Peditra

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1. Over $300k in student loans - help.

   Peditra replied to friendlyskies's topic in General Nursing

   I am going to do the PSLF. I don't work for a nonprofit hospital, but I work for the government, at the state level. I haven't started the PSLF because not all my loans qualified for PSLF, and in order to do that, I have to consolidate them first. Th...

2. New Grad offered ER Position!

   Peditra replied to NightingaleStar's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations! I am not a ER nurse, so I don't know what they would recommend, but if I was starting, I would brush up on common reasons people go to the ER for, and make sure you the symptoms, what to assess for, what tests will be ordered (and ho...

3. I make a similar post every couple of months...Am I just not meant to be a nurse?

   Peditra replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

   Pinkdoves, Child abuse is an absolute horrible thing to happen and I can't imagine having to see that at work a lot. Can you talk to some co-workers about it and how they deal with it? There are a lot of horrible things that happen in this world, thi...

4. I make a similar post every couple of months...Am I just not meant to be a nurse?

   Peditra replied to pinkdoves's topic in General Nursing

   Pinkdoves, Definitely do as others suggested and talk to a mental health professional about it. It sounds like you are depressed or burned out, or both. You also sound like you are too hard on yourself. You seem to care deeply about your patients, an...

5. What is your minimum base pay on Covid-19 unit???

   Peditra replied to NewRN'16's topic in COVID

   The bottom line seems to be....nurses don't get enough!! Where I am (Philly, suburbs and surrounding counties), RNs start between $25-$38, LPNs $20-$25. I started as a LPN 10 years ago $22.50, and it looks like they are still starting LPNs and RNs th...

6. Too strong of a personality?

   Peditra replied to NICU_rn_bsn's topic in General Nursing

   I agree when not given an explanation, it's not helpful. The people who said something to her may have been trying to help her, but if a comment is made about having a strong personality in a negative way, it needs to be followed up with specific exa...

7. What is your minimum base pay on Covid-19 unit???

   Peditra replied to NewRN'16's topic in COVID

   What? I would get a new job...I don't know what type of nursing you do or where you are located, but it sounds like my first job 10 years ago...$22.50 as a LPN, and they would give 25 cent raises every year...I dropped my hours and started working at...

8. Is this possible as an LPN?

   Peditra replied to Anonymous1992's topic in General Nursing

   Stay at home! I did it in LPN school and it was so much better. Living alone during the RN program was tough. It took me a few years because I went part-time doing pre-reqs first, then the RN program. But I could not not work full-time while doing th...

9. Too strong of a personality?

   Peditra replied to NICU_rn_bsn's topic in General Nursing

   I’ve had some experience with stuff like this. I told an aide I worked with years ago that she has to be careful about how she says things, that it could get her in trouble one day. I said that the way she was coming across probably wasn’t how she me...

10. Travel staffing nurse during COVID

    Peditra replied to NurseChristinaB's topic in COVID

    Your welcome:) Now you know you others are paying more, there is your negotiating power. I have heard the pay rates vary from facility to facility, because some facilities will pay more, so agency can pay you more. But of course, they are a business ...

11. Travel staffing nurse during COVID

    Peditra replied to NurseChristinaB's topic in COVID

    I just started an agency job for LTC, but this is my first experience with an agency. I'm not sure how they normally work. I get paid $52 for this particular location for day shift. I know that this facility starts RNs at $30. For what the agency pay...

12. Dealing with panicking co-workers

    Peditra replied to Peditra's topic in COVID

    Yes, it is absolutely OK to ask them to wear a mask. All the employees at work wear a mask before entering into the building. If I see a resident coughing, a mask goes on them. But in LTC, there are a lot of people with dementia. They don't understan...

13. Openly criticizing a fellow nurse.

    Peditra replied to hazyblue's topic in Relations

    This! I have found myself also apologizing to people after being stressed out and letting it get to me...as long as you are sincere about it, people understand. I have also found sometimes there are times it's better to just walk away, before saying ...

14. As an LPN, I can't help but feel like I'm not a "real nurse"

    Peditra replied to SlowlyButSurely's topic in LPN/LVN

    Hi, I know what you mean. I was a LPN for 10 years before I became a RN, and in those years, I have heard so many comments and looks about me being a LPN. Some were well meaning, some were insulting, some were back handed compliments, but all were no...

15. Dealing with panicking co-workers

    Peditra replied to Peditra's topic in COVID

    LOL that sounds like my co-worker freaking out b/c a Covid positive was walking next to her...I suppose it's in situations like these that people find out what they are truly made of....usually, you tell anxious people to take a deep breath and calm ...