thorRN

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1. I'm sick to my eyeballs of incompetent agency nurses.

   thorRN replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

   To the original poster - you say that you'ld rather go home without pay than work with an agency nurse. Perhpas you should go home with a sick headache, or leposy attack or something or other--you'ld...

2. Help...APA formatting! ugh

   thorRN replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Alot of the programs out there for this type of formatting are crappy. It doesn't help matters also that there seem to be changes to the rules almost yearly. Our instructors last year didn't even want...

3. Help...APA formatting! ugh

   thorRN replied to RNin2007's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Try the Purdue University site APA formatting-easy. You'll get the hang of it quickly.Any search engine can take you there if you enter those words. Actually most major universities have examples too....

4. Please help me understand/Domestic Violence Question

   thorRN replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

   You don't start a relationship sleeping with a butcher knife next to your bed, "just in case". Everything happens very gradually. Don't allow even the littlest disrespectful comments from the get go,...

5. Is WI racially diverse and a good place to live?

   thorRN replied to Sabrina_HI's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Sabrina- I moved to Wisconsin about 4 years ago because my husband is from here. I have lived all over the US and Canada, and my feeling is that WI is not culturally diverse. I have met a few...

6. young children and CRNA school

   thorRN replied to whatnext's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Do your school now. You will see that the time does pass quickly. You will do better without the "mommy-guilt" and be able to not get distracted by duties that really should be more important. If you...

7. I want to go to the virgin islands

   thorRN replied to skylock's topic in Travel

   As you have heard, it is beautiful there, especially if you love to dive. Pay is pitiful, but the beaches are free. Take some extra cash for island hopping (if the ferry doesn';t go to the islands you...

8. ER RN in Canada! ?? Med/ Surg RN in Hawaii?

   thorRN replied to nurse_misty's topic in Travel

   I was in your shoes once exactly. Best to stick with med /surg to be safe for now. You really need to be pretty comfortable with the area you are going into--especially if it is a specialty unit. If...

9. nursing in Peurto Rico

   thorRN replied to llbtfeet's topic in Travel

   Diddo on the St. Thomas, or other US Virgin island jobs. When I worked on St. Thomas there ALOT of travel nurses. The surroundings are beautiful of course, but the pay is very low compared to the cost...