lovemyjobsometimes

lovemyjobsometimes has 7 years experience and specializes in orthopedics/med surg.

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1. More aesthetic roadblocks

   lovemyjobsometimes replied to mharrah's topic in Aesthetics

   Question for this thread. I have 2 careers right now...have had a cosmetology license for 30 years, rent a station have a great clientele and make a great living doing this. About 15 years ago I decided to become a RN so I went back to school and acc...

2. U.S. Nursing Salary CHANGES?!

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

   Not where I live...this is all public record and can be looked up. I live in a suburb of Chicago and in the HS here after 10 years teachers are making 90K or more. Check out thechampion.org and see what IL teachers are making.Thats with excellent ins...

3. Happiest people? Best healthcare?

   lovemyjobsometimes posted a topic in General Nursing

   Was hearing alot about an ABC 20/20 segement about the happiest people in the world. I guess Denmark was rated #1 and one of the reasons being that they supposedly have a first rate universal health care system. My take on it is 5.5 million people, 6...

4. RN I and RN II Question

   lovemyjobsometimes posted a topic in Florida

   I am from Illinois where we do not have RN I and RNII. Is that the difference between ADN and Diploma VS BSN? Also, what is the difference in pay. Here there is a .50 per hour increase upon hiring if you have a BSN. Any info is welcomed as my husband...

5. Charge Nurse Pay

   lovemyjobsometimes replied to Celia M's topic in General Nursing

   We get 1.00 an hour/diff with a full patient load. I can remember way back when my manager asked me if I wanted to "train" for charge. I told him "No." A week later, I look at the schedule and suddenly I was in "charge." I had never been trained and ...

6. If a family member calls on your pt, do you give them info?

   lovemyjobsometimes replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

   I work at a major medical center and we are not allowed to give any info without a patients consent. The patient will choose a password to be used by family when they want an update on their condition. Only then can we release any info. In the past w...

7. 23-year old woman has ALL limbs amputated

   lovemyjobsometimes replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

   I noticed in the article that not only is she suing the hospital but also 2 docs and 3 nurses. What could the nurses have done to get themselves into this mess. It's very sad all the way around.