rehab girl

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1. Has this happened to anyone before?

   rehab girl posted a topic in General Nursing

   first i'll start off giving you a little history about myself. i have been a nurse for six years. currently i have worked part time in one hospital for the last 10 months & registry at another hospital for 1 1/2 years. there were changes made to ...

2. confused as to what to do

   rehab girl replied to momtojosh's topic in General Nursing

   either don't pick up the phone when work calls or tell them no when they ask. this is a common problem.

3. floating

   rehab girl posted a topic in Cardiac

   I have been working on a medical/tele unit for 6 months & found out today that sometimes were are floated to the icu. i was not informed of this in my interview & I have no icu experience. I do have 5 years of med-surg & rehab experience....

4. Dilaudid Question

   rehab girl replied to Y2KRN's topic in Medications

   the most i've given is 4 mg dilaudid with 50 mg benadryl ivp q 3 hrs. i did not feel comfortable doing this. on day 2 or 3 b/p started to drop to 83 systolic.

5. non nursing side jobs

   rehab girl posted a topic in General Nursing

   does anyone work a side job that is non-nursing related to help prevent burnout? if so what do you do & was it difficult to get this job due to possible being "overqualified"?

6. Sign On Bonus in Chicago for New Grads?

   rehab girl replied to lookin4ER's topic in Illinois

   If a hospital offers a sign on bonus I would be concerned there might be potential problems there.

7. quitting new job?

   rehab girl replied to rehab girl's topic in General Nursing

   In my initial post I did not include that I have been a nurse for 5 years. I worked for 5 1/2 years at one hospital ( this includes the time when I was in nursing school working as an aide), then moved on to the next position for 6 months, then the t...

8. quitting new job?

   rehab girl posted a topic in General Nursing

   Help! Six weeks ago I started a nursing job on a medical/telemetry unit. During the interview I was told the patient ratio was 4pts/1 nurse & if you had a vent pt then the ratio was 3pts/1nurse. During the first week of orientation I found out t...

9. How much is your pay?

   rehab girl replied to rainbowcak3's topic in General Nursing

   i'm an r.n with nearly 5 years experience in Chicago & make $29.91 an hour.

10. Valparaiso, Hobart, Merillville Hospitals

    rehab girl replied to Princess72's topic in Indiana

    i work at a local hospital in this area on a med/surg unit. the ratio is 6:1.

11. What do you think of this ratio?

    rehab girl replied to HealthyRN's topic in Med-Surg

    i work on a med-surg floor (mainly medical). 90% of the patients we receive are nursing home pts that are complete care ( confused, mult decubs, turn q 2, etc). days & eves it's 6 pts per nurse, nights it 8 pts per nurse & in the past year it...

12. chicago wages

    rehab girl replied to rehab girl's topic in Illinois

    I applied to Rehab Institute of Chicago, Northwestern, Thorek & Mt. Sinai. All of the above hospitals wanted to hire me in at 26.00-26.55 an hour. I suspect they offered me a low wage due to the fact I work in Indiana & earn a lower wage here...

13. chicago wages

    rehab girl replied to rehab girl's topic in Illinois

    Now I have to call the recruiter back & tell her I'm not accepting the position. That's going to be a pleasant experience!:balloons:

14. chicago wages

    rehab girl replied to rehab girl's topic in Illinois

    I had the same sneaky suspicion myself! I was also concerned about my safety about taking the train at night. :balloons:Thanks for the reply.

15. chicago wages

    rehab girl posted a topic in Illinois

    Help! What is the going wage for Chicago nurses with 4 years of experience? I work in indiana & make 25.30/hr with 3 yrs of experience in acute rehab & 1 1/2 yrs of med-surg experience. I was offered a position at the Rehabilitation Institu...