Kim911er

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1. What do nurses think of Physicians Assistants?

   Kim911er replied to Johansson's topic in General Nursing

   This is one perspective: I am an ER nurse. I work with PAs every day. Because they earn so much more than I do, I've given serious thought to going back to school to be a PA. The school is very close to my home and by signing a contract with our ph...

2. new nurse orientation

   Kim911er replied to traumajunky's topic in Emergency

   First of all, I love your name! In our dept. the new nurse is assigned a mentor. They follow that person for six weeks and have a checklist of various skills. As the weeks progress, the nurse takes over the mentors room assignment and the mentor s...

3. short staffed

   Kim911er posted a topic in Emergency

   There is an excellent article in the Journal of Emergency Nursing this month on being short staffed in the ER. I am working in a hospital that sees aprox. 40,000 pts. a year and we are being cut back on staff. I would be interested to hear how other ...

4. Salaries

   Kim911er replied to Nytingale's topic in Emergency

   FYI: I live near Dayton, Ohio. I have been an RN for 15 years, have worked in the ER for 9 years. When I was hired in my present position in 1998 the starting salary was $18.98/hr. 10%diff. for second shift, 15% for third shift and 12% on weekends. ...

5. Salaries

   Kim911er replied to Nytingale's topic in Emergency

   FYI: I live near Dayton, Ohio. I have been an RN for 15 years, have worked in the ER for 9 years. When I was hired in my present position in 1998 the starting salary was $18.98/hr. 10%diff. for second shift, 15% for third shift and 12% on weekends. ...

6. Salaries

   Kim911er replied to Nytingale's topic in Emergency

   FYI: I live near Dayton, Ohio. I have been an RN for 15 years, have worked in the ER for 9 years. When I was hired in my present position in 1998 the starting salary was $18.98/hr. 10%diff. for second shift, 15% for third shift and 12% on weekends. ...