GI Jackie

GI Jackie

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  1. Completely Lost..

    I have never seen a program that lets you start with no on site classes and clinicals. Once you get the degree, you can usually advance with online programs. Good luck!
  2. DO NOT EVER 100% trust the doctor that says "Trust me". They may ask you to do things that make the little hairs on the back of your neck stand up. Trust your instincts. That doctor has a team of lawyers and a lot of money tied up in his license. He/...
  3. What's your holiday bonus?

    This is one of the funniest posts that I have read in a while!!!!!!!!!!!! We get zip, zero, zilch, nada, nothing! We used to get a coupon for $15 for a turkey that the local grocery donated to all the employees but I guess that was costing the hospit...
  4. I'm Stuck!

    If you are serious about nursing school, there are ways to do it without going further into the poor house!. One company we have here is called Physicians Manpower. I don't know alot about them other than some of the girls I went to school with used ...
  5. Help! Money! In a pickle!!!

    :deadhorse AMEN to that!!!!
  6. Book Recommendations

    I agree that you have at the tip of your mouse pointer more info than you will ever find in a book. I first started in school with the grand notion of being and MD. So as I sat in school pumping out my sciences, I realized that I would be 30 before I...
  7. Help! Money! In a pickle!!!

    WoW! I just took your figures and plugged them into a student loan calculator at the link below......she's right!!! At fifteen percent interest? Good lord woman, you would be better off buying a brand new car and driving the 70 miles each way!!!!! Th...
  8. Do Endo RN's give anesthesia ??

    I have been an endo nurse now for 7 1/2 years. We currently have anesthesia that provides our sedation for our procedures. That being said, if anesthesia is pulled for whatever reason we can and will give sedation for GI procedures. I work in a hospi...
  9. Are you my waitress today?

    So they base their choices on how rude they can be and how much abuse the staff will take? I highly doubt it. Nobody here is complaining about taking a patient a cup of coffee or a meal. They just want common courtesy and respect. I am not saying...
  10. Are you my waitress today?

    I don't understand what people are getting so worked up about. We are very much trained, skilled, knowledgeable customer service representatives. You need to keep in mind that the patient is equivalent to your customer. They do have a choice. They do...
  11. Re: Conscious/Moderate Sedation and Consent

    I have been in GI for seven years. I can remember a few pts ask us to stop. What our doc did was stop what he was doing and wait until adequate sedation was achieved before continuing and I do not see anything wrong with that. I can remember one pt i...
  12. Nurses advancing endoscopes

    I am a GI nurse at a hospital and have been for seven years. We have a couple of surgeons and a GI doc that do our scopes. We push the scopes for our surgeons but not for the GI doc. I can see why someone would be hesitant to start this practice and ...
  13. Call Pay

    I am interested in the call pay at other facilities. We currently get paid $1.00 per hour to carry the beeper and time and a half when we get called in. I would like to know what others are getting paid to be on call for endoscopy and what city and s...
  14. What is ur average 2 week take home pay?

    I love the variation in responses. I know that cost of living varies greatly from place to place but I think another question that should have been added would be -- How much does a single family home cost in your area? I read one of the responders s...
  15. Anesthetist for all procedures?