OscarTheOwl

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1. Moving California. Insight on pay scale etc?

   OscarTheOwl replied to Nurse4lifeNC's topic in General Nursing

   I live in SoCal and it is bad, but not as bad as described. There are too many people, too many cars, and too much meth. This year is actually a very wet year, it's raining right now. I pay about 2K/month for my huge house. My water bill is around 30...

2. Maureen Walsh Meme Nurses Week Contest

   OscarTheOwl replied to Brian S.'s topic in Announcements

3. Patients Say the Darnedest Things Nurses Week Contest

   OscarTheOwl replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

   My 4 y/o patient was having an echo and the tech was explaining the heart and she says "can you see Jesus in there?" Another small child was having surgery and she asked what the anesthesiologist was for, I explained he puts people to sleep. She said...

4. How should I take my prerequisites

   OscarTheOwl replied to KBradley3's topic in General Nursing

   You already know you're accepted may 2019? I had to have all those classes completed before I was even able to apply. I took chem and AP I together and it was tough but manageable. I had a 1 yr old and was pregnant that semester. The nutrition class...

5. How much do you pay for daycare?

   OscarTheOwl replied to SaltySarcasticSally's topic in General Nursing

   3 kids 75/day 5 days a week, 375 a week x52 weeks =19,500 per year. Roughly 1600ish per month But she comes to my house, cleans up and takes/picks up from school. Shes a family member that cared for me as a child. Takes them to all appointments so ...

6. Gun Owning Nurses

   OscarTheOwl replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

   I don't have my weapons in the nightstand because I have small children, but they are accessible. I think it's very nursey to protect myself from home invaders as much as protecting myself from microbial invaders. Californian here, so may be the exce...

7. Pet peeve

   OscarTheOwl replied to guest974915's topic in General Nursing

   Wow! I am shocked, my 4th and 5th graders are required to take vocabulary and spelling tests in cursive and it must be written neatly or no credit is given. They are both fairly proficient. And I live in a town with extremely poor schools. I had no i...

8. did any of you share your first job offer on Facebook?

   OscarTheOwl replied to mixtapern's topic in General Nursing

   Have seen this personally, and the person was friends with their boss.

9. How much experience to work per diem/casual?

   OscarTheOwl replied to 8130's topic in General Nursing

   I wanted to switch to per diem with my first hospital job, was told 2 years experience was required and there was a waiting list. A PRN position had to be open, they wouldn't just create one.

10. My professor is an LPN in a BSN program

    OscarTheOwl replied to Chadnurse's topic in General Students

    In my associate degree program, the teachers had to have a masters degree, or BSN and enrolled in a masters program.

11. Question about an interview

    OscarTheOwl replied to Caroline123's topic in Job Hunt

    I interviewed for a plastics nursing position, scumbag MD went on and on about how attractive the nurses in his LA office are and how important the office "image" was to him. I didn't get the job and I guarantee it was not on merit! Being ugly is unf...

12. Was told to consider not being a nurse?

    OscarTheOwl replied to rainbow09's topic in General Students

    Although no one has ever suggested I not continue in nursing, I've made some whopper mistakes. First nursing job had a very sick patient. Didn't check drug compatibility and the entire line precipitated in front of my eyes. Thought my patient was gon...

13. triage help

    OscarTheOwl replied to mp1965's topic in Correctional

    Every complaint of chest pain should be checked out. You got lucky this time that that nothing serious happend. I'm sure the officers would have called if it got more serious but you never know. I'd advise against dismissing concerns just because a p...

14. working for hospital or home care?

    OscarTheOwl replied to bigorange123's topic in General Nursing

    I have done home care per visit and it involved way more than 40 hrs/week. I can imagine a salaried position being similar. It might seem like being your "own boss" would be ideal, but I'd be willing to be that you will be charting late into the even...

15. claustrophobia and hospital

    OscarTheOwl replied to Lostsoull's topic in General Nursing

    Dumb question, but is there not an accessible stairwell you can use, or is that just as bad?