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  1. How much debt would/did you incur for school?

    saskrn replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    Your marriage, sanity and quality of life are priceless. I have $30,000 of student loan debt. From what I hear, it is a way of life for alot of students. Take out the loan, breathe deeply, and then...

  2. Is something wrong with me?

    saskrn replied to jasonn's topic in Emergency

    I am considered a "technical" nurse, and not really emotional at all. I was in a similar situation a few years ago, and lacked the emotion that you speak of. IMO, your post sounds so....hollow (?)....

  3. Burn survivor now burn nurse?

    saskrn posted a topic in Burn

    Ok, I need advice. I burned approx 80% of my body, mostly 3rd degree, full thickness, when I was a child. So I very much grew up in hospitals with grafting, etc. You guys know the drill! :)...

  4. Negative experience with practicing nursing in USA vs. canada

    saskrn replied to Beee's topic in General Nursing

    I trained in Canada, worked in the USA for 8 years, and just recently moved back to Canada. Money has nothing to do with it, for me anyways. It was all about quality and

  5. input about my moms post op (in ICU) condition

    saskrn replied to McMudda's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, these are just a few things I've was thinking, from reading your posts. Please keep in mind that I do not know a full H&P on your mom. - it can be very common to have a temp post op -vent...

  6. hello

    saskrn replied to mike236's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry on the loss of your mother, and I hope you find who you're looking for. My thoughts are with

  7. Package for Iraq

    saskrn replied to NeuroICURN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great thread! I've used plenty of these suggestions!

  8. Can anyone help me?

    saskrn replied to tsgarman's topic in General Nursing

    I have found agencies, in the past, just by looking in the phone book under nursing. Have you considered agency work in Wichita? Do they have in-house float pools that pay more, that might appeal to...

  9. Phenergan?

    saskrn replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    You're not ignorant! Of course I wasn't drug seeking prednisone, and I'd like to think no one else would either! I just got an idiot resident would couldn't hear my very audible, no stethoscope...

  10. Phenergan?

    saskrn replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    Flexeril doesn't do anything for me, but Soma makes me loopy and sick. I can't imagine being addicted. I have a friend who is a pharmacist, and she says she has dealt with people who pop 10 or more...

  11. Phenergan?

    saskrn replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    Soma and Prozac. Once I was accused of drug seeking for prednisone! LOL Who would have thought that I needed it for asthma?

  12. showing appreciation

    saskrn replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster...simply acknowledging a co-worker for a job well done, etc., can definitely improve moral. Plus, it's easy and affordable!

  13. Phenergan?

    saskrn replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I never left the original

  14. Phenergan?

    saskrn replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not getting emotional, I'm just stating what the book

  15. Phenergan?

    saskrn replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I've had it many times. Sometimes it has burned, other times it hasn't. I think technique may be a

  16. Phenergan?

    saskrn replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I am not interested in an argument or debate. I was just stating what I read from, what I believe to be, a credible reference. Think of it what you

  17. showing appreciation

    saskrn replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    In one hospital, if we did a good deed, someone could report it, and that person would get an apple pin, usually worn on the name badge. In another hospital, if you went above and beyond, you would...

  18. Phenergan?

    saskrn replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I just looked in Mosby's 2004 IV drug book, and it says.... "May be given undiluted or may dilute with NS. Concentration should not exceed 25 mg/ml. 1 ml (25 to 50 mg) diluted with 9 ml of NS equals...

  19. Phenergan?

    saskrn replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    The last time I looked, you could give Phenergan IV diluted in 9cc's of NS. Has anyone looked in a drug

  20. Your perception of student nurses when they visit your hospital?

    saskrn replied to avery's topic in General Nursing

    I sometimes feel sorry for students because the occasionally get crapped on by the nurse with RN'itis. Here's where the eat your young/own comes in. When I was a student in Canada, I had 2 LPN's (who...

  21. Are there still jobs for nurses in Canada?

    saskrn replied to trees's topic in International Nursing

    I am in Regina, and there are certainly RN positions here, especially in the Critical Care areas. I was supposed to be working ICU, but an injury has prevented that, so I will be starting a new...

  22. Anyone take the NCLEX and CRNE close together?

    saskrn replied to gchelak's topic in International Nursing

    I took the NCLEX and the CNATS (is that the same as the CRNE?) close together, years ago. I didn't study for either of them. I figured after nursing school hell I had to know the stuff! :) I found...

  23. Holiday schedule strife, AGAIN!!!

    saskrn replied to fergus51's topic in General Nursing

    omg! I love that stuff! Have some in the fridge! I'll think of you when I'm eating

  24. Holiday schedule strife, AGAIN!!!

    saskrn replied to fergus51's topic in General Nursing

    ROFLMAO! :rotfl: Are we related?

  25. Chronic Sinusitis - Suffering!!

    saskrn replied to Phenomenon's topic in General Nursing

    I have had sinus/adenoid/ear/lymph infection since 1999, chronic. Staph in the sinuses, pseudomonas in the ears, and God knows what else. This is what has helped me: -humidifier, constantly, big...