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  1. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I won't tell Sheryl Crow if you don't

  2. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    ER and Zoe, thanks--your good luck offerings must have worked :) Angie--aw, I hope you feel better soon. That sounds miserable Tweety--great job about going to the gym. Whenever I plan to go after...

  3. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Finals week starting tomorrow. See you guys Thursday. Keep up the good work

  4. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You rock! How excited you must be--ten pounds is a big deal I'm sorry your new best friend has to be carrots, though . .

  5. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Wow, Blue--your trip just got better and better :) I'm so happy you had a good time. Your hotel doesn't sound anything like the Super 8 that we usually stay in I'm sorry about your friend, we'll...

  6. Pain Scores Effective or not

    hikernurse replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    And patients have such varying levels of pain, they're not sure where to start. "It's an 8 when I walk and a 5 when I roll over in bed and a 1 when I'm lying here . . . " I make a point of...

  7. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Angie, I am soooooo jealous. That sounds like a perfect day. And hello to you, Blue. Anne, welcome :) Any way you can increase your exercise time? Add some walking into your day. I think diets are...

  8. Good Nursing Article

    hikernurse replied to got2labsrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for posting this. What an amazing

  9. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Tweety, you didn't accidently take one of Blue's dulcolax's, did you? ER--sweet of your grandbaby to clean your driveway rocks for you :) I love that age. Angie--creamer on oatmeal sounds like a...

  10. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Darn, hate when that happens You'll have to do six minutes tomorrow to make it up, you

  11. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You absolutely should Thanks for the hugs, Zoe. Blue, I am so jealous of your trip. Sounds like you've had a great time. Angie, our cafeteria has oatmeal all night and I've discovered a bowl of...

  12. How much will your education cost you?

    hikernurse replied to GottaGetIn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    ADN, around 5K, for tuition and books. Not including NCLEX and

  13. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You're sweet to notice :icon_hug: I've been overwhelmed with school/work/family/graduation, but I think the fog is clearing :) I came back to check on all of you'se and see that you're doing very...

  14. Is this outpatient or inpatient surgery at yours

    hikernurse replied to sharann's topic in PACU

    Usually 23 hour

  15. New grads....where do you work?

    hikernurse replied to PACU queen's topic in First Year After Licensure

    NICU under a temporary license until I take the

  16. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm kind of a cheapskate so I keep track of how often I use my membership; I subtract the "day" rate each time I go from what I paid for my annual pass. Then when I finally break even and then get...

  17. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    ER, hopefully your work situation will be better. Be proud you stood up for the safety of the patients :) Sarah, nice work on your clothes fitting better. That's a much stronger indicator of health...

  18. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    LOL

  19. Nurse Math Resources?

    hikernurse replied to Trixie-Nurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    A real basic book that goes through things very specifically (and with answers :)) is: Math for Nurses: A Pocket Guide to Dosage Calculation and Drug Preparation 6e by Mary Jo Boyer It's not so much...

  20. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Right back at you :redpinkhe :icon_hug: I feel the same way about all of you, too. That funeral sounds awesome. My husband's father died a few months ago and although it was, of course, very sad;...

  21. breaks

    hikernurse replied to charlies's topic in General Nursing

    Nice. Nurses who can take a break are a lot more clear-headed than those who can't. (Speaking only for myself, here :)) I always get something to eat during the shift, but occasionally it's just...

  22. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Zoe, you know me so well THAT sounds like the life--I just might take you up on it :) How the heck do you do that? If I did that, someone would be assessing my LOC long before the shift was...

  23. Healthier Living Thread Part IV

    hikernurse replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i wish i lived where you do :) and i'm having a great weekend called off of work. both yesterday and today. they did offer to let me float . .

  24. how to get the ball rolling to get NICU

    hikernurse replied to CT Pixie's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm starting NICU as a new grad as soon as I graduate (five more weeks, yeah!). They have a pretty intensive orientation. Doing your preceptorship in the NICU will give you a good in, too, but I...

  25. NICU Shifts how long?

    hikernurse replied to skysurfer's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    12 hour shifts here