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1. Extra pay for certification or degrees?

   The Bear replied to Baby Catcher's topic in General Nursing

   It sounds like that it is more than being warm in Texas, it sounds like you guys are compensated well for degrees and certification. So I stepped out this morning to 27 F degrees with a wind chill of 12 degrees hitting my face and now I hear that yo...

2. Did you work while going through Nursing school?

   The Bear replied to Maliatc's topic in General Nursing

   It took me 2 trys overs 5 yrs to get my AAS in Nursing working parttime (short order cook) and school fulltime, then 6 1/2 yrs to get my BS in Nursing (working fulltime as a Nurse and parttime school), and 7 years to get my MS in Women's Health Nursi...

3. Nurses who are male, who work in OB/GYN?

   The Bear replied to The Bear's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thankyou, I am happy that I found something I enjoy!!!

4. Nurses who are male, who work in OB/GYN?

   The Bear replied to The Bear's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thank you!

5. How many nurses do their own vitals???

   The Bear replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

   When someone else does your vital signs, you still need to check them. A Tech can not assess them . If not carefull, you might forget to check the vital sign sheet, and miss a significant change. This has happen to me! I would rather do them myself, ...

6. Extra pay for certification or degrees?

   The Bear replied to Baby Catcher's topic in General Nursing

   My institution paid for my BS and working fulltime and school parttime, it took me 6 1/2 yrs to complete it. I got only 12 cents more for my BS and when I got certification, I got 25 cents!!!

7. How many nurses do their own vitals???

   The Bear replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

   The vitals are needed by us to make our assessments. I rather see the PCTs or what ever, doing the blood draws, transfers, stocking, and bed changing. The time it takes to do vitals is not that much more, when they are done with the assessments. We a...

8. Did you work while going through Nursing school?

   The Bear replied to Maliatc's topic in General Nursing

   My first attempt at nursing school, I tried to work fulltime and go to school. I flunked out, a 2.0 was the cut off and I got a 1.89, and out the door I went! Then I got married (my wife is a nurse), re-applied, got in. But this time a parttime job ...

9. Nurses who are male, who work in OB/GYN?

   The Bear replied to The Bear's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thankyou for your story. I have had women stop me in a local grocery store and say out load, "You were my nurse and I could not have learned to breastfeed without your help!" Even though I have been doing this a long while, I still get embarassed. Al...

10. Nurses who are male, who work in OB/GYN?

    The Bear replied to The Bear's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am happy that there are a few of us out there. Tell Mark the Bear says hi!

11. Extra pay for certification or degrees?

    The Bear replied to Baby Catcher's topic in General Nursing

    I am a staff nurse with a MS, but I am only paid at a BS level because a staff nurse position does not require a MS. I used it to teach at the university level for ten years, but with budget cuts, I got cut! If the position does not require a ...

12. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

    The Bear replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    It always seems to happen that way. You can have a nice shift, nothing out of the usual, but what happens at shift change, everything and anything that can keep you from getting out on time. My last name is Murphy, and I believe firmly in Murphy's La...

13. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

    The Bear replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    No..... to what!

14. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

    The Bear replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    No..... to what!

15. Nurses who are male, who work in OB/GYN?

    The Bear posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been a Maternity Nurse for 27 years. Are there any other guys out there who are Maternity Nurses.