mirishrn

mirishrn has 10 years experience.

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1. Do you think you are adequately compensated in your job as a nurse?

   mirishrn replied to *TK8's topic in General Nursing

   :bowingpur You hit the nail right on the head! Not only are we under paid, but we're a jack of all trades and not even compensated for it. You name it and we're expected do it! We lack respect for the nursing profession.....that's gone out the window...

2. Need for restructure of Family Practice office

   mirishrn replied to Barbie Lou's topic in Ambulatory

   Our receceptionists are trained not to transfer any calls to the nurses unless it's an emergency. If the call is transfered without a chart, the RN is instructed to transfer the call back to the front desk for them to address,(after explaining to the...

3. Can an RN insert IV catheter?

   mirishrn replied to starbin's topic in New Jersey

   I worked at both Newark Beth Israel and St. Peter's UH in New Brunswick and both place requires all RN's (regardless new or seasoned) to be IV certified prior to starting any IV's or accessing any ports in their facility.