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  1. VA Proficiency Nurse III Frustration & Appeal

    krwrnbsn replied to Sarah918's topic in Government, Military

    Late to the thread is there anyway you could share your proficiency? It would be much appreciated

  2. Call/scheduling in the OR...please help!

    krwrnbsn replied to OR-RN<3's topic in Operating Room

  3. OR Sleep Rooms

    krwrnbsn replied to shodobe's topic in Operating Room

  4. Smokers need not apply?

    krwrnbsn replied to RainMom's topic in Nursing Professionalism

  5. Marijuana and Nursing School

    krwrnbsn replied to heather19's topic in General Students

  6. What has been your favorite prerequisite?

    krwrnbsn replied to queserasera's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I loved microbiology and

  7. nursing school bullying

    krwrnbsn replied to greatestsummerever's topic in General Students

  8. Managers that don't like you.....ever been there?

    krwrnbsn replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, I have had a situation where my mgr did not like me. Although I could never really say specifically "why". She cannot find any fault with my performance but basically tried to punish me by...

  9. VA Reputation vs Private Sector

    krwrnbsn replied to AllCoolNamesAreTaken's topic in Government, Military

    The hiring process is definitely long! If you can get past that hurdle you will more than likely love it. I work in a unit where the nurses know their stuff. I've never seen such a smart group and our...

  10. VAMC nurses- any experience with union?

    krwrnbsn replied to Nursemouse83's topic in Government, Military

    No, it is not. Do you have your handbook? You need to look in there and gather the pertinent information. Actually, the union should assist you with this. But take it upon yourself and then go see...

  11. Surgical Nurses

    krwrnbsn replied to Paigemcdonald92's topic in Operating Room

  12. 41 yr old male wanting to start a 2nd career in nursing?

    krwrnbsn replied to simonJ's topic in Men in Nursing

    Spring flowers I believe there are some out there who you described perfectly but not every nurse is mean/nasty/abusive. I have found mean, nasty, abusive people in all walks of life! Good luck and...

  13. Struggling/new OR RN.

    krwrnbsn replied to Woopsadaisy's topic in Operating Room

    Woopsadaisy, Hugs to you. Tough times don't last but tough people do! Head up...you will make

  14. I miss my NEPTUNE

    krwrnbsn replied to nursinadream's topic in Operating Room

    We also lost our Neptune to the recall. We now use Dornoch suction machines. They are a bit different but do the job. Google them and check it

  15. Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    krwrnbsn replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love this. And couldn't agree MORE with

  16. Most Challenging Aspect in Your Nursing Career?

    krwrnbsn replied to rednotebook's topic in General Nursing

  17. Extremely Overweight Nurses

    krwrnbsn replied to WonderousIvy's topic in Nursing Career

  18. What type of shoes do you buy?

    krwrnbsn replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dansko all the way! I have foot issues and danskos are

  19. If you could "do over" one thing about nursing school, what would it be?

    krwrnbsn replied to justjohn's topic in General Students

    Well said! Love

  20. How much poop/puke/cleaning of bodily fluids is there in nursing school?

    krwrnbsn replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    It just cracks me up the number of pre-nursing students who post this question. I mean "wow"! If they are so worried about all of the "gross stuff" they are going to have to possibly do I think they...

  21. Nursing Leadership Styles (Part I): Authoritarian Leaders

    krwrnbsn replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nurse Management

    I have an asst. nurse manager who was "acting" nurse manager for about 4 years. He/she still runs the show and tells the new nurse manager what to do. Needless to say I'm one of his/her least favorite...

  22. Scrubbing

    krwrnbsn replied to Anniehow's topic in Operating Room

    We use ST unless we are short-staffed then some of our RNs that used scrub step

  23. Extremely Overweight Nurses

    krwrnbsn replied to WonderousIvy's topic in Nursing Career

    We have a nurse that works in the OR who can't even keep her mask up because she smokes like a freight train! She is more impaired than any obese nurse I've ever

  24. What To Do After You've Made A Mistake

    krwrnbsn replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    So true dudette! We all make mistakes but stepping up and admitting the mistake is the true test. Some people just don't get

  25. Extremely Overweight Nurses

    krwrnbsn replied to WonderousIvy's topic in Nursing Career

    True^^^^