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Posts: 11 · Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 11 Location: alabama

[quote="NurseBaker"]Hi, I'm Debbie, an LPN for 30 years in WI. I've posted a couple of times here, visit often, but don't think I've introduced myself!

I'm a soon to be traveler! Been reading all of your advice, checking with different agencies, and just accepted a 26 week assignment with Core Medical Group and will start in 2 weeks if I can get through all the paper work. I am excited! I have been searching for new employment for 21/2 years and hopefully headed to where God wants me.[/quote
That is my dream as well. How exciting for you! God Bless!!

Posts: 10 · Joined: 01 Feb 2006 Posts: 10 Location: Midwest

Hello all, I'm the new one now I guess. I watch several nursing forums and message boards and just found this one. Lots of good information out there.
I'm a Director of Nursing in NE (for 6 years) and also just started a nurse expert recruiting business. I think it will be challenging and exciting, not that my current position isn't. Any other nurse consultants out there?

Looking forward to exchanging info here, helping and obtaining help.
Very Happy

Posts: 10 · Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 10 Location: Michigan

Hi I am new here, I live in southeast Michigan. I work at on an intermediate care unit. Feeling the need to vent lately Evil or Very Mad

Posts: 1 · Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Netherlands

Hi, I'm Harriette from the Netherlands working as a nurse since a lot of years. I've been to America last summer and I'm very interested in how nurses work in the States compared to what we do here in Holland. So I'd like to meet and talk to nurses and learn. Very Happy

Posts: 1 · Joined: 15 Feb 2006 Posts: 1 Location: canada

Hi, my name is Cindy and I live in British Columbia, Canada. I’m currently in my first semester of Nursing. As a nursing student, I’m required to communicate with another nurse and learn about his/her experiences as a nurse. Talking to another nurse would allow me as a student to learn about another perspective regarding the profession. I would love to learn the perspective and experiences that you have had during your nursing career. Would you be willing to participate?

If you are interested, please e-mail me at cindymcrae@shaw.ca I have also included a consent form from my school that is to be filled out and emailed back to me if you decide to participate. Smile

I appreciate your time and hope to hear from you.

Thanks, Cindy.

Faculty of Health Sciences
Department of Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Online Memorandum of Consent

TO: A Registered Nurse willing to communicate online with a beginning student nurse about his/her current nursing practice.

FROM: Sherry Soball, Faculty Coordinator of the Semester I Nurses’ Work Experience.

RE: NURSES’ WORK EXPERIENCE (Please see the enclosed Fact Sheet)

If you are willing to participate in this online experience for a nursing student please complete:

NAME:

E-Mail Address:

PLACE OF WORK: (Include address and phone number)

Brief Description of your work:

Name of immediate supervisor:

Comments:

Date: __________________________

Please return form to the student by return e-mail when completed (for submission to instructor). Information contained herein will only be shared between the participating student and instructor. On completion of the experience, the form will be either destroyed or, if you agree to be available for another experience, kept on file with the instructor.
If you have any questions or concerns about this experience.

Posts: 2 · Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Philippines

hi my name is chalmer and a nursing student in the philippines. i recently took my battery exam last week, a qualifying exam before one enters 3rd year. im so excited to see that the field ive chosen is finally taking shape. =) God bless to all the nurses in the planet.

Posts: 2 · Joined: 26 Feb 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Wrexham, Wales

Hey just a lil intro, as u can gather my name is Donna, I live in Wales an I am 20 nearly 21 whooo wooo.. Cool

I am a third year student nurse qualifying in September of this year... I am hoping to become a district nurse... well Ill stick around to see wot u guys talk about.... Razz

Posts: 1 · Joined: 11 Mar 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Missouri

My name is Carrie and I am an LPN in Southeast Missouri. I have been an LPN for 6 years now, and am working towards my RN degree on a part time basis. I have been thinking of travel nursing for quite sometime, but dont see it happening. Most of my work experience is in LTC and Home Health/In Home. Although I do have a bit of Psych hospital experience, it isnt a year and recent. Cant find a company that will accept anything but 1 year of recent acute hospital care experience. Sad

I have been a Medicare Manager, MDS Coordinator, Asst. Director of Nursing for an In Home Agency as well as just plain old charge nurse Smile

........sometimes experience doesnt count for much.

Posts: 8 · Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 8 Location: ILLINOIS

Hi there,

I am a student nurse at DePaul University, I am doing a research study, on the Evaluation of barriers to adhereing to standard precautions, and for my IRB application I need an OK from the director of this site to just post a blurb about my study that includes a link to a questionairre. If this is ok to post could you just reply to this, and I could then print it out and send it to the IRB for my school??

Thanks,
Shoshana

Posts: 1 · Joined: 18 Mar 2006 Posts: 1 Location: michigan

hi my name is jamie i am currently an lpn training to become and rn

Posts: 8 · Joined: 27 Mar 2006 Posts: 8 Location: philadelphia PA USA

Hi my name is Lisa I am a psychiatric nurse working and living in phila PA USA Looking forward to getting to know you and grateful for this service

Posts: 1 · Joined: 04 Apr 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Columbus, GA

HI, I'm Julie and I live in Ga..am an ER nurse at a military hospital..just joined the forum and looking forward to chatting!

Julie

Posts: 1 · Joined: 21 Apr 2006 Posts: 1 Location: NH

Hi. I'm thinking about moving to the ED, but on occasion, get queasy Embarassed

on occasion..... like holding a child down while he's screaming and the md is sticking his face with a needle to numb up his gashing wound... stuff like that. I'm wondering if this has happened to others, and if it passes? I need some honest assistance to see if this is the right move. Any ED RN's out there to help me?? Confused

Posts: 1 · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Wisconsin

Hi everybody! I am just joined in. I am working at transplant floor at the moment, but soon I will transfer to ICU. Love the forum!!!!! Laughing

Posts: 1 · Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Abbeville, AL

Hi there everyone! I just graduated LPN school and I am moving from Florida to Alabama on Lake Eufaula. Any tips about applying as a new nurse would be greatly appreciated! Wink