ICUUCME

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1. What is the major reason nurses leave?

   ICUUCME replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

   I left 20 years ago and went into managed care -had a nice desk job recently got a package and considered going back- shadowed at a local hospital and all the reasons why I left came flooding back- Took a job as a QM "suit"- had been looking forward ...

2. A Dear Abbey letter. What is your take?

   ICUUCME replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Nursing

   IF visitors want 24 hour access and are constantly in the room they should be prepared to " see" some not so nice things.:chuckle

3. Why are so many of us over weight?

   ICUUCME replied to sarahhoughton's topic in General Nursing

   Elevated Cortisol levels due to stress can cause weight gain as can hormonal imbalances due to rotating shifts, and poor nutritional choices due to " grabbing food on the fly and not being able to take a break and chose the salad bar.

4. Injections- still pull back?

   ICUUCME replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you- for the reply I have been an RN for quite a while and never had blood return occur. I have never had a colleage ask me to witness a narc waste for this reason and have never seen this listed as a reason for a waste on the narc med sheets....

5. Injections- still pull back?

   ICUUCME replied to angelbyte's topic in General Nursing

   So to the people who aspirated blood- then what did you do? I can't remember the last IM I gave- just havent had to. If its a narc do you then have to find an RN to witness the waste and start over or do you find a new site and inject ? Change the...

6. How do you feel about paying for parking?

   ICUUCME replied to ICUUCME's topic in General Nursing

   I know ......this is seriously holding me back from this job - you would think instead of a sign on or in addition to a sign on it would benefit them to use a parking pass as an incentive to attract RNs- Where I currently work I do not pay for park...

7. How do you feel about paying for parking?

   ICUUCME posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am thinking about moving from one job to another and am weighing pros and cons. One thing that is on the " con " list for the new job is that fact that they charge for parking, in a garage that is across from the hospital. the cost is 30 .00 a mo...