GJH-RN

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1. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

   GJH-RN replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

   I was a corpsman in the Navy working in the ED one weekend night when a 15-16 y.old dependent came in to be seen. I was in the room when the MD put his stethoscope on her bare chest and intently moving the stethoscope around when the pt. said, "Aren...

2. OB Clinicals

   GJH-RN replied to carolynd's topic in Men

   It was my best clinical rotation to date. I really loved it and it helped me to decide to go into the NICU to work when I graduate. I was told horror stories about how the pt.'s will refuse this and that and you will have nothing to do, etc. NEVER...

3. Percent of men in class?

   GJH-RN replied to RN8Wannabe's topic in Men

   Hi: We started out with 36 people in our class. Of those 5 were male. We lost one during the first semester due to poor grades. There are four of us left going into our senior year. It has been my experience that there is not as much a stereotypic...

4. Pay Rates?

   GJH-RN replied to Paula7's topic in New Nurse

   I live in Missouri. The base is 21.00 an hour. 2.00 for evenings/nights and 2.00 (I think) for weekends. For weekend option people any work beyond the two days is automatically time and a half. I love where I work - they are going to pay back my s...

5. Roll call: Tell us a little about you

   GJH-RN replied to sparkyRN's topic in NICU

   Hi, I am 48. Married 27 years and have 6 children. Delivered one of those at home myself. As a corpsman in the Navy I worked at the Naval Regional Medical Center (Balboa Hospital) in San Diego California. I worked in the newborn nursery, NICU and ...

6. Sudden Panic

   GJH-RN posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi: I am going to graduate in January. I have only three classes left to go ! I have a problem. My problem is that I am feeling a surge of "sudden panic." I think that some of you will be able to identify with me, I just need to hear that it's not...