Nurturer3

Nurturer3

ICU, Emergency,Post Anesthesia Recovery,

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About Nurturer3

Nurturer3 has 12 years experience and specializes in ICU, Emergency,Post Anesthesia Recovery,.


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  1. Aurora Health Care - Milwaukee

    I worked for Aurora for 14 years, both as an RN and as a Nursing Assistant. I highly reccommend you consider other places of employment. Enough said.
  2. Are any of your patients getting tested for swine flu?

    At my hospital we are asking screening questions of every patient. If they answer yes to two or more of the 6 screening questions, then they must be tested for H1N1.
  3. Threatened to be Fired for "patient safety" issues.

    When applying for other jobs, still list them as a place of employment. When it comes time to reference check, can you tell the prospective employer that your last supervisor no longer works there? Then they can contact HR and just verify employment ...
  4. Diluting IV narcotics = narcotics tampering?

    I agree with everyone. Does not make any sense at all. I have never heard of that logic.
  5. Help! I should've wasted a medication & didn't!

    We have all done it. Each and every one of us. Don't beat yourself up over it.
  6. Stupid Nurse Trick... Don't try this at home... or work!

    LOL. These are hilarious!!!
  7. Accepting Gifts

    Gifts that family members/patients drop off such as food, bakery etc. is perfectly acceptable. But something of higher cost or something valuable is inappropriate and most facilities have codes of conduct in place to prevent this. It is not rude to d...
  8. Proper Disposal of Meds

    In my facility, for IV meds we dispose of the liquid in the trash bin, then the vial in the sharps container. For pills they are placed in the sharps container intact.
  9. Quick Question

    Depends on the facility you work for. In my hospital no nurse can be placed on light duty. You can only return to work at 100% capacity. In the meanwhile you use up your vacation time, then short term disability kicks in at 60% of your base rate.
  10. Clarification Please?!

    You are correct. You only take the NCLEX once, pass it, then receive your license. Keep your license current and active.
  11. Do nurses have good medical insurance?

    Sadly, what I am I saying is that the amount of money the insurance company will pay annually has a limit. Once, that limit is reached, they no longer cover anything. The cap amount is very high and the limit would be reached in cases of transplants,...
  12. Do nurses have good medical insurance?

    I don't think just because we are nurses we get any better benefits than anyone else. Where I work, at a major medical center and the largest employer in my state, the insurance is not good at all. My co-pays for prescriptions are much higher than my...
  13. Question about going PRN

    I understand what you are saying. But I don't think PRN is a good idea. I tried it once and you absolutely do not get the hours you think you will get simply because you are paid at a higher rate, and afterall it is all about the budget. What about r...
  14. Saudi Arabia

    Ruby, according to the website, I "do not have permission to send private messages.":typing
  15. Saudi Arabia

    Actually I am not looking at UAE. I tried there for months unsuccessfully. I only have an Associates Degree, so the pay offered for a position with that type of degree was terrible. So onto Saudi I went, where, according to the nurse recruiter they d...