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  1. Need A Sedentary/desk Job !

    MCF posted a topic in General Nursing

    I used to be a very active, outdoors person. One thing I loved about nursing was being able to get up and move around pretty much ad lib, balancing the paperwork with the patient care, etc. I loved...

  2. Colleague Abuse

    MCF posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hi again! I appreciate all the helpful responses to my request for advice about sedentary jobs. Now I'm thinking of writing a paper on a subject which has influenced me deeply: COLLEAGUE ABUSE,...

  3. Lost Nursing Pin

    MCF posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey! I see there's already a thread about "what you think of nursing pins", but I've been online for hours about this and this is my last stop tonight! Briefly, I got my RN 18 years ago, after 10...

  4. Lost Nursing Pin

    MCF replied to MCF's topic in General Nursing

    I like your end quote -

  5. Lost Nursing Pin

    MCF replied to MCF's topic in General Nursing

    actually the one on ruby lane is from a different state, and has already been sold - but i appreciate the heads-up!

  6. Lost Nursing Pin

    MCF replied to MCF's topic in General Nursing

    I've checked pawn shops in the city where mine disappeared, but you gave me the idea of checking in the city/state where I went to school -

  7. Lost Nursing Pin

    MCF replied to MCF's topic in General Nursing

    I like your end quote!

  8. Lost Nursing Pin

    MCF replied to MCF's topic in General Nursing

    Hey! I see there's already a thread about "what you think of nursing pins", but I've been online for hours about this and this is my last stop tonight! Briefly, I got my RN 18 years ago, after 10...

  9. LTC Salaries for a LPN in CT

    MCF replied to sweetgeorgianurse75's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Yes, I need a job, but I'm an RN. Ten years exp in LTC plus more in med-surg. Must work in the central/Middletown area. Just had a disappointing experience due to a chronic health condition. I was...

  10. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    MCF replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    thanks for your response - yes, I dumped the inadequate shrink who was supposedly an ADD specialist. I have many years experience dealing with my moods, including 10 years in 12 Step Recovery. Great...

  11. Nurses with ADD/ADHD?

    MCF replied to Metron's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Hi, sorry I don't have time to read ALL these posts today, even though I'm not gainfuly emloyed. But I have to relate one of my horror stories. I was being treated for ADD last year (finally got an...

  12. Evil People

    MCF replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like you may have some interesting stories about patients in those categories? (Republicans, lawyers, sports figures, journalists) How do you find out the political affiliation of all your...

  13. Need A Sedentary/desk Job !

    MCF replied to MCF's topic in General Nursing

    :Melody: Thanks for responding! I have considered

  14. Need A Sedentary/desk Job !

    MCF replied to MCF's topic in General Nursing

    TO HENAYNEI: Thanks for sharing so much of your story with me; I think we can find encouragement sometimes simply from being survivors. As for your move to N. Carolina, my cousin moved there recently...

  15. Need A Sedentary/desk Job !

    MCF replied to MCF's topic in General Nursing

    TO BIPLEY AND DAYTONITE: Thanks very much for your timely responseS. I will look into these possibilities. Sincerely, Marie

  16. I shaved off a patient's mustache. Was I wrong?

    MCF replied to NebbyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully, we have all learned that grooming issues like this involve far more than hygiene. As others have pointed out, one's appearance, including hair, is a major issue in self-image and identity....

  17. What punishment should this nurse get?

    MCF replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    Based on the records of other disciplinary offences (e.g., drug diversion, patient harmed or dead due to negligence), I would say she should receive a warning from the facility, perhaps inhouse...

  18. Question: finding procedural info

    MCF posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi people, I'm still kind of new to this scene and don't know where to find all the answers. For instance, I was reading a recent thread, and started to find some of it irritating. But since the...

  19. Recovering RN seeking to re-enter practice

    MCF replied to JMWalker's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Yes, it's me again - still learning! Somehow I entered 2 copies of this. Keep trying to delete one, but no go. GB, Later,

  20. Recovering RN seeking to re-enter practice

    MCF replied to JMWalker's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Hi Jeanie, You are in the right place as far as understanding and encouragement. A few thoughts: I have 9-1/2 years "clean" - actually was on methadone 2 of those years. At first I was turned down...

  21. TWO QUESTIONS RE: nurse in recovery

    MCF posted a topic in General Nursing

    (I'm new and I'm not sure how this thread and post business works. But if I've goofed, I'm sure someone will kindly let me know!) I just posted an introduction, but the issues of my recovery got too...