tgirl84

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1. Canada's healthcare saved her; Ours won't cover her

   tgirl84 replied to blue note's topic in Activism

   Why do all Canadians with money come to the states to get high risk surgery? Because it's not as great as it sounds folks! Universal Care has its advantages, but let's not forget the disadvantages, namely paying a butt-load of taxes. I was born in Ca...

2. "Call Back"

   tgirl84 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have a question for you guys, how it works at your workplace and actual laws. I work night shift in the hospital and my shift starts at 7 pm. Sometimes at 6pm, the charge nurse will call one of the scheduled nurses and place her or him on "Call Bac...

3. Just curious.. will I get a pay cut as an NP

   tgirl84 replied to tammyg652's topic in NP

   Depends on where you live?

4. Regrets?

   tgirl84 posted a topic in NP

   Do any of you NPs regret going for your master's degree? Any aspects of the job to negative to handle? Any positives? Thanks?

5. Universal Healthcare

   tgirl84 replied to Chellyse's topic in Activism

   So, I'm gonna say the bad word, "UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE". Having worked in the ICU for 2 years now, and seeing "SELF-PAY" on 80% of the charts (translation: not going to pay), I'm having a hard time understanding what the difference would be between w...

6. Is It Safe To Reuse Blood Sample Bags?

   tgirl84 replied to ER_John's topic in General Nursing

   safe or not... kinda grosses me out...

7. MRSA and Isolation

   tgirl84 replied to tgirl84's topic in General Nursing

   my hospital started paying these nobodies (i say nobodies because these individuals have no medical training or background) to observe the nurses to watch if we are "foaming in and foaming out, followed by hand hygiene (washing with soap and water)"....

8. The pay for nurses is NOT that bad

   tgirl84 replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

   I'm glad I'm not the only person who was confused with the whole "OT" talk...

9. MRSA and Isolation

   tgirl84 replied to tgirl84's topic in General Nursing

   HAHA! So true! There is a nurse that I work with that has a MRSA song and dance that he sings every night, "I got the MRSA on me... I got the MRSA on me...."

10. MRSA and Isolation

    tgirl84 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone else think that history of MRSA, 5 years ago+, put into isolation (no "current" infection) is a little over kill and a total waste of money?... ...gowns, gloves, masks, isolation room... Just curious if it's just me...

11. Compensation for being on call

    tgirl84 replied to BennyRsMom's topic in General Nursing

    Northern California! I don't know why anyone would want to work anywhere else either! *smile*

12. Compensation for being on call

    tgirl84 replied to BennyRsMom's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I thought I had it bad. I get $8 an hour to be on-call, and if I'm called in, I get time and a half... like $65... If it is an "unscheduled" day... it is time1/2+ $10= $75, if I'm called in...

13. Money!!!

    tgirl84 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Not to sound all about the money, but which Master's degree will pay off the most financially. I am an RN, BSN and want to further my career. I know about CRNA, but what other options are there? I am really frustrated because there are so many great ...

14. UC Davis Accredited?

    tgirl84 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know if UC Davis FNP program is accredited by California State? I heard someone say don't go there because it isn't. Thanks.

15. I need some serious advice!

    tgirl84 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What to do!? That is the question... I just graduated from an Accelerated Nursing Program in May of this year in Florida (it was a 1 year program). I relocated to California because my family lives here. I took a job at a small hospital near my paren...