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  1. Providence Alaska and Alaska Regional

    Candidnt posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anybody work in either place? What are they

  2. Who's leaving nursing?

    Candidnt replied to tinderbox's topic in General Nursing

    I am, at present, making plans to retire from nursing within two years, assuming other options come forth. My "career" has been an absolute disappointment, and going from an LPN to being an RN with a...

  3. Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

    Candidnt replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    oops, I looked at the last reply date before mine, and looked at it wrong...hasn't been a year after all...scuse

  4. Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

    Candidnt replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    Wow, nobody has posted in here in over a year...it's been two years since I posted in this particular thread, and probably about that long since I posted on the site at all... I have since moved out...

  5. Anybody from Hamot in Erie?

    Candidnt posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hamot responded to my resume submission. I'm looking for people who work/have worked there, who can tell me in their own words how things are there, etc. I'm going to return the call from the...

  6. Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

    Candidnt replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    currently neuroscience intermediate care...meanng neuro, plus some trauma/ortho and dumpover from the surgical intermediate care unit...plus people who start going downhill on the neuro/ortho floor or...

  7. Where do you buy your scrubs?

    Candidnt replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    I once (way back in 1998) bought some items with the S.C.R.U.B.S. brand name. NEVER again. They all started falling apart and/or developed holes during washing and drying. I usually get my scrubs...

  8. Susquehanna Health, Williamsport, PA? Any good (hopefully not bad) advice?

    Candidnt replied to Brad_RN_Student_PA's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Did you ever take the job at Williamsport Hospital? What's the word there on their planned expansion? What are they planning, what new services? Any new units or beds being added? Just curious....

  9. Anybody from Hamot in Erie?

    Candidnt replied to Candidnt's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Wow... I haven't been here probably since I made that post, over two years ago. I didn't go to Hamot...I didn't even finish the application process. I did leave my old job at Pinnacle Hell er...

  10. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    Candidnt replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've got tons to tell, having been in nursing since 1990. As of late, I'd have to say the most recent most gross, yucky, disgusting nursing experience I have had, was being hurled on from head to toe...

  11. Can CNAs work in hospitals with no experience?

    Candidnt replied to Chopchop11's topic in General Nursing

    I went into the hospital setting as a nursing assistant (this was back before certification was a requirement) several months after I finished the program, with no practical work experience as a...

  12. Would this be considered Critical Care Nursing?

    Candidnt replied to krob0729's topic in General Nursing

    it sounds like an LTAC (long-term acute care) facility that specializes in pediatric care. I know of critical care nurses who go to work in places like that (and they do appreciate getting nurses...

  13. Nursing student with migraines, HELP!

    Candidnt replied to Hoosiernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I empathize...I've been dealing with migranes since 1997 (the year I took a break from nursing, incidentally). That first migrane was a godawful experience; I basically had a headache for a whole...

  14. what can nurses do besides "nurse"?

    Candidnt posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm looking to take a year or two away from clinical nursing. Back when I was an LPN I found options were far and few, so when I took time off then, I ended up in a convenience store (with a huge pay...

  15. Night shift nurses...How many hours of sleep do you get?

    Candidnt replied to lpnin03's topic in General Nursing

    It varies for me...I graduated from 100 mg Benadryl to Ambien....that helped some, but after two back injuries, I graduated to Valium. So that, with a little Xanax on board, helps me get some sleep,...

  16. Not a real nurse??

    Candidnt replied to xmaxiex's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I did my time as an LPN, in North Carolina. From what I remember, though the larger facilities said the state board determined what an LPN could or could not do (and that was true only in a few...

  17. Harrisburg? Hershey?

    Candidnt replied to saminde's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    If you're a new grad, go with Hershey. It's a Level I trauma center for the region, growing like cancer, and a good place to see things and learn. I've heard good and bad things about it, but...

  18. what can nurses do besides "nurse"?

    Candidnt replied to Candidnt's topic in Nursing Career

    Right now, I'm kind of trying to avoid all of the above...I'm burning out in a big way. This current job has really taken it out of me. Maybe in a year or two I can go back, fresher, and I can get a...

  19. Phasing out LPN's.

    Candidnt replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Granted, I'm biased; I was an LPN for 12 years. I think they're a valuable part of the health care team, and depending on the institution, can do just about anything. They don't require...

  20. How many of you are LPNs vs. RN/BSNs???

    Candidnt replied to Notanurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    LPN from 1990-2002 (took year off in 1997) was RN/BSN student from 1999-2002 been working as an RN since. Glad I did it, I'm sure my pay would have been close to maxing out by now had I remained an...

  21. Question about "loan forgivness"

    Candidnt replied to casualjim's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that things differ somewhat from place to place...I worked in places as either an aide or an LPN while moving on up...some places would reimburse you tuition at the end of your semester,...

  22. Female Nursing Students Dont like me !

    Candidnt replied to earthlovers123's topic in General Nursing

    I had problems similar to yours when I was in nursing school. First time around in my LPN training, I was the only male student in the class (it was the first class of students for this school, and...

  23. Heavily Tättooed: Can I get into nursing???

    Candidnt replied to YukonDave's topic in General Nursing

    Another thing to consider might be something like Covermark or Coverblend, if you don't mind using cosmetics to cover things up. Harder for men to get away with, especially if their arms are hairy,...

  24. This is the stupidest thing I have ever done.

    Candidnt replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    I've probably done tons of stupid things in my career. If I sat and thought long and hard (and tonight, I'm off, but on call...so I just might, I pray, get that chance), I'd have a gold mine of...

  25. Union

    Candidnt replied to ER Tigger Girl's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I work in a health system that gobbled up several hospitals over the past eight years. Basically, the one hospital in the city (nonunion) gobbled up the competetor (union), destroyed the union, and...