GoodAsGoldRN

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1. EC/RN/Paramedics and my Rant

   GoodAsGoldRN replied to NurseEllis's topic in Online Learning

   sometimes....out of the mouthes of babes. sigh. thank god the crazies came up with the staffing ratios. maybe no other state is crazy enough to follow?

2. ICU staffing guidelines

   GoodAsGoldRN replied to radblt's topic in CCU

   administration (read: nursing supervisor) constantly tries to get around this rule. i was working on a med/surg floor on the night shift at a larger hospital in the bay area with myself and one other rn with 13 patients between us. well...this was ...

3. They make me feel like a failure

   GoodAsGoldRN replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate

   just look 'em in the eye and say "so when i'm sitting there holding your mother's hand after the doc leaves the rooms after saying 'i'm sorry, it's advanced cancer....there's nothing more that i can do'....and your mom starts crying, will you still b...

4. EC/RN/Paramedics and my Rant

   GoodAsGoldRN replied to NurseEllis's topic in Online Learning

   the one thing that distiguishes nursing from being a paramedic is the nursing process. if you do a search, you will find stories about md's who have gone through nursing school "just for the experience". believe it or not, but they learn quite a bit....

5. Newbie need information about California Assignments and travel agencies

   GoodAsGoldRN replied to JoeB1047's topic in Travel

   I've not heard bad things about traveler experiences in the ER at Kaiser. Kaiser is a fairly decent place to work. On the Med/Surg floor there is a cap on patients that you can have at any one time. That limit is 5. No more....and many times, no ...

6. Newbie need information about California Assignments and travel agencies

   GoodAsGoldRN replied to JoeB1047's topic in Travel

   There are nurses tripping over each other in the Kaiser Hospitals in Santa Rosa. It is a very well staffed hospital. However....If you are looking for some really meaty nursing experience, look elsewhere. Memorial Hospital is the major trauma ce...

7. "ratios"? and pay in California?

   GoodAsGoldRN replied to NewJA's topic in California

   i did marketing and recruitment for a local agency for awhile last year. (i have one favorite agency that i work for every once in a while as an rn.) i can tell you from personal experience that the hospitals have gotten smart in their staffing pra...

8. "ratios"? and pay in California?

   GoodAsGoldRN replied to NewJA's topic in California

   in the bay area, the pay will be approximately low 40's. of course, you will likely be starting out on the night shift as a starting rn. be prepared to take care of up to 5 patients total care, as there are several hospitals that have taken away t...

9. bummer; requesting release from IRR ANC

   GoodAsGoldRN replied to Gennaver's topic in Government

   Wow, I am so sorry for your plight. I can totally understand where you are coming from. I was treated very 'evily' by my landlords about a month before I was to take my boards. I wish you all the best.

10. US Nurses Wishing to Work Overseas

    GoodAsGoldRN replied to suzanne4's topic in Registration

    I'm looking at working for ARAMCO in Saudia Arabia. I've just started the process. It doesn't appear that they will decline my two year ADN, but then again, I've almost completed my BSN.... Any comments, ideas, knowledge about ARAMCO? Thanks,

11. Newbie need information about California Assignments and travel agencies

    GoodAsGoldRN replied to JoeB1047's topic in Travel

    I live and work in Santa Rosa, California. If you want travel assignments here, contact your agency because there are 8 hospitals within 30 minutes where I live: Petaluma Valley Hosptial, Petaluma Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Santa Rosa Sutter Medi...

12. A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    GoodAsGoldRN replied to Sheri257's topic in ADN/BSN

    I'm a 16 year veteran nurse. I started out my nursing life by being the least skilled person on the rung of degrees. I was a nursing assistant - and not even a certified one at that! I graduated with my LPN in the Midwest in 91. Years later I gra...