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I'm not really clear if you are the interviewer or applicant. I recently interviewed for several positions. The questions I asked that helped me decide which job I took were "What are the greatest joys and frustrations of this position?" and "About what is the average # of years people have worked in this deptartment?" or "Approximately what is your turnover rate", depending on the size of the department or organization. Also- "What type of personal qualities make someone excel in this position?" On the other side of the coin, I wished I was asked "What are your contributions to your present employer?" or "What personal qualities/values do you have that affects your present work environment?". Also, "What is your goal in making a change?" instead of "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"! I hated that one, and it was asked often. I'm a nurse, there's alot of opportunities, I don't know where my road is going to lead me. At first I stumbled on this one, but then my pat answer became "Being an expert and resource for others in _______(whatever the position was I was appyling for). Either way, I hope this helps.

Love the 'pay it forward' lindaisanurse! Have to keep that instruction in mind as I live this life. Thanxs-

I also have bouts of severe itching. It wakes me up in the middle of the night, sometimes every night for a couple of weeks, sometimes once or twice in a month. During the day I get it a couple times, often accompanied by a rash. I have tried benadryl, lotions and 2 precription allergy meds. I've never been able to determine a cause. I have found something that works for me- witch hazel. You may think I'm crazy, but it relieves it within a couple of minutes. I keep it by my bedside with a cloth. Prior to this it would keep me up for an hour or more and was absolute agony. I also keep some at work. It sounds like you're brother has had enough of pills. Please mention this to him. Save my email address and let me know if it works for him too. Also, I've never known anyone else that has had this itching problem without knowing a cause. It's nice to know I'm not alone. Kindly tell your brother he's not alone, nor is he crazy!

Boy oh boy! When I started in rehab we hung blood about once every 2 years! Now it's common. We get quite a few patients go bad in less than 12 hours on the floor. One of the most difficult aspects of the high acuity level is that you have some really sick patients that require alot of your time and at the same time you've got a couple of patients that take 2 or 3 staff (and 20 minutes) to transfer that have to go to the bathroom (no bedpans on rehab if you're stable!), meanwhile, one of your head injured patients just managed to get off the unit and the wanderguard alarms alert you to this. It's surreal. Many nurses think rehab is cush, until they transfer to the unit! But it is rewarding, and you get to see miracles happen.

Aw, come on guys. The same thing happens to a Wal-Mart cashier and everyone else that has contact with the general public! Stop the angry pity-party. Yup, I'm an RN that deals with folks like those mentioned above and my fantasy dream job is to be a Greeter at Wal-Mart (Hi!). Do they ever get yelled at? What's your dream job?