all4schwa

all4schwa

Neuro ICU, Neuro/Trauma stepdown

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  1. How often do you take a break?

    in my experience the charge schedules the lunch times, and generally it works. as far as non meal breaks....if i've got even a minute to sit at the desk and chill or if i'm b/s-ing with a co-worker,...
  2. Wearing scrubs home??

    I know, I discharged her this afternoon!!
  3. Guys in Support Hose?

    :yeahthat::chuckle
  4. big city vs. small town

    all of my clinicals have been at the small, community hospitals. I wanted a job at a big hospital for many reasons, and have been hired at one. however, a nurse at clinical yesterday made the comment...
  5. big city vs. small town

    :thankya:Thank you guys very much, your words of wisdom mean a lot to me!! ~Angel~
  6. Personal relationships with professors?

    :yeahthat:
  7. Personal relationships with professors?

    :1luvu: I was soooo smitten with my biologies professor, i took every science required with him. he was the best teacher, most knowledgable, funny and soooo handsome. ***sigh*** i daydreamt all...
  8. Wearing scrubs home??

    a girl that i thought was wearing the same scrubs everyday actually just had multiple sets because it was the uniform at her previous job... now for my -- i wear my scrubs home and strip asap as i...
  9. Medication Reconciliation

    not much success, it allows meds to be ordered that shouldn't be for this specific admit; then it's up to the nurse to point that out to the doc who doesn't really remember signing the rec form...
  10. Smokers

    classic addiction behavior, as a reformed smoker (jan 5, 2005) i am grateful everyday that i quit smoking. what helped me alot was the freedom from smoking program through the american lung...
  11. signing meds as you pop to give??

    :thankya: good
  12. When Docs Cover Up Surgical Errors

    i would definitely be more upset about the cover up than the mistake
  13. For RN's) How much do you take home after taxes????

    i'm curious because, although i know it varies, i've never been in this tax bracket before. i know my job-after-boards starts at $20.37, but i wouldn't have a clue as to what to expect after taxes....
  14. ATI NCLEX Predictor?

    :uhoh21: uh,
  15. Job Interview questions, help!

    i wouldn't expect anything that is a test question, if you are licened, they assume you are competent in that respect. but the kinds of questions that i was asked in my interview a couple of weeks ago...
  16. Neuro--tell me why you do/don't like it!!

    bump
  17. MD orders, is this normal .......

    hey there's an idea!!
  18. Im Injections

  19. Co-workers on allnurses...

    uuhhh, i googled it:uhoh3: the scary part, i use this username on all forums, even ebay....lots o' hits... but i have nothing to hide, well
  20. assertiveness..

    you can't just 'pick it up', but it is a learned trait, it takes work but the benifits of newfound assertivness are very rewarding and
  21. you might be from ohio if:

    I was born in Phoenix and can remember my mom crying when we moved to small town ohio, 'please take me home, i can't live here with these people!' My, how she has adjusted now! And we remind her! I...
  22. Neuro--tell me why you do/don't like it!!

    same boat here...looking forward to some responses on this
  23. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

    in the LTC where i work as an aide, we have a new moon crew also that never lets us down, it's strange
  24. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

    what's so wrong with
  25. cleaning poop

    are you serious? i'm still a student...but it's not a wet vac, or is