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  1. Portland RN Residencies, Summer 2015

    I work for legacy and remember seeing a recent memo that 800 applicants for 40 spots. So I think your school was correct. p.s. I love working at Legacy! Good Luck to everyone trying to score a
  2. Transitioning to Burn ICU

    I do not work in the burn unit, but have burn experience from the ER and Recovery Room. Burns are hard. Hard emotionally on patients and staff. For me, this is the patients I dread. The wound care is...
  3. Disclose depression dx on WA licensure application?

    Do not disclose. Depression is super common and many medical and nursing professionals are being treated for it. In my experience the dx has not impaired their abilities to provide excellent patient...
  4. I can't do this anymore . . .

    Call the midwife is very well done. Unfortunately, I do watch greys anatomy but not for the medical scenarios. Derek died because that ET tube wasn't properly placed! Did anyone
  5. scared of loans but want to be a nurse

    If you want to be a nurse...then go for it. I was in a similar boat as you. I went the generic bsn progeam ...and was 27 when I graduated. I took out student loans and owed 35k. (This was in 1997...
  6. stay per diem?

    Currently I am per diem in the ER (working about 3-4 shifts per month). My husband carries our family medical insurance, so I do not need benefits. All of my children are in school now. (Yeah!) My...
  7. Apology from a doctor!

    My first RN job I was working on a med/surg floor..we had a lot of renal patients. One of the nephrologists was an absolute jack*ss. Some thoughts explain him. Condescending. Straight-up mean....
  8. Transition from ED to PACU

    I have worked in the ED for more than 10 years, and just recently went to the PACU. I must say, the PACU is a bit boring for me. I like moving all day, in PACU you are at one station and all of your...