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  1. Elderly patients: First name or Mr/Mrs?

    In the beginning when I make rounds I always refer to my patients by Mr/Mrs. Each time we make rounds we have to write the patient's name, date, RN, and CNA on the marker board in their rooms so before I do that I always ask them how they would like...
  2. Implants.....

    I'm 25 and had mine done last dec. Went from a 34A to a 36B/34C. They look natural and I didn't suffer any complications from it, but if you're serious about doing it, do thorough research and find a good surgeon! Ask a lot of questions! How many...
  3. New Grad Pay!!

    1) BSN 2) $31.69 base (+$3.66 evening diff, +$5.82 night diff) 3) San Francisco Bay Area, California The starting pay is the same regardless of the type of degree that you have (AA, BSN, MSN), as long as you have your license.
  4. 3 - 11 shift

    Hello! Well, I'm single and don't have kids so my situation's easy. But I work a 4-12am shift (although they don't let us leave our unit until 12:30am) so I don't get home till 1am. I don't usually get to sleep till 3am and I usually sleep in (why...
  5. W-4

    Hello! Nursing is actually my first real job which I started a few months back and I was concerned about how I should fill out my W-4. I have one job, work 4 days a week, make about $60K a year, am a single female who rents, and I don't support any...
  6. W-4

    Hello! Nursing is actually my first real job which I started a few months back and I was concerned about how I should fill out my W-4. I have one job, work 4 days a week, make about $60K a year, am a single female who rents, and I don't support any...
  7. ICU vs Med Surg for New Grad?

    Well, I think in Med-Surg you're guaranteed to be on your feet almost everyday you come in to work. But in the ICU you may or may not depending on your pt workload. I did a year of precepting in the ICU and from what I've witnessed, yeah there were...
  8. Does anybody know of a website or a store in the San Francisco Bay Area that sells hip, stylish scrubs? Do they sell any of stretch pants, sweats or yoga pants material? I am tired of these oversized scrubs. Why do the scrubs have to be so wide an...
  9. I was just wondering if outpatient and inpatient nurses in the hospital get paid the same amount of money because it appears that nurses who work in outpatient settings have the simple tasks of escorting the patients to the exam room and taking blood...
  10. is it oriented or orientated?

    conversate instead of converse
  11. Do nurses get paid hourly or salary.

    hi! i'm working in at kaiser in cali and am paid by the hour. OT, which is anything over 40hrs/wk or 8hrs/day (aka a double or 2 consecutive shifts), is paid time and a half for the first 4 hrs and double for the last 3.5 hrs.
  12. New Grad Pay!!

    1. Bachelor's (graduated 12/03) 2. $31.68 base (+3.66 PM diff, +5.82 NOC diff) I work PMs so my starting rate is $35.38/hr, including a $3,000 sign-on bonus (before taxes). I believe the starting pay is the same regardless of the type of degree that...
  13. How much do you make?

    1. RN- Staff I 2. 2 months- new grad in training 3. Telemetry 4. $35.34/hr (includes PM shift diff) 5. San Francisco Bay Area, California :roll