icurn11

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1. On-Call Duties in Acute HD

   icurn11 replied to westieluv's topic in Urology

   Interesting. I thought someone said the state BONs limit how many hours you can legally work straight on. I am not a candidate for 18 hour days on a regular basis. Leave that for the 20 year olds!!

2. On-Call Duties in Acute HD

   icurn11 replied to westieluv's topic in Urology

   I'm interviewing for a job with Fresenius, and I'm pretty sure call is part of the job. How does that work? When I was a new floor nurse 10 years ago at a small country hospital, on call meant you made a whopping $2 an hour to stay home and hope the ...

3. Info about Fresenius dialysis RN

   icurn11 replied to icurn11's topic in Urology

   Thanks for all the info. I plan to ask is there a limit to the day....if you could possibly end up with an emergency situation and end up with a 17 or 18 hour day. That would kill me. I did a 16 once when my relief didn't come in. It had been a very ...

4. Dialysis staff nurse salary in US

   icurn11 replied to bambam123's topic in Urology

   OMG, you could make more at McDonald's!! A nurse for $10 an hour should be illegal. that is just nuts.

5. Info about Fresenius dialysis RN

   icurn11 posted a topic in Urology

   I have an interview with Fresenius in a few days to interview for an inpatient dialysis RN position. I have 10 years ICU/ER/med-surg experience and a MSN. I'm new to dialysis, however. Does anyone have a rough idea of salary range? I do know that I w...

6. Grad school group projects

   icurn11 posted a topic in Post Graduate

   Is it just me, or are there others who despise the group projects required in every grad school class? I hate the idea of waiting on others to drag their heels doing their part of the work. You are only as fast as the slowest person, and I am extreme...

7. Forced Donations part of Employee Review!!!!

   icurn11 posted a topic in MICU

   I work (thank God) agency nurse at a 400 bed hospital. Of course, the Christmas gifts have gotten skimpier each year, not a shock. Just found out today from a nurse that the hospital isn't giving employee C'mas gifts this year. Instead, they are forc...

8. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   icurn11 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   How about my rich crazy lady who came to the ER in a LIMOSINE!!!! Then up on the floor, she stole oil paintings off the wall by the gift shop..........everyone in the hospital says "Oh, yeah, I heard about that pt." Good news travels fast!!!! LOL

9. anyone seen a pH this low?

   icurn11 replied to ritarunningfeet's topic in Critical

   Pt in ICU 6.9 and beginning to turn slightly blue......

10. Cardiovascular system - important things to know

    icurn11 replied to Zoe*aka*studentnurse's topic in General Students

    Awesome notes!!! Thanks for posting.

11. FNP vs ACNP

    icurn11 posted a topic in NP Students

    I really want to get my NP in adult critical care....but what I've read and heard lately seems to think that a FNP is more hireable. If I go FNP could I have options to work in ICU/critical care? I think FNP might bore me to death. Thanks for any inp...

12. Cardiovascular system - important things to know

    icurn11 replied to Zoe*aka*studentnurse's topic in General Students

    thank you soooo much!! anything will help. i hear that program is pretty kick butt.....i'm nervous already and i havent' even gotten in yet!!

13. Cardiovascular system - important things to know

    icurn11 replied to Zoe*aka*studentnurse's topic in General Students

    Hi Nursekitten! Would you possibly email them to me, or PM to me?? I am starting NP school next year, and am weak in cardiac. Thanks bunches!!!

14. EKG interpretation

    icurn11 replied to BCgradnurse's topic in NP

    I used several...I love the Made Easy series-I have several of their books, including EKG interpretaion made easy. Look for them on Ebay and Amazon to save a few dollars.

15. Reading in advance before NP program?

    icurn11 replied to brokebacknurse64's topic in NP

    Oh, thank you! That would be great. I am going to start on patho now-Ive always heard that it's the hardest part. Thanks!!