lab1

lab1 specializes in med/surg, OR, private duty, HH.

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1. We may need fewer nurses in the hospital...

   lab1 replied to Chin up's topic in General Nursing

   Add CNN, CNBC and msnbc to that list. They're all ridiculous, esp Beck and O'Donnell.

2. How much do Nurses really make?

   lab1 replied to GtownhoyasDC's topic in Georgia

   It also makes a difference were you nurse. Acute care hospital nurses make more and if you work nights and weekends that also increases your take home pay.

3. Information on Affordable Health Care Act

   lab1 replied to mandyc's topic in Activism

   Well there is a cure for that. Come Nov 2, if they have the word incumbent beside their name vote for the other candidate. I suspect that if enough lose their cushy government jobs with government insurance some changes will be made:yeah:.

4. Time to call a duck a duck?

   lab1 replied to eriksoln's topic in Professionalism

   Craft-I like that and you're right-sometimes it does feel like magic. I think that's why I've always viewed nursing as a calling. It's where you're supposed to be and you couldn't be anything else. Some of the most miserable(emotional and skills) ...

5. The attire debate - what should nurses wear?

   lab1 replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

   I prefer white and starting in a month at my hospital all professional staff must wear either wear all white or white tops/nave blue pants. I cannot begin to tell you how often I have walked into a room and had both patient and family say "finally, ...

6. Can't get a job :(

   lab1 replied to cheesecake89's topic in Massachusetts

   You might consider moving south. I live in Georgia and we have a huge shortfall in RN's and hospitals are hiring. Start with Atlanta and move out to areas such as Augusta, Macon and Savannah. I just checked the Atlanta classified and there over 40...

7. There's a Mousetrap In My Med Cart

   lab1 replied to 99percentangel's topic in Geriatric

   I guess my first response is Why is a nursing student giving meds to 17 patients at all? This is almost impossible under the best of circumstances with a experienced nurse. Why are we trying to run nurses out of nursing before they're even out of s...

8. Anyone working as a Clinical Nurse Leader?

   lab1 replied to Livenlearn's topic in California

   I'm will be starting in a CNL program next year. From what I'm reading here the CNL is being used as entry into nursing were you're at. Here you have to be an experienced RN to get accepted. The CNLs are supposed to be coordinating care laterally ...

9. Anyone graduated from a clinical nurse leader program?

   lab1 replied to arciedee's topic in Post Graduate

   You might try looking at the VA. They have committed to using CNL in their hospitals and you should be able to get some kind of salary information.