3ringnursing BSN

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    Is a government job worth it?

    3ringnursing replied to imanfnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Only you can decide if leaving your new job is worth it, but in 2001 I made the jump from a private hospital on the long slide down toward closure to a VA facility. Here I worked in the MICU/SICU...
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    Being an ugly nurse

    3ringnursing replied to mofomeat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I too have only read the original post, but oh wow ... hold on there my friend - who has hurt you and destroyed your self esteem so badly that your ego is shattered into a million pieces? Whoever has...
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    Calling out sick. How much notice?

    3ringnursing replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    Call ASAP. This let's your supervisor know that once you are off orientation and in the same circumstances (because let's face it, odds are that we all eventually will have to call off at some point)...
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    What's the shortest time you stayed at a job and why did you leave?

    3ringnursing replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 2 shifts PRN at a nursing home about 1.5 years after graduating. I filled in for the LPN who had some blessed time away from this hell hole. It was 1996-ish, and pay in Tucson was very low (I...
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    What's the shortest time you stayed at a job and why did you leave?

    3ringnursing replied to sweet sunshine's topic in General Nursing

    I had been on medical disability for about 10 years and decided to try working again through social security's ticket to work program. I was contacted by a home working based company called X. X...
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    Why are they called, "Chucks?"

    3ringnursing replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    Why yes ... Yes I am. LOL. Plus, I am now injured, having shot coffee out one nostril after I snorted while laughing!!!! Too bad you couldn't out my face on the package. Put a nurse's hat on
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    Why are they called, "Chucks?"

    3ringnursing replied to NPbyDay's topic in General Nursing

    I propose we rename them
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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    3ringnursing replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    Parsip based candy, and choco-dipped cat turds! That will show those doctors the
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    Trouble for taking Doctors candy

    3ringnursing replied to zynnnie's topic in General Nursing

    Candy diversion? Man - you will be locked up for
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    Driving While Elderly

    3ringnursing replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    This can be a bone of contention when the family must approach the PCP to intervene with a letter to DMV - I've seen people continue to drive when they shouldn't and weren't supposed to. But I still...
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    Need to Find an Alcohol Detox/Recovery Center

    3ringnursing replied to Kitiger's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I realize this is an old thread ... But my husband was dragged - kicking and screaming, and needless to say very unwilling - to a rehab facility at 16 y.o., and there he stayed for 6 wks (1982). He he...
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    8 Work From Home Jobs

    3ringnursing replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    Don't forget telephone triage. Best. Job. Ever. Wearing jammies while doing it - at
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    Top Nursing Errors

    3ringnursing replied to AlexLL's topic in General Nursing

    Love your
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    Discharging by Wheelchair

    3ringnursing replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a pt and wondered this myself as a nurse. The only thing I could assume is that 1) they want your butt out the door ASAP because they have a bed to fill, and they presume some pt's left to...
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    Christmas Bonuses

    3ringnursing replied to kadphilly's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You should ask when you get your
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    How do you handle rude comments?

    3ringnursing replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry for everything you and your family are going through. Some people are literally unable to grasp the seriousness of an illness such as cancer unless they themselves are directly affected...
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    Why is it difficult to transition from nursing student to working Nurse?

    3ringnursing replied to Beautiful_Beginnings's topic in General Nursing

    Although school is in the most basic sense work, there is a huge difference between being a full time student and being a full time employee. The differences are to numerous to list, however strictly...
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    body odor

    3ringnursing replied to plainfieldguy's topic in School

    In my day they talked to your parent. Puberty can be nasty will all those wild hormones running ramped. I remember I was in 6th grade when the ugly P hit: though I showered daily I still needed extra...
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    The Grinch Nurse

    3ringnursing replied to halohg's topic in School

    Bwahahahahaha!!!!!
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    Seeking Guidance

    3ringnursing replied to Raquel.Perez's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It seems jobs open and close with rapidity in nursing. Write a nice short note to the nurse manager of the original NICU that was willing to hire you initially - tell her/him you still hold out hope...
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    Feelings after first loss

    3ringnursing replied to dharmalove's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, this happened to my PCP. He was older (late 70's) but healthy, then his office chair dumped him on the floor injuring his back. Bad. Like really bad. The pain was indescribable, and nothing...
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    What is harder- nursing school or first year working?

    3ringnursing replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    I found my nursing program to be a challenge - exhausting yes, but completely do able (I had no children then - but my biological clock was ticking, and my eggs weren't getting any younger. I...
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    Stethoscope Tubing

    3ringnursing replied to LipStickFigure's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You'll find it after you stop looking. Isn't that the way life
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    Wants to Work From Home

    3ringnursing replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    For some reason some PM's haven't arrived - try sending a friend
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    Stethoscope Tubing

    3ringnursing replied to LipStickFigure's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Is this it? STETHOSCOPE TUBING by ST fits LITTMANN® CARDIOLOGY III® Compatible High Quality |