had not finished my documenting. so what did i do,...