mnpetnurse

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1. Nurses Who Don't Want to be Nurses

   mnpetnurse replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Relations

   I might be one of "those people". I came from 25 years as a Veterinary Technician. Loved what I did, got paid ok, but was at a dead end. I passed 40 years old and had an awakening. I knew that (for reasons of keeping it short) I could not go on t...

2. Your best(or worst) exposure story

   mnpetnurse replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

   This takes the cake dear. I am a brand new, baby nurse, but in my 25 years of being a vet tech the closest thing to this was a) vet has face in line with dog's behind and when she expresses said dog's anal glands, gets the juice from it shot into he...

3. Your best(or worst) exposure story

   mnpetnurse replied to sistrmoon's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely awesome! I am a brand new baby nurse, so this scares the pants off of me, but I was a vet tech for 25 years, so I can sympathize with sticking self while diazepaming seizuring patients. And being bitten. Definitely being bitten.

4. What Experience is More Valuable? CNA, EMT or EKG Tech

   mnpetnurse replied to claudianyc's topic in New Nurse

   I would also say CNA as that should lead to exposure to a wide variety of patients/services, especially if you work a MedSurg unit or float. It is also a good way to get your foot in the door at a hospital so that when you do graduate you have that ...