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  1. Revelation on Nursing.. I'm going to be a nurse!

    krob0729 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    i work in a LTC facility for disabled and dying children. last night one of the residents father came to visit him and he brought him down to the wing i was working on to introduce us. He told his...

  2. Not excited to go to work as a new nurse...am I the only one?

    krob0729 replied to doxieraiser's topic in First Year After Licensure

    honestly, yes you will screw up, your human. i've been a nurse only 2 1/2 mths have have made 4 med errors....nothing drastic that would hurt anyone, but still it happened. My Supervisor said that...

  3. Student Nurse Externship in the Float Unit?

    krob0729 replied to Animaniacs's topic in General Nursing

    it may be a typo on their part. looks like it. never heard of just PR myself...just

  4. About to give up on being a nurse

    krob0729 replied to Lorel's topic in General Nursing

    YOURE RIGHT!!!! i forgot about that. Texas Rehab also paid for costs and gave me mileage to pay for gas since I am

  5. About to give up on being a nurse

    krob0729 replied to Lorel's topic in General Nursing

    amen sister. mine too. i repaid him for all his support by getting him a new truck. he drove a hoopty while i drove the good car back and forth to

  6. About to give up on being a nurse

    krob0729 replied to Lorel's topic in General Nursing

    it sounds as though u would qualify for pell grant. alson here in texas, the workforce commission has a program that will pay for you to attend college. you might want to check your unemployment...

  7. About to give up on being a nurse

    krob0729 replied to Lorel's topic in General Nursing

    i agree. i am 35 and just got my lvn license a couple of months ago. i waited until my children were in highschool and could do alot for themselves....of course they had to train daddy.. that way...

  8. CNA course

    krob0729 replied to MrsStock10's topic in General Nursing

  9. WOO HOO....My first job

    krob0729 posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I had my first interview today and was called this evening with the job offer. I really wanted this one too. The Lord has just really watched out for me the last couple of years, and now all that I...

  10. WOO HOO....My first job

    krob0729 replied to krob0729's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    you should have a GPN temporary permit. take that. good luck to

  11. Nurses Who Smoke

    krob0729 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    wow....i need to quit reading and posting as i go.... :chuckle i got way too many up here. sorry guys. well...i figured out a reason why some of us smoke...(me anyways..)..cause i want to...plain...

  12. Nurses Who Smoke

    krob0729 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    if i remember correctly....and i say IF...didn't george burns smoke and drink and lived into his late 90's or 100?

  13. Nurses Who Smoke

    krob0729 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    AGAIN I say AMEN

  14. Nurses Who Smoke

    krob0729 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    amen...amen....

  15. Nurses Who Smoke

    krob0729 replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    well, anyone could ask about nurses that drink...why? to each his own i say.

  16. nurses getting involved with patients

    krob0729 replied to CLadybug's topic in General Nursing

    i've heard of nurses dating pts long after they were no longer pt's anymore. As previous poster said, never go there. Family or pt can always alledge that you've done something improper (especially...

  17. What are all the alphabet titles?

    krob0729 replied to krob0729's topic in General Nursing

    thanks..that covers alot of the ones i had questions about. Have only had my license a week and haven't been exposed to much other than clinicals. thanks for all the

  18. What are all the alphabet titles?

    krob0729 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know this may sound stupid, but could some of you please let me know what some of these titles are behind the names...I know what CRNA, RN, MB, CCRN are but there are so many. I am guessing that...

  19. What are all the alphabet titles?

    krob0729 replied to krob0729's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl:

  20. Would this be considered Critical Care Nursing?

    krob0729 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a job interview (my first since I got my license) at Truman Smith Children's Hospital in Gladewater, TX. They take pts from all over the country. These are children that are on vents, have...

  21. Would this be considered Critical Care Nursing?

    krob0729 replied to krob0729's topic in General Nursing

    it's definately not a rehab, because these kids will never get any better. They are at their max potential. I guess after I think about it, it may be referred to as a LTC facility for critically ill...

  22. Interesting Read

    krob0729 replied to Pete495's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    thanks...atleast now after 15 yrs i finally have an answer..better than always wondering about it.

  23. Interesting Read

    krob0729 replied to Pete495's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I received an epidural during the birth of my first child. I was paralyzed for 2 days on my left side. Needless to say, my x-hubby and I were terrified. Then on the 3rd day, the feeling just...

  24. Brainstorming, End of life and Morphine use.

    krob0729 replied to Antikigirl's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    we also had to do a clinical rotation with hospice and had a hospice speaker for a day. It really opened up my eyes for giving so much morphine when needed. At first I thought they were 'killing'...

  25. Medication for Migraines

    krob0729 replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    my husband has severe migraines constantly due to a spinal injury several years ago. He has tried everything. The only thing that seems to work is Esgic or Esgic plus. The only thing he doesn't...