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  1. Okay, perhaps I was a little arroganant in thinking since I have a nursing degree, I could just get in my car with my u-haul in tow and just get a nursing job once I moved to Washington (I will be...
  2. wound care jobs?

    Could you please tell me what 2 states have laws? Thank
  3. I applied for a school nurse position, and to make a long story short, I got a job teaching health science technology to high school students. I love, love. love my new job. I got the best of both...
  4. Eight or Twelve Hour Shifts

    I prefer 12 hour shifts and I have 5 or less years
  5. I went back to college for one reason. I wanted out of this nature-deprived area that I live in. I already had a college degree and a job, but I wanted a degree in something that no matter where you...
  6. The patient's family members

    My brother was a nurse a few years before I had started nursing school. He told me numerous times that he wanted to leave the floors because of the family members. I didn't fully understand the...
  7. I am a nurse, but I dream of....

    I would love to teach little ones how to garden in the pacific northwest. I would never, ever quit and would never, ever get tired of it.
  8. I have always been interested and believe in the body's ability to heal itself. I often find myself wanting to teach pts about herbs, nutrition, and homopathic remedies, but I don't since I know I'm...
  9. I have visited NW montana 2 times (in the summer). It is so beautiful. I honestly felt like I was living in a fantasy because the beauty is unbelievable. I'm just wondering what the avg., exp.,...
  10. I worked across the highway at a hospital from my husband's job (general manager at a restaurant). Later on that day, when we got home he had told me about having to call 911 because a lady was...
  11. Dear Abbey, about a nurse

    "...do you have to watch everything you say to the nth degree because someone will report you?" I totally agree with you. Even if we do think before we speak, it will be interpreted by each listener...
  12. The Beautiful, Beautiful Pacific Northwest

    This is in my OP: My husband's job pays well and the cost of living is low. If it was soley my decision I would be out of here today, but marriage is a 50/50 deal. Where did you get the idea that I...
  13. It was my first day, first hour at a new hospital. This MD comes in to start her rounds, and she asked for this pt's chart. A case manager had it literally 10 steps away from the MD. She turned to the...
  14. The Beautiful, Beautiful Pacific Northwest

    I'm the OP for this thread, and I still miss and can't wait until my daughter graduates (2yrs 3 mons) to get the heck out of this miserable city. I still envy all of you living in the pacific NW....
  15. Do they get a commision, and do they get a bonus if they get a nurse to work for less? My experience with nurse recruiters makes me wonder
  16. New Image Weight Loss Camps

    I'm so glad to read that you didn't take that job at camp Arcadia. I know that camp Cedar is a good camp to work for. The head nurse is awesome. I would have taken a job there except for the fact that...
  17. Anyone know Liquid Agents?

    What is a liquid agent? I have been a nurse going on 3 yrs now, and I have never heard of a liquid
  18. If you could no longer be a nurse?...

    My husband loves to cook, and I love to grow organic gardens. I would love to take a historic home in Washington with a few acres and turn it into a restaurant. My husband does the cooking, and I'll...
  19. New Image Weight Loss Camps

    Oh my goodness, I can soooo relate to your story. I worked this summer at an all girls camp in Maine called Camp Arcadia. I will never, ever do that again. It was by far the worst job I ever had in...
  20. I was just wondering since the pacific northwest is such a beautiful area to live in and our jobs can be stressful, what do you do with your free time? Do you take advantage of all those hiking...
  21. I got the School Nurse Job!

    The principal doesn't sound like a good person to work for. At my campus, I have a RMA. No one has ever denied me my lunch break, but there are days when it gets so busy that I will eat at my desk...
  22. I'm a seriously considering getting my certification in wound care (the 8 week program that I considering starts in April). Is there ANY nurse out there who offers wound care and are independent...
  23. I'm sorry I'm late in responding. I was away for the summer. You can get all of the info you need at http://www.wocn.org/ I know that most programs will not accept you unless you have a minimum of...
  24. I got the School Nurse Job!

    I can so help you with your immunization dilema. You can PM me if your interested, and I can fax you a one page paper that gives you the requirements for that particular grade level and what they...
  25. just a question about Texas

    I've lived in Texas all my life. The summers are hot. The further south you go the hotter it gets and the shorter the seasons are. If your looking for green, you need to head towards east Texas....