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whoknew1014
Piedmont, OK
60, joined Nov. 2011
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Ortho/Neuro
Cardio/pulmonary
Renal
Love nursing and 3 12 hour shifts /week is great!!!
Rewarding
Great money
Never a dull moment
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| 4/14/2013 11:39:20 PM |
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visalusgirl
Lobelville, TN
59, joined Feb. 2013
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Nurses at all levels should be proud. I have my BS in Social Work and Nursing. I went thru a CNA class then LPN school then got my BS as an RN. I have been a nurse 25 years.
I have been in the ambulance, ER, OR, Neuro, Ortho, PEDS, Adults, Psych, Home Health,
Travel Nursing and the Last job was Correctional Nursing. I loved it all. It is a great
area because your experience travels with you.
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| 4/15/2013 8:22:54 PM |
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deneez
Rochester, MI
57, joined Apr. 2012
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One of the many reasons I love this vocation is the ability to touch the mind, heart, body and soul. We can leave a type of specialty to engage in another and never leave the profession.
I find a great let down with reading today. Reading is one way I unwind, look for inspiration and find peace. I look for things that speak to my soul, things I can bring to the profession.
Some great words of wisdom as well as soul touching thoughts I'd like to share from a Doctor that lived in the early 1900's and I hope you find them as inspiring as I did.
Remember that you have to deal not only with the bodies but also with the moaning souls coming to you. How many suffering people you will more easily soothe by advising and going straight to their souls, instead of giving cool prescriptions to be given to the chemist!
Let us daily practice charity. God is love. He who loves is in God and God in him. Let us never forget to offer every day, nay, every moment, our actions to God, doing all things for love.
In a letter of 1926 he says: "Blessed are we doctors, often unable to remove illness, blessed are we if we remember that we have in the presence of sick people, not only bodies to cure, but also divine and eternal souls, and we must love them as ourselves".
Sick people are Jesus Christ's creatures. Many wicked people, criminals, swearers, find themselves in a hospital by God's mercy, he wants them to be saved! Nuns, doctors and nurses that work in a hospital have a mission: cooperating with this endless mercy, helping, forgiving and sacrificing themselves."
"Remember that, following Medicine, you undertook upon yourself the responsibility of a teachings always in your memory, with love and pity for the abandoned, with faith and enthusiasm, deaf to praises and criticisms, to envy, inclined only to God."
This Holy Doctors writings are inspiring to me and I felt compelled to share them, his name is Joseph Moscati.
I think sometimes as nurses we have a deeper intuitiveness into patient need, regardless the responsibility we have been entrusted with is great!
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| 4/15/2013 9:11:32 PM |
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thicklatino
Ventura, CA
37, joined Mar. 2013
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Hello
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| 4/16/2013 3:33:04 AM |
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clovelyhoney
Paramount, CA
35, joined Apr. 2013
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Nurse here. I have been nurse for two years now & loving my career.
Only part of my career I dislike  is not having or knowing how to make time for L ve
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| 4/17/2013 10:03:24 PM |
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cutejeepgirl
Adrian, MI
44, joined Jan. 2013
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RN for 16yrs... Public Health.. and Love it!
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| 4/28/2013 10:24:18 PM |
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daizeyz
Lexington, KY
50, joined Apr. 2013
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NICU RN..love love love it .
Thinking about doing travel nursing soon. Not sure about the job opportunities/varieties for lpn's. in my area they are mostly working in nursing homes or dr's offices . Seems like there's a shift away from lpn's in the big hospitals other than for tech positions. Now there's also a push for RN's to get their BSN or MA, if they don't already have them.
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| 4/29/2013 11:01:54 AM |
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menwhite
Cambridge, MN
37, joined Aug. 2012
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Help I need attendtion 
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| 5/5/2013 3:41:53 PM |
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rle530
Phoenix, AZ
35, joined Apr. 2013
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Travel Nurse for 3yrs! All over U.S. Different areas in the field. Love it!
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| 5/6/2013 5:18:37 PM |
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visalusgirl
Lobelville, TN
59, joined Feb. 2013
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Happy Nurses Day and Week to us all. People don't understand the sacrifices we
make each and every day with our own family and friends. But is what we love.
Hope everyone has a great shift.
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| 5/10/2013 11:58:49 PM |
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k_i_s_s
Kingsland, TX
64, joined May. 2013
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I'm a nursing student currently. My interests are Critical Care, and Anesthesiology incorporated with being a Traveling Nurse Nationally/Internationally. I'm so excited I can hardly wait to graduate in a 18 months. 
