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1. Was told telling a patient to hold a bp med for bp <90/60 is practicing medicine

   SWRNUSA posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I am a home care RN. I felt it was within my scope of practice to tell a pt not to take their bp med lisinopril if their bp was Please update me.

2. Renewal of RN license with a ticket in another state

   SWRNUSA posted a topic in Criminal

   Hello. I graduated in May and I am working full time now as a nurse. Got my license and everything is going great but........... Friday I was going through some boxes from when I went to college in Louisiana back in 2007, and found some mail, one of ...

3. Are most home health agencies "for profit"?

   SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in Home Health

   If you have a direct loan, or consolidate your loans into the direct loan program, if you work for a non-profit agency in health care or other public service roles, if you make 120 on time payments (so 10 years of working ugh) you can have the rest o...

4. Everyone is so secretive about pay? New nurse and I have no idea the average pay

   SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you I will consider that. Internet makes it hard for someone with a joking personality to "tone". When I typed the quotes you meant it was referring to "life in general" not just about the nurses I talk to, and also, when I ask about pay, I don...

5. Everyone is so secretive about pay? New nurse and I have no idea the average pay

   SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in General Nursing

   Excuse me? Did I say that at all? No I did not. I was not comparing whether they tell me what they make as being "in for me" I was speaking in general. Again... Reading wrong? Not trying to be rude at all, I just don't know if you are wanting an inte...

6. Everyone is so secretive about pay? New nurse and I have no idea the average pay

   SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in General Nursing

   I did not say I was offended at all... What would make you think that? Perhaps you read it wrong?

7. Are most home health agencies "for profit"?

   SWRNUSA posted a topic in Home Health

   I was just wondering because my student loans can be discharged if I work for a non profit organization and I was wanting to know if any HH companies qualify.

8. Everyone is so secretive about pay? New nurse and I have no idea the average pay

   SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you guys for the comments. I am on open book with everyone and have nothing to hide, so I guess I feel nobody else would either, but I completely respect people keeping things to themselves. They have every right, and I pick up fast and learn w...

9. Everyone is so secretive about pay? New nurse and I have no idea the average pay

   SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in General Nursing

   "I was responding to the OP" Well the OP got your tone ad your message sent. Thanks :)

10. Everyone is so secretive about pay? New nurse and I have no idea the average pay

    SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in General Nursing

    I get that, and you sound about like the nurses I asked but its not like I say "Hey can you tell me what you make?" I say "Do you happen to know what this hospital starts new grads at?" Hoping that one will tell me a figure. I typically get "Ask them...

11. Everyone is so secretive about pay? New nurse and I have no idea the average pay

    SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your reply. I am non union and the only hint of anything was when I was told they "pay about what everyone else in the area does" which could be $15.00/hr or $50.00/hr for all I know :)

12. Everyone is so secretive about pay? New nurse and I have no idea the average pay

    SWRNUSA posted a topic in General Nursing

    Had 3 job interviews this week all of which are promising, and I have already done the drug test at 2 of them. At all three, when asked the salary, they told me that they do not divulge that for specific reasons until I am offered the job. I get that...

13. Pay in general of HH compared to bedside at a Hospital

    SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in Home Health

    Thank you. I have been working for 2 years in the hospital and have what they think are good enough skills to work there. They do not take vents/trachs, and I am very skilled at IVs but regardless, I in passing have heard floor nurses talking about h...

14. Pay in general of HH compared to bedside at a Hospital

    SWRNUSA posted a topic in Home Health

    I had a couple of interviews this week and one was HH the other m/s at a hospital. I was wondering if you HH nurses could tell me in general how it pays compared to bedside? Also about insurance and if the gas reimbursement is worth it, or if working...

15. Thought I would have a job by now. Getting depressed

    SWRNUSA replied to SWRNUSA's topic in New Nurse

    Boy I hope so! Come on old folks and retire already!