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I finished an assignment with RN Network. They are very nice. my recruiter was great. if your looking for 'fat cash' you may want to look somewhere else the pay is better with other companies. Housing was okay. if i do it again i think i'll try a di...

we had a man come in (pt was in his 70's) States he was having diarrhea and needed to stay at work so he "plugged it up" with a lightbulb. Bulb end first. The xray was CLASSIC. The pt ended up leaving AMA. He didn't come back so we're hoping it was o...

Hello all. i just got accepted to a PhD program at Case Western!!! So hopefully soon i will join your ranks as a nurse educator. (Soon as in 3 years)

I just signed up with RN Network and Medical staffing solutions so if any of you travelers out there want a referral bonus let me know andi'll see what i can do. especially let me know if you are one the people that posted such good things about them...

Know this. i am praying for you and your son and your family right now. I can't imagine the pain and anger you feel and how that all mixes in with the love you have for your son. But at this time so him your unconditional love. in my prayers. kim

had a guy come in c/o toenails cut too short. Dr gave him Vicodin & antibiotics. yes I said Vicodin for short toenails.

if your ever in Columbiana or near north east ohio you HAVE to go to the Dutch Haus. best food ever and alot of it!!!! great amish restaurant. I'm soooo hungry right now!!!

any of your docs giving lido when intubating? we have one that insists on it. just wondering if there were more out there. kim

I have a pda and use it frequently at work. I get ALOT of comment about being a gadget queen or techie nurse. It's funny because whenever anyone has a drug question they always come to me and ask for help. wanted to know if anyone else has been usi...

alot of it depends on the MD as well. one of our docs won't let us start a heplock without his order. another expects us to. go figure.

most of my coworkers would PAY the hospital to be in triage. there is a daily fight so we had to go to rotating.

i don't know if i want to specify where i work. i kind of like the anonymity. besides, you might be "the man" and i don't remember if i said anything bad previously. sorry. kim

working in warren,oh drive through howland alot!

i would love a get together. i'm from north east ohio and am looking for any reason to get out of this town. keep me updated to any plans kim

that's a good idea. pre nursing was file clerk in radiology 6 yrs while also 1 year as nurse assistant nursing was 1 year med surg 1 year in cardiology office 1 month in nursing home (thank god for those nurses because that was NOT for me) and been...

the er i work in now has some private rooms but about 1/2 are just bays divided by curtains and when we're overloaded some patients go in hallways. no curtains around them. they bought us screens to go around the patients in the hall way but then you...

people were sleeping outside of our bestbuy t-day night. one came in c/o frostbite. IT WASN'T COLD ENOUGH IN OHIO THAT NIGHT!!! NOT BY 25 DEGREES. nice try though.

no diff for er,cen,acls,tncc. but do have shift diff and a wapping $0.50/hr for charge. but max nurse to pt ratio 1:5, so not bad stress-wise. good luck with the diff and let us know so we can use you as an example for when we go to ask for a differ...

i have a belt clip for mine. my pocket pc is held in a leather case that has a "little metal thingy" (sorry i don't know the technical name for that thing)that locks into what looks like a pager or cellphone clip. it is very easy to detach and use a...

i also love the skyscape programs. i was contemplating getting the 2005 drug handbook. is it really that great? worth investing in? thanks, kim

when i first started in ER i had a black littman spend alot of money on it. I used it at work twice and someone swiped it.(never to be seen again.) so then i bought an ultrascope with the BIG yellow smiley face on it. it's wonderful. i can hear so...

i have 'er tool box' from medical wizards. skyscape also has alot of great programs you might want to check it out. easy to use. great for calculating peds dosages and ones that you need in a jam. happy hunting. read an article about dr's using p...

hi i graduated from ysu in 1999 and am practicing at one of our local trauma centers. I liked ysu overall but i wish that i would have attended a school that gave you more clinical/hands on experience. but if you do decide to go to ysu i think tha...

WOW. you guys are all so encouraging!! this is why we do it. i thank God for all my coworkers because when it comes down to it you know you can count on all of them. all the sarcasm aside, nowhere else in nursing do you have the relationships that y...

WOW. you guys are all so encouraging!! this is why we do it. i thank God for all my coworkers because when it comes down to it you know you can count on all of them. all the sarcasm aside, nowhere else in nursing do you have the relationships that y...