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1. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

   collegemomrn replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Now there is someone with the right idea. Universal health care. When I started as a RN in 1983 all but a few CNAs were let go. We were going to modular nursing. That really never worked out. They have filtered a few CNAs back in and hired more ...

2. "Are you an RN OR LPN ????"

   collegemomrn replied to notsosupernurse's topic in General Nursing

   You are so right about how some RNs see LPNs. Sometimes it is the facility that you work for too. I think all we can do is to make sure we do the best we can do for our patients.

3. "Are you an RN OR LPN ????"

   collegemomrn replied to notsosupernurse's topic in General Nursing

   Most patients or lay people have no idea what all of the letters stand for. When they ask if we are a real nurse. They are looking for a short answer. Our hospital tried really hard to get the patients informed on who was caring for them by unifor...

4. "Are you an RN OR LPN ????"

   collegemomrn replied to notsosupernurse's topic in General Nursing

   I guess that I miunderstood the question. I have been asked frequently if I am an RN. In our CCU we are all RN's and that is what I tell my patients. I don't believe that a LPN can't work in the CCU setting but, in our facility they are limited in...

5. "Are you an RN OR LPN ????"

   collegemomrn replied to notsosupernurse's topic in General Nursing

   I am an RN. ADN on my way to BSN.:balloons:

6. The Last Bag of Pretzels

   collegemomrn replied to Irish339's topic in General Nursing

   I remember being an oncology nurse and it is very difficult not becoming involve, for letting it get personal, for being emotional and in the long run it gave me what I needed to help my husband die an at home peaceful death after a long and difficul...

7. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

   collegemomrn replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

   We do need medical reform but, not at the expense of the middle class yet once again. We are barely able to care for our own. Why should our elderly, homeless and underprivileged children have to suffer lack of medical care so that we can keep lett...

8. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

   collegemomrn replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

   You have to belong to a union to get any benefits and we do not have a union and I think that the unions better work on hard to get to the rest of the nursing workforce to bring everyone into the fold. I do not want to give up nursing, I love what I...

9. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

   collegemomrn replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I guess a decrease in pay is ok with you. I am not bashing Hillary, I do not like her or her politics and that is my opinion of which I am entitled. I am a registerred independent and find that there seems to be little platform to vote for anywhere.

10. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

    collegemomrn replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I guess a decrease in pay is ok with you. I am not bashing Hillary, I do not like her or her politics and that is my opinion of which I am entitled. I am a registerred independent and find that there seems to be little platform to vote for anywhere...

11. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

    collegemomrn replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a large hospital group. Non union and our high RN wage is around $23.50 TO 26.00 and that is not really good wages. Hillary tried to present this bill when her husband was the president. I really am tired of paying for medical coverage ...

12. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

    collegemomrn replied to Future-nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with the nurses that think that we are not paid enough as it is right now. I cannot afford to lose $10.00 an hour. I am going to college and putting a child through college, another child is graduating high school and yet one more i...

13. Advice for new grad starting CCU

    collegemomrn replied to jane24's topic in CCU

    Don't you think it is easier to train the GN to the bells and whistles of the ICU and not have to retrain them after they are trained to other bells and whistles? I like have fresh eyes and new education to share. These new GN have a lot to share b...

14. Smelling Cancer?

    collegemomrn replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure of the evidence base to this theory. It is not radiation induced or chemo induced smell. The people I have found to have that sent have not yet been diagnosed. My husband died from renal cell and I will never forget that sent, I just...

15. Advice for new grad starting CCU

    collegemomrn replied to jane24's topic in CCU

    It is a learning/orientation issue. You are very capable of aquiring the same skills as the older nurses in the ICU/CCU, they need to teach you. Make sure that you get an orientation that fits your needs not the hospitals, it is your lisence at sta...