Mrs Helleck

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1. Other Jobs That a Nurse Can Do?

   Mrs Helleck replied to westieluv's topic in Career Support

   Have you thought about flight attendent? My brother is one and tells me a lot are former nurses and teachers. Good benefits and you fly anywhere for free on any airline. I don't know how old you are but the last time I flew the attendents were old...

2. one that people here don't talk about: making more financially

   Mrs Helleck replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

   There is nothing wrong with wanting to make more money, hey we all have bills to pay but it sounds like you don't really enjoy nursing. If that is true you might want to reevaluate your career choice. That said, does your hospital have a Clinical L...

3. Neuro vs Cardiac ICU as Preparation

   Mrs Helleck replied to freshfish's topic in NP Students

   As a PACU nurse, the CRNA's I work with mostly came from a surgical ICU or a cardiac surgery ICU.

4. How to deal with angry doctors

   Mrs Helleck replied to ann915's topic in New Nurse

   Unfortunately there are still too many physicians out there who never learned they are not God. He could have said "yes he is my patient get to the point " It is unacceptable for one professional to address another professional with profane speech. ...

5. EKG Competency fail

   Mrs Helleck replied to badgernurse's topic in MICU

   We have a mandatory EKG test annually also. We have practice strips to work with and the answer key contains several errors. I have pointed this out to the head of Training and Development as well as the nurse who oversees the Rhythm test but their...

6. How do we educate the public on ways to afford medications?

   Mrs Helleck posted a topic in Medications

   I recently had a personal experience with my 76 year old mother that opened my eyes to a problem that many be experiencing. The medicare prescription plan has a "donut hole" which as I understand is when the enrollee reaches the first dollar limit o...

7. pay freezes

   Mrs Helleck replied to Mrs Helleck's topic in Activism

   I'd rather not say. Need my job.

8. pay freezes

   Mrs Helleck replied to Mrs Helleck's topic in Activism

   Any suggestions on where to look?

9. pay freezes

   Mrs Helleck replied to Mrs Helleck's topic in Activism

   No, it is a "Private, not for profit" facility. I don't know the legalities. We use to be county owned but changed to this status several years ago.

10. pay freezes

    Mrs Helleck posted a topic in Activism

    I work in a 700 bed hospital system in North Carolina. Nurses have not received a merit pay increase for the last 5 years. This coincides with the arrival of our current CEO who has received a bonus and pay increase each of those years. Last year ...