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  1. Offered postion in Cath Lab.. any insight?

    rnurse2b replied to BrittNICURN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I went from PICU to cath lab. I love it! Yes, the lead aprons can and do get very heavy. I take mine off as soon as the case ends and put it back on when the physician arrives (I usually give the...

  2. Transition from NICU to Cardiac Cath Lab?

    rnurse2b replied to BrittNICURN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I had worked peds, PICU, NICU before transitioning to the cathlab. It is challenging changing from little ones to adults, but I LOVE it! You will be learning a lot very quickly (at least I did). Be...

  3. How did you or will you go about picking what specialty of nursing is right for you?

    rnurse2b replied to pril's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the previous posters. While in school, I always wanted to be in NICU. I did work pediatrics, PICU, NICU eventually. I started out in critical care, worked house pool, wound up in peds,...

  4. What was your job before you became a nurse?

    rnurse2b replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    Pharmacy tech, bookkeeper, LVN to RN. Interested in the

  5. Take Care of Your Self

    rnurse2b replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I do stop and take care of myself regularly. I go for full body massages, get my hair done (like it matters since I have to wear a surgical cap) and since it is just me and DH at home, I get at least...

  6. Best NCLEX (RN) review book?

    rnurse2b replied to jewelsg627's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I bought Lippincott, Saunders, Kaplan, and two others that I can't remember the name of. They all helped. The Saunders had everything sectioned out and I used it to study what we were studying in...

  7. Title war...

    rnurse2b replied to elthia's topic in General Nursing

    I was a LVN before becoming an RN. I see both side to this. I also work with a LVN who told me "I do everything a RN does except push two meds". WHAT?!?!? I explained to her the things that a RN...

  8. My sister is on life support

    rnurse2b replied to realnursealso/LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry to hear your pain. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless

  9. got my first nursing job!!!

    rnurse2b replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!

  10. Cath Lab nurses!! Intro plz!

    rnurse2b replied to Marchantia's topic in Cardiac

    Hello everyone! I'm so excited to see the CathLab portion added. I recently started in the cath lab after thinking about it for a couple of years and now I wish I hadn't waited. I absolutely love...

  11. fingerprints for hospitals??

    rnurse2b replied to gesofs's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above posters, it seems evertime we turn around, we have to agree to a background check and fingerprints. While in LVN school we had to undergo background checks for each of the...

  12. What exactly is "women's health?"

    rnurse2b replied to doglvr's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The previous poster said what I was going to. Good

  13. It's CHRISTMAS!!!!!!

    rnurse2b replied to danissa's topic in General Nursing

    Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to all my allnurses.com

  14. Happy Holidays!!

    rnurse2b replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to

  15. How many times were you rejected before you finally got that acceptance letter??!

    rnurse2b replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    None, I was one of those few lucky ones. Accepted 1st time for LVN, then again 1st time for RN. Although, I did apply to our local three colleges each time. Turned the other two down each time for...

  16. nurse lost baby to SIDS

    rnurse2b replied to ANG_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry for your loss. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. I'm also sending you lots of hugs. Please keep us posted on how you are doing.

  17. Topic ideas for a Pediatric Nursing paper!

    rnurse2b replied to futurenp17's topic in General Nursing

    How about RSV, rotavirus, or MRSA? These are some of the things that we see almost daily in my peds

  18. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    rnurse2b replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    bump, been reading this thread again for the past several hours...........keep them

  19. I think I might have plantar fascitis! :(

    rnurse2b replied to NTPinky's topic in General Nursing

    I know just how you feel! I have plantar fascitis, heel spurs and bunions in both feet. Rolling the frozen water bottle with your foot really does help. Also, I use the orthotics that my podiatrist...

  20. Are you a pansy, or a rose?

    rnurse2b replied to blueberrybon's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am a daisy also. The website stated that 44% of the visitors to this site were also rated as a daisy. Funny, for my wedding, I chose a spray of

  21. Is anyone happy they chose nursing?

    rnurse2b replied to ohyeah's topic in General Nursing

    I love being a nurse! My only regret is not starting sooner. There are bad days, I feel the good days happen more often than the bad. Nursing is tough, but I love

  22. Nice docs

    rnurse2b replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    I'm very lucky when it comes to our docs. I work primarily peds and all of our ped docs are very nice, asking our opinions of their patients, asking what we recommend, etc. They tell us that we are...

  23. What do you *LOVE* about nursing?

    rnurse2b replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    I love being able to help people (in my case, babies and children) and the parents in order to cope with their childs illness. I love being able to move to different areas. I love having a career...

  24. How do you keep your uniforms whit as can be?

    rnurse2b replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    My mother was a nurse in starting in the 70's, her instructors told her class to use Cascade (powder). Add the Cascade to hot water in your machine, let dissolve and add your whites. I still use...

  25. Shoes!

    rnurse2b replied to skittles1933's topic in General Nursing

    I used to wear crocs, now I can't stand them on my feet. The newest shoe that I like to wear to work is MBT, yes they are pricey, but I'm willing to pay the price in order not to hurt. Like another...