anna_91

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1. Brigham nurses threaten to strike. Paid $106,000 on average, demand more.

   anna_91 replied to RockMay's topic in Union

   Here's a median for you . And by the way no one said anything about a rockstar lifestyle. You know what they say about assuming Boston Massachusetts Household Income | Department of Numbers If hospitals are no longer able to sustain the ever grow...

2. Brigham nurses threaten to strike. Paid $106,000 on average, demand more.

   anna_91 replied to RockMay's topic in Union

   106k a year is A LOT, even for a big city like Boston. They really should not be complaining about the wages, considering the average salary in Boston is 72K and they are well above it. Staffing ratios is a big issue though....Man I would trade plac...

3. New grad in psych

   anna_91 replied to anna_91's topic in Psychiatric

   yeah i had a clinical in child psych as part of my community rotation and the nurse has a lot of roles, like you said, resembling social work. School visits, running parent-child CBT groups etc. But that rotation was waaay harder than inpatient adult...

4. New grad in psych

   anna_91 replied to anna_91's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks for all the info!!! Everything you said sounds a lot like this unit, from what I remember from clinical. Also, there was a patient admitted after a suicide attempt. When I spoke to my patient in a brief conversation she denied suicidal ideatio...

5. New grad in psych

   anna_91 replied to anna_91's topic in Psychiatric

   Wow Thanks! The post is like a psych crash course. think I'll look up what to do with addictions and communication techniques since that's a big part of it. I did my psych rotation on this unit and it is not the most acute psych ward, which is goo...

6. New grad in psych

   anna_91 replied to anna_91's topic in Psychiatric

   OOOH good idea I think I'll order one.

7. New grad in psych

   anna_91 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hey guys! I got hired for a position in adult psych and I am thrilled . How do you think I should prepare (except for rereading psych notes from school). I'm a new grad and I know nothing. I'll start orientation in 2 weeks but I would like to prepare...

8. Alberta Job Situation

   anna_91 replied to RepublicanNurse's topic in Canada

   Well I've been monitoring the AHS postings religiously and it seems there are quite a few jobs in Edmonton, full time. Anyways I have nothing to lose by trying. I want to try applying for jobs there, and I guess I'll write I'm eligible for the CARNA ...

9. Best Units

   anna_91 replied to anna_91's topic in Med-Surg

   Because they DRAIN MY SOUL. Every 2 minutes they call you, endless explanations, begging to them to take the meds, verbally abusive. When I have to do this with children it doesn't bother me.

10. Best Units

    anna_91 replied to anna_91's topic in Med-Surg

    I would also apply to peds but I heard it's so competitive to get in. Well, I mean you need experience.

11. Best Units

    anna_91 replied to anna_91's topic in Med-Surg

    Women's med-surg unit sounds interesting. I think this is where they do hysterectomies and all. I heard stuff about it and apparently postpartum is not included in there. I also heard there are A LOT of patients dying there because many of women's ca...

12. Alberta Job Situation

    anna_91 replied to RepublicanNurse's topic in Canada

    I wanted to come to Alberta when I graduate! Hope the oil prices will go back up by the time I'm ready, maybe there will be more jobs then. But im not surprised, Alberta nurses are by FAR the best paid in Canada so there will always be less of a shor...

13. Don't Like Med-Surg New Grad

    anna_91 replied to alyssa17's topic in Canada

    well I'm in Montreal and the NiCU is hiring. a lot. IF ur willing to work for 25$/hour and pay 40% in taxes

14. Best Units

    anna_91 posted a topic in Med-Surg

    Hey fellow nurses! I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice here. I really dislike working with demented patients and I was wondering what kind of unit has the least dementia patients:no:. I thought of applying in emergency or any kind of ac...