I would love it, if the experienced nurses would share their status, tips, and their stories to be well informed-and aware... Thanks
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| 5/11/2013 12:01:23 AM |
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k_i_s_s
Kingsland, TX
64, joined May. 2013
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 Would love it if you shared some of your experiences, (both positive as well as negative)
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| 5/11/2013 11:17:35 AM |
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shamelesslover
Moses Lake, WA
26, joined May. 2013
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I am a student nurse. I finished my first semester. I did horribly to be honest, but I learned a lot from my experiences. I don't have any problems studying and putting the time to study. It's the hands on experience and the clinical that I need to work on. My advice to other nursing students, stick with your buddies in nursing school, adapt your study skills to nursing, deal with stress properly, take care of yourself and be professional. Get along with all others, especially your instructor, and never say or do something you will regret. Always keep the patients in mind. Smile and be super nice, cause trust me it will help you out in nursing school.
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| 5/12/2013 4:06:07 PM |
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deneez
Rochester, MI
57, joined Apr. 2012
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I am a student nurse. I finished my first semester. I did horribly to be honest, but I learned a lot from my experiences. I don't have any problems studying and putting the time to study. It's the hands on experience and the clinical that I need to work on. My advice to other nursing students, stick with your buddies in nursing school, adapt your study skills to nursing, deal with stress properly, take care of yourself and be professional. Get along with all others, especially your instructor, and never say or do something you will regret. Always keep the patients in mind. Smile and be super nice, cause trust me it will help you out in nursing school.
Great advice. Regarding the smile and being nice. More patients have dealt with illness far better with a warm word, or a quiet presence at the bedside than a hurried attitude and a pill.
But this will take some sacrifice as you adhere to a crazy and endless schedule of 'things to do'.
Organization is a skill you will learn, not within school, but on the job. And it is priceless.
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| 5/12/2013 10:30:50 PM |
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cupocheer
Assumption, IL
68, joined May. 2010
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| 5/17/2013 1:37:21 AM |
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friends4nw
Leander, TX
43, joined May. 2013
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17 wonderful years
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| 5/19/2013 8:37:35 PM |
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daizeyz
Lexington, KY
50, joined Apr. 2013
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Travel Nurse for 3yrs! All over U.S. Different areas in the field. Love it!
Thinking about doing it this winter. Pros/cons?
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| 5/19/2013 8:41:14 PM |
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daizeyz
Lexington, KY
50, joined Apr. 2013
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I'm a nursing student currently. My interests are Critical Care, and Anesthesiology incorporated with being a Traveling Nurse Nationally/Internationally. I'm so excited I can hardly wait to graduate in a 18 months.
I would love it, if the experienced nurses would share their status, tips, and their stories to be well informed-and aware... Thanks
Ask questions , admit it when you need help. Sometimes new nurses are afraid of looking stupid if they're "drowning." Don't be afraid to ask for help
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| 5/29/2013 4:36:20 PM |
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staycee_ann
Belton, TX
41, joined May. 2013
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I am a nursing student set to graduate in December.
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| 5/31/2013 9:17:43 AM |
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vicki_3281
Goodyear, AZ
36, joined May. 2013
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9 years and counting. Love it, love it!!
There is no such thing as "just an LPN". I appreciate working with LPNs.
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| 7/5/2013 1:43:35 PM |
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deneez
Rochester, MI
57, joined Apr. 2012
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About NURSES: Somebody asked: "You're a nurse? That's cool, I wanted to do that when I was a kid. How much do you make?" The nurse replied: "HOW MUCH DO I MAKE?" ... I can make holding your hand seem like the most important thing in the world when you're scared. ... I can make your child breathe when they stop. ... I can help your father survive a heart attack. ... I can make myself get up at 5 a.m. to make sure your mother has the medicine she needs to live. ... I work all day to save the lives of strangers. ... I make my family wait for dinner until I know your family member is taken care of. ... I make myself skip lunch so that I can make sure that everything I did for your wife today is charted. ... I make myself work weekends and holidays because people don't just get sick Monday thru Friday. ... Today, I might save your life. ... How much do I make? All I know is, I make a difference. Re-post not only if you are a nurse or you love a nurse, but most importantly, re-post this if you respect their work.
Brought up for air.
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| 7/6/2013 3:41:32 AM |
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catsdontfall
Peru, IN
44, joined Aug. 2008
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I'm an LPN in a LTC for severely handicapped infants, children & adults. LOVE it!
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| 7/6/2013 5:19:44 PM |
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deneez
Rochester, MI
57, joined Apr. 2012
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I'm an LPN in a LTC for severely handicapped infants, children & adults. LOVE it!
I would love to see more nurses post....
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| 7/11/2013 6:39:40 PM |
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deneez
Rochester, MI
57, joined Apr. 2012
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Any one want to give their interpretation of the difference between respiratory failure vs respiratory distress.
