primarycares replied to trishamn, MS, RN's topic in General Nursing
I too made a med error 3 years ago during my new grad med/surg internship with my preceptor standing 2 feet away, reported and owned it immediately, consulted with PA and pharmacy and found that no harm had been done to the patient. The place where ...
primarycares replied to L&DWendy's topic in Travel
Hello Karen G, As a traveler who is going through the CA endorsement process (my temporary CA RN lic # just appeared on their website Monday!!) I wanted to offer my encouragement and point out that this thread is over a year old :-) Good luck with ev...
primarycares replied to MommaTy's topic in Massachusetts
I was hired at BMC in spring 2013 with just under a year of experience @ $32/hr. I worked with quite a few new grads, but never asked about their pay. I assume it was slightly lower. I believe it was a supportive environment for them, and opportuni...
primarycares replied to Chris1406z's topic in CNA/MA
In a very quick nutshell (gotta nap for night shift tonight), here is one newish male nurse's take on the journey. Nursing school (40/2 female/male graduation ratio) overall didn't treat me better or worse than classmates; 2/4 clinical supervisors we...
primarycares replied to leanne1980's topic in Massachusetts
With all due respect to the previous poster, Western Mass has an incredible quality of life that makes it extremely desirable for those who value green open spaces; smaller intimate communities; clean air and water; gorgeous places to hike, paddle, a...
I graduated a year ago at 43, got a new grad position at a good teaching hospital, and just started a better position at a bigger teaching hospital in the area where I really wanted to live and work. And though it is the hardest thing I have ever ta...
primarycares replied to stef77's topic in Massachusetts
A good friend worked per diem at South Shore Hospital for year and had a mostly good experience. They seem to have many more jobs on their site than last I looked and I know they are open to "newer" nurses (or have been in the past). Good luck!
primarycares replied to slucas's topic in Massachusetts
Ditto on previous posting. I heard nothing back from Boston area hospitals as I neared graduation from my MA ADN program last spring but found a very nice New Grad Internship in another major city at a University hospital that is more than happy to h...
primarycares replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing
You are absolutely right now that I have put it out there, that obstipation is a real word. But to be fair and a little (maybe a lot) nitpicky, it describes a situation of prolonged severe constipation that suggests an obstruction is near, rather th...
primarycares replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing
Deep breath, this is my first posting after reading for years, but in report the other day my patient's primary complaint/diagnosis was stated and written as obstipation, as in small bowel obstruction and severe constipation. My charge nurse insiste...