CheesyPeach

CheesyPeach specializes in SICU, PACU, Public health.

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1. well they closed down a floor of the hospital

   CheesyPeach replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

   Well...at least we work in an industry that isn't doomed when the economy takes a downturn....another big plant is closing here in South GA (Cooper Tire). Merck closed about 1-2 years ago. Hundreds of people permanently out of high paying factory j...

2. RN Salary survey

   CheesyPeach replied to RNnurse07's topic in General Nursing

   South Georgia....not a metropolitan area I recently applied at the big hospital here and turned down the job. I am a 2 + year RN, they offered me 19.24/hr. shift diffs were prorated starting at 5 pm at 2.50/hr then 5.00/hr after 7pm. extra 3.00/hr f...

3. What's the weirdest baby name?

   CheesyPeach replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My daughter has a boy in her class named Urine...pronounced like Yu RION.

4. Nursing school in Georgia

   CheesyPeach replied to lovemothernature's topic in General Nursing

   I applied for the Georgia Service cancelable loan. Basically it is a first come first serve basis. Ask your financial aid counselor at your school. You get 3500 each school year and you can do it for 2 years. For each 3500 amount you must work as ...

5. STDs

   CheesyPeach replied to funkynurse09's topic in General Nursing

   adolescent or not, we do not have a right to violate HIPAA in such matters of birth control and STD. We have clients as young as 12 who are having sex asking for birth control. We do not have the right to contact the parents if they state so. Here ...

6. STDs

   CheesyPeach replied to funkynurse09's topic in General Nursing

   I know we don't tell parents anything unless the patient agrees to it. Now as far as reporting it to other authorities we do send a statistical record to some authority (but I do not personally, we have a district person who handles stuff like that. ...

7. Public health vs community health nursing

   CheesyPeach replied to smilin4ever's topic in Public/Community

   I am a public health nurse specialist in a rural county. It is true that we do many vaccines and PPDs along with screening and treating STDs. We also function as main caregivers in Women's health, performing physicals and pap smears. We issue birth c...

8. what jobs in nursing dont require weekends?

   CheesyPeach replied to soroz's topic in General Nursing

   I work public health...no weekends, 13 holidays per year off and about 20 hours per month in sick and personal time. I had one year ICU experience before landing the job. There was a significant pay cut at first, but I have gotten a huge raise and am...

9. Can Adn's Be Public Health Nurses?

   CheesyPeach replied to henryswife's topic in Public/Community

   I worked for one year in ICU out of nursing school. Though it was exciting, I had to get away from that daily stress and horrible night shift work and 12 hour shifts.I only have my ADN. The job advertised a BSN preferred but I got the job anyway. It ...

10. Im a new PHN!!

    CheesyPeach replied to youknowho's topic in Public/Community

    Congratulations!!! I just started a month ago....and am overwhelmed!!! In a good way though....There is so much to learn but everyone is patient and really the only stress is being able to manage the computer and billing codes, etc. That will c...

11. What do community health/public health nurses do/where do they work?

    CheesyPeach replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in Public/Community

    I have my ADN and just got hired at our local public health department. I am currently enrolled at a nearby univerisity for the health assessment course that is offered at the BSN level. The job application stated that BSN and 2 years experience was...

12. How far do you commute to work?

    CheesyPeach replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    My full time Mon-Friday job is 4 miles round trip. My PRN (on call one weekend per month) job is 22 miles one way. I used to work full time at my PRN job but the distance it put me between my children during the day was an issue. Hubby works in th...

13. WHAT DO NURSES DO? --help me respond to this question

    CheesyPeach replied to RiaRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think a better question is "What Don't they do?" Answer: (silence)

14. What do community health/public health nurses do/where do they work?

    CheesyPeach replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in Public/Community

    I posted this in another thread but it seems like a good reply for this one. so here is the copy: "I have just started working in the public health dept (less than a month) and although the pay is considerably less (salaried, so no OT or shift differ...

15. Who doesn't work in hospital & likes their job

    CheesyPeach replied to phillies's topic in General Nursing

    I have just started working in the public health dept (less than a month) and although the pay is considerably less (salaried, so no OT or shift differential to beef up checks), I can already tell I made the right decision. I thought the hospital wa...