barbie90210

barbie90210 specializes in Telemetry, post partum, critical care.

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1. question about salary in the US

   barbie90210 replied to norhubez's topic in General Nursing

   California - even San Diego is quite expensive. $24 per hour is a slave wage for a nurse in this State. I can't tell you what the "average" is. I can tell you that a registry nurse makes about $39 per hour - with time and a half after eight hours. I ...

2. Scary new OB manager

   barbie90210 replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

   with someone that abusive and aggressive it throws a whole different light on the situation. remember, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. grandstanding and threats are probably illegal. sometimes management hires someone like this who is heav...

3. Working five 12hr shifts a week

   barbie90210 replied to aggieamy5's topic in General Nursing

   since you haven't had kids yet perhaps you and your husband can use this time to come up with another plan. personally i don't really think it's safe. in nursing you aren't working with factory parts - you are responsible for people's lives and have ...

4. Working five 12hr shifts a week

   barbie90210 replied to aggieamy5's topic in General Nursing

   personally i think it will be very tough to do that over a long period of time. i work nights and most people and myself are pretty fried by the third night. you hear people say things like - "it's my third night in a row" to explain their tiredness....

5. Working five 12hr shifts a week

   barbie90210 replied to aggieamy5's topic in General Nursing

   everything is quite expensive and that's the problem. especially raising children. i don't think it will work in the long run. people do that but i wouldn't count on doing it forever. typically a new nurse might do it. there is a risk to health and i...

6. I'm about to crack...read this and help!!!!

   barbie90210 replied to SaharaOnyxRN's topic in Geriatric

   start by getting organized. you know that you can't complete all that work in eight hours. if i were you i would make a sheet organizing what treatments were an absolute priority - maybe about half of them. i would give my report to the evening shift...

7. do nurses eat their young

   barbie90210 replied to teenynurse's topic in General Nursing

   people under stress are different than people not under stress. the exact same person in another situation might be friendly and helpful. being a preceptor can be hard - especially if the unit is busy. you have all of your work and are teaching someo...

8. ready to quit school, almost

   barbie90210 replied to catnip's topic in General Nursing

   the only problem i have with this is that schools should not change the rules for a graduating class. if they want to make improvements in their curriculum they should start with a new class. perhaps you should go to the dean of your nursing school a...

9. Arizona nurse confesses to murder on national radio

   barbie90210 replied to barbie90210's topic in Arizona

   I'll bet she had a false sense of security. She thought that the call couldn't be traced. Evidently her number will come up on a telephone bill for the broadcasting company. She was quick to add "this isn't my cell phone". She said "they can't prove ...

10. Arizona nurse confesses to murder on national radio

    barbie90210 posted a topic in Arizona

    A woman who identified herself as "nurse" called in to a live broadcast of the Tom Leykis show stating that because the father of her child evaded child support payments she "shot him in the heart - and because I am a nurse I know just where that is"...

11. Quitting 4 months into nursing?

    barbie90210 replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    good thinkin on that pharm tech thing! like i said - follow your instincts. you have decided not to quit but to find a place where you feel at home. eliminating guilt doesn't make you a sociopath and doing what is best for yourself doesn't make you a...

12. Quitting 4 months into nursing?

    barbie90210 replied to mariedoreen's topic in General Nursing

    i think the key is that the job will never change. some people are just too stubborn to quit - but maybe should have because they are definitely not happy. some people cannot quit because of family and benefits, etc. some people resent that they have...

13. Would this be bad to do??

    barbie90210 replied to shortstuff31117's topic in General Nursing

    most of the time there is a place to check on the application if it is ok to contact an employer. it might say something like "may we contact". if there is, check no and explain that you are still employed there. most people will understand that. fil...

14. Would this be bad to do??

    barbie90210 replied to shortstuff31117's topic in General Nursing

    i think you should apply for the job. you already know you don't like working in med/surg. you are trained to do the work so why not stay until the middle of december and then give a two-week notice? you don't even know how things will work out with ...

15. Too many Negative remarks regarding Nursing School here!! Stop the discouragement!!

    barbie90210 replied to RNsoon!'s topic in General Nursing

    ah nursing school! those were the good old days. i remember one clinical instructor who was a former army sargeant. i remember her saying to me "ok - what are the five?". (five rights of med administration). i felt like saluting. it was a religious s...