Living alone, you'll need AT LEAST 70k/yr to live in Manhattan south of 96th. The Upper East Side near the river has less expensive (not cheap) apartments. Might work if you work on the UES, but a *terrible* idea if you work anywhere else. Several...
HIPAA replied to JustWannaWork,RN's topic in General Nursing
Depends on where you want to go. If you want to work in the PACU, ICU, L&D, or certain other areas ... you'll be in M/S a long time before the change. At least that's been my experience. At the same time, it does open up pretty much every *othe...
Either (a) not treating your coworker any differently to their face, while at the same time lobbying the charge nurse to give them patients with a lower acuity, or (b) a drink.
I would think long and hard about whether you really want to become a nurse or not. It's not the easy, recession proof job you've heard about. It's physically demanding, high stress / high stakes, and really is life & death in some cases. Also...
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm fairly certain that you can file a lawsuit against a previous employer for giving out information other than dates of employment and performance reviews. I may be wrong, or it may be state to state.
HIPAA replied to laughterishelpful's topic in General Nursing
You have a wealth of helpful advice in the previous comments. Here's my take: Don't take it personally. There are many reasons someone might exhibit such behavior. Check their vitals and bloodsugars, double check their meds, and tell the charge nu...