NO this is not a trick question, if you google you will find quite a few interpretations, so is there a difference and what do you say?
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| 7/18/2013 8:22:28 PM |
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rndred
Chadwick, MO
45, joined Jul. 2013
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5 years. I work at an LTAC. Good $, fast pace. I like it!
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| 7/26/2013 4:00:05 PM |
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teddysgirl
Visalia, CA
68, joined Jul. 2013
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RN for 30 years. 18 in home health/hospice. Loved it. First five hosp oncology/medical. Great training. Last 7 in office oncology. I liked it a lot too but nothing like home health. If I had not retired Hospice would have been my calling.
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| 7/26/2013 4:06:57 PM |
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teddysgirl
Visalia, CA
68, joined Jul. 2013
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I floated to lots of different areas to find my niche ICU, PEDS, NICU, ER, NEURO. It gave me well rounded exoeriebce in those early years. Seek out new experiences when available. You never know. I thought I wanted ti work peds until I did. I found I couldn't shake the parents of a failure to thrive infant!!
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| 7/26/2013 4:14:28 PM |
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teddysgirl
Visalia, CA
68, joined Jul. 2013
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About NURSES: Somebody asked: "You're a nurse? That's cool, I wanted to do that when I was a kid. How much do you make?" The nurse replied: "HOW MUCH DO I MAKE?" ... I can make holding your hand seem like the most important thing in the world when you're scared. ... I can make your child breathe when they stop. ... I can help your father survive a heart attack. ... I can make myself get up at 5 a.m. to make sure your mother has the medicine she needs to live. ... I work all day to save the lives of strangers. ... I make my family wait for dinner until I know your family member is taken care of. ... I make myself skip lunch so that I can make sure that everything I did for your wife today is charted. ... I make myself work weekends and holidays because people don't just get sick Monday thru Friday. ... Today, I might save your life. ... How much do I make? All I know is, I make a difference. Re-post not only if you are a nurse or you love a nurse, but most importantly, re-post this if you respect their work.
Brought up for air.
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| 7/28/2013 6:43:58 PM |
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laurabethrn
Hellertown, PA
43, joined Sep. 2011
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Have been a nurse for 18yrs, all LTC..Director of Nursing for 10 yrs and counting
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| 7/29/2013 4:00:45 PM |
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imback910
Seattle, WA
30, joined Jul. 2013
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I'm glad this threads still here. I'm currently doing home health ( gag) but looking to get this job at the doctors office Wednesday. If not I'm gonna start a cleaning business.
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| 7/30/2013 11:23:43 PM |
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aprils_alterego
Bolivar, MO
39, joined Jul. 2013
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Change of pace from 8yrs Critical Care/ Travel Critical Care to going on 2 yrs healthcare management.....luv that Nursing is so versatile! Still not sure what I wanna do when I grow up
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| 8/3/2013 5:06:24 PM |
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lac1969
Syracuse, NY
48, joined Jul. 2013
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Hi,
I began my nursing career as a LPN and I was able to get into a facility that had numerous doctors offices in it. I loved it! I did a lot of pediatrics. Mostly I floated and broadened my career by training in 25 different departments. So another option other than LTC and HH is MD offices.
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| 8/9/2013 8:33:40 PM |
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minderella80
Winfield, IL
37, joined Jun. 2013
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I am an LPN and trying to finish RN while working at being the family caregiver. I was a CNA before too. The best feeling in the world is helping or saving someone's life.
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| 8/13/2013 9:04:22 AM |
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lady_ad
Cleveland, OH
39, joined Jul. 2013
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LPN since 09, working in LTC. graduated from RN program in June...hoping to take Boards at the end of the month.
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| 8/13/2013 9:34:36 PM |
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minderella80
Winfield, IL
37, joined Jun. 2013
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good luck lady I am just about in the same boat trying to finish my RN, I wish u the best
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| 8/13/2013 9:42:27 PM |
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minderella80
Winfield, IL
37, joined Jun. 2013
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yeah true. They do have clinical rotations even if its online. Which as we all can attest clinicals as a nursing student are tantamount to babysitting patients instead of actually providing real care most of the time...
Absolutely my LPN intership/final clinical rotation the CNA's dumped their work on us instead of the nurses teaching us...
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| 8/23/2013 6:37:01 PM |
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alonemyself
Ozark, MO
38, joined Jun. 2013
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I so badly want to be a nurse. I have taken all the prerequisites possible that can be taken before being in the program. I have applied to the nursing program several times and keep being turned down. I have a 3.89 grade point. I already have a worthless associates degree as a medical assistant and have been doing that for 13 years. I finally just stopped applying and went full time as an MA.
