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  1. After having nurse's day come and go without our employer even acknowledging the fact that it was nurse's day, am just curious as to how other employers honor their nurses on that day? Look forward...
  2. OMG, will i ever stop being tired???

    So glad I am not alone in feeling completely
  3. No, I wish I would have done something different. I love the residents and patients I have worked with, but tired of being expected to be
  4. There is a physician day, it was a month or two ago, they recognized that
  5. where do you buy your scrubs???

    Get most of mine at Jack Marcus scrubs, online
  6. Tonight I would have to say no way. I am beyond frustration now with being a nurse. Been a nurse for over 8 years and am currently wondering
  7. Eating at the nurses' station

    we do eat at the nurses station, mainly because there is usually only 2 of us on at night. Know it isn't ideal, but then neither is the staffing
  8. Tips for Surviving Cardiac Telemetry

    Great
  9. Three things...

    don't like mucus, drug seeking patients and demanding family
  10. Happily Addicted to allnurses.com

    Cute! I am becoming more addicted as this is one site that I can be on at work during down
  11. Constipation - Need ideas...

    Milk of Magnesia = MOM Sorry, when I responded, didn't see the other
  12. Judging Nurses or Is It Just Me?

    I come from both perspectives here. First as a parent of a medically fragile child. We had home nursing for 16 hours per day. We had both wonderful nurses and nurses that I am not sure how they...
  13. Let's wake up this message board!

    Who do we have here? Nurse from Northeast Iowa, been nurse since 2000 How long have you worked in said position? Agency nursing per diem mostly for past 18 months, full time for past 12 What is your...
  14. Is working as a CNA beneficial?

    I was a CNA for years prior to becoming nurse, you can tell which nurses weren't cna's. I personally think it helped me a great deal in being a
  15. Please give your Opinion.....

    I live in Iowa, the lowest paid state for nursing! My range for per diem or contract depends on the facility, but has ranged from as little as $28 to $37/hour. I have done med surg and...
  16. I do not feel like a nurse

    My daughter had a nurse with her for years at school. She had a trach and nurse was needed for that reason. Her nurse did help her with her stuff. But she only helped her. I know at times she got...
  17. Helpful Tips for the Nurse Traveler

    great topic and great ideas! I havn't started traveling yet, currently work for an agency, doing per diem. Have done some short term contracts 4-5 weeks. Thanks for the info, am getting closer to...
  18. Possible new traveler .. what are your thoughts?

    I am amazed that you havn't had to be at the least acls certified. That is a pretty basic requirement any where I thought! I am doing agency nursing locally right now. Hope to start travelling...
  19. Is it typical to have 60 pts. at night?

    Yes I had this many patients at night when I worked long term care. The aides is who you rely on. I did a visual of all rooms, but then may not have been back to those rooms the remainder of shift...
  20. PRN nurses-need your advice!

    I quit my regular full time job in april of this year. I have done several short contracts 4-5 weeks since. Now for the remainder of year I will just work perdiem. I am being selfish and want...
  21. Currently am signed up with 2 different agencies. Neither seem to do any shifts in Eastern Iowa cities, just some of the smaller towns. Wondering what agencies, if any, hospital in Cedar Rapids,...
  22. Nursing school friends = regular friends?

    I am still good friends with one of my nursing class members. She now lives in another state, but so far am maintaining the
  23. Just am curious as to how many of you may work for Grapetree staffing agency based out of Spirit Lake? I have worked for them now since November 2006.
  24. Meds. off floor taste YUMMY!

    While I agree that it seems nasty to pick up something off the floor and give, realistically the chance that they will get any germs on the pill are very little. The pill is dry and microorganisms...
  25. 15 year old son with cystic acne

    My son took it for about a year, it was wonderful. Didn't really affect his moods at all. Yes his did get worse before better. And he used a moisturizing body wash and then lotion on his face...