ltcdon

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1. Career switch - from 6 figure salary

   ltcdon replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

   I am a Director of Nursing in Long Term Care. Long term care salary has gone up tremendously in the past few years for not only RNs but LPN and CNAs.

2. Career switch - from 6 figure salary

   ltcdon replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

   Who says nurses cant make 6 figures??? I guess it all depends on what field you are in and how many opportunities have come your way. I have been a nurse for 14 years now and i am in the 6 figure range and there are a number of areas of nursing tha...

3. Male L&D nurses

   ltcdon replied to Cadeyl's topic in General Nursing

   Having experience in L&D, i think that having a male nurse would be very "uncomfortable" for not only the laboring woman but her partner as well. There are many more tasks involved in assisting in the LABOR of a patient, not just the birth of a ...

4. Can nurses in the US really work a straight 24 hour shift??

   ltcdon replied to care bear's topic in General Nursing

   Nurses in Tennessee can work no more than 16 hours, and then they must have a 4 hour break. This break does not mean that they get to go home or even sleep, they are just required to 'put their feet up somewhere' and then they can continue working. ...