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1. Salary Or Lack Thereof !!!!!!!!

   live_N_scrubs replied to manettohillnurse's topic in School

   I just started as a school nurse in Utah. In my county, the school district contracts the county health department for it's school nurses. Because of this, we get better pay and benefits than the teachers. I have also found that we are highly resp...

2. Thinking about returning to the school system as a male nurse

   live_N_scrubs replied to manofbess's topic in School

   i think it's great that you are considering school nursing. i think being a male nurse would be a great influence to all of the boys in your communitiy. good luck.

3. LPN School nurse?

   live_N_scrubs replied to AngelOvaMe's topic in School

   In UT, a BSN is preferred in the school district that I work in, but they will hire an ADN with 2 years of nursing experience. I just started as a school nurse and I love it. I will be finishing an RN-BSN program in Dec. :mortarboard:

4. Cheating on nursing exams

   live_N_scrubs replied to MiaNJ's topic in General Nursing

   When I was in nursing school, I knew of at least 4 people who were cheating on exams. They would take turns going into the exam first, and then write down what they remembered on the test for others to memorize. This was possible because the way th...

5. Finally graduated!!!!

   live_N_scrubs replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

   Congratulations!!!! And good luck on your boards. :)

6. Is ER nursing Floor nursing???

   live_N_scrubs replied to zaga21's topic in Emergency

   Like I said, if I'm lucky the nurse coming on shift will help me with the ER coming at shift change. But this night nurse still must start her shift, pass meds, assessments on 5 or 6 other patients. I agree, teamwork is key, but as the nurse taking...

7. Is ER nursing Floor nursing???

   live_N_scrubs replied to zaga21's topic in Emergency

   "I really don't understand why they care if they get a patient 30 minutes before the end of their shift, they only have to take vitals and tuck them in." Simply tucking in a patient coming from the ER is just not the case. Not at the hospital where ...

8. Hanging IV Potassium

   live_N_scrubs replied to MrsMinor's topic in New Nurse

   Good topic. I'm still in orientation and we hang K riders quite often where I work so I still have questions about how to run it. So this has been a great education for me. We also give maintenaice fluids, D5 1/2 with 20, 30, 40 meq KCL. But for e...

9. Ok, does anyone feel as lost as I do....

   live_N_scrubs replied to tryinrealhard's topic in New Nurse

   I work on a post surgical medical floor and I have two more weeks of orientation and I am stressing over being on my own. On one hand I am excited to be on my own because then I can figure out how I do things and what works best for me. Sometimes I...

10. The bully strikes again

    live_N_scrubs replied to raindrop's topic in New Nurse

11. The bully strikes again

    live_N_scrubs replied to raindrop's topic in New Nurse

    I know exactly how you feel. I'm a new grad and I started out working on a unit where they treated me horrible. My preceptor and nurse educator made me feel stupid and I became physically ill every time I had to go to work. I was depressed because...

12. Pay range for new grads...

    live_N_scrubs replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Utah

    I'm a new grad and I can tell you that the U of U starts you out at $18.40 and IHC/LDS start you out at $18.75. The U pays a little more for a BSN and both will give more if you have some experience. St. Mark's now starts out at $19.00/hour. I sta...

13. How would you have handled this?

    live_N_scrubs replied to ChuckieRN's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks so much for the encouraging words. I hope to find those excellent role models and learn alot from them. I'm the type that has a hard time being treated poorly, I don't react very well. That's probably why I only lasted one month at the old ...

14. How would you have handled this?

    live_N_scrubs replied to ChuckieRN's topic in New Nurse

    I just recently graduated and started my first nursing job. My preceptors were so mean to me and they made me feel stupid. They made my life miserable everyday that I went into work. At one point I wanted to quit nursing all together. I mean I wa...

15. Tips for nurses in their first year of nursing

    live_N_scrubs replied to Brian's topic in New Nurse

    Thanks for the great advice. I just graduated in May and started my first nursing job in July. The hospital was great but the unit I was on was horrible. My preceptors were horrible to me and the orientation was disorganized. When I spoke up and ...