angil

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1. Best Death

   angil replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

   I worked as a hospice nurse, and witnessed not only the actual death, but the process of dying. What I came away from that with, was, people get real when they know they're dying. You really see people at the core of who they are. The other, and m...

2. Smokers

   angil replied to momrn50's topic in General Nursing

   I smoke. Quit for a year and a half, and due to a week from hell, and yes part of that was my nursing job, I started smoking again. Non-smokers are entitled to the same amount of breaks as smokers. They just choose not to take them, and then whine...

3. Infection Control

   angil replied to sgavette's topic in General Nursing

   There are tons of sites, but here are some good ones. I use CDC, and OSHA a lot. You can type in Infection Control in a search engine, and find lots of sites. When all else fails go to ask.com to find any sites specific to your question. Hope thi...

4. Guidelines/policies

   angil replied to angil's topic in General Nursing

   I wasn't talking about spacers. Just the regular inhaler mouthpiece. I should have clarified it better. I work in a Psychiatric facility. Our patients are here pretty long term. It wasn't so much for patient education as for how the nurses are h...

5. Im so sad.

   angil replied to adnstudent's topic in General Nursing

   Hi ADN student. The more you look for love, the harder it is to find. You need to find happiness in your life without a partner in order to attract a good partner. A month before I met my husband, I said, "there's not a man on this earth I could l...

6. Guidelines/policies

   angil posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I want to start a thread to share guidelines and/or policies. I am specifically looking for guidelines on cleaning inhalers. Frequency, method of cleaning. I appreciate any input.

7. correctional nursing pay rate

   angil replied to lorita's topic in Correctional

   I recently left a RN position in corrections. Pay ranges in Michigan $22+ to $28+. All nurses in each classification make the same $, whether you are a new hire, or have been there years. LPN's on the other hand are at a significantly lower pay ra...

8. Thousands of Questions

   angil replied to heartste's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with Brandy, you'll be amazed at yourself the next couple of years. Before you're a nurse or doing much clinical work, it all seems kind of scarey. When situations happen, it not only is a clinical duty, but it all works out. Many times I ...

9. Depressed over salary

   angil replied to wanna B an RN's topic in General Nursing

   I think the pay can be looked at in different perspectives. Cost of living, amount, and cost of education, compared to who, or what other profession, compared to the other medical professions, and whom is doing what. I have an AAS, and make $54,000...

10. What do all those initials mean?

    angil replied to wmurphy6's topic in Career Support

    What I have found is people are making up abbreviations, or using them where they shouldn't be used. BLS stands for Basic Life Support. That shouldn't be used after a name. Usually C prior to more letters means they're certified in something. I f...

11. How much do you make?

    angil replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I've been a RN for 7 years. I work for the State as an Infection Control Coordinator. I make 54,000. + a year, with full benefits.