shellyann

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1. What's the difference between a charge nurse and a staff nurse?

   shellyann replied to Palpitations's topic in General Nursing

   At our facility the charge nurse is paid $1.00 more per hour but for sure she should get paid a heck of a lot more for all the stuff she has to put up with sometimes. Our charge nurse on days is GREAT!!!! She is responsible for making out the assignm...

2. Looking for nursing websites? Can you help?

   shellyann replied to shellyann's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe this will help you in your search for thing to do for nurses week. At our facility the head of our department always puts on a Thank You dinner for all the nurses on all the 3 shifts, they usually stick with one theme for ex. last year it was H...

3. mandatory continuing education

   shellyann replied to jdk's topic in General Nursing

   I live in Michigan and we do have mandatory CEU's, we have to have 25 in 2 years. It have been easily obtainable due to the facility were I work sponsors and helps us get them pretty easily. I did just see in our local paper were an LPN's license was...

4. Looking for nursing websites? Can you help?

   shellyann posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm currently enrolled in a BSN completion program. The courses have been good so far but I need some insight on some new and different professional nursing websites. The instructors have us use the internet sources alot for the papers we write. If a...

5. 8 hour shift vs. 12 hour shift - your opinion...

   shellyann replied to TovaFlynn's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Tova, I've worked both 8 and 12 hour shifts and I prefer 8. I did 12's for 6 years and finally was exhausted from working the telemetry unit I normally work and then getting pulled to the ICU for the last part of my shift! That is what exhausted m...

6. 8 hour shift vs. 12 hour shift - your opinion...

   shellyann replied to TovaFlynn's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Tova, I've worked both 8 and 12 hour shifts and I prefer 8. I did 12's for 6 years and finally was exhausted from working the telemetry unit I normally work and then getting pulled to the ICU for the last part of my shift! That is what exhausted m...