RuthRo

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1. 46 year old new nurse - Should I get a BSN?

   RuthRo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   They have been threatening to require all registered nurses to have at least a BSN since I was a nursing student 37 years ago. Where I have worked, the BSN nurses make the same wage as the ADN and diploma nurses. We all work the same days, shifts a...

2. Nurse Retention ideas

   RuthRo replied to CCU-Flight RN's topic in General Nursing

   I worked for 14 years in a NICU with extremely low turnover. It came down to leadership. Our manager was the epitome of what a leader should be. I once said that if Carol came in and said we all needed to go to hell that day to work, we would only...

3. What did you do before nursing?

   RuthRo replied to golson's topic in General Nursing

   Worked food service for 5 years, was a volunteer receptionist at the American Indian Center in Iowa, did daycare. Chose nursing for the pay and job security (figured there would always be sick people) as I had a child to raise. It's been a great pr...

4. 9 Newbie Nurse Mistakes to Avoid

   RuthRo replied to Nurse Beth's topic in New Nurse

   I agree, always ask. My husband and his sister were in a serious auto accident years ago and, because they had the same last names, it was assumed she was his wife. The information was released to the press and that is how I heard about the acciden...

5. Housing situation from CL

   RuthRo replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

   As the owner of several rental properties you should review and abide by your lease as it is the legal contract you made with the landowner. My best advice to all renters is take pictures of EVERYTHING at move in and move out as there are many who w...

6. Please share your home care nursing tips/tricks with others

   RuthRo replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health

   You stated the answer to your problem. Get an order for a MSW and let them duke it out with the family and client. Just make sure from the get go that everyone understands the role of the nurse. We have had a lot of families that thought we could ...

7. Please share your home care nursing tips/tricks with others

   RuthRo replied to paradiseboundRN's topic in Home Health