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| 9/23/2013 6:26:25 AM |
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whatevahs808
Paia, HI
29, joined Sep. 2013
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not a nurse but im a paramedic for 5 years and i love it !
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| 10/6/2013 9:53:10 PM |
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ram7474
Post Falls, ID
43, joined Apr. 2013
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Clinical manager
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| 1/3/2014 4:42:08 PM |
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uniquedenek
Columbia, MD
38, joined Dec. 2013
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I don't feel like a real nurse! I work for the insurance company doing Utilization Management and......I miss my patients, stethoscope, scrubs and Dansko's. Please do something you like!
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| 2/19/2014 9:31:06 PM |
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carlee12345
Carlinville, IL
44, joined Dec. 2013
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Yepppp C.N.A. goinng to be R.N.soon...
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| 2/22/2014 12:59:47 AM |
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janet5360
Pittsburgh, PA
64, joined Dec. 2013
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38 years 
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| 2/25/2014 3:04:21 AM |
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ginger2685
Yazoo City, MS
45, joined Jan. 2014
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Nursepurple hi.
Im also a correctional nurse for 4 years. Stressful. Not liking it this month! Lol. Overtime-mandatory! I've also done a variety of nursing but corrections was great until recently. Its not the inmates, the job itself is basic nursing, and my shifts are days/evenings. Its management! Scheduling 12 days without day off. New boss that's not a nurse. She's a medical records tech. No idea how to make a schedule. Have me looking for a way out. Any advice. Is it just a slump? If so, have you ever been there?
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| 3/14/2014 3:48:14 AM |
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missnaughty40
Sacramento, CA
44, joined Nov. 2013
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Hi, i'm a nurse in cali. I am a LVN, DSD, CNA Instructor. I have been a LVN 11 yrs now. There is a lot we can do..
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| 4/6/2014 9:29:12 AM |
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ladybugruth58
Patton, PA
58, joined Feb. 2014
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I'm a Lpn. Agency nursing. One on one. Great pay. We can do alot more than they allow us to.
[Edited 4/6/2014 9:30:22 AM ]
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| 4/11/2014 10:05:04 PM |
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younglegrant
Sumter, SC
56, joined Mar. 2014
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Hello,, Everyone I am a LPN for ,16 yrs in a LTC facility and I love my residents.
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| 4/12/2014 12:09:04 AM |
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ladybugruth58
Patton, PA
58, joined Feb. 2014
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I just started vent training and orientation.love learning
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| 4/27/2014 8:16:01 AM |
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eatcupcake
Lexington, KY
50, joined Nov. 2013
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Yep ICU RN
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| 5/16/2014 2:39:16 AM |
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queennie110
Long Beach, CA
41, joined Dec. 2013
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Yes, I LOOVE being a nurse: my niche is senior citizens: they already paid their dues and I'll become one in the future. Lol.
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| 6/12/2014 9:56:16 PM |
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emeraldxx2973
Carlinville, IL
44, joined Apr. 2014
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I'm working on becoming one
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| 6/19/2014 9:55:18 PM |
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pmr63
Atripalda
Italy
53, joined Mar. 2014
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RN for 23 years. ICU last 15. I recently became a NP specializing in Cardiology. I work part-time in an office and ED .
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| 7/8/2014 9:08:55 PM |
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daringd33
Blacksburg, VA
45, joined Oct. 2013
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I've been a nurse for 18 years and have done many kinds of nusring. Hospice/Palliative Care work is by far the most rewarding work I have ever done!
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| 8/20/2014 8:18:10 PM |
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ladybugruth58
Patton, PA
58, joined Feb. 2014
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I worked in a ltc and now agency nursing. one on one is so much better. yes I loved my residence, but the stress level in agency is so low. nursing is the best job, its fun.
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| 9/8/2014 7:44:30 PM |
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318guyy
Mansfield, LA
35, joined Dec. 2013
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I wanna date a nurse! Mmmm those scrubs!!!
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| 9/23/2014 10:00:45 AM |
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deneez
Rochester, MI
57, joined Apr. 2012
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Look at the topics in this forum.
I don't think 8 weeks of Vancomycin would clean this up, it looks like chronic diarrhea.
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| 9/25/2014 1:57:01 AM |
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kloyvi
Mission, TX
28, joined Apr. 2014
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I'll be one in Dec
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| 9/28/2014 2:39:43 AM |
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muffin007
Sherman Oaks, CA
40, joined Aug. 2014
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Me me me .. 10 years of slavery lol
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| 9/28/2014 2:42:57 AM |
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muffin007
Sherman Oaks, CA
40, joined Aug. 2014
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Awesome quote!! So very true!!
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