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1. Eecp

   ccrn replied to sunnygirl272's topic in Cardiac

   My dad actually had the eecp done. His program required him to have 1 hour treatments 5x's a week for 6 weeks. It has been over a year since the treatment was completed and he continues to have less frequent episodes of "stable" angina than before th...

2. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   ccrn replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   I was working med/surg one night and I walked into my patient's room just in time to find him holding his urinal (filled with urine) up to his lips like a mug of beer and taking a big swig. I guess he was really thirsty....he drank the whole thing!

3. How much do you make?

   ccrn replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   1. Rn 2. 15 years total 3. 13 years in critical care 4. base rate $45.00 (weekend PM's) with full benefits 24 hours per week. I also pick up 2/ 8 hour night shifts per week @ $47.00 per hour (pool rate) for a total of 40 hours per week. That comes o...

4. Which Shoes Are Best?

   ccrn replied to shyviolet78's topic in General Nursing

   The Dansko professional clogs are comfortable for 8hrs but anything after that is pushing it. I've found the Reebok DMX walkers are really comfortable...but they do sqeak for some reason...on sale they are about $45. I bought a pedometer (just curio...

5. Which Shoes Are Best?

   ccrn replied to shyviolet78's topic in General Nursing

   The Dansko professional clogs are comfortable for 8hrs but anything after that is pushing it. I've found the Reebok DMX walkers are really comfortable...but they do sqeak for some reason...on sale they are about $45. I bought a pedometer (just curio...

6. Getting nurses to come to your inservice

   ccrn replied to lita1857's topic in General Nursing

   EL...when staff nurses cover for each other they basically just babysit the patients... no real work gets done they are too busy trying to get the work done on their own patients. Why not try an inservice/education day a couple of times a year. Sched...