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rach_nc_03

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  1. House - Is this what nurses do?

    rach_nc_03 replied to MT RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad I'm not the only one perplexed by how they're handling the topic of his pain management. To their credit, at least he's portrayed as a brilliant doc who solves mysteries that nobody else can...

  2. House - Is this what nurses do?

    rach_nc_03 replied to MT RN's topic in General Nursing

    Funny this post popped up- I'm a 'House' devotee, and TIVO it every week. I replayed that snip about ten times, trying to understand what he was saying! I almost took the line as a little aside...

  3. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    rach_nc_03 replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. And what makes no sense to me is that the facility is likely paying MORE by using an agency than they'd pay to have someone dedicated to training/managing sitters- even part time- in the...

  4. What do nurses really think of CNAs?

    rach_nc_03 replied to ccyrrus's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked as a CNA, I was in a hospital ICU. I was a nursing student, and needed the job for the health insurance coverage so I could have surgery. had i not been in a bind, there were MANY days...

  5. Sitters, give 'em a break!

    rach_nc_03 replied to anonymurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the OP on some points, but I side with Tweety on the issue of q2h breaks. Yes, everyone should be able to pee when they need to. The unfortunate thing is, that simply doesn't happen on...

  6. I need a pep talk...badly!!!

    rach_nc_03 replied to mturner88's topic in General Nursing

    ahhh.....your situation is much more complicated because it's a career college- and you're right, if they're not accredited yet, you probably won't find another school to accept transfer credits....

  7. Night Shift and family issues

    rach_nc_03 replied to kate1114's topic in General Nursing

    my sister once had a similar problem with her husband and kids (16 and 12 at the time, I believe). Can't remember exactly why it started, but she'd gone back to work after quasi-retiring from one...

  8. It's that time again! Working Christmas?

    rach_nc_03 replied to scrmblr's topic in General Nursing

    I worked the last two years on thanksgiving, christmas, and new year's eve. My husband was overseas in the military at the time. This year, I have an office job (8-5) so I'll be off, and he's doing...

  9. no-smoking policies

    rach_nc_03 replied to MIA-RN1's topic in General Nursing

    BEST post on this issue I've seen yet. I'm also a smoker, and a considerate one- never smoked while working in patient care (not even before shift, only on the way home in my car). I don't walk up...

  10. Confused again...as usual...

    rach_nc_03 replied to ConfusedStudent3's topic in General Nursing

    there are a bazillion threads on the ADN vs. BSN debate on these boards. the fact of the matter is that the majority of staff nurses working today are ADN or diploma nurses (check recent studies for...

  11. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    rach_nc_03 replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    I have this great mental picture of a nurse running up to me in the grocery store and rubbing against me like a cat!

  12. nursing caps

    rach_nc_03 replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in 2005 and we had to wear our caps for all clinicals except peds (scared the kids) and burn unit (infection risk) until the middle of our final semester, when the program director...

  13. Illegal Alien- frustrated!

    rach_nc_03 replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    America's first responsibility is to take care of Americans. Mexico's first responsibility is to take care of Mexicans. It's not working that way, and I completely empathise with the

  14. Quitting 4 months into nursing?

    rach_nc_03 replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    From someone who, because of health problems, had 4 jobs in her first year in nursing, believe me when I say that leaving a job after a few months is not the end of the world. It creates challenges,...

  15. Flu shot or not?

    rach_nc_03 replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

    everyone should visit the CDC website to get new infomation about the flu vaccines. The government has changed the guidelines this year, and basically anyone who has extended contact with succeptible...

  16. help! new job and already miserable

    rach_nc_03 replied to Purple Princess's topic in General Nursing

    WOW! I can't believe ANYONE is expected to be able to get all of that done in the amount of time you're given. I would definitely look for a different position. Is $7.50 the normal pay rate for...

  17. What are your weaknesses?

    rach_nc_03 replied to medicrnohio's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    This is a tough one, but my philosophy is this- No matter what you answer (mine is usually that I get caught up in my own perfectionism), have a second half to the answer that addresses how you're...

  18. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    rach_nc_03 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    just caught up on the thread and remembered a good one...i might have posted it before, though.... I was working as a CNA in a neuro ICU. We had a patient with a frontal lobe injury from being thrown...

  19. Anyone with chronic back pain ever get better?

    rach_nc_03 replied to Kirsti1181's topic in General Nursing

    kirsti- I pm'd you....trust me, I know how you feel! I'm happy to offer what support I

  20. Should I "surrender"?

    rach_nc_03 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    I apologize in advance for this being long... I took an unpaid personal leave of absence from the first job. I had a problem with my hip (and back, i discovered later) that made my leg go completely...

  21. Question about Mandated OT

    rach_nc_03 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    we're people, not machines. i can't believe this sort of thing happens- it's sick. any employer who requires mandatory OT is treating their employees like they have no other obligations besides their...

  22. Should I "surrender"?

    rach_nc_03 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    I've had to leave 2 jobs because of medical problems- one voluntarily, the other involuntarily (got fired while I was recovering from surgery because my specifically non-bedside position miraculously...

  23. home safety after hip surgery

    rach_nc_03 replied to rach_nc_03's topic in Orthopedic

    thanks for the suggestions. Sorry about the other question- I really wasn't trying to get medical advice- I certainly intend to ask my doctor, I just thought of it after reading a post on another...

  24. home safety after hip surgery

    rach_nc_03 replied to rach_nc_03's topic in Orthopedic

    just thought of another question, but related to surgery- I know it's common to use epidurals along with general anesthesia, but are epidurals used in patients who've had spinal surgery? I had a...

  25. home safety after hip surgery

    rach_nc_03 replied to rach_nc_03's topic in Orthopedic

    Thanks for the good wishes, Trauma. Luckily, hubby is now officially OUT of the service, which means no more overseas jaunts (I had 4 surgeries while he was overseas, but none this big); bad news is...